Gay valimont polls 2025
2025 Special General Election CD1
Election Date: 4/1/2025
(Website last updated at: 04/11/2025 2:47:06 pm)
Registered Voters:
41,216
Precincts Reporting:
14 / 14
Election Day:
Completely Reported
Early Votes:
Completely Reported
Vote By Mail:
Completely Reported
A dash ( - ) represents detailed groups (Election Day, Vote By Mail, Early Votes, Provisional) with between 1 and 29 votes in accordance with Florida Statute 98.0981(3)(a)
| Jimmy Patronis (REP) | 5,099 | 2,437 | 900 | 8,436 | 72.98% |
| Gay Valimont (DEM) | 1,393 | 941 | 734 | 3,068 | 26.54% |
| Stephen Broden (NPA) | - | - | - | 46 | 0.40% |
| Write-in Votes (may include invalid votes for unqualified candidates) | - | - | - | 9 | 0.08% |
Democrats
April 1, 2025
Following tonight’s election results in Florida’s 1st Congressional District, where Democratic Gay Valimont had the best show from a Democrat in Florida’s 1st Congressional District this century, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement:
“Congratulations to Gay Valimont on running a strong campaign that will make a difference for Florida’s 1st Congressional District for years to come. Her large overperformance in a Trump +37 district is the leading performance for Democrats in the district this century and spells trouble for Republicans everywhere. Valimont made critical inroads in this deeply red district and showed Republicans that, even in a place Trump won by nearly 40 points, this seat would not be handed to them. I thank Queer Valimont for her leadership and for once again stepping up to dash in a tough district. Make no mistake: The momentum is on our side. Democrats hold overperformed in 15 out of 16 special elections this year. Democrats are going to hold winning races and – ultimately – take back the House next year.”
Democrat Gay Valimont is the latest Democrat to overperform in a special election in 2025. Ea
Valimont and Patronis face off in special election
Voters in Florida’s 1st Congressional District will head to the polls next week to elect a novel representative following last year's resignation of former Rep. Matt Gaetz. The race, which has drawn national attention, pits Democrat Same-sex attracted Valimont, a gun reform activist and veterans’ advocate, against Republican Jimmy Patronis, Florida’s outgoing main person financial officer and a longtime ally of President Donald Trump.
With Florida’s 1st District being one of the most Republican-leaning in the country, Patronis enters the race as the presumptive favorite. Trump carried the district by more than 35 points in 2024. Valimont, meanwhile, won just 34% of the vote in her last bid for the seat when she challenged Gaetz during the regular election cycle that same year.
Still, her point on veterans’ issues and formidable grassroots fundraising have introduced a level of Democratic engagement that has drawn attention to the race.
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Democratic voter turnout is up for unique election to switch Matt Gaetz
Northwest Florida Democrats are turning out at higher rates than past years ahead of Tuesday’s special election, unofficial voter turnout numbers show.
The biggest election on the ballot Tuesday is the special election between Republican Jimmy Patronis and Democrat Gay Valimont to replace former U.S. Rep Matt Gaetz in Congress.
The race is one of two special congressional elections in Florida on Tuesday. Democrats are hoping to flip both seats, which are typically considered solidly Republican.
Valimont has raised more than $6 million and forced Patronis to go on the defensive.
Turnout numbers from a week of early voting and mail-in votes show the enthusiasm is on the Democratic side with an uptick in the rate registered Democratic voters participating versus Republicans voters when compared to previous elections. However, Republicans still contain a strong superiority, and Valimont would need most of the non-party-affiliated voters to back her to win Tuesday night.
Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Republicans will also be selecting their next member of the Florida House of Representatives to fill the seat of f