Five things to watch in Tuesday’s elections in Alaska, Florida and California

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsFive things to watch in Tuesday’s elections in Alaska, Florida and CaliforniaThe vote could provide clues about which party will emerge with control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in November's midterm electionsRichard Cowan Tuesday 18 August 2026 11:59 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3034810","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/voting-florida-alaska-primary-election-california-b3034810.html","title":"Five things to watch in Tuesday’s elections in Alaska, Florida and California"}}CloseHere's what you need to vote in Florida's primary Aug. 18Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashington","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceNewsletter":...