Democrats and Republicans have elected their candidates for the April 1 special election to fill the seat vacated by Michael Waltz.

The Associated Press has called the Florida 6th Congressional District Special Primary election with Senator Randy Fine as the Republican winner, according to our sister station Action News JAX.

President-elect Donald Trump issued an endorsement on Truth Social of Florida State Senator Randy Fine for the 6th Congressional District seat recently vacated by Trump's nomination of Matt Waltz as his national security advisor.

President Donald Trump welcomed Tuesday's primary win by Florida state Sen. Randy Fine (R), who prevailed in the race to be the Republican nominee for the state's Sixth Congressional District. The seat became vacant after former Rep.

Fine, who is backed by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and former Rep. Mike Waltz , had a prohibitive cash edge, with $426,712 raised through Jan. 8, according to Federal Election Commission records. More than $355,000 of that comes from individual contributions, and the other $70,000-plus stems from committee cash.

A slate of congressional hopefuls are vying to win their Florida primaries in special elections to replace two high-profile House Republicans.

Both Republicans will now advance to the April 1 special election, where they are expected to be heavy favorites in the solid GOP districts.

Both Republicans will now advance to the April 1 special election, where they are expected to be heavy favorites in the solid GOP districts.

The highest-profile candidates in both special primary elections Tuesday, state Sen. Randy Fine and Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis, each received a coveted endorsement from President Trump despite not

Special primaries in two conservative Florida districts will take place Tuesday to replace former U.S. Reps. Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz.

Republican lawmakers introduced bills to reducing overpayments made to SNAP recipients, but Iowa advocates say the bills won’t be effective.