{"id":355806,"date":"2026-08-18T18:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T23:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/primaries-in-three-states-will-narrow-the-field-in-key-senate-house-and-governors-races"},"modified":"2026-08-18T18:41:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T23:41:21","slug":"primaries-in-three-states-will-narrow-the-field-in-key-senate-house-and-governors-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/primaries-in-three-states-will-narrow-the-field-in-key-senate-house-and-governors-races","title":{"rendered":"Primaries in three states will slender the sphere in key Senate, Home and governors\u2019 races."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">More than a dozen candidates are challenging incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in the Alaska&#8217;s nonpartisan, top-four primary on Tuesday, including another Republican named Dan Sullivan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Floridians will vote in the first election since the state&#8217;s <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/florida-legislature-approves-new-congressional-map\/story?id=132508964\" dir=\"ltr\">congressional districts were redrawn<\/a> by the Republican-controlled legislature. Two former members of Congress are running for the House seat being vacated by Rep. Byron Donalds, who is running for governor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In Wyoming, Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman is also giving up her House seat to run for the retiring Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis&#8217; seat. President Donald Trump has endorsed Hageman in the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Here&#8217;s a look at Tuesday&#8217;s primaries:<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur oVsVV \" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/e560968b-5f25-4592-92dd-5333f20e5287\/alaska-1-ap-gmh-260818_1787056355713_hpMain_square.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/e560968b-5f25-4592-92dd-5333f20e5287\/alaska-1-ap-gmh-260818_1787056355713_hpMain_square.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/e560968b-5f25-4592-92dd-5333f20e5287\/alaska-1-ap-gmh-260818_1787056355713_hpMain_square.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/e560968b-5f25-4592-92dd-5333f20e5287\/alaska-1-ap-gmh-260818_1787056355713_hpMain_square.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Alaska\" alt=\"PHOTO: Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan (L) in Palmer, Alaska, Aug. 17, 2026, and U.S. Senate candidate in Alaska in Petersburg, Alaska, June 26, 2026.\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/e560968b-5f25-4592-92dd-5333f20e5287\/alaska-1-ap-gmh-260818_1787056355713_hpMain_square.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan (L) in Palmer, Alaska, Aug. 17, 2026 and U.S. Senate candidate in Alaska in Petersburg, Alaska, June 26, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">AP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"vPZug ZqdKL xcLAU bunQU uhXXI PjNjV lNbol LBPRq \">Alaska<\/h3>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">More than a dozen candidates are running against Sen. Sullivan in the state&#8217;s nonpartisan primary, in which the top four finishers advance to the general election in November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola is in the crowded field, as is <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/trump-accuses-democrats-trickery-candidate-same-alaska-sen\/story?id=135693218\" dir=\"ltr\">another Republican Dan Sullivan<\/a>, who entered the race in June and successfully sued to stay on the ballot after the state&#8217;s Division of Elections ruled that his candidacy was meant &#8220;to confuse or mislead and to thereby compromise the ballot&#8217;s fairness or neutrality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Challenger Dan Sullivan has denied those allegations and told <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.petersburgpilot.com%2Fstory%2F2026%2F06%2F04%2Fnews%2Fpetersburgs-dan-sullivan-challenges-senator-dan-sullivan%2F15854.html&amp;data=05%7C02%7CEmily.Chang2%40abc.com%7C5e641541260f4e4295c008ded633a2fc%7C56b731a8a2ac4c32bf6b616810e913c6%7C1%7C0%7C639183714744038526%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=QveRNTBmHKvDWArYKu9wkBFT%2Fqwks7OVvOgBE3Jtymw%3D&amp;reserved=0\" dir=\"ltr\"><u class=\" \">his hometown newspaper<\/u><\/a>, &#8220;I have every right to stand up and do this. It&#8217;s my name, my grandfather&#8217;s name: Dan Sullivan. My dad&#8217;s name: Dan Sullivan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/alaska-2026-live-primary-election-results\/story?id=134597797\" dir=\"ltr\">Live Alaska primary results<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">GOP Rep. Nick Begich III, who defeated Peltola in 2024, is running for reelection in the state&#8217;s sole House seat and another member of the prominent Alaska political family, his uncle, former state Senate Minority Leader Tom Begich, is running for governor as a Democrat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur oVsVV \" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/fb31b92f-1a54-4569-afb4-f95f1599e0ba\/fla-gov-1-ap-gmh-260818_1787058503781_hpMain_square.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/fb31b92f-1a54-4569-afb4-f95f1599e0ba\/fla-gov-1-ap-gmh-260818_1787058503781_hpMain_square.