Among the key races are the GOP Senate contests in Arizona and Missouri and the member-versus-member Democratic House primary in Michigan. Tuesday will once again test Donald Trump’s influence in the GOP, as the former president has entered multiple races for the U.S. Senate, governor, secretary of state and House, including endorsing challengers to three Republicans Parliament that voted to impeach him last year. .
There are several high-profile races in Arizona where Republicans will choose their nominee to face Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, who is seeking a first full term. The Grand Canyon State is also running competitive races for statewide offices, including governor and secretary of state, for which the GOP primary has become proxies between Trump and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey for the future of the party.
In Kansas, the issue of abortion is coming before voters for the first time since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Kansans will vote on an amendment to remove the right to abortion from the state Constitution, and a “yes” victory would pave the way for the Republican-leaning Legislature to pass new restrictions or bans on abortion. Meanwhile, vulnerable Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is seeking a second term and former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is eyeing a third straight comeback bid, this time running for state attorney general after losing gubernatorial and Senate bids of the USA in the previous two cycles.
In Michigan, Republicans will choose their nominee to face Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who is unopposed for the Democratic nomination. In the state’s 3rd Congressional District, Republican Rep. Peter Meijer, who voted to impeach Trump after the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, faces a challenger backed by the former President. And in the state’s 11th district, Reps. Andy Levin and Haley Stevens are both vying for the Democratic nomination in a post-redistricting primary that has become a key battleground in the party’s growing rift over Israel and the overlapping debate over the broader ideological direction of the Democrats.
In Missouri, the race to unseat Republican Sen. Roy Blunt has drawn a crowded field of Republicans, including controversial former Gov. Eric Greitens. Greitens resigned as governor in 2018 after allegations of sexual and other misconduct, and Republicans have expressed concern that the seat could be toying with Greitens as a candidate.
And in Washington, where candidates of all parties are running on the same ballot as the two front-runners in the general election, Democratic Sen. Patty Murray is running for a sixth term while Republican Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Dan Newhouse, both of whom they voted to impeach Trump, facing Trump-backed opponents, among others, in open primaries in the 3rd and 4th Districts, respectively.
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What time do the polls close?
In Missouri, polls close at 8 p.m. ET. Mail-in ballots must be received by the close of the polls.
In Kansas, polls close at 8 or 9 p.m. ET, depending on time zone. Mail-in ballots must be received by the close of business on August 5.
In Michigan, the polls close at 8 or 9 p.m. ET, depending on time zone. Mail-in ballots must be received by the close of polls.
In Arizona, the polls close at 9 or 10 p.m. ET, depending on time zone. Mail-in ballots must be received by the close of the polls.
And in Washington, the polls close at 11 p.m. ET. All registered voters receive a ballot by mail. Ballots can be counted if they are postmarked on Election Day and received by August 15th.
Electoral resources
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