US Democrats were projected Tuesday to have flipped a Florida legislative seat in a district that included US 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!"
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The Republicans continue to hold a supermajority in the Florida state legislature.
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 US 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.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP)
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