Florida Primary Underway With New Maps and Races
Florida’s upcoming primaries will determine the governor and the remaining U.S. Senate term, with Donalds atop a Trump-backed Republican field and DeSantis-aligned contenders vying for the nomination, while Democrats look to end a long statewide win drought; incumbent Ashley Moody seeks the Rubio seat with a relatively undisputed path. The election landscape also features DeSantis not backing Cory Mills in the GOP primary, a Florida-focused prediction market for the FL-06 race in 2026, and reporting on St. Johns County’s Aug. 18 primary day rules and a related county employee whistleblower case.