Results from the August 20th Primaries in Alaska, Florida, and Wyoming

LAST UPDATED 9.5.24 (11:30am): Primary elections were held on Tuesday in Alaska, Florida, and Wyoming. Full context about women in the 2024 elections, including candidate lists, summaries, and historical comparisons, is available via the Center for American Women and Politics’ (CAWP) Election Watch.

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  • U.S. Senate U.S. Senate
  • U.S. House U.S. House
  • Governor Governor
  • Statewide Executive Statewide Executive
  • Statewide Executive State Legislative
  • Historic Historic

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Alaska

U.S. House  

Incumbent U.S. Representative Mary Peltola (D) is the only woman candidate to advance to the general election in the top-four primary for Alaska’s at-large U.S. House seat. This contest is currently rated as “Lean Democrat” by Cook Political Report. 

Florida 

U.S. House 

In Florida, women are 21 of 55 (38.2%) major-party nominees for U.S. House, including 17 of 28 (60.7%) Democrats and 4 of 27 (14.8%) Republicans. All nine (5D, 4R) incumbent women are favored to win re-election, while all 12 (12D) non-incumbent women nominees are running in contests that currently favor their opponents. 

U.S. Senate

Former U.S. Representative Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D) won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Florida. She will challenge incumbent U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R) in a contest currently rated as “Likely Republican” by Cook Political Report. If successful, Mucarsel-Powell would be the first Democratic woman senator from Florida and the second Latina in the U.S. Senate from any state.

Wyoming

 U.S. House

The general election contest for Wyoming’s at-large seat to the U.S. House will be between two women, including incumbent U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman (R) — who is strongly favored to win re-election. For more information about all-women general election contests, in 2024 and historically, see our Woman vs. Woman: Congressional and Gubernatorial Races fact sheet.

Alaska

Nominees
U.S. Senate :

n/a

U.S. House :

1 (1D)

State :

n/a

U.S. Senate U.S. Senate

There is no U.S. Senate election in Alaska in 2024.

U.S. House U.S. House

Women Nominees in 2024: Based on primary election results, a woman is 1 of 4 (25.0%) candidates who have advanced to the general election for Alaska’s at-large U.S. House seat, including one Democrat and three Republicans. In Alaska’s primary system, the top four vote-getters from any party advance to the general election. One (1R) woman appeared on the ballot but withdrew before results were certified.

District

Woman Nominee

Party

Seat Status

Race/Ethnicity

Current Cook Political Report Rating 

At-Large

Mary Peltola

D

Incumbent 

Alaska Native

Lean Democrat

Current/Historic Women’s Representation: U.S. Representative Mary Peltola (D) currently holds Alaska’s at-large seat in the U.S. House. She is the only woman who has served in the U.S. House from Alaska. 

Women Candidates in 2024: Two (1D, 1R) women filed as candidates for Alaska’s at-large U.S. House seat in 2024. This is not a record high. They were 2 of 6 (33.3%) total major-party candidates for U.S. House in 2024.

Milestones to Watch in 2024: 

  • No Republican woman has served in the U.S. House from Alaska. 

Statewide Elective Executive Office Statewide Executive

There are no statewide executive elections in Alaska in 2024.

Florida

Nominees
U.S. Senate :

1 (1D)

U.S. House :

21 (17D, 4R)

State :

n/a

U.S. Senate  U.S. Senate

Women Nominees in 2024: Based on primary election results, a woman is 1 of 2 (50%) major-party nominees for U.S. Senate in Florida. Former U.S. Representative Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D) will challenge incumbent U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R). No women Senate candidates were unsuccessful. 

Woman Nominee

Party

Seat Status

Race/Ethnicity

Current Cook Political Report Rating 

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell

D

Challenger

Latina

Likely Republican

Current/Historic Women’s Representation: No women currently serve in the U.S. Senate from Florida. One (1R) woman has served in the U.S. Senate from Florida. 

Women Candidates in 2024: One (1D) woman filed as a candidate for U.S. Senate in Florida in 2024. She was 1 of 7 (14.3%) total major-party candidates for U.S. Senate in 2024.

Milestones to Watch in 2024: 

  • No Democratic woman has served in the U.S. Senate from Florida. 

U.S. House  U.S. House

Women Nominees in 2024: Based on primary election results, women are 21 of 55 (38.2%) major-party nominees for U.S. House in Florida, including 17 of 28 (60.7%) Democrats and 4 of 27 (14.8%)  Republicans. 

