Florida primary results: Embattled Rep. Cory Mills, endorsed by Trump, loses reelection bid
Trump-endorsed Rep. Cory Mills is projected to lose the Republican primary for Florida’s 7th congressional district to Republican Ryan Elijah, according to the Associated Press.
Elijah is a former news anchor and former NFL sideline reporter and was the host of Fox 35’s Orlando Matters weekly show. He also worked as a sideline reporter for the Jaguars Radio Network and Fox Sports.
This marks the end of Mills' two-term run in the House of Representatives. He first assumed office in 2023 and will now exit Congress in January.
Mills has been plagued with scandals, including an ongoing House Ethics investigation and a judge issuing a restraining order last year after Mills was accused by his former girlfriend of threatening to distribute sexually explicit videos of her. Mills has denied the allegations.
In late July, ABC News reported that the embattled congressman was also under investigation by the Department of Justice, in part about his finances.
In Florida's 25th District, the AP projects Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz will fend off a challenge from progressive Oliver Larkin.
Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz will win the Democratic primary in Florida's 20th Congressional District, the AP projects, in her bid for reelection in the newly drawn district. Wasserman Schultz has served in Congress for more than two decades.
Wasserman Schultz will face Brent Andersen, who the AP projects will win the Republican primary.
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