2026年8月18日 美国东部时间20:21 / 福克斯新闻
前新闻主播瑞安·伊利亚在佛罗里达州第7国会选区选举爆冷胜出，此前米尔斯曾在民调中领先
作者：伊丽莎白·埃尔金德 福克斯新闻
【详情】米尔斯否认司法部调查指控，称系政治对手所为
共和党籍佛罗里达州众议员科里·米尔斯否认福克斯新闻消息人士所称的司法部正在调查他的指控，称此事系佛罗里达州共和党初选对手一手策划。（图片来源：尼古拉斯·巴拉西 福克斯新闻数字频道）
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当地时间周二晚，前总统唐纳德·特朗普的背书未能挽救一位身陷丑闻的佛罗里达州共和党众议员。
共和党籍佛罗里达州众议员科里·米尔斯未能获得连任第三届，无法继续代表这个“阳光之州”的第7国会选区，众议院道德委员会的调查以及外界指控的联邦调查拖垮了他的竞选。
本次选举的获胜者是瑞安·伊利亚，他曾是奥兰多地区FOX 35电视台的新闻主播，也曾担任美国国家橄榄球联盟场边记者。
观看：佛罗里达初选前，科里·米尔斯抨击司法部调查为“政治操作”
2026年4月22日，共和党籍佛罗里达州众议员科里·米尔斯在华盛顿特区美国国会山接受记者采访。（图片来源：凯文·迪施/盖蒂图片社）
据伊利亚的竞选网站介绍，他与妻子居住在塞米诺尔县，两人在此养育了两个儿子。
此次胜利无疑是对米尔斯的爆冷击败，米尔斯在初选前的多份民调中均占据显著领先优势，并获得了共和党政坛最重要、最受追捧的背书。
但罢免米尔斯的行动已持续数月，最终取得成功。
南卡罗来纳州共和党众议员南希·梅斯曾牵头发起两党联名动议，试图谴责米尔斯，并威胁推动将其驱逐出国会，不过后来放弃了后者的提案。她也背书支持伊利亚挑战这位佛罗里达州议员。
2026年8月9日，前总统唐纳德·特朗普在新泽西州莫里斯敦的莫里斯敦机场登上空军一号。（图片来源：埃里克·李/盖蒂图片社）
本月早些时候，佛罗里达州共和党众议员迈克·哈里佐普洛斯与安娜·保利娜·卢纳也宣布背书伊利亚，挑战米尔斯在本州的这个国会席位。
米尔斯是退伍军人，在竞选活动中多次提及特朗普的背书，同时淡化影响其连任竞选的多起丑闻。
共和党议员欢迎针对其不当性行为指控的众议院道德委员会调查
2025年6月10日，佛罗里达州共和党众议员迈克·哈里佐普洛斯在国会山俱乐部出席众议院共和党会议。（图片来源：汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ周报/盖蒂图片社）
近几个月来，米尔斯是一连串因丑闻落马的众议院共和党议员中的最新一位。
北卡罗来纳州共和党众议员查克·爱德华兹在众议院道德委员会发布爆炸性报告，指控他骚扰两名年轻女性幕僚后，退出了连任竞选。
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众议院民主党人也曾将米尔斯视为共和党在2026年中期选举中的潜在弱点。目前尚不清楚，在伊利亚击败这位陷入困境的议员后，民主党是否会将同样的注意力投向伊利亚。
伊丽莎白·埃尔金德是福克斯新闻数字频道的政治记者，负责众议院的报道。此前她的署名文章曾发表于《每日邮报》和哥伦比亚广播公司新闻。
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Trump’s support doesn’t save scandal-plagued lawmaker in primary
August 18, 2026 8:21pm EDT / Fox News
Former news anchor Ryan Elijah scored an upset victory in Florida’s 7th Congressional District despite Mills leading in polls
By Elizabeth Elkind, Fox News
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Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., is denying allegations from a source familiar to Fox News that the Justice Department is investigating him, claiming a Florida Republican primary opponent is behind it. (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital)
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President Donald Trump’s endorsement was not enough to save one scandal-plagued Florida congressman Tuesday night.
Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., lost his bid for a third term representing the Sunshine State’s 7th Congressional District as a House Ethics Committee investigation and alleged federal probe weighed down his candidacy.
The winner in the race was Ryan Elijah, a former Orlando-area news anchor for FOX 35 and a one-time NFL sideline reporter.
WATCH: CORY MILLS BLASTS DOJ PROBE AS ‘POLITICAL OP’ AHEAD OF FLORIDA PRIMARY
Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on April 22, 2026, in Washington, D.C.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Elijah lives in Seminole County with his wife, where the pair raised their two sons, according to his campaign website.
The win is undoubtedly an upset victory against Mills, who held a sizable lead in multiple polls leading up to primary night and earned the most important and coveted endorsement in GOP politics.
But the effort to oust Mills from Congress has lasted months and was ultimately successful.
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., led a failed bipartisan effort to censure Mills and threatened to push for his expulsion, though she later backed off the latter measure. She also endorsed Elijah’s bid against the Florida lawmaker.
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One Aug. 9, 2026, at Morristown Airport in Morristown, N.J.(Eric Lee/Getty Images)
Earlier this month, Reps. Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla., and Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., announced they were also endorsing Elijah over Mills in a race for the seat in their home state.
Mills, a military veteran, referenced his Trump endorsement several times on the campaign trail as he downplayed scandals plaguing his bid to keep his job.
REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER WELCOMES HOUSE ETHICS PROBE INTO SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HIM
Rep. Mike Haridopolos leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on June 10, 2025.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Mills is the latest in a string of House Republicans to fall amid scandals in recent months.
Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., dropped his re-election bid in the wake of an explosive House Ethics Committee report that accused him of harassing two young female staffers.
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House Democrats also targeted Mills as a potential vulnerability for the GOP in the 2026 midterms. It’s not clear if they will put the same focus on Elijah now that he ousted the embattled congressman.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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