A Florida state Senate candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump has lost his Republican primary election to a candidate endorsed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

With more than 95 percent of the vote counted on Tuesday night, results showed that Trump-backed David Shoar was defeated by Florida state Representative Tom Leek by the considerable margin of 47 percent to 28 percent, according to The Associated Press.

In addition to DeSantis, Leek was endorsed by many other powerful figures in Republican Florida politics, including U.S. Senator Rick Scott, who also won his primary race on Tuesday.

Shoar, formerly the sheriff of St. Johns County, ended the race neck-and-neck with the third-place finisher, former professional wrestler Gerry James, despite being given Trump’s “complete and total” endorsement this month.

“David Shoar is a tremendous America First Patriot who is running to represent the incredible people of Florida’s 7th State Senate District!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on August 5.

“David Shoar, who is 100% MAGA, and has been with us from the very beginning, has my Complete and Total Endorsement – HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!” he added.

Trump’s endorsements have shown mixed results. While many of his endorsees have seen success, a number of high-profile candidates backed by the former president have lost their primaries, including three candidates who lost races during a single night in late June.

Newsweek reached out for comment to Trump’s office via email on Tuesday night.

Daytona Beach NBC affiliate WESH described Trump’s endorsement of Shoar as “really an extension of the feud” between the former president and DeSantis.

While the Florida governor became the target of Trump’s wrath after challenging him in the GOP presidential primaries, he has since gone on to endorse Trump’s bid to return to the White House.

Shoar and other opponents of Leek attacked him over the price of property insurance in Florida, blaming the costs on policies that he supported in the Legislature. A number of trial lawyers also opposed Leek for writing a bill to combat “lawsuit abuse,” according to Florida Politics.

Leek told Florida’s Voice on Tuesday night that he owed his “incredible victory” to voters who “did not fall for the false attacks” from “statewide Democrat, personal injury lawyers, who spent millions of dollars trying to influence a local state Senate Republican primary election.”

Shortly before Leek’s victory, twice-failed congressional candidate, conspiracy theorist and Trump loyalist Laura Loomer urged Republicans to vote against the “RINO [Republican in Name Only]” in a post to X, formerly Twitter.

“Florida Voters Must Reject RINO Tom Leek ⁦@TomLeekforFL who helped contribute to the insurance crisis in Florida & betrayed President Trump,” Loomer wrote. “President Trump has endorsed David Shoar for Florida Senate District 7!”

Leek is heavily favored to win November’s general election, as District 7 leans heavily Republican. He will face Democrat George “T” Hill, a self-described “former lifelong Republican, self-made millionaire, gender fluid transwoman seeking office in the Florida Senate.”

TAMPA, Fla. — Tuesday is Primary Day in Florida, and we are following a number of races locally and statewide.

Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer says the early and mail-in vote so far is on pace with the 2020 primary. But he says unlike four years ago, Tuesday could decide several non-party races that will appear on both Republican and Democratic registered voter ballots.

“This primary election, we are going to choose a public defender, we are going to choose at least two judges and we have the possibility of choosing four school board members at this primary election,” said Latimer. “So if you think, ‘I’ll just wait around to the general and vote on these, you are going to miss.’”

Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.

Spectrum News will have team coverage of the vote count as it happens.

Below are a number of races to watch:

Florida Senate Democratic Primary

Who will face Sen. Rick Scott in November? Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is running against former attorney Brian Rush, Navy veteran Stanley Campbell and Rod Joseph, an Army veteran.

Mucarsel-Powell appears to have the most support, even speaking during a recent Joe Biden visit to Tampa before he dropped out of the race.

Scott also faces two opponents Tuesday, but both he and Mucarsel-Powell are expected to score easy wins.

Congressional District 13 Democratic Primary

Candidates for U.S. House District 13 gathered for a community conversation about the economy, abortion, Social Security, immigration and national security — hosted by Spectrum Bay News 9 anchor Holly Gregory and Tampa Bay Times political reporter Kirby Wilson.

The candidates are vying to compete in November against Republican Anna Paulina Luna. 

Hillsborough State Attorney Democratic Primary

For Hillsborough County District Attorney, Suzy Lopez is running to retain her seat.

She was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis after the governor fired Andrew Warren in 2022.

Warren is running against Lopez to win his job back.

Also running against Lopez and Warren is Elizabeth Strauss, a third generation trial attorney from Tampa.

Hillsborough School Board District 1

Incumbent Nadia Combs, a former Hillsborough public school teacher, is opposed by Layla Collins and Julie Magill. Collins cites her volunteer activity and substitute teaching when called open. Magill was born and reared in Tampa Bay.

The candidates recently answered a number of questions posted by Spectrum Bay News 9. You can read the questions and answers here.

Hillsborough School Board District 3

The incumbent, Jessica Vaughn was elected to the board, representing District 3, in 2020. Her opponent Tuesday, Myosha Powell, is originally from New York and moved to Tampa in 2005.

The candidates recently answered a number of questions posted by Spectrum Bay News 9. You can read the questions and answers here.

Hillsborough County Commission District 4

Christine Miller is the Republican incumbent and will be opposed Tuesday by Michael Owen and Cody Powell.

Running for the Democratic nomination are Jonathon T. Chavez and Nicole Payne.

Congressional District 14 Republican Primary

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kathy Castor advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 14.

Her November opponent will be determined Tuesday. Ehsan Joarder, Neelam Perry, John Peters and Robert Rochford are running in the Republican primary. 

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Florida U.S. Sen. Rick Scott has his sights on a GOP leadership role, but first he must get past two candidates in the state’s Republican primary on Tuesday.

Scott, who won his Senate spot by a margin of about 10,000 votes in 2018, is aiming to run for Senate Republican leader to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

If Scott wins the primary, he would face a Democratic opponent in November.

The Democratic frontrunner is former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, who got President Joe Biden’s endorsement in April and has campaigned for the past year against Scott.

The senate seat is not the only one in Florida to watch, since some of the state’s congressional races include the most well-known far-right lawmakers.

One such example is U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, who must defeat his primary challenger Aaron Dimmick. That race has been fueled by a barrage of campaign advertisements, with Gaetz accusing Dimmick of being a carpetbagger who moved from Missouri to the Florida Panhandle to promote diversity and inclusion. Meanwhile Dimmick has highlighted allegations of sexual misconduct against Gaetz.

U.S. Reps. Byron Donalds and Mike Waltz are also widely known conservative legislators. Donalds doesn’t have any primary challengers and Waltz is facing John Grow, a software engineer who may struggle to upend the conservative lawmaker. Waltz, however, has spoken at former President Donald Trump’s campaign events, made Fox News appearances and appeared at the Republican National Convention last month.

U.S. Rep. Cory Mills, who is also closely aligned with Trump and has staunchly defended Gaetz in the past, is defending his seat versus former Florida Senate candidate and veteran Mike Johnson.

Each of these congressional members are far-right conservatives in Congress, known mostly for their alignment with Trump. They’ve led charges to defend the former president, stalled appropriations bills and budget deals, upended former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and fought for stricter regulations on abortion access and immigration.

Florida voters will also decide contested primaries in most of Florida’s 28 House districts.

Among the higher-profile House races is in District 13, in Pinellas County along Florida’s Gulf coast. The incumbent is Republican freshman Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a member of the right-wing Freedom Caucus, who faces no primary opposition.

Five Democrats are battling to take on Luna in the fall for a seat that leans Republican but could possibly flip parties. The leader in endorsements and fundraising is Whitney Fox, former marketing and communications director at the county transit authority. Others include former congressional aide Liz Dahan and former Health and Human Services Department adviser Sabrina Bousbar.