January 28 Election Results: Florida US House primaries, and specials in Iowa and Minnesota!
Eight days into the Trump Presidency, elections are still happening!
Tonight's our first night with lots of action - we're swinging through three states for some primaries and some special elections! Here's what we've got:
Florida (polls close 7pm ET or 7pm CT, 8pm ET)
1st Congressional District primary: Good riddance to Matt Gaetz, who resigned this seat because he thought he was going to be Attorney General...and then ended up having to withdraw. Now there'll be a special election on April 1st to fill this district in the western Panhandle, which Trump won by 37.9 points in 2024. Gay Valimont, a gun reform activist who ran for this seat in 2024, was the only Dem to file, while ten Republicans are battling for the GOP nomination. While a deep-red district, this one actually moved the least towards Trump from 2020 to 2024, and this campaign is a chance to start building power towards winning the state again. Note: polls close at 8pm ET in this district.. RESULTS
6th Congressional District primary: This Trump+30.2 district is based around Palm Coast and Daytona Beach, and runs inland to the borders of Ocala and The Villages. Rep. Michael Waltz left this seat to become National Security Advisor. Dems have two candidates here - attorney and 2018 candidate Ges Selmont, and teacher Josh Weil - and while Republicans have three candidates, State Senator Randy Fine is the overwhelming favorite (which is a shame because he's both a bigot and an asshole). Whoever wins this primary deserves our full support against him! RESULTS
Iowa (polls close 8pm CT, 9pm ET)
- State Senate District 35: The GOP incumbent for this seat was selected to be Lt. Governor of Iowa. The district covers Clinton County north of Davenport, as well as bits of Scott County and the city of Maquoketa. It's an interesting district - Trump won it by 21.1, but Rep. Marianette Miller-Meeks won it by just 9 for US House, so there are some ticket splitters here. The Dem candidate is Mike Zimmer, President of the Central DeWitt School Board (no relation to the former NFL coach). RESULTS
Minnesota (polls close 8pm CT, 9pm ET)
- State Senate District 60: Two weeks ago, Doron Clark won the DFL nomination for this seat in northeast Minneapolis, which was sadly vacated by the death of Sen. Kari Dziedzic. A Harris+68.3 seat won't be difficult to win, but this race is crucial because it'll break a tie in the State Senate and restore control to the DFL. And we'd love a big overperformance! RESULTS