The special election in Florida’s 6th Congressional District has not yet been scheduled, but it draws a field of candidates that includes at least one national candidate from the 2024 cycle.

As Dave Weigel reports, Randall Terry intends to run for the seat that U.S. Representative represents. Mike Waltz gave up for a role in the Donald Trump White House.

Terry, known for his anti-abortion activism, received 5,831 votes statewide in the presidential election, finishing behind Trump. Kamala Harris, Jill Stein, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Chase Olivier, Claudia de la Cruz And Peter Sonski. And Terry got 12% of the vote when he challenged the Democrat. Alcée Hastings in Florida’s 20th congressional district in 2012.

In total, Terry raised just over $380,000 for his presidential campaign, but credits his television commercials helping to defeat Harris.

Terry isn’t the only notable political name preparing to run. A current Lake County commissioner is also present.

Former State Representative. Anthony Sabatinia repeat candidate for Congress, says he has “90 percent of the way to go” and is “working on a few moving pieces” before entering the race.

Sabatini said former U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho told him he wasn’t running, which gave Sabatini the confidence to move forward.

Additionally, former member of the Marion County School Board Don Browning says he’s running in the special election. He had already submitted an application for 2026.

Browning, including Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed to the school board, sparked controversy during his tenure when a report found him guilty of “intimidation and harassment,” as reported by the Ocala Gazette. The report was sent to the governor, but no disciplinary action was taken.

Jacksonville City Councilman Rory Diamond Meanwhile, he has talked about running for the seat and says he and his team have “a lot of options” on Thursday.

This race will likely be decided in the Republican Primary for all intents and purposes.

Waltz won CD 6 with 66% of the vote this year, and did even better in 2022, winning with more than 75% of the vote. Nearly 46% of voters are registered with the Republican Party. Meanwhile, fewer than 27 percent of voters are Democrats, according to the most recent L2 voter data.

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