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Jimmy Patronis wins Florida House seat vacated by Matt Gaetz

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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.
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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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Jimmy Patronis wins Florida House seat vacated by Matt Gaetz in second GOP victory
Republican Jimmy Patronis has won the special election to succeed former GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz in Florida’s 1st Congressional District. Patronis, the outgoing chief financial officer of Florida, defeated Democrat Gay Valimont in the race for the seat that borders Alabama on the Gulf Coast in the westernmost part of the Florida panhandle.
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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday swore in newly elected Florida Reps. Jimmy Patronis (R) and Randy Fine (R). The two won special elections Tuesday, and their quick entry to the House gives Johnson some additional room to navigate the GOP’s razor-thin margin.
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Jimmy Patronis coasts to victory in CD 1 Special Election, fending off deluge of Democrat dollars
With most votes counted across the district, Patronis led with more than 55% of the vote while Valimont pulled in just under 44%. Stephen Brody, a candidate running without party affiliation, also claimed about 1% of the vote. That means Patronis will succeed former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, keeping the district in Republican hands.
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‘Too close for me’: Jimmy Patronis says he’s in trouble against Gay Valimont
Indeed, Democrat Gay Valimont (who Gaetz defeated handily in November) has brought in more than $6 million to the Panhandle seat. That’s four times what Patronis raised.
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