Republican Randy Fine won his special election in the 6th District to replace Mike Waltz, who stepped down to serve as Trump’s national security adviser. But Fine beat his Democratic challenger, Josh Weil, by 14 percentage points less than five months after Waltz won the district by 33.

WASHINGTON — Florida Republican state Sen. Randy Fine and GOP state CFO Jimmy Patronis easily won two crucial special elections for the US House in the Sunshine State Tuesday, temporarily bolstering the GOP’s razor-thin majority.

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

House Speaker Mike Johnson is celebrating much-needed victories in Florida that will expand the House majority.

Republican Jimmy Patronis won a special election Tuesday in Florida’s 1st Congressional District, securing a seat in the reliably Republican Panhandle with the backing of former President Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON - Florida Republican Jimmy Patronis beat Democrat Gay Valimont in Tuesday’s special election to fill a former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz's House of Representatives seat, a critical ...

Trump endorsed Patronis at the outset of the contest, and Patronis easily won the GOP primary over nine other candidates. Patronis leaned into the Trump endorsement, asserting Valimont was ...

The race to fill former U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz’s seat drew national attention, with President Trump rallying voters to back Fine.

Republican are concerned about the lackluster fundraising by state Sen. Randy Fine, their candidate in next week's special election in Florida's 6th District.