What to watch Tuesday: Alaska pits Dan Sullivan v. Dan Sullivan as redistricting scrambles Florida
Donalds won the Republican nomination for governor in Florida.

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Florida voters selected Byron Donalds as the Republican gubernatorial nominee and chose several congressional nominees amid redistricting, while Alaska’s Sen. Dan Sullivan and another candidate with the same name advanced in the Senate primary. The results also included a primary loss by Rep. Cory Mills and an unresolved California special primary.
In Florida, state lawmaker Angie Nixon defeated Alex Vindman in the Democratic Senate primary and will face Sen. Ashley Moody. Rep. Byron Donalds won the Republican nomination for governor, and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz defeated Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick in a redrawn South Florida district. Rep. Jared Moskowitz also won his reelection nomination, while Rep. Cory Mills lost his bid for another term.
In Alaska, Sen. Dan Sullivan and another candidate named Dan Sullivan advanced from the Senate primary, along with former Rep. Mary Peltola; the article said the remaining two ballot spots were too early to call. In California, Aisha Wahab and Melissa Hernandez advanced from a special primary, but the race was too early to call. The article also reported primary results in Wyoming and described outside spending in California and Michigan.
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8 OUTLETSByron Donalds won the Republican nomination for governor in Florida’s primary. Center outlets present his nomination as one result in broader election coverage. Right-leaning outlets frame the results in more partisan terms, portraying Republican candidates favorably and Democratic candidates negatively.
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