Article continues below advertisementPresident Donald Trump suffered a humiliating defeat at the ballot box on Tuesday, March 24, when a Democrat defeated his endorsed Republican candidate in a Florida House special election for a seat in his own backyard.Democrat Emily Gregory defeated Republican Jon Maples in Tuesday's Special Election for Florida House State Representative, District 87 - the location of Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate on Palm Beach.The president endorsed Maples, who lost to Gregory by 2.