Florida Primaries See Rebuke of Antisemitic Candidates

Florida voters largely rejected candidates running on antisemitic and anti-Israel platforms in the state's primary elections on August 18, 2026, delivering decisive victories for pro-Israel incumbents in contests that tested the political viability of such rhetoric. The results, spanning both Republican and Democratic races, offered a rebuke to far-right and far-left challengers who had made hostility toward Israel and Jewish people a central part of their campaigns.

The most closely watched race was Florida's 6th Congressional District, where Republican incumbent Randy Fine, the sole Jewish Republican in the state's congressional delegation, overwhelmingly defeated social media personality Dan Bilzerian. Fine secured 56.9% of the vote, compared to 18.7% for Bilzerian. Bilzerian's campaign had become nationally noted for its use of explicit antisemitic tropes, including praise for Adolf Hitler, references to the "Jewish problem," and the use of AI-generated imagery depicting Fine with horns. His campaign website listed "End Jewish Supremacy" as a goal and blamed "Jewish Special Interests" for the nation's problems.

The rhetoric drew bipartisan condemnation. House Speaker Mike...