The recently recovered seat, which is held by Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist, who is running for governor, is more right-leaning than the previous lines, giving Republicans a slight advantage in the general election.
The race between Air Force veteran Luna, attorney Kevin Hayslett, and GOP strategist Amanda Makki was challenging, with all candidates offering their support for former President Donald Trump to court his base. Businesswoman Christine Quinn and law student Moneer Kheireddine also vied for the nomination.
Trump wished to endorse Luna, who defeated Makki in the 2020 GOP primary but was defeated by Crist, in the race, but Trump allies, including former national security adviser Michael Flynn, endorsed Hayslett in the primary, which outside groups flowed money into to promote their preferred candidates.
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Luna had a fundraising edge over Hayslett, with the latest campaign finance reports showing her raising $1,951,455 since her campaign first launched, Hayslett raking in $1,591,026, and Makki raising $914,450. Both Quinn and Kheireddine came in under the $50,000 mark.
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The district includes parts of St. Petersburg and large portions of Pinellas County, with nonpartisan handicapper Cook Political Report rating the seat an R+6.
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Luna is set to face former Obama administration official Eric Lynn in the general election.
While the congressional lines of the redrawn district remain uncertain, the 32-year-old Air Force veteran said she thinks that the political climate will push swing voters toward Republicans in the fall. Luna said on the campaign trail that gas prices, inflation, and the Biden administration’s handling of foreign policy have been major sources of concern.
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“The No.1 issue is gas prices, the second-biggest issue is people don't want to go to war with Russia. And those two issues are not issues even 10 months ago that I think we could have anticipated being as intense as they are now,” she told the Washington Examiner in an interview.
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"I think that the more that this continues, and the more that people realize that, you know, your vote does hold weight, and elections have consequences … I think people are going to vote based on what I'm seeing from people that I never thought would be engaged in elections at all," she said. "You take one look, you're like, 'They're not voters' — these people are showing up to the polls in November, and they're going to vote in favor of whoever the Republican is because they want lower gas prices.”
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