{
  "id": 1834563,
  "title": "Trump-backed Byron Donalds wins Republican primary in race to succeed Florida governor DeSantis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/trump-backed-byron-donalds-wins-republican-primary-in-race-to-succeed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T00:08:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/18/florida-primary-results-governor-senate"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Congressman had pledged to implement president’s agenda if he gained governor’s seat Primary voters in Florida backed a Republican endorsed by Donald Trump to stand as the party’s candidate in the race to succeed Ron DeSantis as the state’s governor. Byron Donalds, a congressman representing south-west Florida since 2021, won the nomination by trouncing three reasonably prominent Republican…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Beltran wins GOP primary to face Castor for redistricted House seat in Florida",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/beltran-wins-gop-primary-to-face-castor-for-redistricted-house-seat",
        "published": "2026-08-18T23:30:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}