A change of leadership in state politics took place Tuesday in Tallahassee.
And one of the first orders of business after that was to reject the results of a race for a Tampa district seat.
State Rep. Steve Crisafulli, a Republican from Merritt Island, was sworn in as the speaker of the Florida House.
The House then voted during its organizational session to not accept incumbent James Grant's victory in House District 64, which encompasses a large swath of northern Hillsborough County.
There was confusion around the seat after a judge delayed the primary between Grant and Miriam Steinberg until November. Judge Angela Dempsey ruled that a write-in candidate in the race was ineligible because he didn't live in the district.
But an appeals court last month ruled that the write-in candidate should have remained eligible.
Crisafulli said the legal limbo created an "unprecedented situation."
The state constitution gives the House the power to reject the results from the election and trigger the need for Gov. Rick Scott to call a special election.
"We felt, just based on that alone, that we would work to try to actually speed the process by having a special election. That actually speeds up the process versus going through a court that could go on for several weeks, months and even longer," said House Speaker Crisafulli.
No word on when Gov. Scott would call that special election, but it's likely to be held in January.
Also, Orlando businessman Andy Gardiner became the new Senate president today.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.