Patronis dominated votes in three of the four counties that make up the district, but Valimont won Escambia County where she had 51.18% of the vote with 77 of 80 precincts reporting. Turnout in Escambia County was 33%, higher than what the 25% election officials were expecting.

Republican Jimmy Patronis thanked supporters after winning the Florida District 1 House race to replace former Rep. Matt Gaetz.

The race to represent Florida’s 1st Congressional District was seen as a bellwether for Trump's support in deep-red areas.

Jimmy Patronis says he is running for Congress at the urging of President Donald Trump. Patronis told the News Journal in January that as soon as former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz was named as Trump’s ...

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.

WASHINGTON — Florida Republican state Sen. Randy Fine and GOP state CFO Jimmy Patronis easily won two crucial special elections for the US House in the Sunshine State Tuesday, temporarily bolstering the GOP’s razor-thin majority.

The Associated Press called the race for Jimmy Patronis less than a half hour after polls closed in the GOP stronghold.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is celebrating much-needed victories in Florida that will expand the House majority.