While the presidential race captures the nation’s attention, the next set of primary elections is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 6, in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington. Here are some of the key congressional races to watch in each state.
2nd Congressional District Five Republicans and two Democrats are running in Kansas’ after two-term U.S. Rep.
Jake LaTurner, R-KS announced he in April.The leading GOP candidates in a solidly conservative seat are former state attorney general Derek Schmidt, former LaTurner aide Jeff Kahrs, rancher Shawn Tiffany, veteran Michael Ogle, and Chad Young. Schmidt and Kahrs lead the others in campaign contributions, according to the Associated Press.
Former U.S. Rep.
and former University of Kansas basketball player face off in the Democratic primary. Kansas’s 2nd Congressional District leans Republican, voting for former President Donald Trump by over 55% in 2016 and 2020. 3rd Congressional District In Kansas’ , Republican physician Prasanth Reddy and small business owner Karen Crnkovich are facing off to challenge the state’s lone Democratic member of Congress, Rep.
, D-Kans. Reddy currently leads Crnkovich in fundraising. The swing district, which is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area, went for Trump in 2016 but for President Joe Biden in 2020.
Davids has served for three terms and won reelection in 2022 with 55% of the vote. There’s a rare opening for a U.S.
Senate seat after Sen. Debbie Stabenow announced her retireme.