Despite being outraised and outspent, Randy Fine earned 56.7% of the vote, winning all six counties that make up the sixth congressional district.

Florida voters cast ballots Apr. 1 in the U.S. House District 1 special election to replace Matt Gaetz and District 6 to replace Mike Waltz.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is taking aim at Representative-elect Randy Fine following what he called a lackluster victory in Florida’s 6th Congressional District special election.

Republican Randy Fine easily defeated Democrat Josh Weil in the special election for Florida’s traditionally solid-red sixth congressional district, election forecasters project, further padding House Republicans’ slim margins during a busy legislative year for Republicans at the start of Donald Trump’s second term.

Source: Election results and race calls are from The Associated Press. By The New York Times election results team: Michael Andre, Emma Baker, Neil Berg, Andrew Chavez, Michael Be

Republican State Sen. Randy Fine has won a close election to a U.S. House seat representing Florida’s 6th Congressional District to succeed former Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL), who stepped down to become President Donald Trump’s national security adviser.

Randy Fine is ending his time as a state lawmaker and headed for the big leagues in the United States Congress. However, his margin of victory was lower than when Mike Waltz won the seat in November.

President Donald Trump took a victory lap on Truth Social after Republicans Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis won two critical Florida special elections.

During November's presidential election, President Donald Trump won the district on Florida’s eastern coast by 30 points.