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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) speaks with voter Sandra Woodburn as she campaigns outside of the Kings Point Clubhouse polling station on August 18, 2026, in Tamarac, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
August 19, 2026, 9:47 pm
Debbie Wasserman Schultz wins Florida congressional primary
She becomes the first white candidate in a district that has sent Black representatives to Congress for more than 30 years.
By Sharon Udasin
Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
August 19, 2026, 2:59 pm
Rep. Randy Fine beats Dan Bilzerian, who said he wants to ‘kill Israelis’
The GOP representative won his party’s primary in a race marked by barbs against Jews and Muslims.
By Sharon Udasin
Former celebrity poker player and Instagram influencer Dan Bilzerian has referred to his opponent as a "fat Jew" and referenced Adolf Hitler in a positive light in a recent campaign video. (Prodip Guha/Getty Images)
August 18, 2026, 7:20 pm
Antisemitism takes center stage in Florida races featuring anti-Israel Republicans
Fishback is eyeing the governor’s seat and Bilzerian hopes to head to Congress.
By Joseph Strauss
August 12, 2026, 1:55 pm
Chronicle poll results: Out-of-state primaries
We asked our readers if they are following primary races in other states. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
Democratic Socialists of America co-chair Megan Romer. Screenshot via The New Yorker/YouTube
August 10, 2026, 7:21 pm
What does DSA actually want? Its national co-chair can’t say.
Backlash follows an interview in which the co-chair, Megan Romer, says she would have attended Oct. 8 protests
By Louis Keene
Former U.S. Rep. Cori Bush prepares to deliver her concession speech on August 6, 2024, in St Louis. (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)
August 6, 2026, 8:02 pm
Did Cori Bush’s focus on AIPAC doom her Missouri Democratic primary bid?
The former congresswoman pledged to tear down the pro-Israel lobby’s “kingdom.” Now, they’re the ones still standing.
By Sharon Udasin
Early results are broadcast at a primary night watch party for U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens at the Hotel Saint Regis Detroit on August 4, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. (Finn Gomez/Getty Images)
August 5, 2026, 7:33 pm
El-Sayed’s narrow Michigan win sets up a reckoning among Jewish Democrats
Jews who backed Rep. Haley Stevens are weighing whether they can support an avowed critic of Israel, though some find solace in his razor-thin victory.
By Grace Gilson
Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks in Detroit after a radio appearance on Dr. Horace Sheffield's GOTV Community Rally on August 01, 2026. (Finn Gomez/Getty Images)
August 5, 2026, 7:23 pm
El-Sayed decried AIPAC. Now he hopes to win over pro-Israel Democrats.
El-Sayed devoted a chunk of his primary victory speech to promising Michigan’s Jews that he cared about their safety.
By Ron Kampeas
Michigan Democratic Senate primary candidates Abdul El-Sayed (L) and Haley Stevens (R). (Finn Gomez/Getty Images/JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP via Getty Images)
August 5, 2026, 7:13 pm
Staunch Israel critic El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary
The closely watched Democratic race tested the party’s divisions over the Jewish state.
By Grace Gilson and Andrew Lapin
Wesley Bell and Cori Bush faced off in 2024, and are doing so again in 2026 (L: Michael B. Thomas for The Washington Post via Getty Images/R: Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)
August 5, 2026, 7:02 pm
AIPAC-backed Wesley Bell defeats Cori Bush in Missouri Democratic primary
The race for Bell’s congressional seat was a rematch between candidates who take sharply different stances on Israel.
By Sharon Udasin
August 5, 2026, 9:16 am
Chronicle poll question
Are you following primary races in other states?
August 4, 2026, 4:32 pm
Chronicle poll results: Political leaders’ criticism of Israel
We asked our readers if U.S. political leaders should consider the safety of Jews at home when choosing words critical of Israel. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
Wesley Bell and Cori Bush faced off in 2024, and are doing so again in 2026 (L: Michael B. Thomas for The Washington Post via Getty Images/R: Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)
August 4, 2026, 8:58 am
Cori Bush promised to bury AIPAC; rematch with Wesley Bell in Missouri tests that.
The pro-Israel lobby is once again working to boost Bell, whose support for the Jewish state has remained strong heading into Tuesday’s Democratic congressional primary.
By Sharon Udasin
Rep. Summer Lee (Photo courtesy of summerlee.house.gov)
July 29, 2026, 2:02 pm
Gottheimer calls out Summer Lee for confusing him with other Jewish Dem named Josh
"You know that's the other Jewish guy named Josh, right?" the New Jersey congressman wrote, after Lee appeared to confuse him with Penn. Gov. Josh Shapiro.
By JNS
Troy Jackson speaks before the Maine Democratic delegates as they gather for their party's nominating convention on July 25, 2026, in Bangor, Maine. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
July 26, 2026, 2:49 pm
Troy Jackson wins Maine Democratic Senate nomination, keeps mum on Israel, AIPAC
The logger and former lawmaker is taking on Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who is seeking her sixth term.
By Grace Gilson
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