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22 of the 40 seats in the Florida Senate (and 2 special elections) 21 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the elections to the Florida State Senate that were held on November 6, 2018, 20 of the 40 seats were contested in regular elections and two seats in special elections. The winners of the 20 regular elections will serve four year terms from November 6, 2018 to November 6, 2022, and the winners of the two special elections will serve two year terms from November 6, 2018 to November 6, 2020.
Vacant | Total | ||||
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Republican | Democratic | ||||
Last election (2016) | 25 | 15 | 0 | 40 | |
Before these elections | 22 | 16 | 0 | 40 | |
Not up | 8 | 10 | 0 | 18 | |
Odd (2016→2020) | 8 | 10 | 0 | 18 | |
Up | 14 | 6 | 2 | 22 | |
Even (2018→2022) | 14 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
Special: Odd | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Result | 23 | 17 | 0 | 40 |
(There were no Democrats term limited from their seats)
District | Republican | Democratic | Others | Total | Margin | Result [1] | ||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
District 2 | 149,157 | 75.3 | 48,979 | 24.7 | - | - | 198,136 | 100,178 | 50.6 | REP Hold |
District 4 | 149,347 | 63.4 | 80,598 | 34.2 | 5,514 | 2.3 | 235,459 | 68,749 | 29.2 | REP Hold |
District 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DEM Hold |
District 8 | 100,690 | 49.4 | 98,692 | 48.4 | 4,319 | 2.1 | 203,701 | 1,998 | 1.0 | REP Hold |
District 10 | 147,601 | 65.0 | 79,349 | 35.0 | - | - | 226,950 | 68,252 | 30.1 | REP Hold |
District 12 | 172,776 | 65.3 | 91,765 | 34.7 | 21 | 0.0 | 264,562 | 81,011 | 30.6 | REP Hold |
District 14 | 124,055 | 56.3 | 96,161 | 43.7 | - | - | 220,216 | 27,894 | 12.7 | REP Hold |
District 16 | 111,997 | 52.2 | 102,407 | 47.8 | - | - | 214,404 | 9,590 | 4.5 | REP Hold |
District 18 | 103,667 | 49.9 | 104,078 | 50.1 | - | - | 207,745 | 411 | 0.2 | DEM Gain |
District 20 | 101,021 | 53.5 | 87,863 | 46.5 | - | - | 188,884 | 13,158 | 7.0 | REP Hold |
District 22 | 105,575 | 52.8 | 94,295 | 47.2 | - | - | 199,870 | 11,280 | 5.6 | REP Hold |
District 23 | 143,346 | 56.5 | 110,587 | 43.4 | - | - | 253,933 | 32,759 | 12.9 | REP Gain |
District 24 | 116,415 | 54.3 | 98,104 | 45.7 | - | - | 214,519 | 18,311 | 8.5 | REP Hold |
District 25 | 117,056 | 54.3 | 98,417 | 45.7 | - | - | 215,473 | 18,639 | 8.7 | REP Gain |
District 26 | 117,979 | 65.1 | 63,253 | 34.9 | - | - | 181,232 | 54,726 | 30.2 | REP Hold |
District 28 | 138,293 | 64.5 | 73,000 | 34.5 | - | - | 211,293 | 65,293 | 30.9 | REP Hold |
District 30 | - | - | 132,241 | 99.7 | 385 | 0.3 | 132,626 | 131,858 | 99.4 | DEM Hold |
District 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DEM Hold |
District 34 | - | - | 124,578 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 124,578 | 124,578 | 100.0 | DEM Hold |
District 36 | 66,361 | 54.1 | 56,395 | 45.9 | - | - | 122,756 | 9,966 | 8.1 | REP Hold |
District 38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DEM Hold |
District 40 | 79,068 | 46.5 | 90,924 | 53.5 | - | - | 169,992 | 11,856 | 7.0 | DEM Hold |
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
District 2 consists of Bay, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington, and part of Okaloosa counties. Incumbent George Gainer was re-elected by a margin of 51 percent.
