The power of President Donald Trump’s endorsement will face the first tests of his second term Tuesday in a pair of special primary elections in Florida.

Florida will hold two special election primaries on Tuesday to replace President Trump’s national security adviser Mike Walz in the sixth congressional district and former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)

Jimmy Patronis wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Florida's 1st Congressional District special primary election

Polls will open at 7 a.m. Tuesday in Escambia, Okaloosa and Santa Rosa Counties for the special primary election. Ten Republican candidates are on the ballot to fill the vacant Florida District 1 seat in Congress formerly held by Matt Gaetz.

Democrats, torn nationally between progressive and moderate wings of the party, will have a similar choice in the Jan. 28 special primary election for U.S. House in Florida's 6th District.

James Ross Wightman, 65, a resident of glamorous Miami Beach, voted in both local and national elections in 2022, 2023, and 2024 before being arrested in Miami Beach Friday, according to a release from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. It’s not clear who the elderly man voted for.

British national jailed in Miami for voting illegally six times in US elections while using fake documents to claim citizenship.

Randy Fine, a state senator, is the Republican favorite to fill the vacant congressional seat after President Trump endorsed him.

Smart & Safe Florida has since filed for a new ballot amendment as it sets its sights on the midterm elections in 2026.

Jimmy Patronis, Florida’s chief financial officer, is the Republican favorite to fill the vacant congressional seat after President Trump endorsed him.

Democrats and Republicans have elected their candidates for the April 1 special election to fill the seat vacated by Michael Waltz.