Primary elections underway in Minnesota, Wisconsin and more states

Key Points:

• Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are actively campaigning for Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota's Democratic U.S. Senate primary, emphasizing the importance of voter turnout and criticizing dark money spending against her.
• Former sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya is running in the Minnesota GOP Senate primary, positioning herself as a candidate for change and accountability amid concerns over state fraud cases.
• In South Carolina, Sen. Darline Graham, appointed to fill her late brother Lindsey Graham’s seat, is campaigning on affordability and conservative values in a crowded Republican primary, with a potential runoff expected.
• Minnesota has received a record 206,196 absentee and mail ballots ahead of the primary, signaling high voter engagement for a non-presidential election year.
• Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, is campaigning on economic relief and affordability, urging party unity to defeat Republican Tom Tiffany in November.