Republicans Poised to Lose Florida House Supermajority; State Senate's Supermajority Also in Doubt
The victories gave Democrats nearly all the seats needed to break the Republican supermajority in the Florida House, the party said.
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Democrats Gain in Florida Legislature, Ending GOP's Supermajority
Republicans are poised to drop around 15 seats and their supermajority hold in the Florida House, but are poised to recapture a district that includes President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The GOP supermajority hold in the Senate is also over as Democrat John Lowndes, the mayor of Maitland, defeated Sen. Jason Brodeur, a Sanford Republican.
Florida remains solidly red, but breaks Republican legislative supermajority
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Republicans will retain control of the state Legislature heading into the 2027 session, but Tuesday’s general election delivered a setback to the party’s long-standing dominance in Tallahassee, as Democrats picked up enough seats to break the GOP’s two-thirds supermajority in the Florida House. Republicans are projected to lose approximately 15 House… The post Florida remains solidly red, but breaks Republican legisla…
The conservatism lost absolute dominance in the lower house of Florida after the intermediate elections, which limits the agenda of the future state leader.The new president will face challenges to approve key reforms without the automatic backing enjoyed by his predecessor, DeSantis.
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