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The state’s first congressional primaries under a new Republican-drawn map will also take place.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T14:05:34.211Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-17T13:13:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-17T14:30:48.047Z","readTime":"5 min read","scores":{"trust":57,"critic":55,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Two independent full reports corroborate the central claims","critic":"Full reports quote affected parties and separate fact from comment","hype":"Headline matches the body's measured tone"}},"tags":["#FloridaPrimary","#USPolitics","#Redistricting","#GovernorRace","#CongressionalElections"],"entities":["Ron DeSantis","Marco Rubio","Ashley Moody","Byron Donalds","David Jolly","Florida"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Florida holds primaries on 20 August 2026 for governor, U.S. Senate, and all congressional seats under a new district map.","Eleven Republicans and six Democrats are running to succeed term-limited Governor Ron DeSantis.","The redrawn congressional map eliminates four Democratic-leaning districts, forcing incumbents into Republican-friendly races.","Republican U.S. Senator Ashley Moody faces minimal opposition for her party’s nomination."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Florida voters will select party nominees on 20 August 2026 to replace term-limited Republican Governor Ron DeSantis and to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio’s unexpired U.S. Senate term. The state will also hold its first congressional primaries since adopting a redrawn district map in May 2026, which was designed to boost Republican candidates in the November general election."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Eleven candidates are competing for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, including Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins, U.S. Representative Byron Donalds, former investment firm CEO James Fishback, and former state House Speaker Paul Renner. Donalds, who has former President Donald Trump’s endorsement, holds a significant fundraising lead. Collins, a close ally of DeSantis, has positioned himself as the candidate to “protect the DeSantis legacy.” DeSantis has not endorsed any candidate in the primary."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Six Democrats are running for governor, including former Republican U.S. Representative David Jolly, state Representative Dotie Joseph, and former high school math teacher Dayna Marie Foster. Jolly, who switched parties in 2025, leads the Democratic field in fundraising. Florida Democrats have not won a gubernatorial election in over 30 years, and DeSantis was reelected in 2022 by a 19-point margin."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In the U.S. Senate race, Republican Senator Ashley Moody faces minimal opposition for her party’s nomination. Moody was appointed by DeSantis in January 2025 to fill Rubio’s vacant seat. Her Democratic opponent in November will be either state Representative Angie Nixon or retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Alex Vindman, a key witness in Trump’s first impeachment."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The new congressional map eliminates four districts currently or most recently represented by Democrats. Democratic incumbents Kathy Castor, Darren Soto, and Jared Moskowitz are running for reelection in newly drawn Republican-friendly districts. In South Florida, the map reduces the number of Democratic districts from five to three. Former U.S. Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is challenging incumbent Debbie Wasserman Schultz in the Democratic primary for the redrawn 20th District, which is no longer a majority-Black district."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the digests from the right-rated outlet mentioned the fundraising leads held by Byron Donalds in the Republican gubernatorial primary or David Jolly in the Democratic primary. 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