The 52-year-old Republican defeated Democrat Gay Valimont in a special election held after Matt Gaetz resigned late last year.

Patronis dominated votes in three of the four counties that make up the district, but Valimont won Escambia County where she had 52.69% of the vote. Turnout in Escambia County was 33%, higher than ...

Republican Jimmy Patronis, the former Florida chief financial officer under Gov. Ron DeSantis, fended off his Democrat opponent and successfully won the race to succeed former Rep. Matt Gaetz in ...

Republican Jimmy Patronis has won the special election to succeed former GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz in Florida’s 1st Congressional District. Patronis, the outgoing chief financial officer of Florida, ...

Republican Jimmy Patronis has won the special election to succeed former GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz in Florida’s 1st Congressional District. Patronis, the outgoing chief financial officer of Florida ...

Click here)Related: DOGE cuts are testing some conservative voters' faith in special election for Matt Gaetz's old seat Republican Jimmy Patronis won a special election Tuesday in Florida’s 1st ...

Who Is Jimmy Patronis? Florida's Chief Financial Officer Wins Election to Replace Matt Gaetz PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Florida's Republican chief financial officer Jimmy Patronis fended off a ...

(AP) — Florida’s Republican chief financial officer Jimmy Patronis fended off a challenge ... which opened up after former Rep. Matt Gaetz was tapped to be Trump’s attorney general.