Florida voters head to primary polls as Democrats look to break losing streak

Governor Ron DeSantis. Republicans’ severe gerrymandering has made many of the state’s congressional races a foregone conclusion this fall. Photograph: Phelan M Ebenhack/AP

Florida voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to determine which candidates will have the chance to face off in this November’s general election. Voters will cast ballots in races for the governorship and Congress, all the way down to circuit courts and local school boards.

Democrats are competing to run against the state’s governor, Ron DeSantis, and US senator Marco Rubio, both of whom are considered potential Republican presidential candidates for 2024. On the House side, a new congressional map drawn by DeSantis is expected to give Republicans a hefty advantage in the November midterms.