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Gaetz Wins Republican Primary, Will Face Jones in Florida's District 1 Race

Headline from NBC 6 South Florida, on the newest of 2 developments

Rep. Matt Gaetz won his Republican primary Tuesday and will face Democrat Rebekah Jones in Florida’s District 1 race in November. Gaetz won the seat in 2016 in one of Florida’s most conservative congressional districts in the Panhandle.

NBC 6 South Florida's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Trump endorses Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz

    Headline from Fox News ·

  2. Newest

    Gaetz Wins Republican Primary, Will Face Jones in Florida's District 1 Race

    Headline from NBC 6 South Florida ·

Reports & sources

7 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox News

    Trump endorses Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump endorsed several Florida Republicans in Tuesday's upcoming primary including one of his staunchest supporters, Congressman Matt Gaetz.

  2. Tampa Free Press

    Former President Trump Endorses Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz (opens Tampa Free Press)

    Published

    Tampa Free Press's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump endorsed Florida Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz's reelection campaign on his Truth Social platform on Saturday. "Rep.

  3. NBC 6 South Florida

    Gaetz Wins Republican Primary, Will Face Jones in Florida's District 1 Race (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

    Published

    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    Rep. Matt Gaetz won his Republican primary Tuesday and will face Democrat Rebekah Jones in Florida’s District 1 race in November. Gaetz won the seat in 2016 in one of Florida’s most conservative congressional districts in the Panhandle.

  4. RedState

    Rep. Matt Gaetz Wins FL Primary BIGLY, Will Face Notorious Rebekah Jones in November (opens RedState)

    Published

    RedState's feed description

    Results from Florida’s primary election show that incumbent Rep. Matt Gaetz won the Congressional District 1 GOP primary by a landslide. Not only did Gaetz beat his opponent, Mark Lombardo, hand...

  5. NBC News

    Gaetz wins GOP primary in Florida after fending off attacks over sex trafficking investigation (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    The Florida congressman spent big on TV while playing up his Trump endorsement and support by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

  6. Washington Examiner

    Scandal-plagued Matt Gaetz fends off primary challenge (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Republican firebrand Rep. Matt Gaetz easily defended his seat in Florida's 1st Congressional District despite accusations of being involved in sex trafficking.

  7. Breitbart News

    America First Rep. Matt Gaetz Decisively Fends Off Primary Opponent (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Tuesday night successfully fended off a primary challenge from Mark Lombardo, according to projections.

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