Who are the winners and losers in Tuesday's special election?

Voters in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and part of Walton County cast ballots with their picks in the U.S. House District 1 race. Santa Rosa and Okaloosa voters also decided on representation in the Florida House District 3 contest.

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.

Nine candidates are running for state representative in District 3.

Follow along below for the latest election results, continually updated until the last ballot is counted.

When do polls close in Florida?

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.

Where is my voting location? How to find my precinct

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 .

Florida special election 2025 results

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.

U.S. House District 1 special election results – Patronis vs. Valimont

U.S. House District 6 special election results: Fine defeats Weil

Republican Randy Fine defeated Democratic challenger Josh Weil on Tuesday in the special election to fill a U.S. House of Representatives seat in northern Florida, a critical win for President Donald Trump and the GOP given their narrow majorities on Capitol Hill. The race was called for Fine just half an hour after polls closed in the heavily Republican district by the New York Times and CNN .

Fine, 50, will be taking over the seat left vacant by Mike Waltz, who Trump tapped to serve as the national security advisor. Waltz previously represented Florida’s red-leaning sixth congressional district, which covers cities such as Daytona Beach as well as the Ocala National Forest.

Florida House District 3 special election results

When is Election Day? Florida voting dates 2025

What are we voting for today in Florida?

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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