2025 Florida state legislative special elections

Seven state legislative special elections in the U.S. State of Florida have been scheduled to take place as of June 2025. ^[1] Under Florida's resign-to-run law, state legislators who desire another political office are required to give up their current seat, necessitating a special election. ^[2]

Election schedule

Source: Florida Division of Elections. ^[3] As of July 22, 2025.

• April 1: Primary in HD 3, HD 32, and SD 19
• June 10: General in HD 3, HD 32, and SD 19
• June 24: Primary in HD 40, SD 15
• September 2: General in HD 40, SD 15
• September 30: Primary in HD 90, SD 11
• December 9: General in HD 90, SD 11

June 10 elections

House District 3

2025 Florida House of Representatives District 3 special election

←  2024 June 10, 2025 2026 →
Florida House of Representatives District 3
Registered	139,469
Candidate Nathan Boyles Dondre Markell Wise Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 8,175 4,013 Percentage 67.07% 32.93%
Representative before election Joel Rudman Republican Elected Representative Nathan Boyles Republican

The special election in Florida's 3rd House of Representatives district took place on June 10, 2025. The primary was held on April 1, 2025. The district encompasses most of Santa Rosa County and much of northern Okaloosa County in the Florida panhandle. ^[4]

Background

Registered voters as of the May 12, 2025 book closing

1. Republican (63.2%)
2. Democratic (14.4%)
3. Unaffiliated (19.2%)
4. IPF (1.93%)
5. Others (1.30%)

The special election was triggered after incumbent Republican representative Joel Rudman resigned from the House to make a run for the 2025 Florida's 1st congressional district special election, ultimately finishing a distant second in the Republican primary.

In the 2024 general election, Rudman won by 56.8 points over his Democratic opponent.

Of the district's 139,469 registered voters, 88,106 (63%) were Republicans, compared to 26,813 (19%) unaffiliated voters and just 20,044 (14%) Democrats, as of the May 12, 2025 book closing. ^[5]

Democratic nominee

Dondre Markell Wise was the sole Democrat to file for the seat, so no primary was held.

Republican primary

2025 Florida House of Representatives District 3 special Republican primary
April 1, 2025 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nathan Boyles	8,726	35.85%
	Republican	Shon Owens	7,768	31.91%
	Republican	Hayden Hudson	2,562	10.53%
	Republican	Cynthia Smith	2,099	8.63%
	Republican	Wade Merritt	1,549	6.36%
	Republican	Jamie Wells	931	3.82%
	Republican	Rena McQuaig	411	1.69%
	Republican	Joshua Shane Sik	294	1.21%
Total votes			24,340	100.00%
Turnout			24,340	27.60%
Registered electors (Republican) [7]			88,185

General election

2025 Florida House of Representatives District 3 special election
June 10, 2025 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nathan Boyles	8,176	67.05%
	Democratic	Dondre Markell Wise	4,017	32.95%
Total votes			12,193	100%
Registered electors			139,469

House District 32

2025 Florida House of Representatives District 32 special election

←  2024 June 10, 2025 2026 →
Florida House of Representatives District 32
Registered	139,469
Turnout	19.4%
Candidate Brian Hodgers Juan Hinojosa Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 14,997 12,111 Percentage 55.37% 44.63%
Representative before election Debbie Mayfield Republican Elected Representative Brian Hodgers Republican

The special election in Florida's 32nd House of Representatives district took place on June 10, 2025. The primary was held on April 1, 2025. The district encompasses a portion of Brevard County in eastern Central Florida. ^[9]

Background

Registered voters as of the May 12, 2025 book closing

1. Republican (46.9%)
2. Democratic (24.4%)
3. Unaffiliated (25.1%)
4. IPF (2.72%)
5. Others (0.91%)

The special election was triggered after Republican incumbent Debbie Mayfield announced her resignation to run for a special election in Senate District 19 to succeed Randy Fine.

In the 2024 general election, Mayfield won by 28.6 points over her Democratic opponent.

Of the district's 137,774 registered voters, 64,597 (47%) were Republicans, compared to 34,596 (25%) unaffiliated voters and 33,569 (24%) Democrats, as of the May 12, 2025 book closing. ^[5]

Democratic nominee

Juan Hinojosa was the sole Democrat to file for the seat, so no primary was held. He was the Democratic nominee for this district in 2024.

