TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida will elect at least two new members of Congress this year, and the Republican primaries in two districts will likely decide who they will be.Florida has no statewide races on the 2020 ballot and voters are voting by mail in larger numbers, likely because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tuesday’s primary will largely involve legislative and congressional seats and contests for local office.Republican U.S. Reps.
Ted Yoho and Francis Rooney are leaving office in heavily GOP districts. There are 10 Republican candidates seeking to replace Yoho in District 3, which stretches from Ocala to just south of Jacksonville.Rooney is in District 19, where nine Republicans are on the ballot, including state Reps.