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USA TODAY |
Randy Fine, who was backed by President Trump, won all six counties in the sixth congressional district.
Sun Sentinel |
Randy Fine was going to Congress. But the Florida Legislature will be better place without Fine’s bullying, bluster and browbeating of witnesses.
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The race to fill former U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz’s seat drew national attention, with President Trump rallying voters to back Fine.
President Donald Trump took a victory lap on Truth Social after Republicans Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis won two critical Florida special elections.
Republican state Sen. Randy Fine has prevailed in a special congressional election in Florida on Tuesday, NBC News projects, though the race is shaping up to be closer than November’s results in the deeply Republican district.
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
Republicans will hang on to a U.S. House seat in Florida after state Sen. Randy Fine defeated Democrat Josh Weil in a special election on Tuesday.
Brevard County, Florida voted in the GOP primary special election for State House D32 and Senate D19. Follow for the latest election results.
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FOX 35 Orlando on MSNFlorida Democrats view special congressional election results as encouraging, despite lossRandy Fine is ending his time as a state lawmaker and headed for the big leagues in the United States Congress. However, his margin of victory was lower than when Mike Waltz won the seat in November.
A House race in a deep-red Florida district is seeing millions of dollars in spending ahead of Tuesday’s election. Even in a loss, Democrats hope it will signal much-needed momentum.