President Donald Trump suffers another midterm loss as candidate he endorsed falls in Florida’s Republican primaries

Weekly Roundup: Florida Voters Look For ‘Something Different’ : NorthEscambia.com

Florida Weekly Roundup is a look back at last week in a Florida politics and government. There were few surprises from the voters out of the primary in Florida on Tuesday, but one stood out nationally and immediately put a new narrative on the midterms. Heads were scratched over Florida’s emergency management director’s 24-hour foray into politics [...]

President Donald Trump suffers another midterm loss as candidate he endorsed falls in Florida’s Republican primaries

President Donald Trump suffered another setback in the 2026 midterm primary season when his endorsed candidate, Catalina Lauf, lost Florida’s Republican primary for the congressional seat being vacated by Rep. Byron Donalds. Instead, conservative media executive Jim Schwartzel won the GOP nomination in Florida’s 19th Congressional District – a district where the Republican nominee is overwhelmingly favored to win in November – defeating Lauf and…

Florida Businessman Beats Trump-Endorsed Lauf in Primary

Jim Schwartzel, a conservative radio station owner and native Floridian, beat Trump-backed Catalina Lauf by more than seven points in a ten-candidate GOP primary for the congressional seat Byron Donalds is vacating. Schwartzel took 29.2% of the vote Tuesday in Florida's 19th Congressional District, while Lauf, a former Commerce Department official who carried endorsements from President Trump, the Freedom Caucus Fund, Turning Point Action, and M…