Democrats win key Florida districts redrawn for GOP advantage

Democrat Pia Dandiya was projected to win Florida’s newly redrawn 22nd Congressional District, while Democrats also won several other contests in districts redrawn this year to favor Republicans. The results limited the gains Republicans had sought from the map changes, though vote counting was incomplete in some races. Dandiya defeated Republican Casey Askar, according to a projection made Tuesday night. At an earlier count, she led 52% to 48%, with 94% of votes counted. The district, previously based in Palm Beach County, was redrawn to stretch across parts of South Florida to the Gulf Coast. Democratic Rep. Lois Frankel, who represented the former District 22, won in the neighboring 23rd District. Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz won reelection in District 25, where results showed him ahead 51% to 46% with 95% counted. The district voted for Donald Trump by 10 percentage points in 2024 under the new boundaries. Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor also won District 14, leading Republican Mike Beltran 51% to 46% with 97% counted. The race in District 9 remained close in the reported late counts. Democrat Darren Soto was ahead of Republican Dan Green 50.22% to 49.78% with about 95%...