2026 primary election results: Michigan, Virginia, Kansas races

Key Points:

• Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich warned that the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is intensifying efforts to push the Democratic Party further left, endorsing 29 House candidates this year with mixed primary results so far.
• Michigan GOP candidate Michael Bouchard urged voters to support his campaign focused on public safety, lowering costs, and boosting manufacturing jobs in the 8th Congressional District.
• Democratic Senate candidate Haley Stevens criticized the Justice Department’s monitoring of polling sites in Michigan as unusual and politically motivated, emphasizing reliance on state oversight instead.
• Republicans targeted Washington Democrat Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez after her campaign removed GOP endorsements from her website, accusing her of aligning with socialist-backed interests.
• The Democratic National Committee, facing significant debt and a fundraising deficit compared to the GOP, is forming a special finance committee with prominent fundraisers to boost resources ahead of the midterm elections.