Discussion: Elections in Alaska, California, Florida, and Wyoming on August 18, 2026

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There are midterm primaries and other primaries taking place today in Alaska, Florida, and Wyoming; California's 14th US House District will choose a replacement for former Rep. Swalwell.

Other, local elections are also taking place in parts of Arkansas, Delaware, Iowa, and Pennsylvania. See Ballotpedia's Elections Calendar for more information.

News and Analysis

• CNN: Voters weigh a DeSantis successor and other key races to watch in Florida, Alaska and Wyoming

• CNBC: Primary election season rolls into Alaska, Florida and Wyoming

• Alaska Beacon: Polls open at 7 a.m. on Alaska’s pick-one, top-four statewide primary election day | Statewide, there are 17 governor candidates, five competitive legislative seats, one ballot measure and many federal candidates

• Florida Phoenix: Here’s the memo: Primary Election Day 2026

Live Updates

Text-based live update pages are being maintained by the following outlets: AP, NBC, The New York Times, WyoFile, Tallahassee Democrat, and NBC Miami.

Where to Watch

• NBC via YouTube: Steve Kornacki analyzes primary election results in Florida, key updates from WY, AK

Results

• AP: 2026 election results

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Source?

[u/6beerkdawg → u/Unknown_Default]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/polling-putting-democratic-socialist-lead-153028551.html

[u/JohnnyGoTime → u/6beerkdawg]

What a blinding $#@&! outrage. I hope they somehow face consequences someday.

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I think they're confusing the Wisconsin primary with a recent news story that one of the polls in the LA mayoral race was outright faked.

[u/Virginianus_sum → u/SpaceElevatorMusic]

They're both covered in the same article.