{"id":10032,"date":"2026-08-18T08:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T08:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=10032"},"modified":"2026-08-18T08:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T08:05:13","slug":"voters-weigh-a-desantis-successor-and-other-key-races-to-watch-in-florida-alaska-and-wyoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=10032","title":{"rendered":"Voters weigh a DeSantis successor and other key races to watch in Florida, Alaska and Wyoming"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n            Florida Republicans are set to choose their nominee in the race to replace term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday in a contest that has in some ways turned into a bitter intra-party feud \u2014 even though there is little drama about its likely outcome.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=10020\">Trump swings hard at Oman and South Korea, but his foreign policy misses are piling up<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Naples-area Rep. Byron Donalds, who is endorsed by President Donald Trump, is the favorite in the GOP gubernatorial primary. DeSantis has not endorsed him in the race and, CNN reported last month, shared his concerns about Donalds privately with Trump. But DeSantis also hasn\u2019t backed any other candidate in a field that includes his lieutenant governor.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            It\u2019s led to a vacuum that has left space for the emergence of James Fishback, a race-baiting 31-year-old who has called Donalds, who is Black, a \u201cslave to his donors\u201d and a \u201cDEI Republican\u201d who would \u201cturn Florida into a Section 8 ghetto.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Tuesday\u2019s contests also mark the first time voters will head to the polls under a new congressional map, designed by DeSantis to help Republicans net an additional four seats, that set off a scramble in down-ballot races.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            As Democrats settle a series of their own primaries in the redrawn districts, the races will also test whether democratic socialists can continue to make gains and where voters stand on issues related to Israel. Republican voters also have tough choices ahead of them, with several contentious House primaries featuring controversial candidates.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Florida is the headliner on a day of primaries that also includes Alaska and Wyoming. Voters in California, meanwhile, will fill a House vacancy in a special election runoff.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Here\u2019s what to watch in Tuesday\u2019s contests:\n    <\/p>\n<h2>\n        How strong does Donalds look?\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            Despite DeSantis\u2019 apparent concerns with Donalds, Republicans have won every governor\u2019s race in Florida in the last 30 years. Whoever wins on Tuesday \u2014 likely Donalds \u2014 will emerge Wednesday morning as the clear favorite to win in November.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            However, Democrats came close to winning the governor\u2019s office in 2018 \u2014 the last time midterms were held with Trump in office. A relatively weak showing by Donalds on Tuesday could indicate Democrats could have an opening to make the governor\u2019s race competitive.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            In addition to Fishback, other candidates in the GOP primary are Lt. Gov. Jay Collins, who has framed his campaign around a pledge to protect the DeSantis legacy even though the governor has not endorsed his own No. 2, and former state House Speaker Paul Renner.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Democrats are expected to nominate party-switching former Rep. David Jolly in the race for governor. Jolly, a prominent critic of Trump, left the GOP in 2018 and last year officially became a Democrat.\n    <\/p>\n<h2>\n        Slew of Florida GOP House primaries\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            When Trump posted a list of Florida Republicans with his endorsement on social media earlier this month ahead of the primary, there was a notable omission: 7th District Rep. Cory Mills \u2013 whom the president endorsed in February. And when DeSantis was asked whether he supports Mills last week, the governor said no.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The two-term congressman is being investigated by the House Ethics Committee for potential campaign finance violations, an accusation of a revenge porn threat and an assault allegation. Mills has repeatedly denied wrongdoing. He faces a primary challenge from former news anchor Ryan Elijah and two other candidates. Two other members of Florida\u2019s House Republican delegation, Reps. Anna Paulina Luna and Mike Haridopolos, endorsed Elijah.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rep. Cory Mills walks with an aide near his office on Capitol Hill, on April 22.\" class=\"wp-image-10027\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/d149fd0d129b9da5882d8852b2785594.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/d149fd0d129b9da5882d8852b2785594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/d149fd0d129b9da5882d8852b2785594-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Rep. Cory Mills walks with an aide near his office on Capitol Hill, on April 22.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Jonathan Ernst\/Reuters<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Mills is not the only Republican facing a challenge on Tuesday. 6th District Rep. Randy Fine, a strident supporter of Israel who has drawn criticism for his anti-Muslim rhetoric, faces social media personality Dan Bilzerian, who has called Fine a \u201cfat disgusting Jew\u201d and run an openly antisemitic campaign.