Florida's 8th State Senate district | |||
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Demographics | 68% White 11% Black 16% Hispanic 2% Asian 3% Multiracial | ||
Population (2023) | 556,251 | ||
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Florida's 8th Senate district elects one member of the Florida Senate. The district consists of most of Volusia County and part of northern Brevard County, in the U.S. state of Florida. The current senator is Republican Tom A. Wright.
Full list of senators from the 8th district (1845–2006). [4]
Portrait | Name | Party | Years of service | Home city/state | Notes |
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![]() | Democratic | 1849–1850 | |||
1852–1856 | |||||
![]() | Whig | 1862–1864 | |||
![]() | Republican | 1868–1874 |
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Republican | 1874–1882 | ||||
![]() | Republican | 1882–1884 |
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1886–1890 |
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![]() | Democratic | 1902–1904 |
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1918–1922 |
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![]() | Democratic | 1940–1944 1946–1954 | |||
![]() | Democratic | 1954–1966 | |||
John E. Mathews | Democratic | 1966–1970 | |||
![]() | Democratic | 1970–1978 |
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![]() | Joe Carlucci | Democratic | 1978–1986 |
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![]() | Republican | 1986–1992 |
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![]() | William G. "Bill" Bankhead | Republican | 1992–1999 | ||
![]() | Republican | 1999–2009 |
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![]() | Republican | 2009–2012 | |||
![]() | Republican | 2012–2016 |
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![]() | Republican | 2016–2022 |
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![]() | Republican | 2022–present |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Wright (incumbent) | 133,012 | 63.00 | |
Democratic | Andrea Williams | 78,085 | 37.00 | |
Total votes | 211,097 | 100% | ||
Republican hold |
Incumbent senator Tom A. Wright is ineligible for re-election in 2026.