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Emily Gregory’s 2 percentage-point win over Jon Maples for the District 87 state House seat that includes Mar-a-Lago drew national attention starting just hours after polls closed with Gregory’s appearance on MS NOW’s “The Briefing with Jen Psaki.”

Emily Gregory represents the Mar-a-Lago district after upsetting the Trump-endorsed candidate.

When it comes to filling vacant legislative seats, DeSantis at times has been lackadaisical in scheduling special legislative elections. For proof, look at two of the special legislative elections underway in three Florida counties with Election Day scheduled for Tuesday.

Because of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ delay in announcing special election dates to fill two vacancies in the Florida Legislature, voters in parts of Palm Beach and Hillsborough counties will not have representation in Tallahassee when the regular legislative session begins in January.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday confirmed that the Hillsborough County state Senate seat that has been vacant since he appointed Republican Jay Collins to be lieutenant governor will likely not have representation during the regular 2026 legislative session.

The Republicans who were elected on Tuesday to fill seats left empty by Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz had President Trump’s backing.

Republicans are eager to find replacements for former Reps. Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz to add breathing room to their slender majority in the House. Winners advance to a general election on April 1.

Only five votes currently separate the candidates for the Democratic primary for Florida's 20th congressional district, with more still to be counted. Even election attorneys don't agree about what happens in the case of a tie.

The winning candidate flip-flopped multiple times on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, as the race is headed to a recount.

The vacancy left behind by the death of U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings will be one of the longest in modern American history. Now, the ripple effects are coming to light in the race to fill his seat.

Two candidates are vying to be the next Miami-Dade County District 5 Commissioner. Former commissioner Bruno Barreiro resigned the seat in March to run…

The special election in Senate District 40 will go on as planned on Tuesday, September 26 despite calls from Democratic-leaning groups for a delay.The…