In a key test of former President Trump's influence, a candidate endorsed by him secured victory in a Florida Republican primary, setting the stage for a general election in April. The win underscores Trump's continued sway over the GOP, particularly in the Sunshine State.
A candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump won the Republican primary in a special election Tuesday in Florida's 6th Congressional District to replace former GOP Representative Michael Waltz. Waltz resigned from his House seat last week to serve as national security advisor in Trump's second administration.
The Associated Press projects that state Senator Randy Fine will win the GOP nomination in the Republican-leaning district, which stretches from Daytona Beach to the southern suburbs of Jacksonville along Florida's Atlantic coast. Educator Josh Weil won the Democratic primary. Fine, who at one time was the only Jewish Republican lawmaker in the state legislature, topped a couple of other Republicans running in the primary. He will be considered the clear favorite in the April 1 general election. Republican and Democratic primaries were also being held Tuesday in Florida's 1st Congressional District in the special election to fill the seat left vacant after GOP Representative Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress abruptly late last year after Trump tapped him to be his attorney general. Gaetz eventually withdrew from consideration amid growing Republican opposition. The congressman's resignation also came as the House Ethics Committee had been preparing its report on allegations against Gaetz that included illicit drug use and sex with a minor, all of which he has denied. Both of Tuesday's Republican primaries in Florida are a test of Trump's overwhelming clout over the GOP. The general election in Florida's 1st District is also April 1. With a fragile, razor-thin majority in the House, the likely reinforcements from both districts will be welcome news to Republican leadership in the chamber as it tries to pass Trump's agenda
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