The stage is set for florida's first congressional district race.Florida's chief financial officer... Jimmy patronis won the republican primary -- capturing nea

Bay County native Jimmy Patronis has been selected as the Republican nominee for the general election to replace Matt Gaetz. On Tuesday, ten candidates faced off in the race to decide the Republican candidate for Florida’s 1st Congressional District.

President Donald Trump-endorsed candidates Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis handily won Republican primaries Tuesday in special elections for seats in districts vacated by former Florida Congressmen Mike Waltz and Matt Gaetz.

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.

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.

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

Patronis has the Trump endorsement, boasts the best name recognition in the district, and went into the stretch run of the Primary race best positioned financially, with almost $711,000 cash on hand as of Jan. 8. To put that in perspective, no other candidate in the crowded field had more than $33,000 for the stretch run.

With the backing of President Donald Trump, state Sen. Randy Fine and state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis on Tuesday won special Republican primary elections for congressional seats.

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Former state Rep. Joel Rudman said he knew a run for Congress was a long-shot. But he also felt within hours of being sworn into a legislative term that House leadership itched for a fight with Gov. Ron DeSantis, and he wanted no part in it.

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.