AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Florida's special elections

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

78% : Trump and Waltz performed best in Putnam County, where they both received about 74% of the vote.
51% : Trump carried the district in 2024 with 65% of the vote.
42% : Trump received about 68% of the district vote in 2024, slightly outperforming the 66% Gaetz received in his reelection bid.
30% : Waltz slightly outperformed Trump in every county in the district.
26% : Escambia is the least Republican in comparison, although Trump and Gaetz still received 59% and 57% of the county vote, respectively.
14% : Gaetz resigned from Congress after Trump nominated him to be attorney general, but he later withdrew from consideration following ongoing scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking probe and a House Ethics Committee investigation.
10% : Their worst county in comparison was Volusia, where Trump received 58% and Waltz received about 60%.

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