ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Polls will open on Tuesday in Northwest Florida for the special primary election. Republican candidates are vying for the chance to take Matt Gaetz's seat in Congress. Polling sites in Escambia, Okaloosa, and Santa Rosa counties will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Polls will open at 7 a.m. Tuesday in Escambia, Okaloosa and Santa Rosa Counties for the special primary election. Ten Republican candidates are on the ballot to fill the

The special primary election is on Tuesday, marking the latest step in filling Matt Gaetz’s vacant congressional seat.

Today is the Special Primary Election in the race to replace Matt Gaetz in Congress.

The Associated Press called the race for Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis at 7:08 p.m. as the results came in Tuesday night.

Florida will hold two special election primaries on Tuesday to replace President Trump’s national security adviser Mike Walz in the sixth congressional district and former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)

Busiest times at the polls tend to be 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m., mid-day, and 4:00 p.m. until polls close. Emergency Pick-up of Vote By Mail ballots can be obtained up by voters (or their designees) at our office on Monday and Tuesday. Emergency Affidavits are required.

Jimmy Patronis, Florida’s chief financial officer, is the Republican favorite to fill the vacant congressional seat after President Trump endorsed him.

Tuesday is the special congressional primary election in Northwest Florida. District 1 covers Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and part of Walton County. It does not go into Bay County where Jimmy Patronis lives,

Ten Republicans are vying to replace former Rep. Matt Gaetz in a crowded primary election kicking off on Tuesday.