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特朗普支持的挑战者、极左翼激进派与代际变革共同推动了本次创纪录的议员罢免数量
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发布于2026年8月19日 美国东部时间下午2:13 | 更新于2026年8月19日 美国东部时间下午2:16
民主党战略家迈克尔·拉罗萨剖析2026年初选的颠覆结果：年轻进步派击败多位资深在任议员。
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佛罗里达州共和党众议员科里·米尔斯因面临多起争议，成为今年越来越多在党内初选中落选的国会在任议员中的最新一例。
根据弗吉尼亚大学政治中心的数据，在2026年中期选举中，已有12名众议院议员和2名参议员在寻求连任提名时被罢免。
“在非全国性重新划分选区的年份里，这是几十年来最高的罢免人数之一，”该中心传播主任凯尔·康迪克告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
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佛罗里达州共和党众议员科里·米尔斯周二在该州第7国会选区的连任提名竞选中落败。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ-罗尔Call公司 盖蒂图片社供图）
康迪克指出：“罢免人数更高的年份都是以数字‘2’结尾的年份，也就是全国性重新划分选区的年份。今年是部分重新划分选区的年份，但从历史数据来看，这个罢免人数仍然非常高。”
尽管过去一年罕见但并非前所未有的重新划分选区行动导致部分在任议员落选，但还有许多其他因素。这些因素包括因丑闻受损的在任议员、唐纳德·特朗普总统罢免部分共和党议员的行动、民主党推动代际变革的日益强烈的呼声，以及极左翼成功发起运动，在提名对决中瞄准更多温和派、建制派支持的民主党人。
密歇根州民主党众议员什里·塔内达尔本月早些时候被左翼挑战者、州众议员多诺万·麦金尼击败，麦金尼是美国民主社会主义者（DSA）成员。
纽约州民主党众议员丹·戈德曼在该州6月初选中被进步派挑战者布拉德·兰德击败，兰德曾担任纽约市审计长，得到社会主义者市长佐赫兰·马姆达尼的支持。
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2026年6月18日，在纽约市国王剧院举行的“投票动员”集会上，国会候选人克莱尔·巴尔德斯、国会候选人布拉德·兰德、市长佐赫兰·马姆达尼和国会候选人达丽亚利扎·阿维拉·谢瓦利尔举手示意。（迈克尔·M·圣地亚哥/盖蒂图片社供图）
纽约州民主党众议员阿德里亚诺·埃斯帕利尔担任国会西班牙裔核心小组主席，他被社区组织者、活动家达丽亚利扎·阿维拉·谢瓦利尔击败，后者是DSA成员，同样得到马姆达尼的支持。年龄也是本次竞选的一个因素，32岁的谢瓦利尔罢免了71岁的埃斯帕利尔。
意识形态与年龄也是DSA成员梅拉特·基罗斯击败温和派民主党众议员戴安娜·德盖特的关键因素，德盖特已在众议院任职近30年。
年龄和对新面孔的推动助力了38岁的民主党众议员克里斯蒂安·梅尼菲的胜利，他在今年早些时候的国会特别选举中获胜，击败了同为民主党人的众议员阿尔·格林——格林下个月就将年满79岁。两人因得克萨斯州共和党重新划分选区行动而重划的国会选区展开对决。
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2025年8月4日，得克萨斯州民主党众议员阿尔·格林在伊利诺伊州沃伦维尔的国际电气工人兄弟会会馆出席得克萨斯州众议院民主党人的新闻发布会。（斯科特·奥尔森/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社供图）
得克萨斯州的重新划分选区也迫使民主党众议员朱莉·约翰逊在该州第33国会选区与她的前任、前众议员科林·奥尔雷德展开对决，奥尔雷德在 runoff选举中获胜。
代际变革是关键因素：47岁的康涅狄格州哈特福德前市长卢克·布罗宁在民主党初选中击败了任职近30年的资深众议员约翰·拉尔森，后者现年78岁。
特朗普在今年早些时候路易斯安那州共和党参议员比尔·卡西迪的罢免中发挥了关键作用。卡西迪是少数在五年前特朗普第二次弹劾审判中投下定罪票的共和党人之一。
与此同时，资深共和党参议员约翰·康恩在5月底的得克萨斯州共和党参议院提名runoff选举中被州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿击败，帕克斯顿是一名“让美国再次伟大”的激进派，也是总统的主要支持者。特朗普在这场长达一年的激烈竞争中保持中立，但在runoff选举前的最后时刻 endorsed了帕克斯顿。
“10名在2026年连任提名竞选中落败的众议院在任议员”
2026年5月18日，肯塔基州共和党众议员托马斯·马西在肯塔基州梅森县接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访。（保罗·施坦豪泽/福克斯新闻供图）
肯塔基州众议员托马斯·马西是直言不讳的特朗普批评者，他在连任提名竞选中输给了得到总统支持的前海军海豹突击队队员埃德·加莱恩。
得克萨斯州共和党众议员丹·克兰西被更保守的挑战者、州众议员史蒂夫·托思击败，托思将现任议员描绘成反特朗普人士。尽管总统在这场竞选中保持中立，但托思得到了保守派激进派参议员特德·克鲁兹的支持。
尽管得到特朗普的支持，田纳西州共和党众议员安迪·奥格尔斯还是在连任提名竞选中失利。
奥格尔斯近年来因争议言论和社交媒体帖子陷入困境，被前田纳西州农业专员查理·哈彻击败。哈彻得到了州长比尔·李、前州长比尔·哈斯拉姆以及包括前特朗普政府农业部长桑尼·珀杜在内的其他知名共和党人的支持。
2025年2月25日，田纳西州共和党众议员安迪·奥格尔斯在华盛顿特区的美国国会大厦。（肯特·西村/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社供图）
在佛罗里达州，米尔斯在倾向保守的第7国会选区的四党共和党初选中被前本地电视新闻和体育记者瑞安·伊莱贾击败。
伊莱贾多次针对米尔斯展开攻击，指认他面临众议院道德委员会的调查，以及去年一名前女友称这位两届议员威胁要发布她的露骨性爱视频后，一名法官对米尔斯发出的限制令。
米尔斯曾是陆军退伍军人和前军事承包商，他否认了这些指控，但面临两党要求他辞职的呼声。今年早些时候唐纳德·特朗普总统的背书未能帮助他在周二的初选中保住席位。
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今年早些时候，得克萨斯州共和党众议员托尼·冈萨雷斯在承认与一名自杀的前工作人员有染后，退出了已进入runoff选举的竞选。
在众议院领导层的巨大压力下，他在几周后完全辞去了国会职务。
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Republican Rep. Cory Mills of Florida, facing a pair of controversies, is the latest in a growing list of congressional incumbents sent packing in party primaries this year.
