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七位候选人角逐接任南佛罗里达州众议员弗雷德里卡·威尔逊的席位
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即将退休的众议员弗雷德里卡·威尔逊支持的接班人在竞争激烈的民主党初选中胜出，将接替她进入国会。
迈阿密-戴德县专员奥利弗·吉尔伯特目前大概率将接任威尔逊——这位佛罗里达州民主党众议员，继续代表她稳操胜券的蓝色选区，即佛罗里达州第24国会选区。
该选区位于南佛罗里达州，涵盖迈阿密部分区域。今年佛罗里达州共和党人重划国会选区地图后，该选区仍以民主党选民为主，但包括迈阿密海滩在内的沿海地区现已划入相邻选区。
弗雷德里卡·威尔逊自2011年起担任国会众议员。（卡尔·朱斯特/《迈阿密先驱报》/论坛新闻服务 盖蒂图片社）
威尔逊自2011年进入国会，最初代表佛罗里达州第17国会选区，任职一届后因选区重划转战第24选区参选。
【标题】特朗普在亚利桑那州初秀共和党影响力 民主党避开极左翼意外挑战
她最为人熟知的或许是其风格怪异的着装，标志性配饰是色彩鲜艳的宽檐牛仔帽，威尔逊在国会大厦内外经常佩戴这类帽子。
她将于今年年底卸任国会职务，这引发了民主党人竞相争夺该席位的热潮，共有七人参与民主党初选。
众议院民主党领导层迄今未介入此次初选，但大概率会团结支持此次胜出的候选人。
https://www.foxnews.com/video/5620128259001
威尔逊在一场竞选集会上明确表态支持民主党人奥利弗·吉尔伯特，她当时宣称：“既然我都支持你，那第24选区的所有人都应该支持你。”
尽管这场初选存在竞争，但值得注意的是，它并未成为2026年中期选举季众多标志性的民主党建制派与极左翼阵营之间的正面交锋之一。
【标题】伯尼·桑德斯与美国民主社会主义者协会公布民主党党内改革诉求 此前社会主义者在纽约选举中大获全胜
2025年11月4日，美国民主社会主义者协会洛杉矶分会在灰狗酒吧举办选举夜派对，桌上摆放的物品。（埃里克·塞耶/《洛杉矶时报》/盖蒂图片社）
全美各地的极左翼民主党人，其中许多人与美国民主社会主义者协会（DSA）存在关联，一直在发起颇具竞争力的挑战，在部分情况下甚至成功推翻了本党现任议员。
在佛罗里达州其他地区，美国民主社会主义者协会成员奥利弗·拉金挑战了温和派众议员贾里德·莫斯科维茨——这位佛罗里达州民主党众议员所在的选区今年经重划后对共和党更为有利。
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自称社会主义者的伊利亚·曼利是挑战佛罗里达州民主党众议员黛比·沃瑟曼·舒尔茨的众多候选人之一。沃瑟曼·舒尔茨因在自己的选区因佛罗里达州共和党支持的新地图调整后，转而参选多数为黑人选民的选区而引发争议。沃瑟曼·舒尔茨已于周二晚间胜出。
伊丽莎白·埃尔金德是福克斯新闻数字频道的政治记者，负责众议院相关报道。此前她的数字媒体署名作品见于《每日邮报》和哥伦比亚广播公司新闻。
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Potential successor to cowboy hat-wearing Dem tops crowded Florida primary
August 18, 2026 9:31pm EDT / Fox News
Seven candidates competed to replace South Florida Rep Frederica Wilson
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Retiring Rep. Frederica Wilson’s chosen successor has won the crowded Democratic primary to replace her in Congress.
Miami-Dade County Commissioner Oliver Gilbert is now likely to follow Wilson, D-Fla., to Congress representing her safe blue seat in Florida’s 24th Congressional District.
The district is located in South Florida and includes part of Miami. It remains largely Democratic after Florida Republicans redrew the state’s congressional map this year, though areas along the shore, including Miami Beach, are now part of a neighboring constituency.
Rep. Frederica Wilson has been in Congress since 2011.(Carl Juste/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Wilson has been in Congress since 2011, first representing Florida’s 17th Congressional District for a single term before redistricting spurred her to run in the 24th.
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She is perhaps best known for her eccentric attire, which centers on brightly colored wide-brimmed hats that Wilson regularly wears both inside and outside the U.S. Capitol.
Her exit from Congress at the end of this year spurred a mad dash among Democrats to replace her, with seven people running in the party’s primary.
House Democratic leaders have stayed out of the race so far but are likely to coalesce behind the now-chosen winner.
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Wilson emphatically endorsed Democrat Oliver Gilbert in the race, declaring at a rally for the candidate, “If I am endorsing you, everybody in District 24 should be endorsing you.”
And while competitive, the race was notable in that it was not one of the litany of high-profile clashes between establishment Democrats and the far-left that have come to define the 2026 midterm season.
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Items on a table during an election night party held by the Democratic Socialists of America — LA chapter at The Greyhound Nov. 4, 2025, in Los Angeles.(Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Far-left Democrats across the country, many linked to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), have been posing competitive challenges and, in some cases, even unseating incumbent lawmakers within the party.
Elsewhere in Florida, DSA member Oliver Larkin challenged moderate Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., in a district drawn to more heavily favor Republicans this year.
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Self-described socialist Elijah Manley is one of many challengers to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., who has generated controversy for running in a majority-Black district after her own seat was changed by the Florida GOP-backed new congressional map. Wasserman Schultz won Tuesday night.
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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