# Who won and lost in Florida primaries: Key takeaways

https://mins.news/en/item/25890

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-19 08:38 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/19/who-won-and-lost-in-florida-primaries-key-takeaways?traffic_source=rss

> Florida’s primaries exposed shifts within both major US parties ahead of November’s midterm elections. Progressive Democrat Angie Nixon defeated the far better-funded Alexander Vindman, while Trump-backed Republican Byron Donalds won the gubernatorial nomination. The newly redrawn map is expected to favour Republicans.

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