Matt Gaetz, Trump and tapped Waltz

Trump-endorsed candidates win primary races to replace Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz
A slate of congressional hopefuls are vying to win their Florida primaries in special elections to replace two high-profile House Republicans.
Randy Fine, Jimmy Patronis headline primaries for Waltz and Gaetz’s former seats
Donald Trump’s power to pick political winners in his adopted home state gets another test Tuesday with special election primaries for the seats left vacant by former Republican congressmen Mike Waltz and Matt Gaetz.
Trump-backed Republicans win special primaries to replace Gaetz, Waltz
Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis and state Sen. Randy Fine are projected to win the special primary elections to fill the two vacant House seats in Florida.
Trump allies win Republican special election primaries to replace Waltz, Gaetz
Gaetz resigned his post last year after he was nominated to be Trump's attorney general, and before he withdrew his name from consideration. Waltz resigned his post last week to serve as Trump’s national security adviser.
Republicans Patronis, Fine, win primaries in heavily GOP congressional districts
Update: Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine swept their respective primaries in congressional special elections. Patronis had 65.6% of the vote in CD 1 with 65% of the vote counted. There was no Democratic primary so Patronis will face Gay Valimont.
Trump’s Picks to Replace Gaetz and Waltz in the House Win Florida Primaries
The two candidates will move on to special general elections on April 1, when they will be strongly favored to expand the Republicans’ slim House majority.
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Trump-backed Republicans win primaries for Gaetz and Waltz seats
Two Florida Republicans endorsed by President Trump won primaries Tuesday to advance in congressional special elections.
Jimmy Patronis wins Republican Primary in race to replace Matt Gaetz in Congress
The Associated Press called the race for Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis at 7:08 p.m. as the results came in Tuesday night.
Randy Fine, Conservative DeSantis Critic, Wins Republican Primary to Replace Mike Waltz in US House
Florida state Sen. Randy Fine has won the Republican primary in the special election to replace former Rep. Mike Waltz in Florida’s 6th Congressional District
Trump-endorsed candidates win Florida races to replace Matt Gaetz, Mike Waltz
President Donald Trump-endorsed candidates Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine won their Republican primaries in the special elections to replace former Florida Reps. Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz, notching wins in reliably conservative districts.
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Fine, Patronis cruise in congressional primaries
With the backing of President Donald Trump, state Sen. Randy Fine and state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis on Tuesday ...
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Donald Trump-backed Randy Fine wins GOP Primary in CD 6, to face Dem Josh Weil in General Election
Fine, who is backed by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and former Rep. Mike Waltz , had a prohibitive ...