Democrat Wins Florida Election that Trump Voted in By Mail While Calling Mail-in Votes 'Mail-in Cheating'
Republicans suffered a loss in an area closely associated with Donald Trump this week.
On Tuesday (March 24), the Associated Press reported that Democrat Emily Gregory would emerge victorious in a special election for Florida House District 87, which is the district where the 79-year-old president’s Mar-a-Lago is located.
Gregory was ahead by more than 2 percentage points in the vote tally, besting Republican candidate Jon Maples to assume the seat in the Florida House of Representatives that was previously held by Republican Mike Caruso. The district went strongly to Republicans in 2024, with Caruso securing the win by by 19 points.
Her win comes after Trump voted in the election by mail, a move that sparked controversy as he has recently lambasted mail-in voting.
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This week, CNN reported that the president cast his ballot in the election by mail, citing Palm Beach County records.
The news broke as he is attempting to pass a restrictive voting bill called the SAVE Act, which would make it more difficult for Americans to use mail-in ballots.
He slammed the voting method on Monday (March 23) while speaking in Memphis, Tenn.
“You know, brought to my attention today that we’re the only country that does mail-in voting,” he said at a round-table discussion, per CNN. “Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating. I call it mail-in cheating, and we got to do something about it all.”
Contacted by Just Jared, the White House responded via spokeswoman Oliva Wales.
“As President Trump has said, the SAVE America Act has commonsense exceptions for Americans to use mail-in ballots for illness, disability, military, or travel – but universal mail-in voting should not be allowed because it’s highly susceptible to fraud,” Wales said.
She continued: “As everyone knows, the President is a resident of Palm Beach and participates in Florida elections, but he obviously primarily lives at the White House in Washington, D.C. This is a non-story.”
Citing a report by Brookings Institution, AP reported that instances of vote fraud in mail-in ballots was estimated to be extremely low, occurring in 0.000043%. This translates to four instances of fraud out of every 10 million mail-in votes, the outlet reported.