Palm Beach, Florida - Democrats flipped a Florida legislative seat in a district which included President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate as part of a special election carrying symbolic weight.

Emily Gregory, a first-time candidate, beat Trump-backed Republican rival Jon Maples to win the Florida District 87 state-level House seat that includes Trump's opulent Florida home.

"Congratulations to Emily Gregory on her election to represent House District 87!" the Florida Democratic Party wrote on X.

"Democrats just flipped Trump's home seat and Mar-a-lago!"

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Gregory's win follows a trend of Democratic wins over Republicans across the US in recent months.

In what analysts have pointed to as evidence of voters' growing disenchantment with the GOP and Trump in particular, a Democratic candidate won a state Senate seat in a traditionally Republican stronghold in Texas in January.

That followed a series of Democratic Party wins last fall with New Jersey and Virginia electing Democratic governors and left-wing Zohran Mamdani sweeping to power in New York City's mayoral election.

The upcoming midterm elections set for November are shaping up to pose a challenge to the Republican majority in Congress amid economic pressures and a massively unpopular war on Iran.