Voters in five states—Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia, and Washington—go to the polls in primaries on Tuesday, but one race in particular is seen as the marquee event. That would be in Michigan, where Democrats will pick a nominee for Senate in a race that poses an ideological test for the party, reports NPR. Voters will choose between Rep. Haley Stevens, a centrist from a suburban swing district, and Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive former public health official running on a populist agenda that includes Medicare for All. The winner will face Republican Mike Rogers, a former congressman who is unopposed in
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