With Rep. Neal Dunn (R-Fla.) defeating Rep. Al Lawson (D-Fla.) in one of just two clashes between sitting House reps across the country in the Nov. 8 midterms, Florida is sending a 20-8 Republican-dominated delegation to Congress in 2023.
According to Decision Desk HQ, with more than 73 percent of the votes reported, Dunn garnered more than 74 percent of the vote, to Lawson’s 26 percent, to win a fourth term in the revamped district.
The Dunn-Lawson race was one of five Florida congressional contests on the Nov. 8 ballot pegged to be competitive.
Florida did its part for the GOP, delivering a gain of four seats—Republicans only needed to gain five seats overall to secure a House majority. Republicans swept all five congressional races deemed to be competitive ahead of election….