Kansas Upheld Abortion Rights And Other Key Updates From The Aug. 2 Elections

ABC News is projecting that Carl Marlinga has won the Democratic primary for Michigan’s 10th District. Voters often say that they want new blood, but Democrats here opted for the 75-year-old Marlinga over one of his younger female challengers, perhaps because of his long electoral track record in the area. However, Marlinga will have his hands full in November taking on John James in this Republican-leaning district.

We finally have a meaningful number of votes in the Democratic primary for Michigan’s 13th District, an open, safely Democratic seat (so this primary is essentially tantamount to election). Self-funding state Rep. Shri Thanedar leads with 31 percent, followed by state Sen. Adam Hollier with 24 percent and nonprofit leader Portia Roberson with 18 percent. This Detroit-based district (or one of its successors) has elected a Black representative ever since 1954, but Thanedar is Indian American.

Of the 16 whose races have been called, 15 Trump endorsees are projected to win tonight. The remaining six endorsees whose races are still in play include Joe Kent and Loren Culp, running for Washington’s 3rd and 4th Districts, respectively. Currently, both are trailing, with each race is at about 50 percent reporting, and each candidate has roughly half the vote share.

Out in Arizona, AG candidate Blake Masters is leading with a third of the vote share amidst a crowded field, although over 40 percent of the votes have yet to be counted. Eli Crane, running for Congress in the state’s 2nd District, is in a similar boat, leading with one-third of the vote share at 50 percent reporting. Meanwhile, Trump’s choice for Arizona governor, Kari Lake, is trailing. Lastly, it’s coming down to the wire for John Gibbs in Michigan’s 3rd District. At present, he’s leading with a thin margin at 51.5 percent of the vote share and about 95 percent of the vote in.