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凯特琳·伊莱克 政治记者
凯特琳·伊莱克是哥伦比亚广播公司新闻网驻华盛顿特区的政治记者。她曾供职于《华盛顿考察家报》和《国会山报》，并入选2022年美国国家新闻基金会保罗·米勒华盛顿报道奖学金项目。
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本周二有三个州将举行初选，其中佛罗里达州将敲定州长和参议员两职位的候选人。在阿拉斯加州，参议员丹·沙利文将在无党派前置前四初选中面临多名竞争对手——其中一位与他同名。
佛罗里达州选民还将针对新划分的国会选区进行初选，此前共和党州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯推动通过了新的选区边界方案，旨在让共和党在该州28个选区中的24个占据优势。
以下是今日值得关注的主要竞选：
佛罗里达州州长竞选
佛罗里达州自1994年以来就未曾选出过民主党州长，且德桑蒂斯因任期限制无法再次参选。2018年，德桑蒂斯以不到1个百分点的微弱优势获胜；到2022年，他以20个百分点的优势胜出，将佛罗里达从摇摆州彻底转变为稳固的共和党票仓。
2020年首次当选、代表那不勒斯、麦尔兹堡及周边地区的众议员拜伦·唐纳兹获得了前总统特朗普的背书，长期以来他以众议院“让美国再次伟大”阵营成员自居。他是众议院自由核心小组的核心成员，2023年曾在众议院议长选举中挑战凯文·麦卡锡，迫使投票进行了15轮才得出结果。同年麦卡锡被罢免议长职务后，唐纳兹也曾在10个月后参选接替他的议长职位。
除了特朗普的背书，唐纳兹还筹集了巨额竞选资金，目前已筹得9000万美元。他在民调中也占据明显领先优势。
另有10名共和党人角逐该提名，副州长杰伊·柯林斯和极右翼活动家詹姆斯·菲什巴克是唐纳兹的主要挑战者。尽管德桑蒂斯未在此次初选中背书，柯林斯仍将自己标榜为“德桑蒂斯任命的人”，但鉴于唐纳兹的领先优势，这场竞争更像是在争夺第二名。
今年早些时候，柯林斯曾试图将菲什巴克从选票中除名，指控菲什巴克未达到该州规定的至少7年居住年限要求，但最终法官驳回了这一诉求。
现年31岁的佛罗里达本地人菲什巴克在网络上极具煽动性的极右翼“格罗珀”运动青年群体中声望渐长，他获得了白人至上主义者尼克·富恩特斯以及塔克·卡尔森的支持。菲什巴克曾用种族主义言论嘲讽唐纳兹，称其为“捐助者的奴隶”、国会中的“黑人傀儡”，并指责他想将佛罗里达变成“第8条保障性住房贫民窟”。
作为资金充裕的领跑者，唐纳兹通常不会理会菲什巴克的言论。菲什巴克筹集的资金极少，周二胜出的可能性微乎其微，但他将白人至上主义带入了州长竞选，并在共和党内部造成了分裂。
在另一边，共有6名民主党人角逐提名，前共和党众议员戴维·乔利是领跑者。乔利于2014年至2016年代表圣彼得堡地区，是两年来第二位转而参选佛罗里达州州长的前共和党人。2022年，前州长查理·克里——曾以共和党身份担任州长，后转投民主党并在2016年选举中击败乔利——以近20个百分点的差距输给了德桑蒂斯。克里目前正在竞选圣彼得堡市长。
佛罗里达州参议院竞选
当马可·卢比奥出任国务卿后，德桑蒂斯任命阿什利·穆迪填补他的参议院席位，如今穆迪正竞选完成卢比奥剩余的任期。穆迪曾两次当选该州总检察长，2022年以超过20个百分点的优势击败民主党挑战者连任。
穆迪周二将面临三名共和党挑战者，但预计她将赢得提名。
民主党人亚历克斯·文德曼和安吉·尼克松正在激烈角逐民主党提名。文德曼是退休中校，在特朗普第一任期内曾在国家安全委员会担任乌克兰问题专家。他成为特朗普第一次弹劾案的关键证人，作证称曾听到特朗普在电话中施压乌克兰总统调查乔·拜登。文德曼随后被迫离开国家安全委员会。他的兄弟尤金也曾举报该通电话存在不当行为，并于2024年当选弗吉尼亚州国会议员。
杰克逊维尔州众议员尼克松曾领导民主党抗议德桑蒂斯推出的新国会选区划分方案。作为一名劳工组织者，她宣扬自己获得了工会以及代表奥兰多地区的进步派众议员马克斯韦尔·弗罗斯特的支持。
佛罗里达州众议院竞选
今年早些时候，最高法院裁定缩小《选举权法案》中要求部分州创建多数黑人选民选区的条款范围后，德桑蒂斯推动通过了新的国会选区地图，为共和党额外争取了4个选区优势。此前受《选举权法案》保护的众议员达伦·索托的选区被重新划分，变得更有利于共和党。
