Republicans held on to a pair of deep-red House seats in Florida special elections Tuesday, helping to shore up their slim majority in the chamber and overcoming a well-funded challenge by Democrats in districts that Donald Trump easily won less than five months ago.
In the 6th District, which includes Daytona Beach, former state Sen. Randy Fine defeated Democrat Josh Weil, who had benefited from a fundraising surge fueled by Democratic anger at the Trump administration. Fine was leading 54 percent to 46 percent when The Associated Press called the race at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time.
He will succeed Republican Michael Waltz, who won a fourth term in November by 33 points before resigning to become Trump’s national security adviser.
