共和党人乔恩·马普尔斯对阵民主党人艾米丽·格雷戈里，佛罗里达州众议院第87选区（棕榈滩席位）——2024年特朗普以约10个百分点的优势赢得该席位
作者：保罗·施泰因豪泽
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发布时间：2026年3月24日 美国东部时间晚上8:24
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周二，佛罗里达州民主党人在以棕榈滩为中心的选区（包括特朗普的海湖庄园）中，翻转了一个长期由共和党人占据的州众议院席位的控制权。
据美联社报道，在佛罗里达州众议院第87选区的补选中，民主党人艾米丽·格雷戈里击败了共和党人乔恩·马普尔斯。该席位是去年8月共和党州议员迈克·卡鲁索辞职后留下的空缺，他当时辞职担任棕榈滩县书记员和审计长。
这场投票箱之战是周二佛罗里达州三个共和党主导的特别立法选举之一。尽管这些选举不会改变该州议会的权力平衡——共和党在众议院和参议院均已占据多数超过四分之一个世纪——但在总统的家乡选区，炫耀权（指政治优势）的争夺十分激烈。
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唐纳德·特朗普总统支持共和党人乔恩·马普尔斯参加周二佛罗里达州众议院第87选区的特别立法选举，该选区包括特朗普在佛罗里达州棕榈滩的永久住所海湖庄园。（曼德尔·恩甘/法新社/盖蒂图片社；美联社照片/史蒂夫·赫尔伯，档案照）
马普尔斯得到了特朗普的支持，特朗普于2019年将其主要永久住所从纽约特朗普大厦迁至佛罗里达州棕榈滩的海湖庄园。他还得到了众多佛罗里达州顶级共和党人的支持。
“明天，3月24日周二，佛罗里达州棕榈滩县美丽的第87选区将举行非常重要的特别选举——乔恩·马普尔斯获得我的完全支持！”总统在周一晚间的社交媒体帖子中写道。
43岁的马普尔斯是一名金融规划师，曾担任克拉克湖海岸市议员，在棕榈滩大西洋大学就读期间是全美运动员。他的竞选重点包括减税和削减政府开支、减少监管、促进私营部门创造就业机会以及推进学校选择政策。
40岁的格雷戈里是一名陆军军官配偶，拥有并经营着一家位于朱庇特的面向孕妇和产后妇女的健身中心。作为首次参选的候选人，她的竞选重点包括提高经济可负担性、增加公共教育投入、解决不断上涨的财产保险和住房成本，以及确保医疗服务可及性。
由于马普尔斯在一个偏向保守的选区中拥有筹款优势，他在特别选举前被视为热门人选。特朗普在2024年连任竞选中以约10个百分点的优势赢得该选区，而卡鲁索此前在此区的连任优势为19个百分点。
棕榈滩县曾一度牢固支持民主党，直到近年来共和党在选举中取得进展。
自特朗普重返白宫14个月以来，民主党在一系列特别选举和中期选举中不断取得胜利或超预期表现，此次民主党在佛罗里达州的胜利正是其中最新一例。
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民主党在选举中的出色表现部分得益于他们在持续通胀背景下，将重点聚焦于提高经济可负担性。这些胜利进一步鼓舞了民主党人，他们正努力在今年秋季的中期选举中赢回美国众议院的控制权，甚至可能包括参议院。
民主党全国委员会（DNC）在周二晚间的声明中称格雷戈里的胜利是”佛罗里达州民主党人的惊天动地的胜利，也是唐纳德·特朗普的耻辱性失败”。
“唐纳德·特朗普自己的邻居刚刚发出了一个清晰的信息：他们感到愤怒，并且准备迎接变革，”民主党全国委员会主席肯·马丁在声明中强调。”如果民主党能在特朗普自己的后院获胜，我们就能在任何地方获胜。从现在到11月，民主党将全速前进，在佛罗里达州和全国的每个角落展开竞争。”
共和党全国委员会（RNC）在评论选举结果时指出，特别选举并不总是预示未来趋势的最佳指标。
共和党全国委员会高级顾问丹妮尔·阿尔瓦雷斯在声明中表示：”低投票率的州众议院特别选举只是反映了地方特殊性、候选人动态和投票率数学问题——并非某种重大的裁决。”
在佛罗里达州的另一场州众议院特别选举中，美联社报道，共和党人希拉里·霍利击败了民主党人埃德温·佩雷斯，赢得了接替共和党州议员乔西·托姆科的席位。该选区覆盖佛罗里达州中部的波尔克县部分地区。
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本文发布时，州参议院特别选举中，托姆科与民主党人布莱恩·内森的竞争仍难以预测。托姆科和内森正在竞逐共和党州议员杰伊·柯林斯的席位，柯林斯于去年8月辞职担任该州副州长。
该选区包括民主党的大本营坦帕市大部分地区以及更倾向共和党的希尔斯伯勒西北郊区。
保罗·施泰因豪泽是新罕布什尔州的政治记者，报道从海岸到海岸的竞选活动。
Ballot box upset: Democrats flip Florida legislative seat in Trump’s stomping ground
Republican Maples faced Democrat Emily Gregory in Florida House District 87, a Palm Beach seat Trump carried by roughly 10 points in 2024
By Paul Steinhauser
Fox News
Published March 24, 2026 8:24pm EDT
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Florida Democrats on Tuesday flipped control of a long-vacant Republican-held state House seat in a Palm Beach-anchored district that includes Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s home turf.
