Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Democrat Emily Gregory won a special election on March 24 for the Florida state House district that includes President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, flipping the seat from Republican control.
Gregory beat Republican Jon Maples, whom Trump endorsed, in the race for a seat that has been vacant since August, when Mike Caruso resigned from the Leg islature and was appointed Palm Beach County clerk.
Gregory had 51% of the vote to 49%. Democrats have performed well in spe cial elections during Trump’s second term, with the party pointing to those results as a sign of strength ahead of the 2026 mid term elections.
Florida’s 87th District is the 10th GOP held state legislative seat Democrats have f lipped around the country since Trump took office again last year. Republicans have not flipped any Democratic state legislative seats during that time.
Trump carried this Florida legislative district by about 11 percentage points in 2024. And winning on Trump’s literal home turf carries special significance for Democrats.
Some of the most significant events of Trump’s second term have taken place at Mar-a-Lago, including the direction of six major military actions — most recently the start of the war with Iran.
