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What to know about primary results in Florida, Alaska and Wyoming

NPR | By Tamara Keith

Published August 19, 2026 at 3:11 PM CDT

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Florida Democrats sort out candidates after a Republican redistricting displaced incumbents; Alaska's all-in-one primaries set the field for what may be a close race for a Republican-held Senate seat.

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Tamara Keith

Tamara Keith is a Senior Political Correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.