Republican state Sen. Randy Fine has prevailed in a special congressional election in Florida on Tuesday, NBC News projects, though the race is shaping up to be closer than November’s results in the deeply Republican district.

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

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.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is taking aim at Representative-elect Randy Fine following what he called a lackluster victory in Florida’s 6th Congressional District special election.

In the 6th Congressional District, Trump received roughly 65% of the vote in 2024, just behind the 67% Waltz received in his final House reelection bid. In Tuesday’s special election, Fine was underperforming Waltz by about 10 percentage points.

Florida's 6th Congressional District race sparked national attention. Randy Fine earned Donald Trump's endorsement and defeated Democrat Josh Weil.

Randy Fine is ending his time as a state lawmaker and headed for the big leagues in the United States Congress. However, his margin of victory was lower than when Mike Waltz won the seat in November.

Brevard County, Florida voted in the GOP primary special election for State House D32 and Senate D19. Follow for the latest election results.

President Donald Trump took a victory lap on Truth Social after Republicans Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis won two critical Florida special elections.

Source: Election results and race calls are from The Associated Press. By The New York Times election results team: Michael Andre, Emma Baker, Neil Berg, Andrew Chavez, Michael Be

Former Florida state. Representative Randy Fine faces Democrat Josh Weil, a public school teacher, to represent Florida's 6th Congressional District. Live election results.