Florida special election 2025 results for U.S. House District 1, District 6
Who are the winners and losers in Tuesday's special election?
Florida voters cast ballots Tuesday, April 1, 2025, with their picks for Congress, in the U.S. House District 1 and District 6 races.
The U.S. House District 1 winner will fill the seat left vacant by Matt Gaetz. Democrat Gay Valimont and Republican Jimmy Patronis are vying for the seat. Independents Richard Dembinsky, Stanley Gray and Stan McDaniels are also on the ballot, along with Stephen E. Broden, who has no party affiliation.
The U.S. House District 6 winner will fill the seat left vacant by Republican Mike Waltz, who resigned to become President Donald Trump's national security advisor.
Republican Randy Fine and Democrat Josh Weil are vying for the District 6 seat. Also on the ballot are Libertarian Andrew Parrott as well as Randall Terry who has no party affiliation.
Follow along below for the latest election results, continually updated until the last ballot is counted.
Polls close at 7 p.m. local time. Any voters waiting in line at 7 p.m. will have the opportunity to cast a ballot.
Use the voter information look-up to check your voter registration and party status.
To find your polling place, sample ballot, and vote-by-mail ballot status, check the voter precinct look-up.
Editor's note: Due to technical limitations, only the top two vote-getters are displayed for races with more than three candidates, and links in results modules are disabled. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order until results come in.
April 1: Special Election
The key races for Florida voters are U.S. House District 1 and 6. There are also two state House and one Senate seat up for grabs.
In District 1, Republican Jimmy Patronis is battling Democrat Gay Valimont to replace Matt Gaetz.
In District 6, Democrat Josh Weil and Republican Randy Fine are vying to replace Mike Waltz, who resigned to be National Security Advisor in the Trump administration.
To see a sample ballot, check your county elections office website.
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This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Florida special election results for congressional districts 1 and 6
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