Jared Moskowitz wins Florida primary as Trump-backed GOP remap shapes November races

Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz won the primary in Florida's 25th district, defeating DSA-backed Oliver Larkin. The race is the first under a new GOP-drawn map expected to net Republicans up to four House seats. In Alaska, an unusual Senate primary pits incumbent Dan S. Sullivan against a near-namesake challenger under Justice Department investigation.

US Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz was projected on Tuesday to win the Democratic primary in Florida's 25th congressional district, defeating challenger Oliver Larkin, who was backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, according to media projections. Moskowitz ran in a new district created by Florida's redistricting this year, a map intended to help Republicans gain seats in the November general election. No winner had yet been projected in the Republican primary for the 25th district, which features five candidates including former Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer. In another Florida primary, state Representative Mike Beltran was projected to win the Republican nomination in the newly redrawn 14th district, where he will face Democratic Representative Kathy Castor. The district is now seen as tilting toward Republicans. The Florida primary is the first election under a new map pushed through by the Republican-controlled legislature this spring, which could leave the state with a House delegation of 24 Republicans and only four Democrats. The reshuffle has forced some incumbent Democrats to scramble, including Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who is running for a new seat in the 20th district after her existing seat was redrawn to favor Republicans. In Alaska, voters took part in an unusual nonpartisan Senate primary where incumbent Republican Dan S. Sullivan faced a challenger with an almost identical name, Dan J. Sullivan, who remains on the ballot despite attempts to dislodge him. The Justice Department is investigating whether the challenger entered the race to confuse voters. Democrats see the Alaska race as one of their strongest opportunities to pick up seats in the Senate.