Republican primary

2025 Florida House of Representatives District 32 special Republican primary
April 1, 2025 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Hodgers	5,642	35.01%
	Republican	Bob White	5,333	33.10%
	Republican	Terrence Cronin	5,138	31.89%
Total votes			16,113	100.00%
Turnout			16,113	24.96%
Registered electors (Republican) [7]			64,553

General election

2025 Florida House of Representatives District 32 special election
June 10, 2025 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Hodgers	14,999	55.30%
	Democratic	Juan Hinojosa	12,122	44.70%
Total votes			27,121	100%
Registered electors			137,774

Senate District 19

2025 Florida Senate District 19 special election

←  2024 June 10, 2025 2028 →
Florida Senate District 19
Registered	401,336
Turnout	17.1%
Candidate Debbie Mayfield Vance Ahrens Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 37,546 31,419 Percentage 54.45% 45.55%
Senator before election Randy Fine Republican Elected Senator Debbie Mayfield Republican

The special election in Florida's 19th Senate district took place on June 10, 2025. The primary was held on April 1, 2025. The district encompasses much of Brevard County in eastern Central Florida. ^[11]

Background

Registered voters as of the May 12, 2025 book closing

1. Republican (44.9%)
2. Democratic (25.9%)
3. Unaffiliated (25.5%)
4. IPF (2.65%)
5. Others (1.02%)

This election was triggered after Republican incumbent Randy Fine resigned to successfully run in the 2025 Florida's 6th congressional district special election.

In the 2024 general election, Fine won by 18.72 points over his Democratic opponent.

Of the district's 401,336 registered voters, 180,188 (45%) were Republicans, compared to 103,976 (24%) Democrats and 102,414 (26%) unaffiliated voters, as of the May 12, 2025 book closing. ^[12]

Democratic nominee

Vance Ahrens was the sole Democrat to file for the seat, so no primary was held. She was the Democratic nominee for this district in 2024.

Republican primary

State representative Debbie Mayfield, who was Fine's direct predecessor in this district, resigned from the house of representatives to run for the seat, ^[13] but was disqualified from the race. ^[14] She filed a lawsuit directly with the Florida Supreme Court, ^{[15] [16]} which unanimously ruled in her favor. ^[17]

2025 Florida Senate District 19 special Republican primary
April 1, 2025 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Debbie Mayfield	23,637	60.81%
	Republican	Mark Lightner III	6,264	16.12%
	Republican	Tim Thomas	5,183	13.33%
	Republican	Marcelle Adkins	3,786	9.74%
Total votes			38,870	100.00%
Turnout			38,870	21.61%
Registered electors (Republican) [18]			179,851

General election

2025 Florida Senate District 19 special election
June 10, 2025 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Debbie Mayfield	37,557	54.43%
	Democratic	Vance Ahrens	31,446	45.57%
Total votes			69,003	100%
Registered electors			401,336

September 2 elections

House District 40

2025 Florida House of Representatives District 40 special election

←  2024 September 2, 2025 2026 →
Florida House of Representatives District 40
Candidate RaShon Young Tuan Le Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 7,330 2,435 Percentage 75.06% 24.94%
Representative before election LaVon Bracy Davis Democratic Elected Representative RaShon Young Democratic

The special election in Florida's 40th House of Representatives district will take place on September 2, 2025. The primary was held on June 24, 2025. The district encompasses a portion of Orange County.

Background

The special election was triggered after democratic incumbent LaVon Bracy Davis announced her resignation to run for a special election in Senate District 15 (see below) to succeed Geraldine Thompson, who died on February 13, 2025. RaShon Young, an aide to Bracy Davis, was declared the winner over former state representative Travaris McCurdy after polls closed. ^[19]

In the 2024 general election, Bracy Davis won by 35 points over her Republican opponent.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Travaris McCurdy, former state representative from the 46th district (2020–2022) ^[20]
• RaShon Young, aide to incumbent state representative LaVon Bracy Davis ^[20]

Endorsements

Travaris McCurdy

Newspapers and publication

• The Orlando Sentinel ^[21]

Rashon Young

State legislators

• LaVon Bracy Davis, incumbent state representative ^[20]

Results

2025 Florida House of Representatives District 40 special Democratic primary
June 24, 2025 ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	RaShon Young	2,794	55.44%
	Democratic	Travaris McCurdy	2,246	44.56%
Turnout			5,040	100.00%

Republican nominee

Tuan Le was the only Republican candidate to file, so the primary election was cancelled.

General election

2025 Florida House of Representatives District 40 special election
September 2, 2025 ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	RaShon Young	7,330	75.06%
	Republican	Tuan Le	2,435	24.94%
Total votes			9,765	100%
Registered electors

Senate District 15

2025 Florida Senate District 15 special election

←  2024 September 2, 2025 2028 →
Florida Senate District 15
Candidate LaVon Bracy Davis Willie Montague Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 17,771 6,713 Percentage 72.58% 27.42%
Senator before election Geraldine Thompson Democratic Elected Senator LaVon Bracy Davis Democratic

The special election in Florida's 15th Senate district will take place on September 2, 2025. The primary was held on June 24, 2025. The district encompasses much of Orange County.

