2025 Florida's 1st congressional district special election

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2025 Florida's 1st congressional district special election
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Florida's 1st congressional district
 
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent U.S. Representative

Matt Gaetz
Republican



A special election will be held to fill a vacant seat in Florida's 1st congressional district previously occupied by Matt Gaetz, who resigned on November 13, 2024, after president-elect Donald Trump nominated him for attorney general of the United States. [1] Gaetz later withdrew his nomination for attorney general on November 21. [2] [3] The date of the election will be scheduled by Florida governor Ron DeSantis.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Aaron Dimmock, director for leadership programs at the University of West Florida's AWKO Center for Leadership and candidate for this district in 2024 [8]
  • Kevin Gaffney, teacher [9]
  • Clayton Johnston, former correctional officer [10]
  • Charlie Keebaugh, Air Force Special Warfare Veteran, entrepreneur, and nonprofit leader that focuses on Veteran healing, disaster recovery and anti-human trafficking [11]
  • Cindy Meadows [12]
  • Gregory Merk [13]
  • Bernadette Pittman [14]
  • Christopher Slater [15]
  • Michael Dylan Thompson [16]
  • Gene Valentino, Escambia County commissioner from the 2nd district [17]

Publicly expressed interest

Potential

Declined

Endorsements

Declined to endorse
U.S. representatives
State legislators

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Gay Valimont, athletic trainer and nominee for this district in 2024 [23]

Filed paperwork

  • C. Marcel Davis [24]

Independents

Candidates

Publicly expressed interest

See also

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  2. ↑ Breuninger, Kevin (November 21, 2024). "Trump AG pick Matt Gaetz says he's withdrawing". CNBC. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
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  4. ↑ Cooper, Amber (November 15, 2024). "John Frankman announces bid for Gaetz's House seat after resignation to be Trump's attorney general". Florida's Voice. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  5. ↑ Ogles, Jacob (November 18, 2024). "Keith Gross files to succeed Matt Gaetz in Congress". Florida Politics . Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  6. ↑ Reporters, Staff (November 20, 2024). "State Rep. Rudman announces candidacy for vacant US House seat". Navarre Press. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
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  9. ↑ Perry, Mitch (November 21, 2024). "Two more Republicans file to run for Matt Gaetz' congressional seat • Florida Phoenix". Florida Phoenix. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  10. ↑ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1848953". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  11. ↑ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1849235". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  12. ↑ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1848754". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  13. ↑ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1849090". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  14. ↑ Perry, Mitch (November 21, 2024). "Two more Republicans file to run for Matt Gaetz' congressional seat • Florida Phoenix". Florida Phoenix. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  15. ↑ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1849033". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  16. ↑ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1848921". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  17. ↑ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1849148". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
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  22. 1 2 Gancarski, A.G. (November 16, 2024). "Exclusive: Matt Gaetz, Don Gaetz aren't endorsing in CD 1 GOP Primary". Florida Politics . Retrieved November 16, 2024.
  23. ↑ Ogles, Jacob (November 18, 2024). "Gay Valimont announces another CD 1 run days after losing to Matt Gaetz". Florida Politics . Retrieved November 18, 2024.
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