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Two Trump-backed candidates lose, Debbie Wasserman Schultz wins in Tuesday’s House primaries

NBC News · August 18, 2026 at 9:00 PM

Two Trump-backed candidates lose, Debbie Wasserman Schultz wins in Tuesday’s House primaries

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz has won her party’s nomination for re-election, NBC News projects, while two Republican House candidates backed by President Donald Trump lost their primary bids in Florida on Tuesday.

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Two Trump-backed candidates lose, Debbie Wasserman Schultz wins in Tuesday’s House primaries

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