{"id":2646674,"date":"2026-08-18T20:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T00:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/randy-fine-defeats-dan-bilzerian-in-primary-marked-by-antisemitism\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:16:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T00:16:02","slug":"randy-fine-defeats-dan-bilzerian-in-primary-marked-by-antisemitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/randy-fine-defeats-dan-bilzerian-in-primary-marked-by-antisemitism\/","title":{"rendered":"Randy Fine defeats Dan Bilzerian in primary marked by antisemitism"},"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%2Frandy-fine-defeats-dan-bilzerian-in-primary-marked-by-antisemitism%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=2646674&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>Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) secured his primary victory after a contest marked by controversy involving his opponent, social media personality Dan Bilzerian. Fine won with 56.8% of teh vote, defeating Bilzerian, who garnered 17.9%. Bilzerian ran an antisemitic campaign against Fine, a staunch supporter of Israel, which drew widespread condemnation from both parties, including House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. The race also included other candidates like Charles Gambaro and Aaron baker. Despite Bilzerian&#8217;s sizable social media following and anti-Israel rhetoric, he lost the primary. Fine, backed by Trump, won a seat previously held by Mike Waltz, with over $4 million in campaign funds, while Bilzerian contributed nearly $1 million through a personal loan. The district is a strong Republican area, with Trump having carried it by 30 points in 2024, and it&#8217;s boundaries remained stable following redistricting efforts.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) won his high-profile <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/primaries\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2655\">primary<\/a> Tuesday after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"433\">social media<\/a> star Dan Bilzerian jumped in the race that was plagued by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antisemitism\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"376\">antisemitism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fine won by bringing in 56.8% of the vote compared to Bilzerian\u2019s mere 17.9% when the <em>Associated Press<\/em> called the race at 7:53 p.m.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4691058\/randy-fine-wins-dan-bilzerian-florida-primary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Randy Fine defeats Dan Bilzerian in primary marked by antisemitism<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4691682\/anti-abortion-darline-graham-nordone-senate-endorsement\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Anti-abortion group endorses Graham Nordone after student group backs Norman<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4691234\/hakeem-jeffries-progressive-backlash-condemning-antisemitic-remarks-randy-fine\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jeffries faces progressive backlash for condemning antisemitic attacks on Randy Fine<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bilzerian ran an outwardly antisemitic campaign against Fine, who is one of the most outspoken supporters of Israel in Congress. There were two other candidates in the race, veteran Charles Gambaro and activist Aaron Baker.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fine is backed by Trump and was elected to Congress last year by a special election to fill the vacant seat left by former Rep. Mike Waltz, who resigned to become the U.S. national security adviser. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bilzerian lost despite his efforts to mobilize a massive <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/danbilzerian\/?hl=en\">social media following<\/a> of over 25 million, building his campaign around America First policies and against the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which included many controversial comments about the Jewish community and Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bilzerian released an AI-generated video last week attacking Fine\u2019s Jewish identity, including vulgar language calling him a \u201cfat Jew\u201d and portraying him as \u201cSatanic.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The heat on the campaign trail escalated this week, which prompted Democratic and Republican House leadership to condemn the antisemitic rhetoric from Fine\u2019s primary challenger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe vile attack ads against Congressman Randy Fine in Florida\u2019s 6th District are disgusting and should be condemned by all political leaders on the Right and Left,\u201d House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) wrote ahead of the primary. \u201cAntisemitism and outward hatred of Jewish communities have no place in our politics or in America, and we will continue to call them out wherever they arise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe hateful campaign being run by Daniel Bilzerian in Florida is blatantly antisemitic and shocks the conscience,\u201d House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Bilzerian attacked Fine over his Jewish identity, Fine attacked his opponent over his Armenian heritage: \u201cWe don\u2019t want Armenians to be able to serve in Congress.\u201d Fine later explained he believed any \u201ccitizens of a foreign country\u201d should not serve in Congress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4690104\/house-ethics-committee-confirms-investigation-into-democrat-jimmy-gomez\/\"><strong>HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE CONFIRMS INVESTIGATION INTO DEMOCRAT JIMMY GOMEZ<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fine had a cash advantage from donors, bringing in over $4 million this cycle with $1.2 million cash on hand, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/committee\/C00893271\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">according to<\/a> the Federal Election Commission. Bilzerian loaned his campaign nearly $1 million.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump carried the central Florida district by 30 points in 2024. The seat did not substantially change during the state\u2019s 2026 redistricting process, which began after the Supreme Court scaled back minority-voting protections in the Voting Rights Act.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Randy Fine wins primary over Bilzerian amid antisemitism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2646675,"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\/07\/AP26189657884578-e1784238270862.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7053,50410,3728,5894],"class_list":["post-2646674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-antisemitism","tag-controversy-2","tag-election","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26189657884578-e1784238270862.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646674","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\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2646674"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2646678,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2646674\/revisions\/2646678"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2646675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2646674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2646674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2646674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}