Laurel Lee will become the first Republican Party nominee for Florida’s new 15th Congressional District.
Lee, who resigned from her position as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ secretary of state to run, beat out a highly competitive field for the open seat, winning just over 41% of votes in Tuesday’s primary, according to Florida’s Department of Election’s unofficial results. State Sen. Kelli Stargel of Lakeland had nearly 28%, state Rep. Jackie Toledo just under 12%, Demetries Grimes 10.4% and Kevin “Mac” McGovern 8.7%.