Tuesday's primaries in four states - Connecticut, Minnesota Vermont and Wisconsin - will determine who's running in November's midterms in an election that will decide how far President Joe Biden can advance his agenda in the second half of his term.

The Aug. 9 contests also will provide another round in former President Donald Trump's ongoing proxy war with Mike Pence, his former vice president, as they are backing different contenders in the Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial primary. The winner is expected to face incumbent Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

And the retirement of Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy, the Senate's longest active serving member, is opening up the seat for the first time in almost half a century.

Latest developments:

• In Vermont, State Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint has won the Democratic primary for the state’s lone House seat, making her the favorite to become the state's first woman to serve in Congress.
• In Wisconsin, Democrat Mandel Barnes won resoundingly and will face incumbent GOP Sen. Ron Johnson in November in a race that could determine which party will control the upper chamber next year.
• In Minnesota, Scott Jensen, a physician and former Minnesota state senator, will face Democratic Gov. Tim Waltz.
• In Connecticut, Republican Dominic Rapini won the primary contest to be the secretary of state. He is a former leader of Fight Voter Fraud, a group that has promoted false claims about the 2020 presidential election.

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