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2025 Florida's 6th congressional district special election

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2025 Florida's 6th congressional district special election

The 2025 Florida's 6th congressional district special election was held on April 1, 2025, to choose a new member of the U.S. House of Representatives. The seat became vacant following the resignation of Republican incumbent Mike Waltz, who in 2024 had been re-elected with 66.5% of the vote, but was chosen by President Donald Trump to be his White House national security advisor. The district is considered safely Republican. Florida state senator Randy Fine won the Republican primary with 83% of the vote, defeating Aaron Baker and Ehsan Joarder. Josh Weil, a schoolteacher, won the Democratic primary with 61%, defeating Ges Selmont. In the general election campaign, Weil outraised Fine by $10 million to under $1 million. In the April 1 general election, Fine defeated Weil by 14 percentage points though he won by significantly less margins than Trump and Waltz had in the 2024 elections. The election was held alongside a concurrent special election for Florida's 1st congressional district.

Infobox

Nominee
Randy Fine
Party
Republican
Popular vote
110,980
Percentage
56.68%

Tables

Republican primary results[20] · Republican primary › Results
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
40,837
Candidate
100.0
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Randy Fine
33,901
83.0
Republican
Aaron Baker
5,735
14.0
Republican
Ehsan Joarder
1,201
2.9
Total votes
40,837
100.0
Democratic primary results[20] · Democratic primary › Results
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
16,004
Candidate
100.0
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Josh Weil
9,721
60.7
Democratic
Ges Selmont
6,283
39.3
Total votes
16,004
100.0
· General election › Polling
Fabrizio Ward (R)
Fabrizio Ward (R)
Poll source
Fabrizio Ward (R)
Date(s)administered
March 28, 2025
Samplesize
–
Marginof error
–
RandyFine (R)
41%
JoshWeil (D)
44%
Other
5%
Undecided
10%
St. Pete Polls
St. Pete Polls
Poll source
St. Pete Polls
Date(s)administered
March 22–25, 2025
Samplesize
403 (LV)
Marginof error
± 4.9%
RandyFine (R)
48%
JoshWeil (D)
44%
Other
2%
Undecided
6%
Poll source
Date(s)administered
Samplesize
Marginof error
RandyFine (R)
JoshWeil (D)
Other
Undecided
Fabrizio Ward (R)
March 28, 2025
–
–
41%
44%
5%
10%
St. Pete Polls
March 22–25, 2025
403 (LV)
± 4.9%
48%
44%
2%
6%
· General election › Fundraising
Candidate
Candidate
Campaign finance reports as of March 12, 2025
Candidate
Campaign finance reports as of March 12, 2025
Raised
Campaign finance reports as of March 12, 2025
Spent
Campaign finance reports as of March 12, 2025
Cash on hand
Randy Fine (R)
Randy Fine (R)
Campaign finance reports as of March 12, 2025
Randy Fine (R)
Campaign finance reports as of March 12, 2025
$987,459
Campaign finance reports as of March 12, 2025
$894,765
Campaign finance reports as of March 12, 2025
$92,693
Josh Weil (D)
Josh Weil (D)
Campaign finance reports as of March 12, 2025
Josh Weil (D)
Campaign finance reports as of March 12, 2025
$9,491,734
Campaign finance reports as of March 12, 2025
$8,210,682
Campaign finance reports as of March 12, 2025
$1,281,051
Source: Federal Election Commission
Source: Federal Election Commission
Campaign finance reports as of March 12, 2025
Source: Federal Election Commission
Campaign finance reports as of March 12, 2025
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Randy Fine (R)
$987,459
$894,765
$92,693
Josh Weil (D)
$9,491,734
$8,210,682
$1,281,051
Source: Federal Election Commission
