Republican primary voters in Florida’s 1st and 6th Congressional Districts will pick the likely successors to former representatives Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz, respectively.

The power of President Donald Trump’s endorsement will face the first tests of his second term Tuesday in a pair of special primary elections in Florida.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Polls will open on Tuesday in Northwest Florida for the special primary election. Republican candidates are vying for the chance to take Matt Gaetz's seat in Congress. Polling sites in Escambia, Okaloosa, and Santa Rosa counties will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Florida will hold two special election primaries on Tuesday to replace President Trump’s national security adviser Mike Walz in the sixth congressional district and former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) in the first congressional district.