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PRIMARY RESULTS — FLORIDA: In the 6th Congressional District, Nancy Soderberg, a former Bill Clinton National Security aide and U.S. Representative at the United Nations, won[2] the Democratic primary to replace Rep. Ron DeSantis. In J Street’s endorsement of her candidacy, the group highlighted[3] Soderberg’s role in passing the UN Security Council resolution endorsing Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000.
In the 9th District, former Congressman Alan Grayson got trounced[4] by incumbent Rep. Darren Soto, losing his comeback bid by 33 percentage points. In the 16th District, Democrat David Shapiro claimed victory[5] over Jan Schneider to take on incumbent Rep. Vern Buchanan (R) in the fall. In the 18th District, Lauren Baer won[6] the Democratic primary to compete[7] against incumbent Rep. Brian Mast (R). In the 19th District, David Holden advanced[8]to take on incumbent Rep. Francis Rooney (R).
In the 22nd District, incumbent Rep. Ted Deutch (D) cruised[9] to an easy reelection. In the 23rd District, Joe Kaufman will once again[10] challenge incumbent Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) in a 3-way race with independent Tim Canova. In the 27th District, Maria Elvira Salazar and former Bill Clinton Cabinet member Donna Shalala will face off to claim the seat of retiring Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R). The seat is rated[11] ‘Lean Democratic’ by the Cook Political Report. Rep. Lois Frankel’s seat, in the 21st District, was uncontested.
FLORIDA GOVERNOR RACE: Rep. Ron DeSantis (FL06) and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum won their respective parties’ primaries to compete[12] for the open seat vacated by outgoing Governor, and current senatorial candidate, Rick Scott (R). Gillum, backed[13] by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and billionaires[14] George Soros and Tom Steyer, scored an upset win[15] against
