Florida’s candidate qualifying came to an end at noon Friday, including Florida’s new 28 Congressional districts. In May, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation with the new borders in an attempt to reduce the number of Democrats from eight to four.

Local Candidates

As expected, three incumbent Democrats filed to run in new districts in South Florida: Lois Frankel, Jared Moskowitz, and Wasserman Schultz. Frankel, a West Palm Beach resident, qualified to run in the 23rd District after serving in District 22. The new District 23, which includes Broward and Palm Beach counties, includes six candidates, with three Democrats.

Moskowitz, a Parkland resident, will seek re-election in the redrawn 25th Congressional District that includes Broward and Palm Beach County. There are 10 candidates in District 25, with Oliver Larkin the only other Democrat. Former Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer will run in the Republican Primary in the 25th District, which stretches along the coast from Palm Beach County to Miami-Dade County.

Other Districts

Wasserman Schultz is running in District 20 after her District 25 was redrawn to include parts of eastern Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties, and has a Republican tilt. The new 20th District was changed in redistricting to only include Broward County residents and not Palm Beach County. The district remains majority Black.

District 22, which is Frankel’s former district, sprawls roughly 80 miles from inland Palm Beach and Broward communities to rural Hendry County and into Collier County along the Gulf of Mexico. This District, which tilts Republican, has 10 candidates — eight Republicans and two Democrats.

Original reporting: WPBF West Palm Beach — read the source article.