Moskowitz and Wasserman Schultz face progressive primary challenges in redrawn South Florida districts

Democratic U.S. Reps. Jared Moskowitz of Florida and Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida are both headed for Tuesday’s primary as each seeks to win reelection amid newly redrawn district lines in South Florida. The contests pit the incumbents against progressive rivals in primaries that are expected to test how Democratic voters respond to changes in district boundaries.

In Florida’s newly created 25th Congressional District, Moskowitz is the incumbent on the ballot and faces a left-leaning challenger, Oliver Larkin, who has backing from the Democratic Socialists of America, according to The Hill. The matchup centers on the question of who will represent the district in the November general election after redistricting altered the political geography of South Florida.

Wasserman Schultz, another South Florida Democrat and a member of Congress, is also set to duel progressive opponents in Tuesday’s primary, The Hill reports. While the report frames the contest as a similar “progressives vs. incumbent” dynamic, the provided account focuses more on the fact that she is also facing a challenge from the left than on the full slate of details about her specific opponent.

The timing of the primaries underscores the practical effect of redistricting for incumbents. With newly drawn districts in place for the 2026 election cycle, candidates who previously ran in established lines can face different voter compositions, new district boundaries, and competing intra-party coalitions. That shift can change the incentives for both incumbents and challengers heading into early-voting stages of the election calendar.

The Hill’s reporting also highlights how groups aligned with the Democratic left are attempting to influence the outcomes of these intra-party primaries. In Moskowitz’s case, the report ties Larkin’s candidacy to support from the Democratic Socialists of America, illustrating how outside ideological organizations may try to affect candidate selection within the Democratic Party rather than waiting for the general election.

After Tuesday’s primary votes are counted, the winning candidates will advance to the general election for their respective districts under the redistricted map. The contests also will determine whether incumbents with established House records can retain their seats in districts reshaped by redistricting litigation and administrative drawing processes that have led to new district numbers and lines.

As the primary election approaches, the central procedural question is straightforward: whether the incumbents can secure enough support inside their own party to move on, or whether voters in the newly configured districts choose challengers aligned with the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.