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Meanwhile, the 19th District race to replace Donalds is among the wildest Florida primaries, with two former members of Congress from other states \u2014 North Carolina\u2019s Madison Cawthorn and New York\u2019s Chris Collins \u2014 both in the running, as well as a former Illinois state senator, Jim Oberweis. Trump has endorsed Catalina Lauf, a 33-year-old former Commerce Department staffer, in the race.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<header>\n<span>\n      Related article\n    <\/span>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"20260806-florida-carpetbaggers.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-10028\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/728a1def5e1e5fb2b9d6194e69d84b5d.jpg\" width=\"256\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Photo Illustration by Alberto Mier\/CNN\/Getty Images\/AP\/Naples Daily News\/USA Today Network\/Imagn\/Catalina Lauf for Congress\/Jim Schwartzel for Congress\/Linda Sawyer for Congress\/Tex for Congress\/Mike Pedersen Republican for Congress<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<span>A \u2018clown show\u2019 of carpetbaggers and characters has upended a Republican primary in Trump\u2019s backyard<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>7  min read<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n        Florida Democrats look for signs of life\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            The governor\u2019s race and a Senate contest this fall will give down-and-out Florida Democrats, who have watched their state\u2019s former battleground status erode as it has shifted rapidly rightward over the last decade, a chance to show they can still compete in statewide races.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The primary to take on Republican Sen. Ashley Moody pits retired Army Lt. Col. Alex Vindman, a key witness in Trump\u2019s first impeachment inquiry, against state Rep. Angie Nixon, a democratic socialist who has called for the United States to end its military support for Israel.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            That nominee, as well as the winner of the gubernatorial primary, will attempt to reverse a rapid rightward shift in Florida. Among the factors contributing to that change: GOP gains with Hispanic voters, an influx of new conservative residents and a state Democratic Party that has been in disarray.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Early this century, Florida was perhaps the nation\u2019s most critical swing state \u2014 decisive in the 2000 presidential election and a battleground through 2016. But Trump won the state on his way to losing the election in 2020, and then he cruised to a 13-point win there in 2024. Likewise, DeSantis, who won the governor\u2019s office by less than half a percentage point in 2018, demolished his Democratic foe in 2022, winning by nearly 20 points.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Democrats are also settling intra-party squabbles in House primaries taking place in newly redrawn districts.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Among those races is the 25th District on South Florida\u2019s east coast, where democratic socialists are looking to pick off another Democratic incumbent in Rep. Jared Moskowitz, who is backed by pro-Israel and artificial intelligence forces. Their candidate is Oliver Larkin, a 34-year-old activist and union organizer.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=10010\">House ethics panel announces investigation into Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez over sexual misconduct allegations<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Democratic US Senate candidate and Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, center left, stands with Florida Democratic congressional candidate Oliver Larkin, center right, in North Miami Beach, Florida, on August 15.\" class=\"wp-image-10029\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/f87f73f006b0f2fd13da816cc8e89e9e-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/f87f73f006b0f2fd13da816cc8e89e9e-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/f87f73f006b0f2fd13da816cc8e89e9e-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/f87f73f006b0f2fd13da816cc8e89e9e.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Democratic US Senate candidate and Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, center left, stands with Florida Democratic congressional candidate Oliver Larkin, center right, in North Miami Beach, Florida, on August 15.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Joe Raedle\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Another Democratic primary to watch comes in the 20th District, where longtime Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is taking on former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who resigned from her seat in April to prevent an Ethics Committee vote on whether she should be forced out of Congress. The panel previously found her guilty of a slew of ethics violations, including accusations that she stole millions in pandemic relief funds and used it to bolster her 2021 campaign. Cherfilus-McCormick also faces separate criminal charges and has pleaded not guilty.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Wasserman Schultz, however, has faced allegations of carpetbagging in the primary, as she shifted over to run in the historically Black district, which has long had a Black representative in Congress, after her current seat was redrawn to be more Republican friendly.\n    <\/p>\n<h2>\n        Will AIPAC get its way in California?\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            California is holding its special election to replace former Rep. Eric Swalwell for the rest of this year on Tuesday, and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee has spent millions to try to steer voters away from state Sen. Aisha Wahab and toward its preferred candidate \u2014 Bay Area Rapid Transit Board President Melissa Hernandez.