Florida Candidates Qualify for August Primaries Under Maps Republicans Say Could Add 4 House Seats
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Updated · Bay News 9 · Jun 15
Florida Candidates Qualify for August Primaries Under Maps Republicans Say Could Add 4 House Seats
3 articles · Updated · Bay News 9 · Jun 15
Summary
Friday’s filing deadline locked in Florida’s congressional primary fields under newly redrawn maps that Republicans say could flip four more U.S. House seats.
The mid-decade remap, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis last month, reshaped several districts and forced incumbents and challengers alike to reposition before the August primary.
In Tampa-area District 14, Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor now faces a changed electorate after the seat expanded into more rural parts of Hillsborough County, drawing several Republican primary candidates.
South Florida’s reshuffle pushed Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz into the 20th District, where former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick also qualified after resigning over campaign finance violations.
Open-seat competition is also intense in the 19th District Byron Donalds is leaving to run for governor, while Orlando’s Democratic 10th District is the lone race with only one qualifier—Rep. Maxwell Frost.