Incumbent George Gainer won the primary unopposed.
Attorney Gigi Gibson won the primary unopposed.
MCI Maps gave the second district a rating of "Safe GOP". [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George Gainer (incumbent) | 149,157 | 75.3 | |
Democratic | "Gigi" Gibson | 48,979 | 24.7 | |
Majority | 100,178 | 50.6 | ||
Total votes | 198,136 | 100.0 |
District 4 consists of Nassau and part of Duval counties. Incumbent Aaron Bean was re-elected by a margin of 29 percent.
Incumbent Republican Aaron Bean defeated challenger Carlos E. Slay in the Republican primary by a margin of 75 percent.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Aaron Bean (incumbent) | 50,275 | 87.4 | |
Republican | Carlos E. Slay | 7,274 | 12.6 | |
Majority | 43,001 | 74.7 | ||
Total votes | 57,549 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Aaron Bean (incumbent) | 149,347 | 63.4 | |
Democratic | Billee Bussard | 80,598 | 34.2 | |
Libertarian | Joanna Liberty Tavares | 5,514 | 2.3 | |
Majority | 68,749 | 29.2 | ||
Total votes | 235,459 | 100.0 |
District 6 consists of part of Duval county. Incumbent Audrey Gibson was re-elected unopposed.
District 8 consists of Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion counties. Incumbent Keith Perry was re-elected by a margin of one percent.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Keith Perry (incumbent) | 100,690 | 49.4 | |
Democratic | Kayser Enneking | 98,692 | 48.4 | |
Independent | Charles E. Goston | 4,319 | 2.1 | |
Majority | 1,998 | 1.0 | ||
Total votes | 203,701 | 100.0 |
District 10 consists of Citrus, Hernando and part of Pasco counties. Incumbent Wilton Simpson was re-elected by a margin of 30 percent.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wilton Simpson (incumbent) | 147,601 | 65.0 | |
Democratic | Michael Cottrell | 79,349 | 35.0 | |
Majority | 68,252 | 30.1 | ||
Total votes | 226,950 | 100.0 |
District 12 consists of Sumter, and parts of Lake, and Marion counties. Incumbent Dennis Baxley was re-elected by a margin of 31 percent.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dennis Baxley (incumbent) | 172,776 | 65.3 | |
Democratic | Gary McKechnie | 91,765 | 34.7 | |
Write-in | Kay Gray | 21 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 81,011 | 30.6 | ||
Total votes | 264,562 | 100.0 |
District 14 consists of parts of Brevard and Volusia counties. Incumbent state senator Dorothy Hukill, Republican, died in October 2018 due to cervical cancer. As her name was already printed on ballots, votes cast for her were counted for Tom A. Wright, the Republican nominee, who won the election by a margin of 13 percent.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom A. Wright | 124,055 | 56.3 | |
Democratic | "Mel" Martin | 96,161 | 43.7 | |
Majority | 27,894 | 12.7 | ||
Total votes | 220,216 | 100.0 |
District 16 consists of parts of Pasco and Pinellas counties.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ed Hooper | 35,303 | 79.4 | |
Republican | Leo Karruli | 9,141 | 20.6 | |
Majority | 26,162 | 58.9 | ||
Total votes | 44,444 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ed Hooper | 111,997 | 52.2 | |
Democratic | Amanda Murphy | 102,407 | 47.8 | |
Majority | 9,590 | 4.5 | ||
Total votes | 214,404 | 100.0 |
District 18 consists of part of Hillsborough county.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Janet Cruz | 104,078 | 50.1 | |
Republican | Dana Young (incumbent) | 103,667 | 49.9 | |
Majority | 411 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 207,745 | 100.0 |
District 20 consists of parts of Hillsborough, Pasco, and Polk counties.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Lee (incumbent) | 30,397 | 84.9 | |
Republican | John Manners Houman | 5,422 | 15.1 | |
Majority | 13,158 | 69.7 | ||
Total votes | 35,819 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Lee (incumbent) | 101,021 | 53.5 | |
