Overview
- Emily Gregory, who won Tuesday, flipped the Palm Beach state House district by 797 votes over Trump-endorsed Republican Jon Maples.
- The seat includes Mar-a-Lago, making Trump her constituent, and county records show he voted by mail in the race.
- Gregory, a first-time candidate and small business owner, ran on lowering costs, property insurance relief, health care access, and stronger public schools.
- Democrats cite a wider streak of special-election wins, including a Tampa-area Senate flip, while Speaker Mike Johnson says such races are one-off anomalies not predictive of November.
- Republicans retain a supermajority in Florida, and a DeSantis-called April 20–24 special session on congressional redistricting now looms as Gregory vows to oppose mid-cycle map changes.