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Dire sign for Trump in once-solid red Florida after MAGA darling Anna Paulina Luna's race remains too-close-to-call

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Churchill, V. (2026, November 4). Dire sign for Trump in once-solid red Florida after MAGA darling Anna Paulina Luna's race remains too-close-to-call. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16263871/Dire-sign-Trump-Florida-MAGA-darling-Anna-Paulina-Lunas-race-remains-close-call.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-11-04 · by Victoria Churchill

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Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna's narrow lead over her Democratic opponent Leela Gray in Florida's 13th Congressional District as of November 8 indicates a weakening support for Trump among once-loyal voters. The race is now too close to call, with Luna leading by less than one percentage point compared to an eight-point margin in the previous election. This outcome reflects broader Republican challenges following mid-decade redistricting and Democratic gains in other redrawn districts across Florida.
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As of November 4, 2026, Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican Congresswoman endorsed by former President Trump, leads her Democratic opponent Leela Gray by just under one percentage point in Florida's 13th Congressional District. This is a significant drop from the eight-point margin she won in 2022 and nearly ten points in 2024. Luna has been vocal about her victory despite being outspent by millions, crediting door-to-door campaigning for her success. Her aggressive tactics over voting legislation have put her at odds with fellow Republicans, potentially derailing other GOP priorities. Luna's tight race is seen as a dire sign for Trump in traditionally Republican Florida.

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Her hardball tactics over the voting legislation put her at odds with fellow Republicans and threatened to derail other GOP priorities. In October, Luna also turned her fire on the National Republican Congressional Committee, accusing party leaders of focusing on their own futures rather than defending vulnerable seats. Donald Trump speaks at a campaign town hall alongside Luna in 2024 Luna made waves in MAGA swimsuit in 2016 'I am also getting calls from members wondering what is going on at the @NRCC,' Luna wrote, adding that she was also being asked about leadership races. 'Sounds to me like some in leadership need to focus on winning races instead of gaming their next steak donor dinner,' she added in the subsequently deleted post.
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Per the Associated Press, the Trump favorite leads her Democratic opponent Leela Gray by just under a percentage point in Florida's 13th Congressional District as of 9:30 EST on Wednesday, a sharp drop from the eight points she won by in 2022 and almost 10 points in 2024. asserted
she → lead → 2024
Luna hailed Trump's pollster Tony Fabrizio after she was announced as the winner by Decision Desk on Tuesday evening, and said that she had won despite Democrats outspending the Republican Party in her district. 'Tony Fabrizio is the best pollster in the game. asserted
Fabrizio → hail → game
We knew margin entire time given new district and environment. asserted
We → know → district
Worth his weight in gold,' she wrote on X. 'I was outspent by millions. asserted
I → write → millions
Door knocking wins elections. asserted
knocking → win → elections
And today, I won.' asserted
I → win → ?
Endorsed by Trump, Luna has been one of his most combative allies in Congress, leading a blockade of House business to pressure the Senate into passing his SAVE America Act. asserted
Luna → endorse → Act
Her hardball tactics over the voting legislation put her at odds with fellow Republicans and threatened to derail other GOP priorities. In October, Luna also turned her fire on the National Republican Congressional Committee, accusing party leaders of focusing on their own futures rather than defending vulnerable seats. Donald Trump speaks at a campaign town hall alongside Luna in 2024 Luna made waves in MAGA swimsuit in 2016 'I am also getting calls from members wondering what is going on at the @NRCC,' Luna wrote, adding that she was also being asked about leadership races. 'Sounds to me like some in leadership need to focus on winning races instead of gaming their next steak donor dinner,' she added in the subsequently deleted post. asserted
she → put → post
A staffer for the congresswoman told the Daily Mail at the time that she had decided to put off the dispute with party leadership until after the elections. asserted
she → tell → elections
Elsewhere in Florida, Democrats held on to districts that were redrawn in the mid-decade redistricting push. asserted
that → hold → push
Jared Moskowitz held on to his district which contains parts of Miami and Palm Beach. asserted
which → hold → Miami
Kathy Castor also defeated her Republican opponent with over 50 percent of the vote. asserted
Castor → defeat → vote
Moskowitz's seat, which runs from South Beach to Delray Beach, was moved to being contentious after GOP-led redistricting redrew Florida's congressional map. asserted
redistricting → run → map
The Democratic incumbent had been narrowly favored to beat Republican nominee Scott Singer in the midterms. asserted
incumbent → favor → midterms
The congressman also has a track record of working across the aisle with Republicans. asserted
congressman → have → Republicans
In the House, Democrats need to flip at least three seats to gain control of the chamber. asserted
Democrats → need → chamber
Republicans currently hold 53 seats in the Senate, and Democrats need to pick up at least four of them to control the upper chamber in the next Congress. asserted
Democrats → hold → Congress
Trump has crisscrossed the country and held a slew of campaign rallies in an effort to drive turnout for Republicans. asserted
Trump → crisscross → Republicans
He visited Kansas and Iowa on Sunday, and held a press conference at the Lincoln Memorial on Monday afternoon. asserted
He → visit → afternoon
However, Trump's advisers have privately admitted that he won't bear the blame if Tuesday night's results are disappointing. asserted
results → admit → blame
'The president can only do so much,' one Trump political advisor told the Daily Mail. asserted
advisor → do → Mail
'If we do fall short in the midterms, it's not because of the president's lack of trying or lack of effort. asserted
it → fall → effort
Throughout his many campaign stops, Trump has urged supporters at his rallies to act like he is on the ballot as although his name is not, his legacy is, and he does not want to spend his last two years in office as a lame duck. asserted
he → urge → duck
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