Debbie Wasserman Schultz is running in the Florida 20th Congressional District primary.
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VINCEAug 18, 2026
Multiple independent tier1/tier2 sources (AP, NYT, Politico, CBS Miami, Ballotpedia) confirm Debbie Wasserman Schultz was a candidate in the Democratic primary for Florida's 20th Congressional District held August 18, 2026, which is the state of affairs on the claim's date.
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What was said
… She was thrown out of Congress for being a fraudster. Now she's running again to try and rejoin Congress. You've got the Two Live Crew rapper Luther "Uncle Luke" Campbell. Former Broward County Mayor Dale Holness is running, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who was also thrown out of a job at one point. What was that? Oh, the head of the DNC is, is running right now in that race, and they're all running against each other in these redrawn districts, and it's hilarious what's going down. …
VINCE · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. AP, Politico, and CBS Miami report Wasserman Schultz won the Democratic primary for Florida's 20th Congressional District on August 18, 2026, after running in it.[1][2][3]
Supports. The NYT results page lists Wasserman Schultz as a Democratic candidate in the 20th District primary with 30,505 votes (45.3%), ahead of Dale Holness and Elijah Manley.[4]
Supports. Ballotpedia and the Miami Herald confirm she was the incumbent running for re-election in the redrawn 20th District after her prior seat was redistricted.[5][6]
Context. The post's extraction is faithful: the passage itself names Wasserman Schultz as running in the 20th District primary, and the claim's 'Florida 20th Congressional District' matches the passage's reference.
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1US Rep Byron Donalds wins GOP nod for Florida governor ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Debbie Wasserman Schultz wins primary — this time in Florida's 20th ...politico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Debbie Wasserman Schultz wins District 20 Democratic primary ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Florida 20th Congressional District Primary 2026: Live ...nytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Incumbent Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) defeated Luther ...news.ballotpedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Debbie Wasserman Schultz wins Democratic primary ...miamiherald.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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