DeSantis and Fine have feuded since October 2023, when Fine – then a member of the Florida House –pulled back his endorsement of the governor, and instead became the first of some 100 Florida lawmakers to instead throw support to Trump. The two – both of whom have Harvard degrees – had previously been allies.

Florida Gov. Ron Desantis slams Randy Fine for his "underperformance" in Tuesday's race to fill Mike Waltz's House seat.

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

The Republicans who were elected on Tuesday to fill seats left empty by Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz had President Trump’s backing.

Republicans have held onto two seats in their narrow House majority as former Florida state Sen. Randy Fine won the special election for an open US House seat in Florida’s 6th Congressional District and Republican Jimmy Patronis won Florida’s 1st Congressional District.

Randy Fine, a Republican state senator, defeated Josh Weil, a public-school teacher and Democratic candidate in the Sixth Congressional District seat vacated by Michael Waltz, now President Trump’s national security adviser.

The race for the reliably deep-red district — once represented by Trump's national security adviser — was unusually competitive.

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.