UPDATE 7:50 p.m.

Randy Fine has been declared the winner of Congressional District 6, according to the Associated Press.

In Volusia County, the race was close.

With 69 of 69 precincts reporting, Republican Randy Fine won over Democrat Josh Weil by 1,176 votes, or 1.86 percent.

Volusia County, or rather, the northern section from south DeLand to Seville, is one of six counties that voted in this race. Results from other local county election offices and the Associated Press showed Fine winning handily in Flagler, Lake, Marion, St. Johns and Putnam counties. 

The race was more competitive than would be expected in light of the last election for District 6, where former U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz won by more than 32 percentage points.

Voter turnout for this special election in Volusia was 31.27 percent, an astounding number considering the usual turnout for special elections in off years (no midterm or presidential election). The last example shows a 9-percent turnout in 2015 for two state seats in the Florida House and Senate. 

UPDATE 7:30 p.m.

Randy Fine has been projected as the winner of Congressional District 6, according to the Associated Press.

But, with another batch of precincts reporting — 58 of 69 — Josh Weil holds a narrow lead in Volusia County’s vote. 

Volusia County, or rather, the northern section from south DeLand to Seville, is one of six counties that are voting in this race. Preliminary results from other local county election offices and the Associated Press show Fine leading in Flagler, Lake, Marion, St. Johns and Putnam. 

The race is more competitive than would be expected in light of the last election for District 6, where former U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz won by more than 32 percentage points. 

UPDATE 7:14 p.m.

With 19 of 69 precincts in Volusia County reporting on the race for Congressional District 6, Democratic contender Josh Weil leads over Republican Randy Fine by more than 5 percentage points, with 21,354 votes to 19,130.

Parts of six counties are involved in the race for U.S. Congressional District 6: Volusia, Lake, Marion, St. Johns, Putnam and Flagler counties.

UPDATE 7:04 p.m.,

With only early voting fully reported in Volusia County, Josh Weil, a progressive Democrat, leads over Randy Fine, a firebrand conservative Republican. Vote-by-mail has been partially reported. 

Weil currently has 54.37 percent, or 18,678 votes, to Fine’s 44.54 percent, or 15,301 votes.

There are 69 precincts in Volusia County, of 143 total, that are voting in the race for U.S. Congressional District 6. 

Parts of six counties are involved in the race for U.S. Congressional District 6: Volusia, Lake, Marion, St. Johns, Putnam and Flagler counties.

UPDATE, 6:55 p.m., 

73 precincts in Volusia County, of 143 total, are voting in the race for U.S. Congressional District 6. 

Beginning at 7 p.m., results by each of the six counties included in the district can be found by clicking HERE. 

Polls close in a little over 30 minutes here in Volusia County for the race for U.S. Congressional District 6 between Josh Weil, a progressive Democrat, and Randy Fine, a firebrand conservative Republican.

Democrats nationally have been paying extra attention to this race, which includes portions of Volusia, Lake, Marion, St. Johns, Putnam and Flagler counties. Weil is mounting a fierce challenge to Fine, a Florida state senator who is vying for the national seat left open by the appointment of former Rep. Michael Waltz. Waltz was tapped by President Donald Trump to be his national security adviser in late November.

Current data from Volusia County as of 6:25 p.m. April 1, shows a 32.67-percent turnout for the election (including those voting in Edgewater for a vacant City Council position), an impressive number compared to the last special election for a seat. In that case, in 2015, the race was for the Florida Senate and House, and the voter turnout was 9.87 percent.

In the voter-turnout information so far in this race, registered Republicans sit at 28,985 to the Democrats’ 22,509. More than 10,000 people have voted under the NPA (no party affiliation) designation, and 1,375 as registered “other” (the Green Party, Libertarian Party, etc.).

Live voter-turnout information is found by clicking HERE.