MAGA candidate wins GOP primary in Florida race to replace Matt Gaetz in Congress
The candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump won the Republican primary in a special election Tuesday to replace former GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz in Florida’s 1st Congressional District.The Associated Press projects that Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis will win the GOP nomination in the district, located in the northwest corner of the state in the Panhandle region.He will face gun safety advocate Gay Valimont, who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.