Republican James Patronis has won the special election for Florida’s 1st Congressional District in a race brought about when Rep. Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress, NBC News projects.

Florida’s 1st and 6th Congressional District seats were left open after the Republicans re-elected to those seats in November were tapped to join the Trump administration. Both elections will be ...

A special election in Florida’s 1st Congressional District will determine who will the seat formerly held by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.). The race is one of two special elections being held in the ...

Valimont’s performance is the best a Democrat has done in Northwest Florida since 1994, when long-time Democratic Congressman Earl Hutto retired after 22 years in Congress. The district has been ...

Florida’s 1st Congressional District Patronis, the former chief financial officer of Florida, defeated Democrat Gay Valimont in the race for the seat which been vacant since mid-November.

Florida does not allow same-day voter registration. Polls closed at 7 p.m. Eastern Time for voters in the 6th Congressional District, and at 7 p.m. Central Time for voters in the 1st Congressional ...

In the state’s 1st Congressional District, Florida Chief Financial Officer and Trump-endorsed Republican Jimmy Patronis faces Democrat Gay Valimont, a gun violence prevention activist, to take the ...

He leaned heavily on Florida to staff his administration. The seat in Florida's 1st Congressional District, on the panhandle, was left vacant when Republican Matt Gaetz was nominated to be his ...

The race for Waltz's seat was considered more competitive than the other Florida special election that took place in the state's 1st Congressional District, though Republicans were heavily favored ...