2025 Florida's 6th congressional district special election

2025 Florida's 6th congressional district special election
Florida's 6th congressional district
Incumbent U.S. Representative; Michael Waltz; Republican	; ;

The 2025 Florida's 6th congressional district special election is an upcoming special election scheduled to be held on April 1, 2025, to choose a new member of the U.S. House of Representatives.^[1] The seat became vacant following the resignation of Republican incumbent Michael Waltz, who was chosen by President Donald Trump to be his nominee for White House national security advisor.^[2] Waltz was re-elected with 66.5% of the vote in 2024.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Aaron Baker^[3]
Randy Fine, state senator from the 19th district (2024–present)^[4]
Ehsan Joarder, IT specialist and candidate for the 14th district in 2024^[3]

Withdrawn

Ernest Audino, district director for incumbent Michael Waltz^[5]
Joe Mullins, former Flagler County commissioner (endorsed Fine)^[5]
Steve Rance, Air Force veteran (endorsed Fine)^[6]

Declined

Tom Leek, state senator from the 7th district (2024–present)^[7]
Anthony Sabatini, Lake County commissioner (2024–present), chair of the Lake County Republican Party (2022–present), and candidate for the 7th district in 2022 and the 11th district in 2024^[8]
Ted Yoho, former U.S. representative from Florida's 3rd congressional district (2013–2021)^[9]

Endorsements

Randy Fine

Executive branch officials

Donald Trump, 45th and 47th president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)^[10]
Michael Waltz, U.S. National Security Advisor (2025–present) and former U.S. representative from Florida's 6th congressional district (2019–2025)^[11]

U.S. senators

Rick Scott, U.S. senator from Florida (2019–present)^[12]

U.S. representatives

Tom Emmer, House Majority Whip (2023–present) from Minnesota's 6th congressional district (2015–present)^[12]
Mike Johnson, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (2023–present) from Louisiana's 4th congressional district (2017–present)^[12]
Steve Scalise, House Majority Leader (2023–present) from Louisiana's 1st congressional district (2008–present)^[12]

Organizations

AIPAC^[3]

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Aaron Baker
	Republican	Randy Fine
	Republican	Ehsan Joarder
Total votes

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Ges Selmont, attorney and nominee for the 4th district in 2018^[3]
Josh Weil, teacher^[13]

Withdrawn

Purvi Bangdiwala, pharmacist (remained on ballot)^[14]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Purvi Bangdiwala (withdrawn)
	Democratic	Ges Selmont
	Democratic	Josh Weil
Total votes

Third parties and independents

Libertarian Party

Nominee

Andrew Parrott, welder^[3]

Independents

Declared

Randall Terry, author, perennial candidate, and Constitution Party nominee for president in 2024^[15]

Write-in candidates

Declared

Chuck Sheridan, general contractor and Republican candidate for state senate in 2024^[3]

References

^ "Special elections set for U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz's seat in Florida". CBS News. November 25, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
^ Schnell, Mychael (January 20, 2025). "Waltz resigns from House to take on Trump national security role". The Hill. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Ogles, Jacob (December 7, 2024). "Nine candidates qualify for race to replace Mike Waltz in CD 6". Florida Politics. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
^ Lemongello, Stephen (November 26, 2024). "GOP firebrand Randy Fine running for Congress after Trump endorsement". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Gollon, Chris (November 30, 2024). "Joe Mullins Drops Congressional Bid as Trump Endorses Randy Fine". AskFlagler. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
^ Harper, Mark (November 27, 2024). "Trump endorsement of Randy Fine for Florida's 6th District sends other Republicans packing". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^ Wilson, Drew (November 13, 2024). "Tom Leek committed to serving in Florida Senate, will not run for Congress". Florida Politics. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
^ Ogles, Jacob (November 26, 2024). "Anthony Sabatini won't run in CD 6 Special Election". Florida Politics. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
^ Harper, Mark (November 21, 2024). "Calling it 'year of the comeback,' Trump supporter Joe Mullins announces run for Congress". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved November 22, 2024. Former Congressman Ted Yoho...told The News-Journal on Thursday that he had initially considered running, but had decided against it.
^ Gancarski, A.G. (November 23, 2024). "Donald Trump backs Randy Fine as replacement for Mike Waltz in CD 6". Florida Politics. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
^ Gancarski, A.G. (January 17, 2025). "Mike Waltz backs Randy Fine as CD 6 replacement". Florida Politics. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ogles, Jacob (November 26, 2024). "Rick Scott, Mike Johnson endorse Randy Fine for Congress". Florida Politics. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
^ Harper, Mark (December 3, 2024). "Osceola teacher runs as Democrat in special U.S. House election in Florida's 6th". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
^ Harper, Mark (December 27, 2024). "Candidate for Florida's 6th District who swore she was a Democrat but isn't withdraws". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
^ Gancarski, A.G. (November 21, 2024). "Former presidential candidate runs to succeed Mike Waltz in Congress". Florida Politics. Retrieved November 21, 2024.

External links

Official campaign websites

[1] "Special elections set for U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz's seat in Florida". CBS News. November 25, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.

[2] Schnell, Mychael (January 20, 2025). "Waltz resigns from House to take on Trump national security role". The Hill. Retrieved January 20, 2025.

[Qualified-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Ogles, Jacob (December 7, 2024). "Nine candidates qualify for race to replace Mike Waltz in CD 6". Florida Politics. Retrieved December 7, 2024.

[4] Lemongello, Stephen (November 26, 2024). "GOP firebrand Randy Fine running for Congress after Trump endorsement". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[:0-5] Gollon, Chris (November 30, 2024). "Joe Mullins Drops Congressional Bid as Trump Endorses Randy Fine". AskFlagler. Retrieved November 30, 2024.

[6] Harper, Mark (November 27, 2024). "Trump endorsement of Randy Fine for Florida's 6th District sends other Republicans packing". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

[7] Wilson, Drew (November 13, 2024). "Tom Leek committed to serving in Florida Senate, will not run for Congress". Florida Politics. Retrieved November 14, 2024.

[8] Ogles, Jacob (November 26, 2024). "Anthony Sabatini won't run in CD 6 Special Election". Florida Politics. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[comeback-9] Harper, Mark (November 21, 2024). "Calling it 'year of the comeback,' Trump supporter Joe Mullins announces run for Congress". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved November 22, 2024. Former Congressman Ted Yoho...told The News-Journal on Thursday that he had initially considered running, but had decided against it.

[10] Gancarski, A.G. (November 23, 2024). "Donald Trump backs Randy Fine as replacement for Mike Waltz in CD 6". Florida Politics. Retrieved November 24, 2024.

[11] Gancarski, A.G. (January 17, 2025). "Mike Waltz backs Randy Fine as CD 6 replacement". Florida Politics. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

[Scott-12] Ogles, Jacob (November 26, 2024). "Rick Scott, Mike Johnson endorse Randy Fine for Congress". Florida Politics. Retrieved November 26, 2024.

[13] Harper, Mark (December 3, 2024). "Osceola teacher runs as Democrat in special U.S. House election in Florida's 6th". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved December 6, 2024.

[14] Harper, Mark (December 27, 2024). "Candidate for Florida's 6th District who swore she was a Democrat but isn't withdraws". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved January 1, 2025.

[15] Gancarski, A.G. (November 21, 2024). "Former presidential candidate runs to succeed Mike Waltz in Congress". Florida Politics. Retrieved November 21, 2024.

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Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Results

Third parties and independents

Libertarian Party

Nominee

Independents

Declared

Write-in candidates

Declared

See also

References

External links