Jimmy Patronis receives an overwhelming vote total in Okaloosa and Walton County during Tuesday night's GOP primary. He also won big districtwide.

The candidate endorsed by President Trump on Tuesday won the Republican primary in a special election in Florida's 6th Congressional District in the race to replace former GOP Rep. Michael Waltz, who stepped down from his House seat last week to serve as Trump's national security adviser.

Update: Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine swept their respective primaries in congressional special elections. Patronis had 65.6% of the vote in CD 1 with 65% of the vote counted. There was no Democratic primary so Patronis will face Gay Valimont.

Early voting was suspended for three days following a severe winter storm, but polls are set to reopen 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

As the nation concludes the observance of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month this week, it is appropriate to remind Congress that the legislation it passed to end this crime applies to

Republican voters in several Florida counties head to the polls on Tuesday, where they will select GOP nominees to fill seats that were held by former Reps. Michael Waltz and Matt Gaetz.

The two candidates will move on to special general elections on April 1, when they will be strongly favored to expand the Republicans’ slim House majority.

Two Florida Republicans endorsed by President Trump won primaries Tuesday to advance in congressional special elections.

Bill Maher asked former GOP lawmaker Matt Gaetz about the sleazy allegations that he had sex with an underaged girl.

Donald Trump’s power to pick political winners in his adopted home state gets another test Tuesday with special election primaries for the seats left vacant by former Republican congressmen Mike Waltz and Matt Gaetz.

House Republicans are eager for Florida’s special primaries on Tuesday to decide the replacements for former Reps. Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz, whose resignations from the House left Republican leadersh