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/fb31b92f-1a54-4569-afb4-f95f1599e0ba\/fla-gov-1-ap-gmh-260818_1787058503781_hpMain_square.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/fb31b92f-1a54-4569-afb4-f95f1599e0ba\/fla-gov-1-ap-gmh-260818_1787058503781_hpMain_square.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cory Mills\" alt=\"Cory Mills\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/fb31b92f-1a54-4569-afb4-f95f1599e0ba\/fla-gov-1-ap-gmh-260818_1787058503781_hpMain_square.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">Florida Republican congressman and gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds in Doral, Fla., Aug. 6, 2026 and Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and gubernatorial candidate in Tampa, Aug. 12, 2025.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">AP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"vPZug ZqdKL xcLAU bunQU uhXXI PjNjV lNbol LBPRq \">Florida<\/h3>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Republicans hope to pick up four more House districts after the state redrew its congressional map earlier this year and made those districts more GOP-friendly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Redistricting pushed some Democratic incumbents in new districts that would have went Trump in 2024 &#8212; Reps. Darren Soto, Jared Moskowitz, Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Kathy Castor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/florida-holds-1st-major-primaries-after-republicans-mid\/story?id=135591104\" dir=\"ltr\">Live Florida primary results<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">On the Republican side, Rep. Cory Mills, who has been<!-- -->\u00a0<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/doj-investigating-rep-cory-mills-sources\/story?id=134965600\" dir=\"ltr\">plagued with scandals<\/a>\u00a0<!-- -->that he denies, faces a challenge from former TV news anchor Ryan Elijah.<!-- -->\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Among the five candidates running for Donald&#8217;s seat are former Reps. Madison Cawthon, who lost his western North Carolina House seat in 2022 after a series of scandals, and Chris Collins, who resigned from his New York seat shortly ahead of pleading guilty to securities in 2019 before Trump pardoned him the following year. Trump has endorsed Catalina Lauf, who ran two unsuccessful House campaigns in Illinois.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur gIjeL \" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/a780b618-f564-42ab-b472-66db7aa90098\/harriet-hagemen-gty-gmh-260818_1787086115212_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/a780b618-f564-42ab-b472-66db7aa90098\/harriet-hagemen-gty-gmh-260818_1787086115212_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/a780b618-f564-42ab-b472-66db7aa90098\/harriet-hagemen-gty-gmh-260818_1787086115212_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/a780b618-f564-42ab-b472-66db7aa90098\/harriet-hagemen-gty-gmh-260818_1787086115212_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Doral\" alt=\"Doral\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/a780b618-f564-42ab-b472-66db7aa90098\/harriet-hagemen-gty-gmh-260818_1787086115212_hpMain.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">Rep. Harriet Hageman departs from a House Republican Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol Building, July 21, 2026 in Washington.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"vPZug ZqdKL xcLAU bunQU uhXXI PjNjV lNbol LBPRq \">Wyoming<\/h3>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In 2022, Trump promoted Hageman in a primary challenge to then-GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, who co-chaired the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2001.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Nine Republicans and two Democrats are running in their party&#8217;s primaries to replace Hagemen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/wyoming-2026-live-primary-election-results\/story?id=134597860\" dir=\"ltr\">Live Wyoming primary results<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">In the governor&#8217;s race, four Republicans are running to replace Gov. Mark Gordon, who is term-limited. The winner will face Kenneth Casner, who was unopposed in the Democratic primary, in November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/primaries-3-states-tuesday-narrow-field-key-senate\/story?id=135721707\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than a dozen candidates are challenging incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in the Alaska&#8217;s nonpartisan, top-four primary on Tuesday, including another Republican named Dan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":355809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4901,27768,6804,32101,32102,9665,31768,609,7112,1425,7353],"class_list":["post-355806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-alaska","tag-cory-mills","tag-doral","tag-harriet-hageman","tag-jay-collins","tag-lt-gov","tag-petersburg","tag-president","tag-primaries","tag-republican-party","tag-wyoming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355806"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":355808,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355806\/revisions\/355808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/355809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}