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Randy Fine, who was backed by President Trump, won all six counties in the sixth congressional district.
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Florida state Sen. Randy Fine won Tuesday's special election for a vacant congressional seat that the president carried by 30 points less than five months ago.
From U.S. News & World Report
The rule included a provision to kill consideration of the proxy voting resolution.
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When the results for Tuesday's special election in Florida came in, Democrat Gay Valimont had fallen short of winning a congressional seat that few thought she had a chance to claim.
Gay Valimont lost the special election for Florida's 1st Congressional District to the Trump-endorsed Jimmy Patronis.
Republicans won special elections in two Florida Congressional districts. The margins of victory in the heavily-Republican districts were significantly narrower than in November.
Republican Jimmy Patronis beat Democrat Gay Valimont. The party also held another Florida seat in Tuesday's special election.
Y'all imagine if Matt Gaetz's seat saves the Department of Education.” Gay Valimont told supporters Friday during a Pensacola town hall.
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PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Florida's Republican chief financial officer Jimmy Patronis fended off a challenge by Democrat Gay Valimont to win Tuesday's special election for northwest Florida's 1st Congressional District, which President Donald Trump carried by about 37 points in November.