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Florida primary key takeaways: Byron Donalds, Wasserman Schultz, Moskowitz election night

Donalds won the Republican nomination for Florida governor and will face the Democratic nominee in November.

Florida primary key takeaways: Byron Donalds, Wasserman Schultz, Moskowitz election night
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This article1 analysis · Sep 29, 2026
Aug 19, 2026
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Byron Donalds won the Republican gubernatorial nomination, while Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Jared Moskowitz won their House primaries. The Florida results also included several incumbent defeats and a Democratic Senate primary upset.

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Byron Donalds
R · FL-19

Republican gubernatorial candidate who won the Florida primary

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Representative who won the Democratic primary in Florida's 20th District

Wasserman Schultz's version of this story ↗
Jared Moskowitz
D · FL-23

Representative who won the Democratic primary in Florida's 25th District

Moskowitz's version of this story ↗

Democratic primary challenger to Moskowitz

Dan Green
R · FL

Republican candidate leading the unresolved primary in Florida's 9th District

Randy Fine
R · FL-6

Representative who won the Republican primary in Florida's 6th District

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Donalds and reacted to Vindman's defeat

Former vice president mentioned in the account of Vindman's impeachment testimony

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Former U.S. Representative (D-FL)

Former Representative who made an unsuccessful comeback bid

Jamaal Bowman
Former U.S. Representative (D-NY)

Former Representative who endorsed Oliver Larkin

Cory Mills
R · FL-7

Representative who lost the Republican primary in Florida's 7th District

Republican primary challenger to Fine

Republican primary winner who will challenge Moskowitz

Darren Soto
D · FL-9

Representative who will face the winner of the 9th District Republican primary

Republican primary winner who defeated Mills

Progressive activist and Democratic primary challenger to Wasserman Schultz

Ashley Moody
R · FL · SEN

Incumbent senator who will face the Democratic nominee in November

Republican candidate in the unresolved primary in Florida's 9th District

Republican primary winner in Florida's 22nd District

Kathy Castor
D · FL-14

Representative who will face Republican nominee Mike Beltran

Ron DeSantis
Former U.S. Representative (R-FL)

Term-limited Florida governor whose successor is being elected

Marco Rubio
Secretary of State

Secretary of State whose former Senate term is at stake

Republican primary winner in Florida's 14th District

Chris Collins
Former U.S. Representative (R-NY)

Former Representative and Republican primary candidate in Florida's 19th District

Democratic Senate candidate who lost the special primary to Angie Nixon

Republican primary winner in the race for the seat Donalds is vacating

Democratic candidate in Florida's 22nd District

ALSO MENTIONED  Angie Nixon, Florida state lawmaker who won the special Democratic Senate primary; Buddy MacKay, Former Florida governor mentioned in historical context; David Jolly, Democratic gubernatorial primary winner; James Fishback, Republican candidate for governor; Jay Collins, Florida lieutenant governor and runner-up in the Republican gubernatorial primary; Lawton Chiles, Former Florida governor mentioned in historical context; Paul Renner, Former Florida House speaker and Republican gubernatorial candidate

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Byron Donalds Wins Florida Republican Gubernatorial Primary

Byron Donalds won the Republican nomination for Florida governor. Left-leaning outlets focus on a voter troubled by Donalds’s decision not to debate, while noting the voter expected him to win. Center outlets present his nomination as one result in a roundup of Florida and other states’ primaries. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the Trump-backed victory and place it in the context of other election results or the November matchup.

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