The number of women major-party nominees for the U.S. House falls short of the previous high (23), set in 2022. Twelve (4D, 8R) women House candidates were unsuccessful. Of the 21 (17D, 4R) women nominees for U.S. House in Florida: 9 (5D, 4R) are incumbents, 11 (11D) are challengers, and 1 (1D) is running for an open seat.

District

Woman Nominee

Party

Seat Status

Race/Ethnicity

Current Cook Political Report Rating 

1

Gay Valimont

D

Challenger

White

Solid Republican

2

Yen Bailey

D

Challenger

Asian American/Pacific Islander

Solid Republican

3

Kat Cammack

R

Incumbent

White

Solid Republican

4

LaShonda Holloway

D

Challenger

Black

Solid Republican

7

Jennifer Adams

D

Challenger

White

Solid Republican

8

Sandy Kennedy

D

Open Seat

White

Solid Republican

11

Barbie Harden Hall

D

Challenger

White

Solid Republican

13

Whitney Fox

D

Challenger

White

Likely Republican

13

Anna Paulina Luna

R

Incumbent

Latina/White

Likely Republican

14

Kathy Castor

D

Incumbent

White

Solid Democrat

15

Pat Kemp

D

Challenger

White

Solid Republican

15

Laurel Lee

R

Incumbent

White

Solid Republican

16

Jan Schneider

D

Challenger

White

Solid Republican

18

Andrea Kale

D

Challenger

White

Solid Republican

19

Kari Lerner

D

Challenger

White

Solid Republican

20

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

D

Incumbent

Black

Solid Democrat

22

Lois Frankel

D

Incumbent

White

Solid Democrat

24

Frederica Wilson

D

Incumbent

Black

Solid Democrat

25

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

D

Incumbent

White

Solid Democrat

27

Lucia Baez-Geller

D

Challenger

Latina

Likely Republican

27

Maria Salazar

R

Incumbent

Latina

Likely Republican

Current/Historic Women’s Representation: Women currently hold 9 of 28 (32.1%) seats in the Florida delegation to the U.S. House. Twenty-four (15D, 9R) women have served in the U.S. House from Florida.

Women Candidates in 2024: Thirty-three (21D, 12R) women filed as candidates for U.S. House in Florida in 2024. This is not a record high. They were 33 of 101 (32.7%) total major-party candidates for U.S. House in 2024.

Statewide Elective Executive Office  Statewide Executive

There are no statewide executive elections in Florida in 2024.

Wyoming

Nominees
U.S. Senate :

0

U.S. House :

2 (1D, 1R)

State :

n/a

U.S. Senate  U.S. Senate

 Current/Historic Women’s Representation: One (1R) woman – Cynthia Lummis – currently serves in the U.S. Senate from Wyoming. She is the first and only woman to represent Wyoming in the U.S. Senate. Lummis is not up for re-election in 2024.  

Women Candidates in 2024: No women filed as candidates for U.S. Senate in Wyoming in 2024. 

U.S. House  U.S. House

 Women Nominees in 2024: Based on primary election results, women are both (1D, 1R) major-party nominees for Wyoming’s at-large district in the U.S. House. 

The number of women major-party nominees for the U.S. House matches the previous high (2). No women House candidates were unsuccessful. Of the 2 (1D, 1R) women nominees for U.S. House in Wyoming: 1 (1R) is an incumbent and 1 (1D) is a challenger. 

District

Woman Nominee

Party

Seat Status

Race/Ethnicity

Current Cook Political Report Rating 

At-Large

Harriet Hageman

R

Incumbent

White

Solid Republican

At-Large

Kyle Cameron

D

Challenger

White

Solid Republican

Current/Historic Women’s Representation: U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman (R) currently holds Wyoming’s at-large seat in the U.S. House. Four (4R) women have served in the U.S. House from Wyoming.

Women Candidates in 2024: Two (1D, 1R) women filed as candidates for Wyoming’s at-large U.S. House seat in 2024. This is not a record high. They were 2 of 3 (66.7%) total major-party candidates for U.S. House in 2024.

Milestones to Watch in 2024: 

  • No Democratic woman has served in the U.S. House from Wyoming.

Statewide Elective Executive Office  Statewide Executive

There are no statewide executive elections in Wyoming in 2024.

For primary results summaries from other states and full results, including candidate lists, summaries, and historical comparisons, see CAWP’s Election Watch.