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Florida, Matt Gaetz and Republicans

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Republican Jimmy Patronis, the former Florida chief financial officer under Gov. Ron DeSantis, fended off his Democrat opponent and successfully won the race to succeed former Rep. Matt Gaetz in Flor...
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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 ...
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Republican State Senator Randy Fine defeated Democrat Josh Weil to fill the seat that was held by National Security Advisor Michael Waltz.
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Former DeSantis official defeats Dem for Matt Gaetz's House seat
A special election in Florida's 1st Congressional District between Republican Jimmy Patronis and Democrat Gay Valimont was held to determine the successor to Matt Gaetz's House seat.
Florida Republicans hang onto Matt Gaetz's old House seat in special election
Republican Jimmy Patronis beat Democrat Gay Valimont. The party also held another Florida seat in Tuesday's special election.
Republicans win special elections for two deep-red House seats in Florida
NBC News projects victory for the GOP in the seats formerly held by Michael Waltz, who resigned to join the Trump administration, and Matt Gaetz.
Republicans projected to win two Florida special elections, boosting US House majority
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 by filling vacancies created by President Donald Trump's picks for cabinet posts.
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.
Republican Randy Fine wins Florida House seat against well-funded Democratic challenger
Republican state Sen. Randy Fine has won the special election to represent Florida’s 6th Congressional District. He beat Democrat Josh Weil, who had outraised and outspent his counterpart. Fine ran
Republicans win twice in Florida but results may stoke anxiety about midterms
Democrat Josh Weil (L) will take on Republican Randy Fine (R) in a special election Republicans have won a closely watched special Florida congressional election but with a much reduced majority that will make them uneasy about next year's midterms.
Republican Jimmy Patronis wins special election in Florida's 1st Congressional District
Republican Jimmy Patronis won a special election Tuesday in Florida’s 1st Congressional District, bolstered by President Donald Trump’s endorsement to fill a vacant seat in reliably Republican northern Florida and despite national Democrats pouring millions into the race.
Republicans win Florida special elections, helping pad House margin
Republicans held on to a pair of deep-red House seats in Florida special elections Tuesday, helping to shore up their slim majority.

Florida, Trump

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Polls are open for special elections today in Florida — elections that will test President Donald Trump and his control of Congress.
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Wisconsin’s judicial race shattered spending records and became a national proxy fight over Trump’s leadership, Elon Musk’s political influence, and the future of abortion rights, union power, and el...
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Testing Trump and GOP: What Florida is voting on today and what it means for NJ, beyond
Polls are open for Florida's special elections today. Here's what the race means to President Donald Trump and Republican's control of the House
Florida special elections give Trump wake-up call in his backyard
Two months after President Donald Trump took office, a pair of special elections Tuesday in Florida have energized Democrats recovering from 2024 defeats and put Republicans on guard of their House majority in traditionally red seats.
Live results: Florida special elections to replace Gaetz and Waltz
Control of the U.S. House is not at stake, but the outcome of the special elections could give congressional Republicans some breathing room in the narrowly divided chamber.
Wisconsin Supreme Court secured by liberals; Florida Republicans retain House seats
Democrats secured a major win in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, while Republicans held onto two congressional seats in Florida. The results offer fresh insight into voter sentiment ahead of 2026.
US House special elections for 2 Florida congressional districts
Tuesday's special elections for two Florida congressional seats in heavily pro-Trump districts have become an unexpected source of concern for national Republicans as Democrats have poured millions in fundraising into the races.
Republicans sweat over Florida special elections as Democrats make a strong push
Florida Republicans are sweating this evening’s special elections, where results might be closer than expected.
Who is Jimmy Patronis? Florida's chief financial officer wins election to replace Matt Gaetz
Florida's Republican chief financial officer Jimmy Patronis has fended off a tougher-than-expected challenge in a special election for Florida's 1st Congressional District.
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Matt Gaetz
Florida is holding two special elections to fill the seats vacated by Republicans Mike Waltz and Matt Gaetz, but the races have gained national attention as the GOP holds a tight House majority.
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Updates: Trump’s Foreign-Policy Shifts
as Washington continued to reel from revelations that top U.S. national security officials and members of U.S. President Donald Trump’s cabinet used the private messaging app to discuss war ...
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‘That’s A Huge Problem’: Sean Spicer Sounds Alarm About GOP Turnout When Trump Isn’t On Ballot
Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer warned that Republican turnout when President Donald Trump is not on the ballot could be a “huge problem” for the party Wednesday. Liberal Susan Crawford beat conservative Brad Schimel by about 10 percentage points in the race to fill a vacant seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court roughly five months after Trump won Wisconsin in the 2024 presidential election by a little over 29,
Trump pulls Elise Stefanik’s Cabinet nomination
Republicans fear they can’t lose the New York congresswoman’s vote in the House as they press to pass tax cuts with their slim majority.
President Trump withdraws Elise Stefanik's nomination as UN ambassador
New York GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik's career has been in limbo since Trump picked her to join his Cabinet last November.
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Sean Spicer Sounds Alarm About GOP Turnout When Trump Isn’t On Ballot
Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer warned that Republican turnout when President Donald Trump is not on the ballot could be a “huge problem” for the party on Wednesday. Liberal Susan Crawford beat conservative Brad Schimel by about 10 percentage points in the race to fill a vacant seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court roughly five months
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