2014 Florida Senate election

2014 Florida Senate election

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20 out of 40 seats in the Florida Senate 21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	50.5%
Majority party Minority party   Leader Don Gaetz Chris Smith Party Republican Democratic Leader since November 20, 2012 November 20, 2012 Leader's seat District 1 District 29 Last election 26 14 Seats after 26 14 Seat change
President before election Don Gaetz Republican Elected President Andy Gardiner Republican

The 2014 Florida Senate election was held on November 4, 2014, to determine which party would control the Florida Senate for the following two years in the 2015-2016 Florida Legislature. The 20 even-numbered seats out of the 40 seats in the Florida Senate were up for election and the primary occurred on August 26, 2014. Prior to the election, 26 seats were held by Republicans and 14 seats were held by Democrats. The general election saw neither party gain nor lose any seats, meaning that Republicans retained their majority in the State Senate. ^{[1] [2]}

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing [3]	Safe R	October 20, 2014

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. District 34, 4.16%

Results

District 2

District 2 election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Evers (incumbent)		100.0%
Total votes				100.0%
	Republican hold

District 4

District 4 election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Aaron Bean (incumbent)		100.0%
Total votes				100.0%
	Republican hold

District 6

District 6 election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Thrasher (incumbent)	105,901	58.16%
	Democratic	Kathleen Trued	66,786	36.68%
	Independent	Greg Feldman	9,388	5.16%
Total votes			182,075	100.0%
	Republican hold

District 8

District 8 election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dorothy Hukill (incumbent)		100.0%
Total votes				100.0%
	Republican hold

District 10

District 10 election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David H. Simmons (incumbent)	101,241	69.25%
	Independent	Walter Osborne	44,959	30.75%
Total votes			146,200	100.0%
	Republican hold

District 12

District 12 election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Geraldine Thompson (incumbent)	67,084	62.97%
	Republican	Edward DeAguilera	39,456	37.03%
Total votes			106,540	100.0%
	Democratic hold

District 14

District 14 election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darren Soto (incumbent)	71,029	75.04%
	Independent	Devin Norton	23,625	24.96%
Total votes			94,654	100.0%
	Democratic hold

District 16

District 16 election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thad Altman (incumbent)		100.0%
Total votes				100.0%
	Republican hold

District 18

District 18 election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wilton Simpson (incumbent)		100.0%
Total votes				100.0%
	Republican hold

District 20

District 20 election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Latvala (incumbent)	120,277	71.62%
	Libertarian	Tony Caso	47,652	28.38%
Total votes			167,929	100.0%
	Republican hold

District 22

District 22 election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Brandes (incumbent)	101,983	57.69%
	Democratic	Judithanne McLauchlan	74,804	42.31%
Total votes			176,787	100.0%
	Republican hold

District 24

District 24 election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Lee (incumbent)	104,925	99.54%
	Independent	Brandon R. Thebeau	379	0.36%
	Independent	Steven P. Warren	106	0.10%
Total votes			105,410	100.0%
	Republican hold

District 26

District 26 election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Galvano (incumbent)		100.0%
Total votes				100.0%
	Republican hold

District 28

District 28 election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nancy Detert (incumbent)		100.0%
Total votes				100.0%
	Republican hold

District 30

District 30 election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lizbeth Benacquisto (incumbent)		100.0%
Total votes				100.0%
	Republican hold

District 32

District 32 election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Negron (incumbent)	117,320	66.76%
	Democratic	Bruno Moore	58,388	33.22%
	Independent	Matthew Joshua Loew	41	0.02%
Total votes			175,749	100.0%
	Republican hold

District 34

District 34 election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maria Sachs (incumbent)	87,340	52.08%
	Republican	Ellyn Bogdanoff	80,353	47.92%
Total votes			167,693	100.0%
	Democratic hold

District 36

District 36 election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Oscar Braynon (incumbent)	96,445	99.95%
	Independent	William Burton Moreland	47	0.05%
Total votes			96,492	100.0%
	Democratic hold

District 38

District 38 election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	René García (incumbent)		100.0%
Total votes				100.0%
	Republican hold

District 40

District 40 election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Miguel Díaz de la Portilla (incumbent)		100.0%
Total votes				100.0%
	Republican hold

References

1. "Florida State Senate elections, 2014". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
2. "Florida Department of State Division of Elections November 4, 2014 General Election". results.elections.myflorida.com. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
3. Luzer, Daniel (October 20, 2014). "Only a Few 2014 Legislative Races Are Competitive". Governing. Retrieved December 13, 2025.