A slate of congressional hopefuls are vying to win their Florida primaries in special elections to replace two high-profile House Republicans.

The Associated Press called the race for Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis at 7:08 p.m. as the results came in Tuesday night.

Trump initially tapped Gaetz to be his attorney general in his second administration, but the Florida Republican withdrew his name from consideration after backlash from both Republicans and Democrats. Gaetz is now hosting his own talk show on The One America News (OAN) Network, a far-right broadcaster.

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Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis is one step closer to Washington, D.C. He won the primary race to replace former House Representative Matt Gaetz. “I haven’t been this nervous in over 20 years.

To be sure, the duo did cover Trump, Russiagate, the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the accusations against Gaetz, which the former U.S. representative for Florida’s 1st congressional district denied. What did cause fireworks was Gaetz’s evaluation of Maher’s work.

Jimmy Patronis, Florida’s chief financial officer, won the Republican primary in the state’s 1st Congressional District, making him a favorite to win the general election for the district’s

GOP primary vote on the horizon, 10 candidates are in the race to replace Matt Gaetz as Florida's District 1 congressman.

President Donald Trump's pick for Director of National Intelligence faced tough questions from Maine senators on Capitol Hill Thursday.

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

Maine's Republican senator plans to question both during separate hearings scheduled for Thursday morning, and she is seen as a possible swing vote.