Florida's Republican chief financial officer Jimmy Patronis fended off a challenge by Democrat Gay Valimont to win Tuesday's special election for northwest Florida's 1st Congressional District, which ...

In Florida's most conservative U.S. House district, Democrat Gay Valimont faces Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy ...

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

The Associated Press called the race for Jimmy Patronis less than a half hour after polls closed in the GOP stronghold.