Tuesday night's primary elections featured closely-watched federal races from sunny south Florida to the frigid Alaskan tundra and two states in between, all of which will help decide whether Republicans maintain control of Congress, or whether Democrats overtake them.Three states also featured critical gubernatorial primary elections.Observers are already using the race results as bellwethers to gauge Trump's grip over the GOP and the power of the emergent socialist movement.Here's what stood out:Sunshine State socialist scores shocking Senate upset despite being heavily outspentA socialist will have a chance to unseat a sitting Republican senator after blindsiding her supposed shoo-in opponent who outspent her by a factor of nine to one.Rep.Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonville breaks up a debate on Senate Bill 2-C: Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State in the House of Representatives on Thursday, April 21, 2022.
(AP Photo/Phil Sears)Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member and Democratic state Rep.Angie Nixon scored a massive upset in the state's Democratic primary for U.S.
Senate.Nixon ran against retired Air Force Lt.
Col.Alexander Vindman, a prominent critic of Trump who played a central role in the left's failed 2019 impeachment attempt, who was expected to emerge victorious.She defeated Vindman by almost 12 points, despite his $16.3 million war chest, compared to hers of only about $1 million.
As of July, Vindman had spent about $9 million on the race, while Nixon had spent just over $700,000.TRUMP'S HANDPICKED DESANTIS SUCCESSOR WINS CROWDED GOP PRIMARY FOR FLORIDA GOVERNORNixon will square off in a statewide race against Sen.Ashley Moody, R-Fla.Trump has a hit-or-miss endorsement nightAcross the country, some of Trump's endorsed candidates won their respective races, while others struggled.Trump-endorsed Rep.
Byron Donalds, R-Fla., won the Sunshine State's Republican gubernatorial primary against a field that included Lt.Gov.
Jay Collins a...