Key facts
- Voters in Florida, Alaska, and California participated in primaries for the November congressional elections.
- Florida's Republican-drawn congressional map is expected to benefit the GOP, potentially adding up to four net seats.
- Jared Moskowitz won the Democratic primary in Florida's 25th congressional district.
- Mike Beltran won the Republican nomination in Florida's 14th congressional district.
- Incumbent Alaska Republican Senator Dan S. Sullivan faced a challenger with the same name.
Voters in Florida and Alaska participated in primaries on Tuesday that will finalize the ballot for the November congressional elections. Florida's primaries are testing Donald Trump's influence in his adopted state, particularly in races for Congress. The congressional races are taking shape under new maps that could favor Republicans, potentially adding up to four net seats for the GOP. Jared Moskowitz was projected to win the Democratic primary in Florida's 25th congressional district, while Mike Beltran was projected to win the Republican nomination in the 14th congressional district. In Alaska, incumbent Republican Senator Dan S. Sullivan faced a challenger with an identical name, Dan J. Sullivan, in an unusual nonpartisan U.S. Senate primary. Longtime Democratic U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz secured her primary victory in a newly drawn south Florida district. Ashley Moody is seeking the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate special election, while Angie Nixon and Alex Vindman are battling for the Democratic nomination for the same seat.