Florida Governor Ron DeSantis criticized newly elected Congressman Randy Fine, alleging Fine's personality led to an underwhelming victory. DeSantis claimed Fine's stance on gun control and immigration alienated Republican voters, necessitating intervention from President Trump.

The race to fill former U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz’s seat drew national attention, with President Trump rallying voters to back Fine.

Randy Fine defeated Democrat Josh Weil in a special election on Tuesday. The race was unexpectedly close, with the possibility of a Democratic victory in the highly Republican district worrying party leaders amid slumping approval ratings for President Donald Trump.

The Republican candidate is running for the seat that National Security Adviser Michael Waltz won by 33 points in November.

National Republicans had been nervous about the race against progressive candidate Josh Weil given close polling and massive Democratic fundraising.

Republican Randy Fine is projected to win the race for Florida's 6th Congressional District, according to the AP.

Randy Fine, a Jewish Republican backed by President Donald Trump, has prevailed in a special election in Florida’s 6th Congressional District.

Florida voters cast ballots Apr. 1 in the U.S. House District 6 special election to replace Mike Waltz. Follow along for the latest election results.

Republican Randy Fine is the projected winner in the special Congressional election for the House seat in the 6th District. NBC News’ Marissa Parra spoke with voters in Florida.