Twelve House members and two senators have been ousted in the 2026 midterms as they bid for renomination, according to the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.
“It’s one of the highest numbers in decades in a non-national redistricting year,” Center for Politics Communications Director Kyle Kondik told Fox News Digital.
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Republican Rep. Cory Mills of Florida was defeated Tuesday as he bid for renomination in the state’s 7th Congressional District.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Kondik noted that “the years that the number was higher are years that end in the number two, which are full national redistricting years. This was a partial redistricting year, but it’s a very high number historically.”
While the rare but not unheard of redistricting push over the past year contributed to some of the losses by incumbents, there were plenty of other factors. Those include incumbents wounded by scandals, President Donald Trump’s moves to oust some GOP lawmakers, the increasing push by Democrats for generational change and the successful movement by the far left to target more moderate, establishment-backed Democrats in nomination showdowns.
Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar of Michigan was defeated earlier this month by a left-wing challenger, state Rep. Donavan McKinney, who is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).
Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman of New York was ousted in the state’s June primary by progressive challenger Brad Lander, a former New York City comptroller who was backed by socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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Congressional candidate Claire Valdez, congressional candidate Brad Lander, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier raise their hands during a Get Out the Vote rally at King’s Theatre June 18, 2026, in New York City.(Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Rep. Adriano Espaillat of New York, a Democrat who serves as Congressional Hispanic Caucus chair, was defeated by community organizer and activist Darializa Avila Chevalier, a DSA member who was also supported by Mamdani. Age was also a factor in the race, as the 32-year-old Chevalier ousted the 71-year-old Espaillat.
Ideology and age were also key ingredients in DSA member Melat Kiros’ victory over more moderate Democratic Rep. Diana Degette of Colorado, who has served in the House for nearly three decades.
Age and the push for fresh faces fueled a victory by 38-year-old Democratic Rep. Christian Menefee, who won a special congressional election earlier this year, over Rep. Al Green, a fellow Democrat who turns 79 next month. The two incumbents faced off for a House seat redrawn through a Texas Republican redistricting push.
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Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, joins Texas House Democrats for a press conference at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union hall Aug. 4, 2025, in Warrenville, Ill.(Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Redistricting in Texas also forced Democratic Rep. Julie Johnson into a showdown in the state’s 33rd Congressional District against her predecessor, former Rep. Colin Allred, which Allred won in a runoff election.
Generational change was the key factor as 47-year-old former Mayor Luke Bronin of Hartford, Connecticut, scored a victory in the Democratic primary over nearly 30-year congressional veteran Rep. John Larson, who is 78.
Trump played a key role in the ouster of Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana earlier this year. Cassidy was one of a handful of Republicans who voted to convict Trump during his second impeachment trial five years ago.
Meanwhile, longtime Republican Sen. John Cornyn was defeated in the Texas GOP Senate nomination runoff election in late May by state Attorney General Ken Paxton, a MAGA firebrand and major supporter of the president. Trump stayed neutral during the year-long bitter battle but endorsed Paxton at the last minute ahead of the runoff.
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Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky is interviewed by Fox News Digital May 18, 2026, in Mason County, Ky.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, a vocal Republican Trump critic, lost his renomination bid to former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein, who was backed by the president.
Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas went down in defeat to a more conservative challenger, state Rep. Steve Toth, who cast the incumbent as anti-Trump. While the president remained neutral in the race, Toth was supported by conservative firebrand Sen. Ted Cruz.
Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee lost in his bid for renomination despite having Trump’s endorsement.
Ogles, saddled by controversial comments and social media posts in recent years, was defeated by former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, who was backed by Gov. Bill Lee, former Gov. Bill Haslam and other prominent Republicans including former Trump Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.
Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Feb. 25, 2025.(Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
In Florida, Mills was topped by Ryan Elijah, a former local television news and sports reporter, in a four-way GOP primary in the right-leaning 7th Congressional District.
Elijah repeatedly targeted Mills over a House Ethics Committee investigation into the congressman and the restraining order placed against Mills by a judge last year after a former girlfriend said the two-term lawmaker threatened to release sexually explicit videos of her.
Mills, an Army veteran and former military contractor, denied the allegations but faced bipartisan calls to resign. An endorsement earlier this year from President Donald Trump wasn’t enough to save him in Tuesday’s primary.
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Earlier this year, GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas, who had advanced to a runoff election, quit his race after admitting to an affair with a former staffer who died by suicide.
Facing heavy pressure from House leaders, he resigned from Congress entirely weeks later.
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