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Republicans Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine won special elections Tuesday in two Florida congressional districts, bolstered by President Donald Trump’s endorsement to fill vacant seats in reliably Repu...
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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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It comes as Republicans grew their House majority, winning both special elections in Florida.
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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.
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
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The GOP candidates in two special congressional elections in Florida won on Tuesday, but with much slimmer margins than the incumbent Republicans won by in November.
Republicans Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis won special elections in Florida, resulting in the GOP control of the House sitting at a 220-213 margin.
Jimmy Patronis, Florida’s chief financial officer, faces Gay Valimont, a Democrat and champion of tougher gun laws, to replace former Representative Matt Gaetz in Florida’s First Congressional District. See the Nov. general election results ›
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Florida Democrats and Republicans may have both gotten what they need from special congressional elections Tuesday in red-dominant districts.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries believes that 60 GOP House seats are now potentially in play after the Florida special election results. Jeffries theorized that a blue wave could be on the way,