Florida voters will select party nominees on Tuesday in primaries for governor, the U.S. Senate, and the House of Representatives, the first congressional contests held under a map redrawn to favor Republican candidates. The governor’s race features 11 Republican candidates, including Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins, Representative Byron Donalds, former investment executive James Fishback, and former Speaker Paul Renner; Donalds has received former President Donald Trump’s endorsement and holds a financial advantage over the field. Democrats are fielding six candidates, with former Representative David Jolly leading in fundraising and selecting former Representative Gwen Graham as his running mate. Senate incumbent Ashley Moody, appointed by DeSantis to fill Marco Rubio’s vacancy, faces no primary opposition and will appear on the November ballot. Her Democratic challengers include Representative Angie Nixon and retired Lieutenant Colonel Alex Vindman. In the House, the new Republican‑friendly map eliminates several districts currently represented by Democrats, creating contested primaries for incumbents such as Kathy Castor, Darren Soto, Jared Moskowitz, and Sheila Cherfilus‑McCormick. Polls close at 7 p.m. local time (8 p.m. in Central counties), and only voters registered with a political party may vote in the corresponding primary; independents are ineligible. As of July 20, Florida had about 13.5 million registered voters, with 42 % Republicans, 30 % Democrats, and 25 % unaffiliated. Early voting accounted for 63 % of Republican and 77 % of Democratic primary votes in the 2024 Senate primaries, and roughly 663,000 Republican and 610,000 Democratic ballots had been cast before Election Day. Results will be released first from early and absentee ballots, with in‑person Election Day tallies added later. The Associated Press will declare winners when a candidate’s lead is insurmountable; recounts are triggered if the margin is 0.5 % or less for a machine recount, or 0.25 % for a manual recount. The primaries occur 77 days before the 2026 midterm elections.