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Florida's 1st Congressional District special election, 2025
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A special election to fill the seat representing Florida's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House was held in 2025. A Republican Party primary was scheduled for January 28, 2025. The Democratic primary was canceled after only one candidate qualified for the ballot. The general election was held April 1, 2025. The filing deadline was December 6, 2024.
The special election filled the vacancy left by Matt Gaetz (R), who resigned from office after being selected by Donald Trump (R) to be his nominee for attorney general. Gaetz later withdrew himself from consideration for the position.
At the time of the election, three special elections had been called for the 119th Congress. From the 113th Congress to the 118th Congress, 80 special elections were held. For more data on historical congressional special elections, click here.
This page focuses on Florida's 1st Congressional District special election. For more in-depth information on the district's special primaries, see the following pages:
- Florida's 1st Congressional District special election, 2025 (January 28 Democratic primary)
- Florida's 1st Congressional District special election, 2025 (January 28 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Florida District 1
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House Florida District 1 on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jimmy Patronis (R) | 56.9 | 97,370 |
 | Gay Valimont (D) | 42.3 | 72,375 | |
 | Stephen E. Broden (No Party Affiliation) | 0.8 | 1,384 | |
 | Stanley Gray (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 88 | |
 | Stan McDaniels (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)  | 0.0 | 31 | |
 | Richard Dembinsky (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Total votes: 171,248 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tevin Channing Minus (No Party Affiliation)
- Alan Aversa (No Party Affiliation)
- Jonathan Green (No Party Affiliation)
- Tyler Davis (No Party Affiliation)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Gay Valimont advanced from the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 1.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- C. Marcel Davis (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 1
The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 1 on January 28, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jimmy Patronis | 65.7 | 33,742 |
 | Joel Rudman | 9.9 | 5,099 | |
 | Aaron Dimmock | 6.7 | 3,423 | |
 | Gene Valentino | 6.0 | 3,093 | |
 | Michael Dylan Thompson | 5.0 | 2,548 | |
 | Greg Merk | 2.5 | 1,287 | |
| Jeff Peacock | 1.4 | 743 | ||
 | Kevin Gaffney | 1.2 | 634 | |
 | John Mills | 1.1 | 574 | |
| Jeff Macey | 0.4 | 187 | ||
| Total votes: 51,330 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Christopher Slater (R)
- Cindy Meadows (R)
- Jeff Witt (R)
- Uloma Ekpete Kama (R)
- Eric Hafner (R)
- Angela Marie Walls-Windhauser (R)
- Scott Trotter (R)
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Florida
See also
- Special elections to the 119th United States Congress (2025-2026)
- Florida's 1st Congressional District special election, 2025 (January 28 Democratic primary)
- Florida's 1st Congressional District special election, 2025 (January 28 Republican primary)
External links
Footnotes
