Ireland Owens
On Tuesday, the republican state senator of State Flowy Fine defeated the democratic candidate Josh Weil in a special election in Florida in the sixth Congress District.
Associated Press called The race around 19:30 on Tuesday, with an excellent listing of 53.8% of the votes, while Weil secured 45.5%. Florida 2025 special elections I noticed the domestic attention when many are waiting to check if the results of the breeds give congress republicans more breathing at home, where they have exceptionally narrow majority.
Fine victory expands the majority of the Republican in the Chamber, and the Republicans currently occupy 219 seats to 213 democrats.
On Tuesday, Red State also held separate special elections for the first Congress District, which was recently represented by a former republican Florida representative Matt Gaetz. Special state elections also paid more attention to President Donald Trump drawn Republican representative of New York Elise Stefanik from consideration for the UN ambassador to avoid further exacerbation of most republicans with shave.
Weil massively overtook a fine in his congress campaign, raising over $ 9 million, compared to about $ 1 million collected by a fine.
Florida has been seen as a fortress of the Republican party for many years, and the Democratic Party recently maintained the 6th Congress District in 1989. Mike Waltz.
Trump – resident of Florida – supported Good in November, saying that he would be an “amazing warrior” in Congress. Trump wrote on Tuesday in social media post This fine is “a huge voice for the magician [Make America Great Again]. “
“The first patriot in America Randy Fine take part in to represent the wonderful inhabitants of the sixth Congress District in Florida!” Trump wrote in a post on social media. “A very successful businessman with Harvard and a very respected state legislator, Randy was a huge voice for the magician. In Congress, Randy will be an amazing warrior who tirelessly with me will tirelessly with me to strengthen our economy, lower taxes, secure the border, champion of our military/vet, ensure American energy dominance, protect our own dominance, I will develop a room through strength. “
Asset won Florida in the presidential election in 2024 of 56.1% of the votes, while the former vice president of Kamala Harris reached 43%. In addition, Trump wore the sixth Congress District in Florida in 2024, scoring 30 points.
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Ireland Owens is a reporter at the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Photo “Sen. Randy Fine” Randy Fine senator.
