The Latest: Alaska, Florida and Wyoming hold primaries as California voters pick Swalwell successor
Hernandez is competing with Aisha Wahab to serve the remainder of Eric Swalwell’s term and for the next full term.

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The Associated Press reports primary results and campaign updates across several states, including Byron Donalds’ Republican gubernatorial nomination in Florida and the California special election to choose Eric Swalwell’s successor. Alaska’s Senate race and Wyoming’s open congressional seats are also among the contests covered.
The report covers primary contests for governor, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House, along with a California special election for the remainder of Eric Swalwell’s term. Byron Donalds won Florida’s Republican gubernatorial nomination, while Ashley Moody won the Republican nomination to serve out Marco Rubio’s Senate term. In California, Aisha Wahab and Melissa Hernandez are competing for the remainder of Swalwell’s term and will also face each other in November for the full term.
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