2024 Florida Senate election

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2024 Florida Senate election
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  2022 November 5, 2024 (2024-11-05)2026 

20 of the 40 seats in the Florida Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
  Senator Kathleen Passidomo.jpg State Senator Lauren Book.jpg
Leader Kathleen Passidomo (term-limited) Lauren Book (term-limited)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceNovember 22, 2022April 28, 2021
Last election2812
Seats neededSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 9

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Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent     Democratic incumbent term-limited
     Republican incumbent     Republican incumbent term-limited
     No election

Incumbent President

Kathleen Passidomo
Republican



The 2024 elections for the Florida Senate will take place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, to elect state senators from 20 of 40 districts. The Republican Party has held a Senate majority since 1995.

Contents

Retiring incumbents

Republicans

Democrats

District 1

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Don Gaetz
State legislators
Frank White (withdrew)
Statewide officials
State legislators

District 3

Republican primary

Candidates

Democratic primary

Candidates

District 5

Democratic primary

Candidates

District 7

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Tom Leek
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Sheriffs

Democratic primary

Candidates

Independents

District 9

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Stan McClain
State legislators

Democratic primary

Candidates

District 11

Republican primary

Candidates

District 13

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Keith Truenow
State legislators
Local officials

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Stephanie Dukes, nominee for this district in 2022 [37]

District 15

Democratic primary

Candidates

District 17

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Carlos Guillermo Smith
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Organizations
Labor unions

District 19

Republican primary

Candidates

Declined

Endorsements

Randy Fine
Federal officials
Statewide officials
State legislators
Labor unions

Democratic primary

Candidates

District 21

Republican primary

Candidates

District 23

Republican primary

Candidates

Independents and third-party

Candidates

District 25

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

District 27

Republican primary

Candidates

Democratic primary

Candidates

District 29

Republican primary

Candidates

District 31

Republican primary

Candidates

District 33

Republican primary

Candidates

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Christopher Proia, candidate for the 27th state senate district in 2022 [77] [78]

District 35

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Chad Klitzman
State legislators

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Vinny Parlatore, former Broward County sheriff's deputy [79]

District 37

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Imtiaz Mohammad [85]

District 39

Republican primary

Candidates

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