Republican Jon Maples Narrowly Defeats Emily Gregory in House District 87 Rematch

Republican Jon Maples narrowly defeated Democratic state Rep. Emily Gregory in Tuesday's rematch for Florida House District 87, CBS12 reported. The district covers Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, Juno Beach and other parts of northern and coastal Palm Beach County.

The win flips the seat back to Republicans eight months after Gregory took it in a special election.

A rematch from March

The seat sat vacant for months after former Rep. Mike Caruso resigned in 2025. Gregory and Maples first met in a March 24 special election, which Gregory won by 801 votes, 17,124 to 16,323. Maples then won the August Republican primary to set up Tuesday's rematch.

Maples is a financial adviser and a former Lake Clarke Shores Town Council member. Gregory is a Jupiter small-business owner with a background in public health.

What they ran on

Both candidates made affordability the center of their campaigns.

• Maples ran on tax relief, including support for Amendment 3 to expand the homestead exemption, along with tighter state spending. On property insurance, he backed more transparency in rate filings, closer review of unsupported increases, more competition and storm-hardening help for homeowners. On schools, he emphasized parental involvement, school choice and career and technical education.
• Gregory proposed a state catastrophic fund to take extreme-loss risk off private insurers, along with tighter oversight of rate hikes and insurer profits. She also called for more workforce housing, stronger public schools and teacher pay, and wider access to community mental health care.

CBS12 did not report final vote totals. Results are unofficial until the county canvassing board certifies them.

Source: CBS12.