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.

Voters in parts of northeast Florida have until 7 p.m. to cast a ballot in a special primary election to replace Rep. Michael Waltz. Waltz resigned from Congress on Jan. 20, to join the Trump administration as national security advisor.

Polls are opening Tuesday in parts of Central Florida for a special primary election. Mike Waltz left his seat in District 6 to become the National Security Adviser for the Trump administration. District 6 includes parts of Volusia,

Source: Election results are from The Associated Press. By The New York Times election results team: Michael Andre, Emma Baker, Neil Berg, Andrew Chavez, Michael Beswetherick, Matthew Bloch, Lily Boyce,

Primary elections will be held for the three Republicans and two Democrats who want to succeed Michael Waltz to represent Florida's 6th district.