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Wahab, an outspoken critic of Israel\u2019s military campaign in Gaza, earned nearly 43% of the votes in the June 16 special primary \u2014 well ahead of Hernandez, who finished second with nearly 17% support in the crowded race. Both candidates vying to represent the East Bay\u2019s 14th District are Democrats.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<header>\n<span>\n      Related article\n    <\/span>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Daniel Biss, mayor of Evanston, Illinois and Democratic candidate for the US House in Illinois' 9th congressional district,  attends an event at Federal Plaza in Chicago in August 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-10030\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/b3014a6e359cdcb700059d0021be4ce3.jpg\" width=\"256\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Daniel Biss, mayor of Evanston, Illinois and Democratic candidate for the US House in Illinois&#8217; 9th congressional district,  attends an event at Federal Plaza in Chicago in August 2025.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>E. Jason Wambsgans\/Chicago Tribune\/Tribune News Service\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<span>As the politics around Israel shift, many Democrats are seeking distance from AIPAC<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>11  min read<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The candidates will also square off again in the fall as they vie for a full two-year term.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Because of California\u2019s mid-decade redistricting, the voters within the 14th District in November will be slightly different. The special election is taking place under the current district boundaries, while the new ones will be in effect for the general election.\n    <\/p>\n<h2>\n        Two Dan Sullivans on the ballot in Alaska\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            Democratic leadership believes former Rep. Mary Peltola can give her party a fighting chance at flipping the Alaska Senate seat held by Republican Dan Sullivan.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            But in the state\u2019s unusual primary system \u2014 in which the top four finishers, regardless of party, advance to the general election \u2014 the bigger question might be whether another Dan Sullivan makes the cut.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Republicans failed in their efforts to get a second Sullivan \u2014 a former teacher who shares the incumbent\u2019s first and last name \u2014 booted from the ballot.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The senator appears on ballots as Dan S. Sullivan and is listed as a registered Republican and the incumbent. The other Sullivan is identified as Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., and he is not listed with a party affiliation, even though he filed to run as a Republican.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dan Sullivan, a candidate in Alaska's US Senate race who shares a name with the incumbent seeking reelection, talks with a reporter in Petersburg, Alaska, on July 3.\" class=\"wp-image-10031\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0c6959cdaa269f6e3f9b5fdf244ef0ce.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0c6959cdaa269f6e3f9b5fdf244ef0ce.jpg 768w, https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0c6959cdaa269f6e3f9b5fdf244ef0ce-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Dan Sullivan, a candidate in Alaska&#8217;s US Senate race who shares a name with the incumbent seeking reelection, talks with a reporter in Petersburg, Alaska, on July 3.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Becky Bohrer\/AP<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            It\u2019s a quirk that isn\u2019t expected to seriously threaten the incumbent, at least not in Tuesday\u2019s primary, but could make a difference in a razor-tight general election if even a small number of voters are confused.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Alaska voters are also selecting general election opponents to take on at-large Rep. Nick Begich III, as well as candidates to replace term-limited Gov. Mike Dunleavy. Both seats are expected to remain in Republican hands in November.\n    <\/p>\n<h2>\n        Trump\u2019s influence tested in Wyoming\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            There\u2019s little drama about which party will win in November in Wyoming, one of the nation\u2019s most reliably Republican states.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            But the state is set to see a major political shakeup, with open seats for governor, Senate and House this fall.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The primary to replace term-limited Gov. Mark Gordon will test Trump\u2019s influence, as the candidate he endorsed \u2014 state Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder \u2014 takes on three other viable contenders: professional bull rider Curt Blake, state Sen. Eric Barlow and Brent Bien, a former Marine Corps colonel.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Degenfelder, 37, is an advocate for charter schools and vouchers who has broadly backed Trump\u2019s education policies, including downsizing the Department of Education.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Sen. Cynthia Lummis is retiring, and Rep. Harriet Hageman, who won her seat by ousting former Rep. Liz Cheney in 2022, is backed by Trump and favored to emerge from a five-person field as the senator\u2019s Republican heir apparent.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Nine candidates are vying for the House seat Hageman is vacating, though the president has not waded into that contest.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=10008\">The best heating pads for cramps, according to OB-GYNs and women\u2019s health experts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Republicans are set to choose their nominee in the race to replace term-limited Gov. 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