3 takeaways from Florida's special election
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The special election wins of Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis in Florida had national implications as Republicans control the House by a 220-213 margin.
Meanwhile, Republican Jimmy Patronis defeated Democratic challenger Gay Valimont and secured GOP control of the 1st District seat vacated by Gaetz. Patronis' win was also by slimmer margins than what Republicans won in November's contest. Danielle Wallace is a breaking news and politics reporter at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on X: @danimwallace.
Here are three takeaways from the Florida special election that observers consider a bellwether for Republicans ahead of midterms, which typically sees the party that lost the presidency pick up congressional seats.
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