Updated August 11, 2026, 6:58 AM EDT By NBC News What to know todayPRIMARY DAY: Voters head to the polls today for primaries in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont and Connecticut. In South Carolina, Republicans will vote for a new Senate nominee after Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death last month. And a handful of Alabama House districts are holding primaries after they were postponed because of a new congressional map.DATA DIVE: Democratic socialist state Rep. Francesca Hong is ascendant in the Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary. But her party’s establishment has dire predictions for November if she wins.HOUSE NOMINEE: A panel of Republican officials in North Carolina selected a state lawmaker yesterday as the GOP nominee in a House race after embattled Rep. Chuck Edwards dropped his re-election bid following sexual harassment allegations. 40m ago / 6:58 AM EDTNorth Carolina GOP committee picks Jennifer Balkcom to replace Rep. Chuck Edwards on November ballotA panel of Republican officials in North Carolina selected a state lawmaker yesterday as the GOP nominee in a House race after embattled Rep. Chuck Edwards dropped his re-election bid following sexual harassment allegations, which he has denied.Jennifer Balkcom, who represents a state legislative district in Henderson County, will face Jamie Ager, who won the Democratic primary in March.Read the full story here.40m ago / 6:58 AM EDTWhat to watch in Wisconsin’s clash of Democratic ideologiesNational Democrats will be watching Wisconsin with apprehension tonight.Democratic socialist state Rep. Francesca Hong is ascendant in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. But her party’s establishment has dire predictions for November if she wins. They fear her ideology and her history of inflammatory pronouncements make her a weaker general election candidate, and a poor showing could hand the governor’s mansion to Republicans in a crucial presidential battleground.Read the full newsletter here.40m ago / 6:58 AM EDTVoters head to the polls in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont, Connecticut and Alabama, The Democratic Party’s ideological and generational divides are on full display in today’s primaries in several states, while Trump’s endorsement will once again be on the ballot in a key Republican contest.Read the full story here. 0NBC NewsNBC News