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Florida Democrats projected to win district home to Trump's Mar-a-Lago
First-time candidate Emily Gregory's projected win follows a trend of Democratic wins over Republicans across the United States in recent months.
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AFP - Wed, 25, Mar 2026
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Trump monitors Iran strikes from Mar-a-Lago / IANS
U.S. Democrats were projected on March 24 to flip a Florida legislative seat in a district which included President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate as part of a special election carrying symbolic weight.
Emily Gregory, a first-time candidate, was on course to beat a Trump-backed Republican rival to win the Florida District 87 state-level House seat that includes Trump's opulent Florida home, CNN and the New York Times projected.
"Congratulations to Emily Gregory on her election to represent House District 87!" the Florida Democratic Party wrote on X.
"Democrats just flipped Trump's home seat and Mar-a-lago!"
Gregory's projected win follows a trend of Democratic wins over Republicans across the United States in recent months.
In what analysts have pointed to as evidence of voters' growing disenchantment with the Republican Party, a Democratic candidate won a state Senate seat in a traditionally Republican stronghold in Texas in January.
That followed a series of Democratic Party wins last fall with New Jersey and Virginia electing Democratic governors and left-wing Zohran Mamdani sweeping to power in New York City's mayoral election.
The upcoming U.S. midterm elections set for November are shaping up to pose a challenge to the Republican majority in Congress amid economic pressures and the risks of a prolonged conflict in Iran.
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