# What to watch in Tuesday’s Florida primary elections

https://mins.news/en/item/24887

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-18 08:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/18/what-to-watch-in-tuesdays-florida-primary-elections?traffic_source=rss

> Florida voters will choose party nominees on Tuesday for key state and federal races in November, in the first election using the state’s newly redrawn congressional districts. The governor’s Republican primary, the state’s rightward shift, Trump’s influence and disputes involving Islamophobia, antisemitism and Israel’s war on Gaza are central storylines.

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