Potential successor to cowboy hat-wearing Dem tops crowded Florida primary

Retiring Rep. Frederica Wilson's chosen successor has won the crowded Democratic primary to replace her in Congress.

Miami-Dade County Commissioner Oliver Gilbert is now likely to follow Wilson, D-Fla., to Congress representing her safe blue seat in Florida's 24th Congressional District.

The district is located in South Florida and includes part of Miami. It remains largely Democratic after Florida Republicans redrew the state's congressional map this year, though areas along the shore...