索托在民主党初选中无对手，将有7名共和党人周二参选角逐该席位。托马斯·查利富小曾在2024年挑战索托，在旧选区规则下获得了超过40%的选票，此次他再次参选；马库斯·卡特也曾在2024年以无党派候选人身份参加大选。曾在特朗普首届政府任职的共和党人丹·格林宣扬自己与前总统的联系，他获得了7名国会议员的背书，但其中没有佛罗里达州的议员。
民主党众议员黛比·沃瑟曼·舒尔茨的当前选区也受到了影响。她如今在相邻的第20选区参选，该选区仍为多数黑人选区，自20世纪80年代以来一直由黑人代表担任议员。沃瑟曼·舒尔茨遭到了黑人社区领袖以及另外四名非裔候选人的强烈批评，他们均反对她转战该选区。
前众议员希拉·谢尔菲勒斯-麦科米克今年早些时候在众议院道德委员会即将裁定是否应因盗窃及其他不当行为指控对其进行制裁前辞职，导致该席位目前空缺。但尽管辞职还不到6个月，谢尔菲勒斯-麦科米克仍将再次参选。其他三名候选人分别是路德·坎贝尔、戴尔·霍尔内斯和伊利亚·曼利。
温和派民主党众议员贾里德·莫斯科维茨的选区也被重新划分，变得更有利于共和党。莫斯科维茨面临来自左翼挑战者奥利弗·拉金——一名民主社会主义者——的挑战。纽约、科罗拉多和康涅狄格州此前曾出现过年轻进步派候选人爆冷获胜的情况，拉金将莫斯科维茨描述为亲以色列人士，并指责他与美国以色列公共事务委员会（AIPAC）存在关联。佛罗里达州第25选区是全美犹太选民最集中的选区之一。
代表佛罗里达州中部第7选区的共和党众议员科里·米尔斯将面临三名共和党初选挑战者。米尔斯正因联邦合同违规、冒充军人荣誉以及袭击指控接受众议院道德委员会调查。一名女性去年提交了警方报告指控米尔斯袭击她，其前女友也申请了针对他的限制令。米尔斯尚未被起诉，并否认存在任何不当行为。
佛罗里达州众议院代表团中有两名共和党人背书米尔斯的挑战者瑞安·伊莱贾——一名前本地电视主播。国会其他议员此前也曾呼吁对米尔斯进行谴责甚至开除，尤其是在众议院发生多起备受关注的行为不端指控之后。
阿拉斯加州参议院竞选
民主党需要拿下4个共和党席位才能掌控参议院，同时保住所有现有民主党席位。尽管阿拉斯加州自2009年以来就未曾选出过民主党参议员，但民主党人认为，在合适的政治环境下，阿拉斯加有望成为一个胜算渺茫的目标州。
前众议员玛丽·佩尔托拉决定挑战现任两届共和党参议员丹·沙利文。阿拉斯加州采用无党派前置前四初选制度，周二初选中排名前四的候选人将进入11月的大选 ballot。
佩尔托拉在2022年阿拉斯加州单一国会选区的特别选举中意外获胜，并在同年11月当选完整任期，但2024年她输给了共和党人尼克·贝吉奇。当年特朗普在阿拉斯加州以13个百分点的优势胜出。
周二共有13名候选人参选，还有一名名为丹尼尔·J·沙利文的候选人，阿拉斯加州选举部门今年早些时候曾试图将其从选票中除名。阿拉斯加州最高法院裁定丹尼尔·J·沙利文可以参选，称其参选看起来是出于善意。上周五，特朗普指责民主党试图“欺骗”阿拉斯加选民，因为丹尼尔·J·沙利文也以共和党人身份参选。
从竞选筹款情况来看，领跑者一目了然：佩尔托拉目前已筹集超过1800万美元，现任参议员沙利文筹集了超过1100万美元，而另一位丹尼尔·J·沙利文仅筹集了1.8万美元。
尽管佩尔托拉已经筹集了巨额资金，但上周她的竞选活动还是引发了争议。前副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯为佩尔托拉发送了一封筹款邮件，但佩尔托拉的竞选团队告诉全国媒体，他们并未批准这一筹款提议，因为佩尔托拉试图塑造自己的独立候选人形象。
怀俄明州
任期一届的共和党参议员辛西娅·拉马斯不寻求连任，空出了全美最安全的共和党席位之一。特朗普背书了哈丽特·哈格曼，后者在2022年也曾获得特朗普支持，挑战时任众议员莉兹·切尼，角逐怀俄明州单一国会众议院席位。
哈格曼将面临另外四名初选候选人。同时也有两名民主党人角逐，将对阵共和党初选的获胜者。
随着哈格曼空出席位，共有9名共和党人角逐该党提名，另有两名民主党人竞争民主党提名。
Florida voters choose in governor, Senate primaries and more races to watch today
August 18, 2026 / 6:37 AM EDT / CBS News
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Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter
Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation.
