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Even though the margin of victory is not typical of the district, which Waltz and Trump won by over 30 points in November, Republicans say their win effectively shuts down Democrats’ argument that vot...
CNN |
Former Florida state Sen. Randy Fine will win the special election for an open House seat in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, according to a projection from the CNN Decision Desk.
USA Today |
The U.S. House District 1 winner will fill the seat left vacant by Matt Gaetz. Democrat Gay Valimont and Republican Jimmy Patronis are vying for the seat.

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Who is Randy Fine? Florida state senator replaces Mike Waltz after GOP concern about his campaign
Florida state Sen. Randy Fine won Tuesday's special election for a vacant congressional seat that the president carried by 30 points less than five months ago. The Trump-backed Republican had faced mounting pressure from his party in the final days of the campaign after Democrat Josh Weil outraised Fine by a nearly 10-to-1
Randy Fine calms GOP nerves and wins Florida special election to replace Waltz
Florida's 6th Congressional District race sparked national attention. Randy Fine earned Donald Trump's endorsement and defeated Democrat Josh Weil.
GOP eyes its House majority in special elections in Florida to replace Waltz, Gaetz
A pair of special elections in Florida for the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday to fill vacancies left by former Republican Reps. Mike Waltz and Matt Gaetz has heated up in recent weeks -- especially in the 6th District where Waltz served where polls closed at 7 p.
Republicans hold two seats in Florida congressional races, shoring up narrow House majority
Republicans have held onto two seats in their narrow House majority as former Florida state Sen. Randy Fine won the special election for an open US House seat in Florida’s 6th Congressional District and Republican Jimmy Patronis won Florida’s 1st Congressional District.
Florida Special Election Results
Source: Election results and race calls are from The Associated Press. By The New York Times election results team: Michael Andre, Emma Baker, Neil Berg, Andrew Chavez, Michael Be
Republican Jimmy Patronis wins election for Matt Gaetz’s vacated House seat in Florida
The race to represent Florida’s 1st Congressional District was seen as a bellwether for Trump's support in deep-red areas.
Florida special election 2025 results for U.S. House District 1, District 6
Florida voters cast ballots Apr. 1 in the U.S. House District 1 special election to replace Matt Gaetz and District 6 to replace Mike Waltz.
Florida Sixth District Special Election Results
Randy Fine, a Republican state senator, defeated Josh Weil, a public-school teacher and Democratic candidate in the Sixth Congressional District seat vacated by Michael Waltz, now President Trump’s national security adviser.
Republican Jimmy Patronis wins special election for Gaetz’s Florida seat
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis was has won the special election to replace former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) in the 1st Congressional District, defeating Democrat Gay Valimont, according to Decision Desk HQ.
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National Security Advisor Mike Waltz under fire: 5 things to know about the Florida native
Mike Waltz, 51, was born in Boynton Beach and is a Florida native. He grew up in the Jacksonville area. He attended Stanton College Preparatory School and the Virginia Military Institute. He's been married since 2021 and has three children. Mike Waltz was ...
A Competitive Race for Mike Waltz’s Seat Rattles Republicans
Democrats are hoping to do better in Florida’s Sixth District than they did in November, when President Trump won it by 30 points.
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Closer look at Mike Waltz, whose national security 'mistake' might have exposed war plans
Rep. Michael Waltz, a Florida Republican, inadvertently invited a journalist to join a private chat with top Trump administration officials on the encrypted messaging app Signal. The journalist, Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic, revealed that Secretary of ...
Florida’s Mike Waltz and Marco Rubio on text chain that included journalist. What we know
A Florida politician is at the center of the national security breach that took news headlines by storm this week. Here's what we know.
Who is Randy Fine? Trump’s pick for Congress runs to replace Mike Waltz
Florida legislative veteran and firebrand Randy Fine is up against Orlando school teacher Josh Weil for congressional district 6 today.
Competitive race could mean flipping Mike Waltz’s Fla. seat
Frank Curnow, a retired Navy veteran, had a question for the Republican Party volunteers at an early voting site in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Thursday.
Republicans in Mike Waltz’s old district aren’t mad at him or Trump over Yemen Signal chat
Washington is roiled by the news that one of President Donald Trump’s top aides added a journalist to a group chat discussing military plans.
It's Election Day in Florida, but only for registered voters in these districts. What to know
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.
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