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Republican Randy Fine wins Florida special election for Waltz seat

Headline from The Hill, on the newest of 2 developments

Florida state Sen. Randy Fine (R) has won the special election for Florida’s 6th Congressional District on Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ, defeating Democrat Josh Weil in what became a closely contested race in the deep-red district.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Republicans look to avert humiliation in Florida special election

    Headline from The Hill ·

  2. Newest

    Republican Randy Fine wins Florida special election for Waltz seat

    Headline from The Hill ·

Reports & sources

12 articles, oldest first.

  1. Breitbart News

    Trump-Endorsed Randy Fine: 'Victory Is in Reach, Now’s the Time to Win BIG for Florida!' (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    "Victory is in reach" for Republicans in Florida's 6th Congressional District, Florida state Sen. Randy Fine said in a message on Election Day.

  2. The Hill

    Republicans look to avert humiliation in Florida special election (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Republicans are pulling out all the stops to support Randy Fine over Josh Weil in Florida’s special election as worries grow in the district President Donald Trump won by more than 30 points.

  3. The Hill

    Republican Randy Fine wins Florida special election for Waltz seat (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Florida state Sen. Randy Fine (R) has won the special election for Florida’s 6th Congressional District on Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ, defeating Democrat Josh Weil in what became a closely contested race in the deep-red district.

  4. Winchester Star

    Who is Randy Fine? Florida state senator replaces Mike Waltz after GOP concern about his campaign (opens Winchester Star)

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    Winchester Star's feed description

    Florida state Sen. Randy Fine has won a closer than expected race against Democrat Josh Weil. Tuesday’s special election was for a vacant congressional seat that the president carried by

  5. FOX 35 Orlando

    Florida special election live results: Randy Fine v. Josh Weil, District 6 (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Former Florida state. Representative Randy Fine faces Democrat Josh Weil, a public school teacher, to represent Florida's 6th Congressional District. Live election results.

  6. Breitbart News

    Republican Randy Fine Projected to Win Special Election in FL-6 (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Florida state Sen. Randy Fine (R-FL) is projected to win the special election for Florida’s 6th Congressional District, according to reports.

  7. WOGX Ocala

    Republican Randy Fine wins Florida's 6th congressional district race, defeating Democrat Josh Weil (opens WOGX Ocala)

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    WOGX Ocala's feed description

    Republican state Sen. Randy Fine won a special election Tuesday for Florida’s 6th Congressional District, defeating Democratic challenger Josh Weil.

  8. Newsweek

    Florida 6th Congressional District special election result: Randy Fine wins (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Republican Randy Fine is projected to win the race for Florida's 6th Congressional District, according to the AP.

  9. CNN

    Randy Fine will win Florida congressional seat, CNN projects, helping with GOP’s narrow House majority (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Former Florida state Sen. Randy Fine will win the special election for an open House seat in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, according to a projection from the CNN Decision Desk. The result means a sigh of relief for Republicans after late concerns emerged over their candidate’s efforts in the…

  10. Washington Examiner

    Randy Fine wins Florida special election in nail-biter race (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Florida's 6th Congressional District race sparked national attention. Randy Fine earned Donald Trump's endorsement and defeated Democrat Josh Weil.

  11. RedState

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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