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Three states are holding primaries on Tuesday, with Florida deciding its nominees for both governor and for Senate. In Alaska, Sen. Dan Sullivan is facing several competitors — including one who shares his name — in the nonpartisan top-four primary.
Floridians will also be voting in primaries in new congressional districts after GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through new district boundaries to give Republicans an advantage in 24 of the state’s 28 districts.
Here are the major races to watch today:
Florida governor
Florida hasn’t elected a Democratic governor since 1994 and DeSantis is prevented from running again due to term limits. In 2018, DeSantis won by less than a single point. By 2022, he won by 20 points — transforming Florida from being seen as a swing state to being solidly Republican.
Rep. Byron Donalds, first elected in 2020 to represent Naples, Fort Myers and the surrounding area, is backed by President Trump and has long branded himself as a “Make America Great Again” member of the House. He is a prominent member of the House Freedom Caucus and in 2023, challenged Kevin McCarthy in the race to become speaker, forcing 15 rounds of voting. Donalds also put his name in the bid to replace McCarthy 10 months later when he was ousted from the speakership.
In addition to Mr. Trump’s backing, Donalds has amassed a significant war chest, having raised $90 million so far. He has also held a commanding lead in polls.
There are 10 other Republicans seeking the nomination, with Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and far-right activist James Fishback as the leading challengers to Donalds. While DeSantis has not endorsed in the race, Collins has branded himself as “DeSantis-appointed,” but it’s likely a race for second place given Donalds’ lead.
Collins tried earlier this summer to get Fishback booted from the ballot, alleging Fishback had not met the state’s seven-year minimum residency requirement. The case was ultimately thrown out by a judge.
Fishback, a 31-year-old Florida native, has gained momentum among young men in the inflammatory alt-right “groyper” movement online and has support of white nationalist Nick Fuentes as well as Tucker Carlson. Fishback has taunted Donalds with racist comments, calling him a “slave to donors,” a “token Black” in Congress and accusing him of wanting to turn Florida into a “Section 8 ghetto.”
As the well-funded front-runner, Donalds generally does not acknowledge Fishback’s comments. Fishback has raised little money and does not stand much of a chance of succeeding on Tuesday, but he has pushed white nationalism into the governor’s race and caused a splinter in the GOP.
Across the aisle, there are six Democrats seeking the nomination on Tuesday, with former Republican Rep. David Jolly as the front-runner. Jolly represented the St. Petersburg area from 2014 to 2016, and is the second prominent Republican-turned-Democrat to run for governor in Florida in two cycles. In 2022, former Gov. Charlie Crist — who served as a Republican as governor before becoming a Democrat and defeating Jolly in the 2016 election — lost to DeSantis by nearly 20 points. Crist is now running for St. Petersburg mayor.
Florida Senate race
When Marco Rubio became secretary of state, DeSantis appointed Ashley Moodyto his Senate seat, and she is now running to serve out the remainder of his term. Moody was elected the state’s attorney general twice, defeating her Democratic challenger in 2022 by more than 20 points.
Moody faces three Republican challengers on Tuesday, although she is expected to win the nomination.
Democrats Alex Vindman and Angie Nixon are duking it out for the Democratic nomination. Vindman, a retired lieutenant colonel, served on the National Security Council as an expert on Ukraine during Mr. Trump’s first term. He became a key witness in Mr. Trump’s first impeachment, testifying he heard Mr. Trump on a phone call pressure the Ukrainian president to investigate Joe Biden. Vindman was later forced out at the NSC. His brother, Eugene, who also reported the phone call as being improper, was elected to Congress in 2024 from Virginia.
