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  • Voters decide state legislative races in three states

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    Alaska, Florida, and Wyoming held statewide primaries on August 18, 2020. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled for November 3. There were 265 state legislative seats up for election, including 45 state Senate seats, and 220 state House seats. The following information was current as of August 20. At that time, some…

  • Voters in Alaska, Florida, and Wyoming decide August 18 congressional primaries

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    Congressional primary elections for two U.S. Senate seats and 29 U.S. House seats were held in Alaska, Florida, and Wyoming on August 18, 2020. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled for November 3, 2020. Alaska One U.S. Senate seat and the sole at-large U.S. House seat were on the ballot in Alaska.…

  • 3,141 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections

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    As of August 17, 3,141 major party candidates have filed to run for the Senate and House of Representatives in 2020. So far, 505 candidates are filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for U.S. Senate. Of those, 395—198 Democrats and 197 Republicans—are from one of the two major political parties. In 2018,…

  • Pam Keith defeats Oz Vazquez in Florida’s 18th Congressional District Democratic primary

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    Pam Keith defeated Oz Vazquez in the Democratic primary in Florida’s 18th Congressional District. At 7:37 p.m. Eastern Time Decision Desk HQ called the race with 16.5% of precincts reporting. Keith received 79.9% of the vote and Vazquez received 20.1%. Both candidates had received notable primary endorsements leading up to the election, with Keith garnering support…

  • Carlos Gimenez wins Republican nomination to challenge Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in FL-26

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    Carlos Gimenez defeated Omar Blanco to win the Republican nomination in Florida’s 26th Congressional District in a primary on August 18. As of 8:45 p.m. on election night, Gimenez had 60% of the vote to Blanco’s 40%. Gimenez, who has served as mayor of Miami-Dade County since 2011, says he reduced tax rates and cut…

  • Kat Cammack wins Florida’s 3rd Congressional District’s Republican primary

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    Kat Cammack defeated Judson Sapp, Gavin Rollins, James St. George, and six others in the Republican primary in Florida’s 3rd Congressional District. With 98% of precincts reporting, Cammack received 25% of the vote followed by Sapp, Rollins, and St. George with 20%, 15%, and 14%, respectively. No other candidate received over 10% of the vote.…

  • Byron Donalds defeats eight candidates in Florida’s 19th Congressional District Republican primary

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    Byron Donalds defeated eight other candidates in the Republican primary in Florida’s 19th Congressional District. At 9:52 p.m. on election night, Decision Desk HQ called the race with 100% of precincts reporting. Donalds received 22.6% of the vote, followed closely by Dane Eagle with 21.85% of the vote, Casey Askar with 19.99%, and William Figlesthaler…

  • Luna wins Republican nomination in Florida’s 13th Congressional District

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    Anna Paulina Luna defeated Amanda Makki, George Buck, and two others in Florida’s 13th Congressional District’s Republican primary. Luna received 36% of the vote followed by Makki and Buck with 29% and 26%, respectively. No other candidate received over 10% of the vote. She will face incumbent Rep. Charlie Crist (D) and Jacob Curnow, a Republican write-in candidate,…

  • Cynthia Lummis wins the Wyoming Senate Republican primary

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    Cynthia Lummis defeated nine other candidates in the Republican primary for the United States Senate seat from Wyoming. The Associated Press called the race on election night with 9% of precincts reporting. Lummis led with 57.1% of the vote, followed most closely by Robert Short with 17.5%. Lummis served as Wyoming’s U.S. House Representative from…

  • Cohn wins Democratic nomination in Florida’s 15th Congressional District

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    Alan Cohn defeated Adam Hattersley, Jesse Philippe, and Kel Britvec in the Democratic primary for Florida’s 15th Congressional District on August 18. Cohn received 41% of the vote followed by Hattersley and Philippe with 33% and 26%, respectively. Cohn, an investigative journalist, said his campaign priorities include expanding access to healthcare, addressing climate change, and increasing the minimum wage. He received endorsements from six…