Democratic | Kathy Lewis | 87,863 | 46.5 | |
Majority | 13,158 | 7.0 | ||
Total votes | 188,884 | 100.0 |
District 22 consists of parts of Lake and Polk counties.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kelli Stargel (incumbent) | 105,575 | 52.8 | |
Democratic | Bob Doyel | 94,295 | 47.2 | |
Majority | 11,280 | 5.6 | ||
Total votes | 199,870 | 100.0 |
District 23 consists of Sarasota and part of Charlotte counties. An election for this district was not scheduled to occur until the 2020 general elections, but a special election was scheduled concurrent with the 2018 general elections due to a vacancy that occurred as a result of the resignation of then-state senator Greg Steube to run for the United States House of Representatives. [2] [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joe Gruters | 143,346 | 56.5 | |
Democratic | Faith Olivia Babis | 110,587 | 43.5 | |
Majority | 32,759 | 12.9 | ||
Total votes | 253,933 | 100.0 |
District 24 consists of part of Pinellas county.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeff Brandes (incumbent) | 116,415 | 54.3 | |
Democratic | Lindsay Cross | 98,104 | 45.7 | |
Majority | 18,311 | 8.5 | ||
Total votes | 214,519 | 100.0 |
District 25 consists of Martin, St. Lucie and part of Palm Beach counties. An election for this district was not scheduled to occur until the 2020 general elections, but a special election was scheduled concurrent with the 2018 general elections due to a vacancy that occurred as a result of the resignation of former Senate President Joe Negron. [2] [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gayle Harrell | 117,056 | 54.3 | |
Democratic | Robert Levy | 98,417 | 45.7 | |
Majority | 18,639 | 8.7 | ||
Total votes | 215,473 | 100.0 |
District 26 consists of DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Highlands, Okeechobee, and parts of Charlotte, Lee, and Polk counties.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ben Albritton | 117,979 | 65.1 | |
Democratic | Catherine Price | 63,253 | 34.9 | |
Majority | 54,726 | 30.2 | ||
Total votes | 181,232 | 100.0 |
District 28 consists of Collier, Hendry and part of Lee counties.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kathleen Passidomo (incumbent) | 138,293 | 65.5 | |
Democratic | Annisa Karim | 73,000 | 34.5 | |
Majority | 65,293 | 30.9 | ||
Total votes | 211,293 | 100.0 |
District 30 consists of part of Palm Beach county.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bobby Powell (incumbent) | 132,241 | 99.7 | |
Write-in | Josh Santos | 385 | 0.3 | |
Majority | 131,856 | 99.4 | ||
Total votes | 132,626 | 100.0 |
District 32 consists of part of Broward county. Incumbent Lauren Book was elected unposed both in the primary and general election.
District 34 consists of part of Broward county.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gary Farmer (incumbent) | 124,578 | 100.0 | |
Write-in | Richard Hal Sturm | 0 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 124,578 | 100.0 | ||
Total votes | 124,578 | 100.0 |
District 36 consists of part of Miami-Dade county.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Manny Díaz Jr. | 66,361 | 54.1 | |
Democratic | David Perez | 56,395 | 45.9 | |
Majority | 9,966 | 8.1 | ||
Total votes | 122,756 | 100.0 |
District 38 consists of part of Miami-Dade county. Democrat Jason Pizzo beat incumbent Daphne Campbell in the democratic primary, 54%-46%. The general election was cancelled meaning Pizzo was the victor of the race. [8]
District 40 consists of part of Miami-Dade county.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Annette Taddeo (incumbent) | 90,924 | 53.5 | |
Republican | Marili Cancio | 79,068 | 46.5 | |
Majority | 11,856 | 7.0 | ||
Total votes | 169,992 | 100.0 |
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