Nixon, a state representative from Jacksonville, led the Democratic protest against DeSantis’ new congressional map. A labor organizer, she is touting her progressive support, including from unions and progressive Rep. Maxwell Frost, who represents the Orlando area.
Florida House
Earlier this year, DeSantis pushed through a new congressional map to favor Republicans in four more districts after the Supreme Court decision that narrowed the section of the Voting Rights Act that required the creation of majority Black voting districts in some states. Rep. Darren Soto’s district, which was protected by the Voting Rights Act, was redrawn to become more favorable to Republicans.
Soto is running unopposed for the Democratic nomination, and seven Republicans are running on Tuesday to take him on. Republican Thomas Chalifoux Jr., Soto’s challenger in 2024 who won more than 40% of the vote under the old lines, is running again, as is Marcus Carter, who ran in 2024 on the general election ballot as an NPA candidate. Republican Dan Green, who worked in the first Trump administration, is touting his ties to the president. He has been endorsed by seven members of Congress, although none from Florida.
Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s current district was also affected. She’s now running in the neighboring 20th District, which is still a majority Black district and has been represented by a Black representative since the 1980s. Wasserman Schultz was sharply criticized by Black community leaders and the other four candidates, who are all African American, for running in this district.
The seat is currently vacant after former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned earlier this year moments before the House Ethics Committee was set to determine whether she should be sanctioned for allegations of theft and other misconduct. But despite resigning less than six months ago, Cherfilus-McCormick is running again this year. There are three other candidates: Luther Campbell, Dale Holness and Elijah Manly.
Moderate Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz’s district was also redrawn to favor Republicans. Moskowitz faces a challenger to the left, Oliver Larkin, a democratic socialist. Younger and usually progressive challengers have pulled off upsets in New York, Colorado and Connecticut, and Larkin has cast Moskowitz as being pro-Israel and being tied to AIPAC. Florida’s 25th District has one of the heaviest concentrations of Jewish voters in the country.
Republican Rep. Cory Mills, who represents the 7th District in central Florida, has three GOP primary challengers. Millsfaces a House Ethics Committee probe for allegations related to federal contracting violations, stolen valor and assault. He has been accused of assault by a woman who filed a police report last year, and a former girlfriend filed a restraining order against him. He has not been charged and denies any wrongdoing.
Two Republicans in Florida’s House delegation have endorsed Mills’ challenger, Ryan Elijah, a former local television anchor. There have also been calls for him to be censured or even expelled by other members of Congress, especially in the wake of several high-profile accusations of misconduct in the House.
Alaska Senate race
Democrats have to flip four seats to take control of the Senate, in addition to holding all their current seats. Although Alaska hasn’t elected a Democratic senator since 2009, Democrats believe Alaska could be a long-shot target in the right political environment.
Former Rep. Mary Peltola has opted to take on incumbent two-term Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. Alaska has nonpartisan primaries, so the top four finishers in Tuesday’s primary will be on the ballot in November.
Peltola won a surprise victory in a special election to represent Alaska’s at-large congressional district in 2022 and won a full term that November, but she lost to Republican Nick Begich in 2024. Mr. Trump won Alaska by 13 points in that election.
There are 13 candidates on the ballot on Tuesday, and there is another candidate named Daniel J. Sullivan, whom the Alaska Division of Elections attempted to take off the ballot earlier this summer. The Alaska Supreme Court determined that Daniel J. Sullivan can appear on the ballot, saying his candidacy appears to be in good faith. On Friday, Mr. Trump accused Democrats of trying to “trick” Alaska voters, since Daniel J. Sullivan is also on the ballot as a Republican.
The money raised in the race shows the front-runners: Peltola has raised more than $18 million so far, while the incumbent Sen. Sullivan has brought in more than $11 million. The other Daniel J. Sullivan has raised $18,000.
Despite the large sums already raised by Peltola, her campaign has raised some eyebrows in the past week. Former Vice President Kamala Harris sent around a fundraising email for Peltola, but her campaign told national media that they had not approved the fundraising pitch as she seeks to distinguish herself as an independent.
Wyoming
One-term Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis is not running for reelection, leaving open one of the safest GOP seats in the country. Mr. Trump has endorsed Harriet Hageman, whom he also backed to unseat former Rep. Liz Cheney in 2022 for the state’s at-large House seat.
Hageman is facing four other primary candidates. There are also two Democrats vying to take on the winner of the GOP race.
With Hageman vacating her seat, nine Republicans are vying for the GOP nomination and two Democrats are competing for their nomination.