Background

This election was triggered after Democratic incumbent Geraldine Thompson died on February 13, 2025. In the 2024 general election, Thompson won uncontested.

The primary election drew international media coverage due to Randolph Bracy and LaVon Bracy Davis, who are siblings, running against each other and their mother endorsing the latter sibling. ^[24] Bracy Davis was declared the winner soon after polls closed. ^[25]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Coretta Anthony-Smith, personal injury attorney ^[26]
• Randolph Bracy, former state senator from the 11th district (2016–2022) and brother of LaVon Bracy Davis ^[26]
• LaVon Bracy Davis, state representative from the 40th district (2022–present) and sister of Randolph Bracy ^[26]
• Alan Grayson, perennial candidate and former U.S. Representative (2009–2011; 2013–2017) ^[26]

Endorsements

LaVon Bracy Davis

Newspapers and publication

• The Orlando Sentinel ^[27]

Results

2025 Florida Senate District 15 special Democratic primary
June 24, 2025 ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	LaVon Bracy Davis	5,533	42.96
	Democratic	Coretta Anthony-Smith	3,646	28.31
	Democratic	Alan Grayson	2,153	16.72
	Democratic	Randolph Bracy	2,153	12.02
Turnout			12,880	100.00

Republican nominee

Willie Montague was the sole Republican to file for the seat, so no primary was held.

General election

2025 Florida Senate District 15 special election
September 2, 2025 ^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	LaVon Bracy Davis	17,771	72.58%
	Republican	Willie Montague	6,713	27.42%
Total votes			24,484	100%
Registered electors

December 9 elections

House District 90

2025 Florida House of Representatives District 90 special election

←  2024 December 9, 2025 2026 →
Florida House of Representatives District 90
Party Democratic Republican
Representative before election Joe Casello Democratic Elected Representative TBD

The special election in Florida's 90th House of Representatives district will take place on December 9, 2025. Primaries will be held on September 30, 2025. The district encompasses a portion of Palm Beach County.

Background

The special election was triggered after Democratic incumbent Joe Casello died of a heart attack on July 18, 2025. ^[29]

In the 2024 general election, Casello won by 12.2 points over his Republican opponent.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Rob Long, Delray Beach commissioner ^[30]

Republican primary

Candidates

• Bill Reicherter, businessman, nominee for this district in 2024 and Florida's 30th Senate district in 2022 ^[31]
• Maria Zack, businesswoman and lobbyist ^[31]

Independents

• Karen Ching Hsien Yeh Ho ^[31]

Senate District 11

2025 Florida Senate District 11 special election

←  2024 December 9, 2025 2028 →
Florida Senate District 11
Party Republican Democratic
Senator before election Blaise Ingoglia Republican Elected Senator TBD

The special election in Florida's 11th Senate district will take place on December 9, 2025. Primaries will be held on September 30, 2025. The district consists of Citrus, Hernando, Sumter counties and part of Pasco County.

Background

This election was triggered after Republican incumbent Blaise Ingoglia resigned July 21, 2025, to become the Chief Financial Officer of Florida. ^[32] In the 2024 general election, Ingoglia won by 38.58 points against his Democratic opponent.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Anthony Brice, veteran and rancher ^[33]
• Ralph Massullo, former state representative from the 23rd district (2016–2024) ^[34]

Endorsements

Ralph Massullo

Federal officials

• Ashley Moody, U.S. senator from Florida (2025–present) ^[35]
• Rick Scott, U.S. senator from Florida (2019–present) ^[36]
• Daniel Webster, U.S. representative from Florida's 11th congressional district (2011–present) ^{[a] [37]}

Statewide officials

• Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida (2019–present) ^[34]
• Blaise Ingoglia, Chief Financial Officer of Florida (2025–present), former state senator from this district (2022–2025) ^[38]
• Wilton Simpson, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture (2023–present) ^[39]

State legislators

• J.J. Grow, state representative (2024–present) ^[38]
• Jeff Holcomb, state representative (2022–present) ^[38]
• John Temple, state representative (2022–present) ^[38]

Sheriffs

• Al Nienhuis, Hernando County sheriff ^[40]
• Chris Nocco, Pasco County sheriff ^[41]
• Dave Vincent, Citrus County sheriff ^[41]

Organizations

• Florida Chamber of Commerce ^[42]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Ash Marwah, civil engineer ^[43]

Notes

1. Numbered as the 8th from 2011–2013 and as the 10th from 2013–2017

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