{"id":2583496,"date":"2026-03-24T21:16:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T01:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-mar-a-lago-to-be-represented-by-dem-after-seat-flips\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T21:18:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T01:18:17","slug":"trumps-mar-a-lago-to-be-represented-by-dem-after-seat-flips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-mar-a-lago-to-be-represented-by-dem-after-seat-flips\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s Mar-a-Lago to be represented by Dem after seat flips"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrumps-mar-a-lago-to-be-represented-by-dem-after-seat-flips%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2583496&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democrat Emily Gregory won Florida house District 87 in a Palm Beach County special election, flipping a district that includes Mar-a-Lago from Republican to Democratic control. She defeated Republican Jon Maples by about 51% to 49% after the seat was vacated by Mike Caruso, who left to become Palm Beach County clerk of court. The district had leaned Republican in recent years, wiht Trump carrying it decisively in 2024, and republicans still hold a large majority in the Florida House. Gregory, an Army spouse who runs a fitness business, was backed by local Democrats and Rep. Lois Frankel, and she ran as a new voice in a district that has shown signs of shifting. Turnout was low, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >result highlights potential vulnerabilities<\/a> for Republicans in rapidly changing parts of Florida ahead of the 2026 elections. The president reportedly voted by mail in the special election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump&rsquo;s Mar-a-Lago to be represented by Democrat after Florida special election upset<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2542014\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A Democrat will represent President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> home turf in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida-house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4030\">Florida state House<\/a> after a special election upset flipped a reliably Republican district that included <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mar-a-lago\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"518\">Mar-a-Lago<\/a> in Palm Beach County.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Emily Gregory, a first-time candidate and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuomo-to-partially-reopen-indoor-dining-in-nyc-for-valentines-day-if-positivity-rates-hold\/\" title=\"Cuomo To Partially Reopen Indoor Dining In NYC For Valentine\u2019s Day, \u2018If Positivity Rates Hold\u2019\">small business owner<\/a>, defeated Republican Jon Maples in Tuesday&rsquo;s special election for Florida House District 87, securing about 51% of the vote to Maples&rsquo;s 49%, according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.270towin.com\/news\/2026\/03\/24\/live-results-march-24-florida-legislative-special-elections_1798.html\">election results<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4502369\/uber-campaign-donations-california-governor\/\">Uber backs two Democrats and one Republican for California governor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4501418\/usc-cancels-california-gubernatorial-debate-candidate-race-controversy\/\">USC pulls plug on California gubernatorial debate after candidate race controversy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4500676\/tom-steyer-declines-grade-gavin-newsom-california-governor-race\/\">California Democratic governor candidate declines to grade Newsom: &#8216;I don&#8217;t know&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-activist-a-2020-bostonian-of-the-year-arrested-on-federal-charges-of-fraud-conspiracy\/\" title=\"Progressive Activist, A 2020 \u2018Bostonian Of The Year,\u2019 Arrested On Federal Charges Of Fraud, Conspiracy\">district includes parts<\/a> of Palm Beach County and is home to Trump&rsquo;s Mar-a-Lago estate, meaning the president will now be represented in the state legislature by a Democrat. The president reportedly voted by mail in the special election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gregory&rsquo;s victory marks a significant political shift in a district that had leaned heavily Republican in recent years. Republicans won the seat by nearly 20 percentage points in 2022, and Trump carried the district by double digits in the 2024 presidential election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Maples, a financial planner, had been endorsed by Trump and backed by several prominent Florida Republicans, underscoring the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-expect-in-kansas-michigan-missouri-and-washington-primaries-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"What to expect in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington primaries - Washington Examiner\">race&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s importance to the GOP. Despite that support, Gregory was able to overcome the district&rsquo;s partisan tilt in a Republican upset.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The special election was triggered after former state Rep. Mike Caruso vacated the seat in 2025 when he was appointed Palm Beach County clerk of court. Caruso had won the seat by 19 percentage points in 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gregory, an Army spouse who runs a fitness business, campaigned with support from local Democratic officials, as well as Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL). Her win adds to a small but notable list of recent Democratic overperformance in special elections, which both parties are watching closely ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4502369\/uber-campaign-donations-california-governor\/\"><strong>UBER BACKS TWO DEMOCRATS AND ONE REPUBLICAN FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Republicans maintain a commanding majority in the Florida House, where they hold more than two-thirds of the seats. Still, the flip highlights possible vulnerabilities in districts previously considered safe, particularly in rapidly changing parts of the state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Special elections often draw outsize attention as early indicators of voter sentiment, though turnout is typically lower than in general elections. The Palm Beach County race was no exception, with only a fraction of registered voters casting ballots.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrat to represent Palm Beach&#8217;s Mar-a-Lago district<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2583497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26032633284797.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651,538],"tags":[6571,7075,5894,76488],"class_list":["post-2583496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-elections","tag-mar-a-lago","tag-politics","tag-seat-flips"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26032633284797.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2583496"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2583500,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2583496\/revisions\/2583500"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2583497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2583496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2583496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2583496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}