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Patronis relied on President Donald Trump's support to win the race, and his campaign was largely focused on convincing enough Trump supporters to participate in Tuesday’s election.
From The Palm Beach Post
Patronis’s victory is the second of the evening with Republican Randy Fine winning in Florida’s Sixth Congressional district to succeed Mike Waltz, who joined the Trump administration.
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Who is Jimmy Patronis? Florida's chief financial officer wins election to replace Matt Gaetz
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.
Patronis wins Florida special election to replace Gaetz, giving GOP key House vote
Jimmy Patronis, a mainstay in Tallahassee who rose to the statewide post of chief financial officer, is headed to Congress according to the Associated Press after voters in Matt Gaetz’s former district picked him to replace the firebrand.
Jimmy Patronis wins election to Congress in Florida's 1st Congressional District
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis will be Northwest Florida's next Congress representative. The Associated Press called the race for Patronis at 7:20 p.m. as Patronis was leading Democrat Gay Valimont by about 9 points.
Jimmy Patronis wins Florida House seat vacated by Matt Gaetz in second GOP victory
The outcome of Florida's 1st District special election gives House Republicans some breathing room in the narrowly divided chamber.
Trump-endorsed Jimmy Patronis wins election for Matt Gaetz’s vacated House seat in Florida
Republican James Patronis has won the special election for Florida’s 1st District to take the seat of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, NBC News projects.
Former DeSantis official defeats Dem for Matt Gaetz's House seat
A special election in Florida's 1st Congressional District between Republican Jimmy Patronis and Democrat Gay Valimont was held to determine the successor to Matt Gaetz's House seat.
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Republican Jimmy Patronis wins Florida's 1st congressional district race, defeating Democrat Gay Valimont
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.
Jimmy Patronis wins 1st Congressional District race
Republican Jimmy Patronis has beaten Democrat Gay Valimont to represent Florida’s 1st Congressional District in Washington, D.C. Patronis resigned as the state’s chief financial officer Monday in anticipation of his victory.
Gov. DeSantis says he'll name interim Florida CFO soon, now that Patronis has departed
Gov. Ron DeSantis hasn't named a replacement for Jimmy Patronis, who left the CFO spot Monday ahead of his special election for a Congressional seat.
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‘Too close for me’: Jimmy Patronis says he’s in trouble against Gay Valimont
Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis is sounding the alarm about his Special Election that wraps up Tuesday, describing dynamics that have turned a seat seen as safe Republican into a jump ball headed into April 1 and the counting of the votes.
Special election will decide if Valimont or Patronis will replace Gaetz. How to vote:
Florida’s 6th Congressional District seat was left open by Mike Waltz, who held the seat from 2019 through 2024. He was re-elected for his seat in November 2024, but left it vacant when Trump selected him to be the 29th National Security Adviser in January. Before Waltz, now-second-term Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held this seat.
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