Republican state Rep. Randy Fine handily won the special election to the U.S. House in Florida's 6th Congressional District on Tuesday.
Fine defeated Democrat Josh Weil with 54.1% of the vote, with 83% of the votes counted. President Donald Trump won the district by 30 points in November. Trump endorsed Fine ahead of the GOP primary.
Fine’s win comes as a relief for Republicans, who grew increasingly worried about the race as Weil overperformed Fine in fundraising and some polling going into Election Day. However, the 6th is a deep conservative district.
Fine wins the seat vacated by Mike Waltz, whom Trump appointed to be his national security adviser.