JewishStatusOpen the app

Florida Scoop · Aug 18, 2026

Florida Scoop — photo status

Congressman Jimmy Patronis defeated two challengers on Tuesday for the republican slot of Florida’s 1st Congressional District race. The Associated Press called the Primary race for Patronis at 7:17 p.m. CT. He defeated Douglas Chico and John Frankman. He'll now face democrat Gay Valimont in November, as well as no party-affiliation Tyler Davis. Patronis recently defeated Valimont in April 2025 in a special election to replace Matt Gaetz. In that race, he earned 57% of the vote, while Valimont finished with 42%. A democrat hasn't won the District 1 seat since 1992. --- 📲 For fast & reliable hyper-local Jewish Florida news: 🗞️ JOIN The Florida Scoop on WhatsApp:

Congressman Jimmy Patronis defeated two challengers on Tuesday for the republican slot of Florida’s 1st Congressional District race. The Associated Press called the Primary race for Patronis at 7:17 p.m. CT. He defeated Douglas Chico and John Frankman. He'll now face democrat Gay Valimont in November, as well as no party-affiliation Tyler Davis. Patronis recently defeated Valimont in April 2025 in a special election to replace Matt Gaetz. In that race, he earned 57% of the vote, while Valimont finished with 42%. A democrat hasn't won the District 1 seat since 1992. --- 📲 For fast & reliable hyper-local Jewish Florida news: 🗞️ JOIN The Florida Scoop on WhatsApp: https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=17868092003&text=Subscribe

Watch in the app All of Florida Scoop's statuses

More from Florida Scoop