2025 Florida's 1st congressional district special election

2025 Florida's 1st congressional district special election
Florida's 1st congressional district
U.S. Representative before election; Matt Gaetz; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; TBD;

A special election will be held to fill a vacant seat in Florida's 1st congressional district previously occupied by Matt Gaetz, who resigned on November 13, 2024, after president-elect Donald Trump nominated him for attorney general.^[1]

Republican primary

Shane Abbott, state representative from the 5th district (2022–present)^[3]
Alex Andrade, state representative from the 2nd district (2018–present)^[3]
Aaron Dimmock, director for leadership programs at the University of West Florida's AWKO Center for Leadership and candidate for this district in 2024^[4]
Don Gaetz, state senator-elect from the 1st Senate district, former President of the Florida Senate (2012–2014), and father of Matt Gaetz^[3]
Ashton Hayward, former Mayor of Pensacola (2011–2018)^[3]
D. C. Reeves, Mayor of Pensacola (2022–present)^[3]
Joel Rudman, state representative from the 3rd district (2022–present)^[3]
Logan Thirtyace, YouTuber^[5]
James Uthmeier, chief of staff to governor Ron DeSantis^[3]
Frank White, former state representative from the 2nd district (2016–2018)^[3]

^ Beavers, Olivia; Carney, Jordain (November 13, 2024). "Gaetz resigns from Congress". Politico. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ https://x.com/JohnFrankmanFL/status/1857268477972672533
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Taylor, Janelle (November 14, 2024). "With Matt Gaetz tapped for AG, who could fill his congressional seat?". Florida Politics. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
^ Cameron, Chris (November 13, 2024). "President-Elect Wants Matt Gaetz for Attorney General". The New York Times. Retrieved November 13, 2024. Aaron Dimmock, a retired Navy officer and aviator who unsuccessfully challenged Matt Gaetz in the Republican primary for his Florida congressional seat, has filed to run for the seat again in 2026 — a sign that Dimmock could be preparing to run in a special election should Gaetz be confirmed as Trump's attorney general.
^ Little, Jim (November 14, 2024). "Campaign to replace Matt Gaetz in Congress starting to take shape". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved November 14, 2024.