A slate of congressional hopefuls are vying to win their Florida primaries in special elections to replace two high-profile House Republicans.

Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis and state Sen. Randy Fine are projected to win the special primary elections to fill the two vacant House seats in Florida.

Republican primary voters in Florida’s 1st and 6th Congressional Districts will pick the likely successors to former representatives Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz, respectively.

The two candidates will move on to special general elections on April 1, when they will be strongly favored to expand the Republicans’ slim House majority.

Fine, who is expected to win election easily, courted controversy for tweeting what observers said was a threat against Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar.

The Republican and Democratic primary elections for the House of Representatives District 6 seat have closed, leaving two candidates to face off in the

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Both Republicans will now advance to the April 1 special election, where they are expected to be heavy favorites in the solid GOP districts.

Florida’s chief financial officer, Jimmy Patronis, won the Republican nomination Tuesday night to fill former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz’s vacant seat in Congress in the Panhandle. Across the state, in the 6th Congressional District,

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis and state Senator Randy Fine vie against longshot Democratic candidates in April.