Jimmy Patronis receives an overwhelming vote total in Okaloosa and Walton County during Tuesday night's GOP primary. He also won big districtwide.

Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis will be the Republican nominee in a Special Election to replace U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz. The Panama City Republican emerged as the top vote-getter in a 10-candidate field running in a Special Primary held Tuesday in Florida’s 1st Congressional District.

Jimmy Patronis wards off 9 others to win the Republican Primary for the Florida District One congressional seat

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.

Two U.S. House candidates endorsed by President Donald Trump won easy victories in their Republican primaries on Tuesday. Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis took the 1st Congressional District with 65.

Preliminary election results show Florida's former Chief Financial OfficerJimmy Patronis won Tuesday's Republican primary to fill the U.

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.

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis is one step closer to Washington, D.C. He won the primary race to replace former House Representative Matt Gaetz. “I haven’t been this nervous in over 20 years.

Father and son, Bart D. and John R. Broxson, who both served as sheriff of Santa Rosa County, have been honored with a memorial road designation.

Pro-crypto PAC Fairshake, and its affiliated organizations, are ready for the 2026 midterm congressional elections with $116 million in cash on hand, the group announced Thursday. Why it matters: Fairshake turned heads on both sides of the aisle in 2024 by assembling a campaign war chest of $169 million.

Two Florida Republicans endorsed by President Trump won primaries Tuesday to advance in congressional special elections.