Democrat captures Florida House seat in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago district
The article reports on Democrat Emily Gregory's victory in a Florida House race previously held by Republicans, highlighting it as a sign of Republican vulnerability. It connects the outcome to broader trends of voter dissatisfaction with Republicans, particularly over inflation and cost-of-living issues.
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“Democrat captures Florida House seat in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago district”
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— Emily Gregory (born May 11, 1985) is an American Democratic politician serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 87th district. She won a 2026 special election whic…
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— On August 8, 2022, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago, the residence of then-former U.S. president Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida.
The search warran…
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI_search_of_Mar-a-Lago
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— The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1…
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“Emily Gregory’s victory in the previously GOP-held district is the latest Democratic upset before the November midterms”
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— The 2026 Florida House of Representatives elections is to be held on November 3, 2026, as part of the 2026 United States elections. Florida voters elected state representatives in the state's house di…
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— Emily Gregory (born May 11, 1985) is an American Democratic politician serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 87th district. She won a 2026 special election whic…
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— Florida's 87th House of Representatives district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. It contains parts of Palm Beach County.
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“Democratic candidate Emily Gregory is projected to win a special election for a Florida state House of Representatives seat that includes United States President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort”
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— Florida's 87th House of Representatives district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. It contains parts of Palm Beach County.
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— Emily Gregory (born May 11, 1985) is an American Democratic politician serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 87th district. She won a 2026 special election whic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Gregory_(politician)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Gregory_(politician)
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— The 2026 Florida House of Representatives elections is to be held on November 3, 2026, as part of the 2026 United States elections. Florida voters elected state representatives in the state's house di…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Florida_House_of_Represen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Florida_House_of_Represen…
“With almost all votes counted from the Tuesday election, Gregory led her Trump-endorsed opponent Jon Maples by 2.4 percentage points, reported the AP news agency”
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“Emily Gregory owns a fitness company that works with pregnant and postpartum women, and she has never run for elected office before”
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“Emily Gregory’s victory is the latest in a series of improbable special election outcomes across the country since Trump returned to the White House more than a year ago, including several notable Democratic wins in Republican-controlled Florida”
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“Eileen Higgins won the race for Miami mayor, the first time a Democrat had led the city in nearly three decades”
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“Taylor Rehmet flipped a reliably Republican state Senate district in a special election in January”
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“Donald Trump distanced himself from the loss in a district he’d won by 17 points in 2024, saying 'I’m not involved in that' even though he had endorsed the Republican candidate”
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“Donald Trump voted by mail in the Tuesday election, and his ballot was counted, Palm Beach County voter records show”
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