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Trump-endorsed state Sen. Randy Fine easily won a special House primary Tuesday in northwest Florida, setting him up to fill a vacant, deep-red seat.
A pair of Trump-endorsed Republicans easily won a pair of special House primaries Tuesday in Florida, setting them up to fill two vacant, deep-red seats and pad the party's slim House majority.
The Associated Press projected the primary in Florida's 6th District for state Sen. Randy Fine shortly after polls closed in the district at 7 p.m. ET, with Fine taking more than 80% of the GOP primary vote.
State Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis had more than two-thirds support in the GOP primary in the 1st District when the AP called his race soon after 8 p.m. ET; he easily outpaced a crowded field of candidates.
Fine and Patronis notched endorsements not only from President Donald Trump but also from House Republican leaders as they sought to succeed former Reps. Mike Waltz and Matt Gaetz.
Florida Department of Financial Services CFO Jimmy Patronis in Sarasota last year.Earle Kimel / Sarasota Herald-Tribune via USA Today Network fileWaltz resigned from the House this month to become Trump's national security adviser, while Gaetz resigned last year after Trump picked him to be attorney general. But Gaetz dropped out of the running amid allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use.
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