2012 Florida Senate election

2012 Florida Senate election

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All 40 seats in the Florida Senate 21 seats needed for a majority
Registered	11,934,446
Turnout	8,538,264 (71.5%)
Majority party Minority party   Leader Mike Haridopolos (retired) Nan Rich (retired) Party Republican Democratic Leader since November 16, 2010 November 16, 2010 Leader's seat District 26 District 34 Last election 28 12 Seats after 26 14 Seat change 2 2
President before election Mike Haridopolos Republican Elected President Don Gaetz Republican

The 2012 Florida Senate election was held on 6 November 2012 to elect all 40 members to the Florida Senate. Prior to the election, 26 seats were held by Republicans and 14 seats were held by Democrats. The general election saw the Democratic Party gain two seats, but with Republicans retaining their majority in the State Senate. ^{[1] [2]}

Results

District 1

2012 Florida's 1st Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Gaetz	160,016	74.4
	Independent	Richard Harrison	55,018	25.5
Total votes				100.0
	Republican win

District 2

2012 Florida's 2nd Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Evers	183,640	99.9
	Democratic	Joshua W. Hartigan (write-in)	234	0.1
Total votes				100.0
	Republican win

District 3

2012 Florida's 3rd Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Montford	165,634	72.8
	Republican	John Shaw	61,956	27.2
Total votes				100.0%
	Democratic win

District 4

2012 Florida's 4th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Aaron Bean	144,352	62.2
	Democratic	Nancy Soderberg	87,766	37.8
Total votes				100.0
	Republican win

District 5

2012 Florida's 5th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Dean	Unopposed

District 6

2012 Florida's 6th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Thrasher	139,941	58.7
	Democratic	Kathleen Trued	98,280	41.3
Total votes				100.0
	Republican win

District 7

2012 Florida's 7th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Bradley	123,261	57.7
	Democratic	William Mazzota	90,285	42.3
Total votes				100.0
	Republican win

District 8

2012 Florida's 8th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dorothy L. Hukill	115,897	57.0
	Democratic	Frank T. Bruno	87,339	43.0
Total votes				100.0
	Republican win

District 9

2012 Florida's 9th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Audrey Gibson	72,676	63.6
	Republican	Cherron "CC" Newby	126,946	36.4
Total votes				100.0
	Democratic win

District 10

2012 Florida's 10th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Simmons	117,784	55.5
	Democratic	Leo Cruz	94,483	44.5
	Independent	James Patrick Adamczyk (write-in)	5	0.0
Total votes				100.0
	Republican win

District 11

2012 Florida's 11th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alan Hays	163,223	71.6
	Independent	John Iler	64,863	28.4
Total votes				100.0
	Republican win

District 12

2012 Florida's 12th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Geraldine F. Thompson	111,369	69.1
	Republican	Fritz Jackson Seide	49,741	30.9
Total votes				100.0
	Democratic win

District 13

2012 Florida's 12th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Gardiner	117,422	55.4
	Democratic	Christopher Charles Pennington	94,514	44.6
Total votes				100.0
	Republican win

District 14

2012 Florida's 14th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darren Soto	113,222	70.0
	Republican	William McBride	48,440	30.0
Total votes				100.0
	Democratic win

District 15

2012 Florida's 15th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kelli Stargel	113,231	58.5
	Democratic	Stego Blue	80,429	41.5
Total votes				100.0
	Republican win

District 16

2012 Florida's 16th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thad Altman	143,459	62.8
	Democratic	Dominic A Fallo	84,824	37.2
Total votes				100.0
	Republican win

District 17

2012 Florida's 17th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Legg	Unopposed

District 18

2012 Florida's 18th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wilton Simpson	Unopposed

District 19

2012 Florida's 19th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Arthenia Joyner	Unopposed

District 20

2012 Florida's 20th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Latvala	127,927	57.8
	Democratic	Ashley M. Rhodes-Courter	93,296	42.2
Total votes				100.0
	Republican win

District 21

2012 Florida's 21st Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Denise Grimsley	107,136	57.4
	Democratic	Stacy Anderson McCland	79,500	42.6
Total votes				100.0
	Republican win

District 22

2012 Florida's 22nd Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Brandes	157,438	99.7
	Independent	Raymond Alan Baker (write-in)	481	0.3
Total votes				100.0
	Republican win

District 23

2012 Florida's 23rd Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Garrett Richter	Unopposed

District 24

2012 Florida's 24th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Lee	104,843	54.0
	Democratic	Elizabeth Belcher	89,195	46.0
	Independent	Randolph Link (write-in)	3	0.0
Total votes				100.0
	Republican win

District 25

2012 Florida's 25th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Abruzzo	124,675	57.1
	Republican	Melanie Peterson	93,549	42.9
Total votes				100.0
	Democratic win

District 26

2012 Florida's 26th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Galvano	122,782	59.1
	Democratic	Paula House	85,123	40.9
Total votes				100.0
	Republican win

District 27

2012 Florida's 27th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Clemens	127,365	99.9
	Republican	Travis Genard Harris	105	0.1
Total votes				100.0
	Democratic win

District 28

2012 Florida's 23rd Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nancy Detert	Unopposed

District 29

2012 Florida's 29th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeremy Ring	124,784	64.3
	Republican	Soren Swensen	69,393	35.7
Total votes				100.0
	Democratic win

District 30

2012 Florida's 30th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lizbeth Benacquisto	123,794	62.3
	Democratic	Debbie Jordan	74,871	37.7
Total votes				100.0
	Republican win

District 31

2012 Florida's 31st Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christopher "Chris" Smith	147,618	84.4
	Republican	Christopher "Chris" Smithmyer	27,222	15.6
Total votes				100.0
	Democratic win

District 32

2012 Florida's 32nd Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Negron	136,464	60.4
	Democratic	Ray D'Amiano	89,463	39.6
Total votes				100.0
	Republican win

District 33

2012 Florida's 33rd Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eleanor Sobel	130,806	67.6
	Republican	Christopher "Chris" Smithmyer	62,683	32.4
	Independent	Rita Gambardella	2	0.0
Total votes				100.0
	Democratic win

District 34

2012 Florida's 34th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maria Sachs	122,430	52.8
	Republican	Ellyn Bogdanoff	109,329	47.2
Total votes				100.0
	Democratic win

District 35

2012 Florida's 35th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gwen Margolis	103,109	61.7
	Republican	John Daniel Couriel	63,929	38.3
Total votes				100.0
	Democratic win

District 36

2012 Florida's 36th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Oscar Braynon	Unopposed

District 37

2012 Florida's 37th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anitere Flores	Unopposed

District 38

2012 Florida's 38th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	René García	Unopposed

District 39

2012 Florida's 35th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dwight Bullard	102,512	70.5
	Republican	Scott Hopes	42,922	29.5
Total votes				100.0
	Democratic win

District 40

2012 Florida's 40th Senate district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Miguel Díaz de la Portilla	Unopposed

References

1. "Florida State Senate elections, 2012". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
2. "Florida Department of State Division of Elections November 6, 2012 General Election". results.elections.myflorida.com. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2025.