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Surprise Democratic Donor Blitzes Senate Races in Republican-Leaning States With Ads

Steve Pajcic, a lawyer and philanthropist in Florida, started a group that is airing ads in Kansas and South Carolina. Florida and Mississippi are next.

© David Robert Elliott for The New York Times; Sarah Warnock/Associated Press; Sean Rayford for The New York Times; Zack Wittman for The New York Times

The Democratic Senate candidates Adam Hamilton of Kansas, Scott Colom of Mississippi, Annie Andrews of South Carolina and Angie Nixon of Florida.
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Florida Executes First Prisoner Since Botched Injection in Tennessee

The execution of James Robertson, who said he deliberately killed another inmate to get on death row, occurred without complications, state officials said.

© Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times, via Reuters

Florida State Prison near Starke, Fla., in July.
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He Would Be Florida’s First Black Governor. Can He Sway Black Voters?

Byron Donalds, the Republican nominee for governor, is working to win over Black voters who usually support Democrats as his party girds for the possibility of low turnout.

© Scott McIntyre for The New York Times

Byron Donalds, a Republican congressman since 2021, is hoping to become Florida’s first Black governor.
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