BREAKING: Trump-Endorsed Republican WINS Florida Congressional Seat

This just in: Republican state Senator Randy Fine has won Florida’s special congressional election to replace the seat vacated by Mike Walz.

The vote was 54% to 46% when the race was called.

Republican Randy Fine was endorsed by President Trump.

Despite Democrat Josh Weil outraising Fine in campaigning, Randy Fine still emerged victorious!

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🚨BREAKING: Republican Randy Fine has defeated Democrat Josh Weil to win the FL-06 Congressional seat vacated by Mike Walz.

This is a key Republican HOLD.

Let's go three for three tonight!! pic.twitter.com/G1dnn80Jrs

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) April 1, 2025

🚨 #BREAKING: Trump-endorsed Randy Fine has won, and will be the next Congressman for Florida’s 6th Congressional district

HUGE win for the Trump agenda, as we now have an extra Republican vote in the House

LFG! 🇺🇸

Democrats poured over $10 million into the race, but still got… pic.twitter.com/XXkupYZU7F

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 1, 2025

President Trump posted on Truth Social about the election’s outcome, simply posting “RANDY FINE WINS!!!”

Randy Fine responded on X:

Because of you, Mr. President.

I won’t let you down. pic.twitter.com/AH8XLjYJde

— Senator Randy Fine (@VoteRandyFine) April 1, 2025

NBC News reported:

Republican state Sen. Randy Fine has prevailed in a special congressional election in Florida on Tuesday, NBC News projects, though the race is shaping up to be closer than November’s results in the deeply Republican district.

Fine was leading Democrat Josh Weil 54%-46% when the NBC News Decision Desk called the race with 73% of the expected vote in.

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The 6th District race was giving some Republicans heartburn, with Weil vastly outraising Fine and Fine slow to launch TV ads. President Donald Trump carried the district, which includes Daytona Beach, by 30 points in November, but outside Republican groups hit the airwaves in the final days as the race appeared to be competitive.

Trump himself also engaged to help turn out his supporters, as Democrats looked to leverage lower turnout in a special election and energy among the party’s grassroots to oppose the president. Trump issued multiple Truth Social posts and held two tele-town halls last week for Fine and Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, the Republican in the 1st District special election in the Panhandle to replace former GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz. Polls close in the 1st District at 8 p.m. ET.

Fine is a staunch Trump ally, having switched his endorsement in the 2024 presidential primary from home-state Gov. Ron DeSantis to Trump. Fine wrote in an op-ed that he, as a Jewish Republican, did not believe DeSantis had done enough to combat antisemitism. DeSantis represented the 6th District in Congress before running for governor.

Fine’s decision to endorse Trump earned him the president’s support ahead of the special primary election in January, helping Fine easily win the GOP nod. And he touted his ties to Trump in the race.

The Hill added:

Florida state Sen. Randy Fine (R) has won the special election for Florida’s 6th Congressional District on Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ, defeating Democrat Josh Weil in what became a closely contested race in the deep-red district.

Fine’s win will come as a relief for Republicans, who grew increasingly worried about the race as Weil overperformed Fine in fundraising and some polling going into Election Day.

A Democratic victory in the district, which stretches from South Daytona to St. Augustine, would have been a political earthquake. President Trump and national security adviser Michael Waltz, who previously held the seat, each won the district by more than 30 points in November. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) represented the district prior to resigning to run for governor in 2018.

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Weil announced last month that his campaign raised nearly $10 million, while Fine raised just less than $1 million. Weil also outspent Fine by roughly $8.2 million to $895,000. On top of that, an internal poll from the Republican firm Fabrizio Ward showed Weil holding a 3-point lead over Fine.