Alaska, Florida, and Wyoming held statewide primaries on August 18, 2020. Candidates competed to advance to the general election scheduled for November 3.
There were 265 state legislative seats up for election, including 45 state Senate seats, and 220 state House seats.
The following information was current as of August 20. At that time, some races were still too close to call.
• Across the three states, 206 incumbents filed for re-election to the 265 seats. Preliminary results indicate at least nine incumbents were defeated.
• In the state Senate elections, 33 incumbents filed for 45 seats. At least two did not advance to the general election. In the state House elections, 173 incumbents competed for re-election to 220 seats. At least seven were defeated.
The next statewide primary will be held on September 1 in Massachusetts.
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