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In a notable political shift, Gregory is set to succeed Mike Caruso, a Republican who has represented the district since 2018. Caruso, who secured his last electoral victory with a comfortable 19-point lead, recently vacated his position to pursue a different role within local government.
The district itself has shown strong Republican tendencies, with former President Trump securing it by a 10-point margin during his campaign. Despite the historical preference for Republican candidates, the upcoming changes signal a potential shift in the political landscape.
In a twist of irony, the president participated in the election via mail-in ballot—a voting method he has consistently advocated against and is actively seeking to prohibit. Nevertheless, he remains actively engaged in rallying his supporters, urging them to show their support for Republican candidate Jon Maples in the current election.
The president voted in today’s election by mail, a method he is pushing to ban.
He also urged his supporters to turn out to vote for Republican Jon Maples.
“TO ALL GREAT PATRIOTS IN FLORIDA STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 87: GET OUT AND VOTE FOR JON MAPLES!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
Maples campaigned as a Trump ally, even holding an event at Mar-a-Lago.
Gregory ran on a platform focused on affordability, a key issue for voters.
Elsewhere in Florida, Democratic candidate Brian Nathan also narrowly edged the Republican in a conservative Senate seat.
Up until recently, Florida has been the key swing state in presidential elections.
But the state has swung hard to Trump in the past eight years.
Today’s election results indicate that even in his strongest turf, Trump is not popular.
An Ipsos poll released today showed just 36 per cent of voters approved of Trump.Â
If voters in the rest of the country swung to Democrats at the same rate as they did in Florida today, the Republicans would be absolutely trounced.
Every House of Representatives seat and a third of Senate seats will be up for election this November.
Republicans hold an edge of just a handful of seats in both chambers.
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