2026年8月18日 美国东部时间晚上8:58 / 福克斯新闻频道
贝尔·多尔顿将角逐共和党众议员科里·米尔斯 currently 占据的席位
作者：伊丽莎白·埃尔金德，福克斯新闻
详情查看：米尔斯否认 DOJ 调查指控，称系政治对手所为
佛罗里达州共和党众议员科里·米尔斯否认福克斯新闻线人爆料的司法部正在调查他的指控，称此事系其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 为福克斯新闻数字频道拍摄）
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当地周二晚间，获得民主党建制派支持的退役海军直升机飞行员以压倒性优势赢得佛罗里达州初选。
贝尔·多尔顿击败前国会议员艾伦·格雷森和另一名退伍海军军人、进步派候选人玛丽安娜娜·金特，赢得民主党提名，将在“阳光之州”佛罗里达州第7国会选区参选。该选区目前由共和党众议员科里·米尔斯代表。
此前被认为是共和党稳拿的席位，如今因米尔斯丑闻缠身，被视为民主党在11月中期选举中有望拿下的目标。
观看：佛罗里达州初选前，科里·米尔斯痛斥 DOJ 调查为“政治操弄”
退役海军直升机飞行员贝尔·多尔顿赢得民主党初选，将角逐科里·米尔斯目前占据的众议院席位。（图片来源：贝尔·多尔顿：佛罗里达退伍军人）
无党派的库克政治报告将共和党保住该选区的评级从“安全共和党”下调至“共和党大概率获胜”。该选区评级为共和党+5，意味着只要候选人合适，民主党就有机会拿下。
多尔顿已入选众议院民主党竞选机构的“红蓝逆转”名单，这意味着左翼领导层预计将投入资金和其他资源助力其参选。
他还获得了进步派退伍军人组织“投票退伍军人”、中左翼“蓝狗联盟”以及佛罗里达州民主党众议员凯西·卡斯特和洛伊斯·弗兰克尔的背书。
佛罗里达州共和党众议员科里·米尔斯于2026年4月29日在雷伯恩众议院办公楼出席众议院军事委员会题为“国防部2027财年预算申请”的听证会。（图片来源：汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ-滚呼公司 via 盖蒂图片社）
曾服役于陆军的米尔斯近年来深陷多起争议，导致两名佛罗里达州共和党同僚——众议员安娜·宝琳娜·卢娜和迈克·哈里佐普洛斯——呼吁他退出竞选。
共和党议员欢迎众议院道德委员会就其性骚扰指控展开调查
二人背书了长期担任奥兰多新闻主播的挑战者瑞安·伊利亚杰。
唐纳德·特朗普总统于2026年8月9日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）
米尔斯正接受众议院道德委员会调查，另有爆料称其受到司法部（DOJ）调查，但他否认存在后者的调查。米尔斯同时否认存在任何不当行为。
他在寻求连任第三届议员的竞选之初获得了唐纳德·特朗普总统的背书，但这位总司令尚未就困扰这位现任共和党议员的性骚扰和财务不当行为指控发表任何言论。
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。此前曾在《每日邮报》和CBS新闻发表过数字媒体作品。
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Democrats get their man as scandals put once-safe GOP House seat in play
August 18, 2026 8:58pm EDT / Fox News
Bale Dalton is running for the seat represented by GOP Rep Cory Mills
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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A retired Navy helicopter pilot backed by the Democratic establishment cruised to victory in the Florida primaries on Tuesday night.
Bale Dalton defeated ex-congressman Alan Grayson and progressive Marialana Kinter, another Navy veteran, for the Democratic nomination to run in the Sunshine State’s 7th Congressional District, which is currently represented by Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla.
What was once expected to be a safe GOP seat is now being viewed as a possible pickup opportunity for Democrats in November as scandals continue to pile up for Mills.
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Retired Navy helicopter pilot Bale Dalton won the Democratic primary to compete for the House seat currently held by Rep. Cory Mills.(Bale Dalton: Veteran For Florida)
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report downgraded Republicans’ chances of keeping the district from a “safe” to “likely” win for the GOP. It’s rated R+5, meaning Democrats could have a shot with the right candidate.
Dalton is already on the House Democratic campaign arm’s “Red to Blue” list, meaning left-wing leaders are expected to pour money and other resources into the race.
He was also endorsed by progressive veterans group VoteVets, the moderate-left Blue Dog Coalition, as well as Reps. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., and Lois Frankel, D-Fla.
Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., attends the House Armed Services Committee hearing titled “Department of Defense FY2027 Budget Request,” in the Rayburn House Office Building on April 29, 2026.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
Mills, who served in the Army, has been bogged down by controversies in recent years that have prompted two of his fellow Florida Republicans — Reps. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., and Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla. — to call for him to drop out of the race.
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They backed challenger Ryan Elijah, a former longtime Orlando news anchor.
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on Aug. 9, 2026, at Morristown Airport in Morristown, N.J.(Eric Lee/Getty Images)
Mills is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee and allegedly by the Department of Justice (DOJ), though he denied the latter probe’s existence. Mills has also denied all wrongdoing.
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He went into his bid for a third term endorsed by President Donald Trump, though the commander-in-chief has not spoken on the allegations of sexual harassment and financial impropriety that have dogged the sitting Republican incumbent.
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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