Strong turnout among Democrats so far and remarkably robust fundraising by a public middle school teacher are making one of Florida's special congressional elections next week tighter than expected for a prominent Republican hoping to replace a GOP incumbent in a comfortably red district. State Sen. Randy Fine — a Republican firebrand who has openly feuded with Gov. The district runs from St.
Randy Fine. But while the candidates' fundraising is strong, the underlying political math of the districts is extremely GOP-friendly. The special elections are set to replace former GOP Rep. Gaetz and Waltz both won their re-elections last year by more than 30 points.
Matt Gaetz easily won another term in the U. Gaetz, for his part, had expressed confidence voters wanted him in office despite years of tension with House leadership and years of personal scandals. He remains under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, whose leaders in June said they were looking into accusations of sexual misconduct, drug use and the potential granting of favors to romantic interests. But Gaetz has been under scrutiny for personal accusations for a long time.
Matt Gaetz easily won another term in the U. Gaetz, for his part, had expressed confidence voters wanted him in office despite years of tension with House leadership and years of personal scandals. He remains under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, whose leaders in June said they were looking into accusations of sexual misconduct, drug use and the potential granting of favors to romantic interests. But Gaetz has been under scrutiny for personal accusations for a long time.