Democrats and Republicans have elected their candidates for the April 1 special election to fill the seat vacated by Michael Waltz.
Fine, who is backed by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and former Rep. Mike Waltz , had a prohibitive cash edge, with $426,712 raised through Jan. 8, according to Federal Election Commission records. More than $355,000 of that comes from individual contributions, and the other $70,000-plus stems from committee cash.
President Donald Trump-endorsed candidates Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis won Republican primaries Tuesday in special elections for seats in districts vacated by former Florida Congressmen Mike Waltz and Matt Gaetz.
The Associated Press has called the Florida 6th Congressional District Special Primary election with Senator Randy Fine as the winner.
Both Republicans will now advance to the April 1 special election, where they are expected to be heavy favorites in the solid GOP districts.
A slate of congressional hopefuls are vying to win their Florida primaries in special elections to replace two high-profile House Republicans.
Donald Trump’s power to pick political winners in his adopted home state gets another test Tuesday with special election primaries for the seats left vacant by former Republican congressmen Mike Waltz and Matt Gaetz.
Two Republicans, who are seeking to fill vacancies in the House and who were endorsed by President Donald Trump, have been called the winners in GOP primaries held Tuesday in Florida. According to the Associated Press,
President Donald Trump-endorsed candidates Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis handily won Republican primaries Tuesday in special elections for seats in districts vacated by former Florida Congressmen Mike Waltz and Matt Gaetz.
Two Florida Republicans endorsed by President Trump won primaries Tuesday to advance in congressional special elections.
Two U.S. House candidates endorsed by President Donald Trump won easy victories in their Republican primaries on Tuesday. Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis took the 1st Congressional District with 65.