Democratic candidate Gay Valimont poses for a portrait outside her campaign office in Pensacola, Fla. on March 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Kate Payne)
Marine Corps veteran Tim Chandler poses for a portrait outside the VA Clinic in Pensacola, Fla. on March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Kate Payne)
John Roberts, chair of the Escambia County Republican Party, poses for a portrait in Pensacola, Fla. on March 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Kate Payne)
Escambia County Democratic Party Chair Derrick Scott works at the party's office in Pensacola, Fla. on March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Kate Payne)
Democratic candidate Gay Valimont poses for a selfie with supporter Selina Vickers outside Valimont's campaign office in Pensacola, Fla. on March 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Kate Payne)
FILE - Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis speaks during a meeting between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state cabinet at the Florida capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., on March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
FILE - Rep. Randy Fine, R-Palm Bay, answers a question about his House Bill 3-C: Independent Special Districts in the House of Representatives April 20, 2022, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Sears, File)
FILE - A sign for Democrat Gay Valimont is displayed outside the Escambia County Democratic Party office in Pensacola, Fla. on March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Kate Payne, file)
FILE - Democratic candidate Gay Valimont poses for a portrait outside her campaign office in Pensacola, Fla. on March 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Kate Payne, File)
FILE - Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis speaks during a meeting between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state cabinet at the Florida capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., on March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
A sign for Democrat Gay Valimont is displayed outside the Escambia County Democratic Party office in Pensacola, Fla. on March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Kate Payne)
Democratic candidate Gay Valimont poses for a portrait outside her campaign office in Pensacola, Fla. on March 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Kate Payne)
