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Republican Representative Cory Mills, who is embroiled in ethics investigations, was defeated in his central Florida primary for reelection by former broadcast news anchor Ryan Elijah.

House GOP solves a problem named Cory MillsMills’s primary loss is notable also because it solves a problem for House Republicans without dealing further damage to their razor-thin majority. The second-term congressman had been under investigation by the House ethics committee for a range of misconduct, and has faced allegations of domestic assault and fraud. While some House lawmakers had hinted that he should resign, as three other lawmakers facing similar allegations did earlier this year, Mills’s departure could have jeopardized the GOP’s control of the chamber. Instead, two of his Republican colleagues endorsed his successful primary challenger, and Millss’s time in the House will end at the start of next year.

Cory Mills’ scandals proved too much to overcome Embattled Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) did not share the same fate as many of his fellow incumbent Sunshine State congressmen on Tuesday. Mills lost to GOP challenger Ryan Elijah on Tuesday night by a 13.2-point margin.

However, it wasn't all smiles for team Trump. Scandal-plagued incumbent Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., who represents the state's 7th Congressional District, lost his race to challenger and former TV anchor Ryan Elijah.

Wasserman Schultz, who has served in Congress since 2005, ran in the Historically-black 20th district after the state’s redistricting. She won the race with a 22-point margin over her next closest challenger, defeating former Broward County Mayor Dale Holness, progressive Elijah Manley, and embattled former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick in the district.

Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, first elected to Congress in 2004, won her party’s nomination to represent a Black-majority district centered in Broward County.

Moderate Dems fend off far-left in Florida House races On the House side, a familiar face won in the newly redrawn 20th Congressional District in Florida. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., was drawn out of the the 25th District, which she currently represents.

However, in Wyoming's gubernatorial primary, Republican voters spurned Trump's choice, electing state Sen. Eric Barlow over, Megan Degenfelder, the state's superintendent of public instruction. Barlow, too, won decidedly, holding a lead of 50% to Degenfelder's 29.7% with three quarters of the votes counted.

Trump’s pick for Wyoming governor is the latest endorsee to lose primary State Sen. Eric Barlow defeated Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder, who had President Donald Trump’s support in the race.

In the race to succeed Gov. Ron DeSantis, Republican Rep. Byron Donalds won his party’s primary, while Democrats nominated David Jolly, a former Republican congressman who switched parties. Jolly’s candidacy will test whether Democrats can rebuild after eight years of DeSantis in power. More on the Florida governor’s race.

Republicans are also favored to win the governor’s race, in which Republican Byron Donalds will face Republican-turned-Democrat David Jolly.

Sullivan Vs. Sullivan In Alaska Voters in Alaska were taking part in an unusual nonpartisan U.S. Senate primary. In addition to Democratic challenger Mary Peltola, incumbent Republican Senator Dan S. Sullivan faced a Republican candidate with an almost identical name, Dan J. Sullivan, who remains on the ballot despite attempts to dislodge him.

Alaska sets up race between Sullivan and Peltola In Alaska, the state’s open primary system has teed up former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) to take on incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) in the state’s U.S. Senate election.

Alaska Incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan finished second in the state's non-partisan primaries, and will move on to the general election where he will face three other candidates, including former Democratic congresswoman Mary Peltola, the top vote-getter, in November.

More 2026 election news: Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola will face off for Alaska’s Senate seat — but it’s not yet clear whether another Dan Sullivan, a former teacher, will also be on the four-candidate ballot.

Alaska, Florida and Wyoming are voting on Tuesday. More than a dozen candidates are challenging incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in the Alaska's nonpartisan, top-four primary on Tuesday, including another Republican named Dan Sullivan.

Wyoming A similar story played out in the western U.S. In Wyoming's U.S. Senate primary, Trump-endorsed Rep. Harriet Hageman, who serves as the state's at-large congresswoman, won in a landslide. She defeated cattle rancher Sam Mead. With 80% of the votes counted, Hageman held a 62% to 28% lead over Mead, with three others lagging well behind.

In Wyoming, Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman is also giving up her House seat to run for the retiring Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis' seat. President Donald Trump has endorsed Hageman in the race.

Elsewhere in the state, Rep. Jared Moskowitz crushed a surging socialist challenger in Florida's 25th Congressional District, defeating Oliver Larkin by margin of 64% to 36%.

In south Florida, Democratic congressman Jared Moskowitz won his primary, easily beating DSA-endorsed challenger Oliver Larkin. In the hours that followed, the congressman harshly criticized the DSA and the popular streamer Hasan Piker for campaigning against his renomination, arguing that because his district has been gerrymandered by Florida’s legislature to be more easily winnable for Republicans, he’s the best candidate to keep it in Democrats’ hands in the US midterm elections. Democrats continue to show strength down the ballot A handful of local and special elections offered further evidence that Democratic voters were fired up this year.

GOP Rep. Nick Begich III, who defeated Peltola in 2024, is running for reelection in the state's sole House seat and another member of the prominent Alaska political family, his uncle, former state Senate Minority Leader Tom Begich, is running for governor as a Democrat.

Moskowitz's district, once reliably blue, leans Republican after redistricting. He will face Republican former Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer.

The top four candidates in the nonpartisan primary advance to the November election. Peltola also stands to benefit from Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system, which could allow her to consolidate support among independents.

In the House of Representatives, incumbent Republican Representative Nick Begich III is facing a challenge from former school administrator Bill Hill, who is listed as an independent but has donated to Democratic candidates in the past. Thirteen other candidates are also on the ballot.