GOP Faces Fallout From Flip of Mar-a-Lago Seat

After a Democrat flipped a state House seat for the district that includes Mar-a-Lago, Florida Republicans suddenly aren’t so sure they want that victory lap on redistricting.

• Redistricting. The party has been eyeing a mid-decade redraw of the state’s congressional map that could, in theory, add up to five GOP-held seats to an already lopsided 20–8 edge. Gov. Ron DeSantis has summoned lawmakers to Tallahassee for an April special session, citing court rulings that opened the door to revisiting districts drawn with racial considerations. But Emily Gregory’s win has some Republicans warning that an aggressive power grab could boomerang, Politico reports. Another Democrat, Brian Nathan, appears to have flipped a state Senate seat in another special election, though the results are still in recount territory, reports WUSF.