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Elections in Florida |
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Government |
The 2020 elections for the Florida Senate took place on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, to elect state senators from 20 of 40 districts. The Republican Party has held a Senate majority since 1995. The result was a one-seat gain for the Republicans, thus maintaining their majority. [1]
The elections for U.S. President, U.S. House of Representatives, and the Florida House of Representatives were also held on this date. [2]
Republican operatives, supported by Florida Power & Light, [3] ran sham ghost candidates in three races. In District 37, former senator Frank Artiles had Alex Rodriguez placed on the ballot to successfully siphon votes from Senator José Javier Rodríguez. [4] Both Artiles and Alex Rodriguez were charged and fined for electoral fraud. [5]
The most competitive races are expected to be the Democratic-held open Senate District 3 in North Florida, the Republican-held open District 9 to the northeast of Orlando, the special election in the Tampa area's open Republican-held District 20, the Democratic-held Senate District 37 in South Florida, and the Republican-held open District 39 in South Florida. [6] [7]
2016 Presidential Results [8] and 2020 Candidates in Competitive Races:
Senate District | Clinton 2016 Vote Share | Trump 2016 Vote Share | 2020 Democratic Nominee | 2020 Republican Nominee |
District 3 | 52.60% Clinton | 43.95% Trump | Loranne Ausley | Marva Harris Preston |
District 9 | 45.98% Clinton | 49.87% Trump | Patricia Sigman | Jason Brodeur |
District 20 | 43.99% Clinton | 52.28% Trump | Kathy Lewis | Danny Burgess |
District 37 | 59.55% Clinton | 37.89% Trump | José Javier Rodríguez | Ileana Garcia |
District 39 | 53.74% Clinton | 43.49% Trump | Javier Fernandez | Ana Maria Rodriguez |
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Total before | Up | Won | Total after | +/− | ||||
Republican Party of Florida | 2,663,076 | 49.03 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 24 | +1 | |
Florida Democratic Party | 2,642,318 | 48.65 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 16 | -1 | |
Independent | 125,497 | 2.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
Write-in | 603 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
Total | 5,431,494 | 100.00 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 40 | ±0 | |
Source: Florida Division of Elections [9] [10] |
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [11] | Lean R | October 21, 2020 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | Heather Fitzhagen | Ray Rodriguez | Undecided |
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St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | July 28, 2020 | 463 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 18% | 59% | 23% |
Remington Research Group/Heather Fitzhagen [upper-alpha 1] | July 20, 2020 | 1,229 (LV) | ± 3% | 22% | 44% | 34% |
Remington Research Group/Heather Fitzhagen [upper-alpha 1] | June 18–19, 2020 | 460 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 34% | 24% | 42% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | Tina Polsky | Irving "Irv" Slosberg | Undecided |
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St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | August 14, 2020 | 477 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 49% | 37% | 13% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | Javier E. Fernandez | Daniel "Dan" Horton-Diaz | Undecided |
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St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | August 1–2, 2020 | 203 (LV) | ± 6.9% | 24% | 16% | 61% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | Loranne Ausley (D) | Marva Preston (R) | Undecided |
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St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | October 17–18, 2020 | 948 (LV) | – | 51% | 44% | 5% |
ALG Research/Florida Senate Victory Fund/FDLCC [upper-alpha 2] | October 15, 2020 | 503 (V) | – | 48% | 40% | – |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | Jason Brodeur (R) | Patricia Sigman (D) | Jestine Ianotti (I) | Undecided |
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St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | October 31 – November 1, 2020 | 522 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 42% | 49% | 2% | 7% |
St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | October 17–18, 2020 | 490 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 43% | 52% | – | 5% |
GQR Research/Florida Senate Victory Fund/FDLCC [upper-alpha 3] | October 16, 2020 | 400 (V) | – | 42% | 42% | – | – |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | Danny Burgess (R) | Kathy Lewis (D) | Undecided |