2025 Florida's 6th congressional district special election[36] · General election › Results
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
195,800
Candidate
100.0%
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
mw- ±%
Republican
Randy Fine
110,980
56.68%
−9.85%
Democratic
Josh Weil
83,580
42.69%
+9.22%
Libertarian
Andrew Parrott
702
0.36%
N/A
Independent
Randall Terry
526
0.27%
N/A
Write-in
Chuck Sheridan
12
0.01%
N/A
Total votes
195,800
100.0%
Republican hold
· General election › Results › By county
#
#
County
#
Randy FineRepublican
%
Randy FineRepublican
#
Josh WeilDemocratic
%
Josh WeilDemocratic
#
Andrew ParrottLibertarian
%
Andrew ParrottLibertarian
#
Randall TerryIndependent
%
Randall TerryIndependent
#
Margin
%
Flagler
Flagler
County
Flagler
Randy FineRepublican
22,222
Randy FineRepublican
57.00%
Josh WeilDemocratic
16,534
Josh WeilDemocratic
42.41%
Andrew ParrottLibertarian
140
Andrew ParrottLibertarian
0.36%
Randall TerryIndependent
91
Randall TerryIndependent
0.23%
Margin
5,688
Margin
14.59%
Total votes cast
38,988
Lake
Lake
County
Lake
Randy FineRepublican
16,315
Randy FineRepublican
58.16%
Josh WeilDemocratic
11,535
Josh WeilDemocratic
41.12%
Andrew ParrottLibertarian
110
Andrew ParrottLibertarian
0.39%
Randall TerryIndependent
87
Randall TerryIndependent
0.31%
Margin
4,780
Margin
17.04%
Total votes cast
28,050
Marion
Marion
County
Marion
Randy FineRepublican
23,516
Randy FineRepublican
62.20%
Josh WeilDemocratic
14,114
Josh WeilDemocratic
37.33%
Andrew ParrottLibertarian
104
Andrew ParrottLibertarian
0.28%
Randall TerryIndependent
71
Randall TerryIndependent
0.19%
Margin
9,402
Margin
24.87%
Total votes cast
37,810
Putnam
Putnam
County
Putnam
Randy FineRepublican
9,719
Randy FineRepublican
66.67%
Josh WeilDemocratic
4,770
Josh WeilDemocratic
32.72%
Andrew ParrottLibertarian
43
Andrew ParrottLibertarian
0.30%
Randall TerryIndependent
45
Randall TerryIndependent
0.31%
Margin
4,949
Margin
33.95%
Total votes cast
14,577
St. Johns
St. Johns
County
St. Johns
Randy FineRepublican
7,318
Randy FineRepublican
55.07%
Josh WeilDemocratic
5,909
Josh WeilDemocratic
44.47%
Andrew ParrottLibertarian
33
Andrew ParrottLibertarian
0.25%
Randall TerryIndependent
29
Randall TerryIndependent
0.22%
Margin
1,409
Margin
10.60%
Total votes cast
13,289
Volusia
Volusia
County
Volusia
Randy FineRepublican
31,890
Randy FineRepublican
50.55%
Josh WeilDemocratic
30,718
Josh WeilDemocratic
48.69%
Andrew ParrottLibertarian
272
Andrew ParrottLibertarian
0.43%
Randall TerryIndependent
203
Randall TerryIndependent
0.32%
Margin
1,172
Margin
1.86%
Total votes cast
63,086
Totals
Totals
County
Totals
Randy FineRepublican
110,980
Randy FineRepublican
56.68%
Josh WeilDemocratic
83,580
Josh WeilDemocratic
42.69%
Andrew ParrottLibertarian
702
Andrew ParrottLibertarian
0.36%
Randall TerryIndependent
526
Randall TerryIndependent
0.27%
Margin
27,400
Margin
13.99%
Total votes cast
195,800
County
Randy FineRepublican
Josh WeilDemocratic
Andrew ParrottLibertarian
Randall TerryIndependent
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Flagler
22,222
57.00%
16,534
42.41%
140
0.36%
91
0.23%
5,688
14.59%
38,988
Lake
16,315
58.16%
11,535
41.12%
110
0.39%
87
0.31%
4,780
17.04%
28,050
Marion
23,516
62.20%
14,114
37.33%
104
0.28%
71
0.19%
9,402
24.87%
37,810
Putnam
9,719
66.67%
4,770
32.72%
43
0.30%
45
0.31%
4,949
33.95%
14,577
St. Johns
7,318
55.07%
5,909
44.47%
33
0.25%
29
0.22%
1,409
10.60%
13,289
Volusia
31,890
50.55%
30,718
48.69%
272
0.43%
203
0.32%
1,172
1.86%
63,086
Totals
110,980
56.68%
83,580
42.69%
702
0.36%
526
0.27%
27,400
13.99%
195,800

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  4. Poll sponsored by Florida Politics
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