Voters living in Congressional District 6 will go to the polls in 2025 to select a new member of the U.S. House of Representatives following the Nov. 24 notice of resignation of Michael Waltz.
Waltz has been selected by incoming President Donald Trump as the next national security adviser. He will continue to serve in Congress until Jan. 20.
On Nov. 25, Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order setting the dates for special elections to fill the House vacancy.
A special primary will be held Jan. 28, with early voting Jan. 18-25. The special general election will be held April 1, with early voting March 22-29.
Candidates seeking to qualify needed to submit petitions bearing 1,340 valid signatures by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3. Alternately, candidates not qualifying by the petition method may pay the qualifying fee of $10,440 if partisan, $6,960 if no party affiliation.
These elections are open only to registered voters living within Congressional District 6. St. Johns County precincts situated whole or in part within that district are: 212, 213, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307. 308, 309, 310 and 311.
Not all voters in these precincts, however, may reside within District 6, and would not be eligible to cast a vote.
To find out whether an address is within District 6, go to votesjc.gov and use the Congressional District 6 Address Search tool, or call the Supervisor of Elections Office at 904-823-2238.
Vote-by-mail requests are being accepted at votesjc.gov or by calling 904-823-2238. Requests from the recent general election have expired and don’t qualify for the special elections.
Republican Waltz soundly defeated his Democrat challenger in the Nov. 5 general election for re-election to the House seat.
District 6 includes parts of five other counties: Flagler, Lake, Marion, Putnam and Volusia.