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St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | October 24–25, 2020 | 644 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 45% | 44% | 12% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | José Javier Rodríguez (D) | Ileana Garcia (R) |
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SEA Research/Florida Senate Victory Fund/FDLCC [upper-alpha 4] | October 13, 2020 | 400 (V) | – | 42% | 37% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | Ana Maria Rodriguez (R) | Javier Fernandez (D) |
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GQR Research/Florida Senate Victory Fund/FDLCC [upper-alpha 5] | October 9, 2020 | 503 (V) | – | 43% | 43% |
Tyson Group/Let's Preserve the American Dream PAC | September 8–11, 2020 | – (V) [lower-alpha 2] | – | 37% | 31% |
Tyson Group/Let's Preserve the American Dream PAC | July, 2020 | – (V) [lower-alpha 3] | – | 31% | 28% |
District 1 • District 3 • District 5 • District 7 • District 9 • District 11 • District 13 • District 15 • District 17 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 23 • District 25 • District 27 • District 29 • District 31 • District 35 • District 37 • District 39 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Douglas V. Broxson | 185,380 | 65.3% | |
Democratic | Karen M. Butler | 98,407 | 34.7% | |
Total votes | 293,787 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Loranne Ausley | 137,609 | 53.4% | |
Republican | Marva Harris Preston | 120,176 | 46.6% | |
Total votes | 257,785 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jennifer Bradley | 194,198 | 74.8% | |
Democratic | Stacey L. Peters | 65,568 | 25.2% | |
Total votes | 259,766 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Travis J. Hutson | 212,577 | 61.7% | |
Democratic | Heather Hunter | 131,763 | 38.3% | |
Independent | Richard Dembinsky (Write in) | 13 | 0.0% | |
Total votes | 344,353 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jason Brodeur | 141,544 | 50.3% | |
Democratic | Patricia Sigman | 133,900 | 47.6% | |
Independent | Jestine Iannotti | 5,787 | 2.1% | |
Total votes | 281,231 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Randolph Bracy | 147,244 | 65.0% | |
Republican | Joshua Eli Adams | 79,224 | 35.0% | |
Total votes | 226,468 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Linda Stewart | 152,769 | 60.6% | |
Republican | Josh Anderson | 99,134 | 39.4% | |
Total votes | 251,903 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Victor M. Torres | 180,185 | 57.1% | |
Republican | Louis T. Minnis | 123,153 | 39.0% | |
Independent | Mike James | 12,207 | 3.9% | |
Total votes | 315,545 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Debbie Mayfield | 193,560 | 60.6% | |
Democratic | Scot Fretwell | 114,515 | 35.9% | |
Independent | Phillip Snyder | 11,323 | 3.5% | |
Total votes | 319,398 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Darryl Ervin Rouson | 174,343 | 68.7% | |
Independent | Christina Paylan | 79,463 | 31.3% | |
Total votes | 253,806 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Danny Burgess | 141,607 | 54.8% | |
Democratic | Kathy Lewis | 116,685 | 45.2% | |
Total votes | 258,292 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jim Boyd | 191,673 | 61.0% | |
Democratic | Anthony "Tony" Eldon | 122,480 | 39.0% | |
Total votes | 314,153 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joe Gruters | 188,126 | 57.7% | |
Democratic | Katherine Norman | 131,491 | 40.3% | |
Independent | Robert Kaplan | 6,696 | 2.1% | |
Total votes | 326,313 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gayle Harrell | 168,063 | 58.7 | |
Democratic | Corinna Robinson | 118,211 | 41.3 | |
Total votes | 286,274 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ray Rodrigues | 176,954 | 60.5% | |
Democratic | Rachel Brown | 115,537 | 39.5% | |
Total votes | 292,491 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Tina Polsky | 156,441 | 55.7% | |
Republican | Brian Norton | 124,502 | 44.3% | |
Total votes | 280,943 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Lori Berman | 156,495 | 62.2% | |
Republican | Tami Donnally | 95,019 | 37.8% | |
Total votes | 251,514 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Shevrin "Shev" Jones | 188,942 | 99.7% | |
Independent | Darien Hill (Write in) | 590 | 0.3% | |
Total votes | 189,532 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ileana Garcia | 104,630 | 48.53% | |
Democratic | José Javier Rodríguez (Incumbent) | 104,598 | 48.51% | |
Independent | Alex Rodriguez | 6,382 | 2.96% | |
Total votes | 215,610 | 100% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ana Maria Rodriguez | 123,556 | 55.6% | |
Democratic | Javier E. Fernandez | 95,135 | 42.8% | |
Independent | Celso D. Alfonso | 3,639 | 1.6% | |
Total votes | 222,330 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
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