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Updated: August 20, 2026 @ 6:36 am
This combo shows U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, left, in Palmer, Alaska, on Aug. 17, 2026 and a candidate in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, Dan Sullivan, right, in Petersburg, Alaska, on July 3, 2026.
Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly along with his family after voting at his home precinct, the Anona United Methodist Church, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026 in Largo, Fla. From left is daughter CeCe, son Teddy and wife Laura.
Florida Lt. Gov. and Republican gubernatorial candidate Jay Collins, center, walks after casting his ballot at Keystone Korean Baptist Church, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Tampa.
Rep. Kevin Kiley, I-Calif., a candidate for the California 6th District seat in the House of Representatives in the Nov. 3, election, appears at a campaign event in Citrus Heights, Calif.,Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026.
Richard Pan, left, the Democratic candidate for the California 6th District seat in the House of Representatives in the Nov. 3 election talks with Charlie Brown, center and Karen Alvord, vice mayor of Roseville, during a campaign gathering in Roseville, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026.

This combo shows U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, left, in Palmer, Alaska, on Aug. 17, 2026 and a candidate in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, Dan Sullivan, right, in Petersburg, Alaska, on July 3, 2026.
Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly along with his family after voting at his home precinct, the Anona United Methodist Church, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026 in Largo, Fla. From left is daughter CeCe, son Teddy and wife Laura.
Florida Lt. Gov. and Republican gubernatorial candidate Jay Collins, center, walks after casting his ballot at Keystone Korean Baptist Church, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Tampa.
Rep. Kevin Kiley, I-Calif., a candidate for the California 6th District seat in the House of Representatives in the Nov. 3, election, appears at a campaign event in Citrus Heights, Calif.,Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026.
Richard Pan, left, the Democratic candidate for the California 6th District seat in the House of Representatives in the Nov. 3 election talks with Charlie Brown, center and Karen Alvord, vice mayor of Roseville, during a campaign gathering in Roseville, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026.
Voters in Alabama, Florida and Wyoming are deciding Tuesday which candidates to advance to the general election in key races for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House, as California holds a special election to decide who will serve out the rest of U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell’s term.
Swalwell resigned from Congress amid sexual assault allegations earlier this year. Regardless of who is chosen to replace him, the 14th Congressional District seat is guaranteed to remain under Democratic control.
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