What to watch in Tuesday’s Florida primary elections

Voters in Florida will head to the polls on Tuesday to select their party nominees for key state and federal elections this November.

This week’s primaries mark the first elections in Florida to use the new congressional districts signed into law in May.

The state’s legislature, which skews heavily Republican, redrew the congressional map this year to favour right-wing candidates.

Florida’s redistricting is part of a broader effort under President Donald Trump to give the Republican Party an advantage in November’s midterm elections, as it seeks to defend its control of Congress.

But Democrats are still seeking to make inroads, despite the state’s increasing tilt towards the right.

Here are the most important races — and storylines — to watch in Florida on Tuesday:

A crowded field of Republicans is vying to replace the party’s term-limited Governor Ron DeSantis in Tuesday’s primary.

But recent polling indicates Congressman Byron Donalds is leading the pack, with Trump’s endorsement. If elected in November, he would be the state’s first Black governor.