The 52-year-old Republican defeated Democrat Gay Valimont in a special election held after Matt Gaetz resigned late last year.

Republican Jimmy Patronis beat Democrat Gay Valimont. The party also held another Florida seat in Tuesday's special election.

Republican Randy Fine won the House seat formerly held by Mike Waltz, while Republican Jimmy Patronis won the house seat vacated by Matt Gaetz.

When the results for Tuesday's special election in Florida came in, Democrat Gay Valimont had fallen short of winning a congressional seat that few thought she had a chance to claim.

Republicans won special elections in two Florida Congressional districts. The margins of victory in the heavily-Republican districts were significantly narrower than in November.

Patronis dominated votes in three of the four counties that make up the district, but Valimont won Escambia County where she had 52.69% of the vote. Turnout in Escambia County was 33%, higher than ...

Voting day for Florida’s 1st and 6th Congressional District Seats is Tuesday, April 1, 2025. It's also voting day for: Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

NBC News projects victory for the GOP in the seats formerly held by Michael Waltz, who resigned to join the Trump ...

Republican candidates are projected to win two special elections in Florida on Tuesday, according to U.S. media organizations, boosting Republicans' slim majority in the U.S. House of Representatives ...

Republicans Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine won special elections in two Florida congressional districts, bolstered by Trump’s endorsement to fill vacant seats in reliably GOP strongholds.