We are (finally) in the home stretch of Primary Season as Tuesday includes primary elections in three states: Alaska, Florida, and Wyoming.
The bulk of the focus in this set will be on Florida for a couple of reasons: 1) The Sunshine State is where Tuesday's most contested races are centered; and 2) Florida's polls will close, and votes will be tallied before Wyoming's — and well before Alaska's.
One of the most closely watched races in Florida will, of course, be the governor's — in particular, the GOP primary — with Ron DeSantis term-limited. Congressman Byron Donalds (FL-19) received President Trump's endorsement and is considered the frontrunner. The winner of this contest will likely face former Rep. (and former Republican) David Jolly for the Democrats in November.
Florida's also holding a special election primary for the Senate seat currently held by Republican Ashley Moody (who was appointed to the seat when Marco Rubio left it to become King of Memes Secretary of State). Moody is obviously the favorite on the GOP side, and will likely be up against retired Army Lt. Col. Alex Vindman (yeah, him) in November. All of the House seats have their primaries as well, with perhaps the most intriguing one (compliments of redistricting) being FL-20.
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On the polar (literally) opposite end of the country, there's Alaska, where an infinite supply of candidates are vying for the Governor's Mansion. (Our own Alaska Man, Ward Clark, has shared some of his thoughts on the matter, including on frontrunner Bernadette Wilson.) Incumbent Republican Rep. Nick Begich (AK-AL) is attempting to hold onto his House seat, as is Dan Sullivan (the real Dan Sullivan) his Senate seat.
In Wyoming, Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) is now vying for the Cowboy State's open Senate seat, which, in turn, leaves multiple Republican candidates vying for her current House seat. (There's a Democrat primary, too, but only two candidates in that contest.)
Poll closing times are as follows:
- Alaska — 12:00 AM ET (1:00 AM ET for the Aleutians)
- Florida — 7:00 PM ET (8:00 PM ET for the Panhandle)
- Wyoming — 9:00 PM ET
We'll be watching the returns here at RedState, and you can, too. We'll bring you the live results right here, thanks to our partnership with Decision Desk HQ, so be sure to check in — and participate in the comments below. (And if you don't see the race you're looking for, click on the down arrow at the right of the field just under "Race," and it will give you a dropdown menu to choose from.)
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