Randy Fine Defeats Josh Weil In Florida’s sixth District | EUROtoday

Republicans will dangle on to a U.S. House seat in Florida after state Sen. Randy Fine defeated Democrat Josh Weil in a particular election on Tuesday.

The race was unexpectedly shut, with the potential of a Democratic victory within the extremely Republican district worrying get together leaders amid slumping approval scores for President Donald Trump. Private polls confirmed Weil in hanging distance regardless of Trump carrying the district final November by 30 factors.

Fine prevailed by a narrower margin with 56.6% of the vote to Weil’s 42.7%, in line with outcomes on the Florida Secretary of State’s web site.

“In 2025, Democrats have overperformed the top of the ticket in nearly every election as voters turn out in blue, purple, and red districts to voice their anger at Donald Trump and Elon Musk,” Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin stated in an announcement.

Fine pitched himself as a instrument of Trump, like most House Republicans, and stated this week he didn’t disagree with the president about something.

“I think that when you have a team captain, you have to support the team,” Fine advised ABC News on Monday.

Weil highlighted the Trump administration mass firings, executed on the behest of billionaire Elon Musk, and chaos on the Social Security Administration.

“People are scared. They never thought they’d find themselves in a time when there was uncertainty over if their next Social Security check was going to come in,” Weil advised the Washington Examiner this week.

The seat was beforehand held by former Rep. Mike Waltz, a Republican now serving as Trump’s National Security adviser. (He’s the one who invited a reporter to the group chat about secret struggle plans.)

Waltz was one in every of three lawmakers Trump tapped for jobs in his administration. Voters in Florida’s first congressional district additionally headed to the polls Tuesday to decide on a substitute for former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who resigned after Trump requested him to guide the Department of Justice, a job that finally went to another person.

Trump additionally requested Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to serve in his administration as ambassador to the United Nations, however modified his thoughts final week and advised Stefanik to remain within the House as a substitute of placing the get together via one other dangerous particular election.

Top Republicans within the House urged Fine to “get his shit together” within the closing days of the race, sources advised CNN.

CORRECTION: A earlier model of this story incorrectly said which space of presidency President Donald Trump wished Rep. Matt Gaetz to guide. It was the Justice Department.