The Associated Press reports that Democrat Emily Gregory defeated Republican Jon Maples in a special election in Florida’s House District 87, in the race to fill the seat left vacant last August, when GOP state Rep. Mike Caruso resigned to become Palm Beach County clerk and comptroller.
The ballot box battle was one of three special legislative elections being held in GOP-dominated Florida on Tuesday. And while the contests won’t change the balance of power in the state legislature, where for more than a quarter-century Republicans have held majorities in both the House and Senate chambers, bragging rights were up for grabs in the president’s home district.
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President Donald Trump is backing Republican Jon Maples in Tuesday’s special legislative election in Florida’s House District 87, which includes Mar-a-Lago, the president’s permanent residence in Palm Beach, Florida.(Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images; AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
Maples was backed by Trump, who moved his primary permanent residence in 2019 from Trump Tower in New York City to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. He is also backed by a number of top Sunshine State Republicans.
“There is a very important Special Election tomorrow, Tuesday, March 24th, for Florida State House District 87 in beautiful Palm Beach County — JON MAPLES HAS MY COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT!” the president wrote in a social media post on Monday evening.
The 43-year-old Maples, a financial planner and former Lake Clarke Shores Council member who, during his years at Palm Beach Atlantic University was an all-American athlete, made cutting taxes and government spending, reducing regulations, promoting private sector job creation and advancing school choice.
Gregory, a 40-year-old Army spouse, owns and runs a Jupiter-based fitness center for pregnant and postpartum women. The first-time candidate made affordability, increasing public education, tackling rising property insurance and housing costs, and access to healthcare key parts of her campaign.
Maples was the favorite heading into the special election, thanks to his fundraising advantage in a district that leads to the right. Trump carried the district by roughly 10 points in his 2024 re-election victory. And Caruso won re-election in the district by 19 points.
Palm Beach County was once firmly blue until Republicans made electoral gains in recent cycles.
The Democrats’ victory is their latest win or over performance in a slew of special elections and off-year contests since Trump returned to power in the White House 14 months ago.
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Partially fueling the Democrats’ ballot box performances is their laser focus on affordability amid persistent inflation. And the victories are further energizing Democrats as they work to win back control of the U.S. House and possibly the Senate in this autumn’s midterm elections.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC), in a statement Tuesday night, called Gregory’s win “an earthshattering victory for Florida Democrats and humiliating defeat for Donald Trump.”
“Donald Trump’s own neighbors just sent a crystal clear message: They are furious and ready for change,” DNC chair Ken Martin emphasized in a statement. “If Democrats can win in Trump’s own backyard, we can win anywhere. From now until November, Democrats are all gas and no brakes as we compete across every corner of Florida and the nation.”
The Republican National Committee (RNC), in commenting on the results, noted that special elections are not always the best barometer of things to come.
“A low-turnout state House special election is a snapshot of local quirks, candidate dynamics, and turnout math — not some grand verdict.” RNC Senior Adviser Danielle Alvarez said in a statement.
In Florida’s other state House special election, the AP reports that Republican Hilary Holley defeated Democrat Edwin Perez, in the race to replace GOP state Rep. Josie Tomkow. The district covers parts of Polk County, in the central part of the state.
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At the time this story posted, the state Senate special election between Tomkow and Democrat Brian Nathan was too close to call. Tomkow and Nathan were running to succeed Republican Jay Collins, who resigned from the seat in August to become the state’s lieutenant governor.
The district includes much of Democrat-leaning Tampa as well as the more GOP-leaning Northwest Hillsborough suburbs.
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast.
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