Florida's 13th Senate district

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Florida's 13th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Keith Truenow
R – Tavares
Demographics63%  White
9%  Black
18%  Hispanic
4%  Asian
5%  Multiracial
Population (2023)550,630
Notes [1] [2] [3]

Florida's 13th Senate district elects one member of the Florida Senate. The district consists of all of Lake County and part of southwestern Orange County, in the U.S. state of Florida. The current senator is Republican Keith Truenow.

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From 1869 to 1871 and again from 1877 to 1881, the district was represented by Josiah T. Walls, one of the first African Americans in the United States Congress.

The district contains popular Orlando attractions like Universal Studios Florida, SeaWorld Orlando, Fun Spot Action Park, and most of Walt Disney World.

List of senators

Full list of senators from the 13th district (1845–2006). [4]

PortraitNamePartyYears of serviceHome city/stateNotes
Walls josiah.jpg Republican
1869–1871
Republican
1871–1877
Walls josiah.jpg Republican
1877–1881
Democratic
1888–1892
Florida State Senator Elisha Dimick.jpg Democratic
1896–1904
Democratic
1936–1942
Democratic
1948–1956
Portrait of Democrat legislator Joe Eaton.jpg Democratic
1956–1959
Portrait of Democrat legislator W.C. "Cliff" Herrell.jpg
W. C. "Cliff" Herrell
 Democratic
1960–1964
Robert M. Haversfield.jpg Democratic
1964–1966
LKEdwards.jpg Democratic
1966–1968
J. H. Williams
 Democratic
1968–1970
Alan Trask.jpg Democratic
1970–1982
RobertBCrawford.jpg Democratic
1982–1990
Rick Dantzler 1992.jpg Democratic
1990–1992
John Grant Jr.
 Democratic
1992–2000
Victor Crist.jpg Republican
2000–2002
Dennis L Jones.jpeg Republican
2002–2012
Senator Andy Gardiner.jpg Republican
2012–2016
Linda Stewart Portrait.jpg Democratic
2016–2022
Rep Dennis Baxley.jpg Republican
2022–2024
Sen. Keith Truenow, 2024 portrait.jpg Republican
2024–present

Elections

2020

2020 Florida's 13th senate district election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Linda Stewart 152,769 60.6%
Republican Josh Anderson99,13439.4%
Total votes251,903 100%
Democratic hold

2022

2022 Florida's 13th senate district election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dennis Baxley (incumbent) 133,755 62.15
Democratic Stephanie Dukes81,47237.85
Total votes215,227 100%
Republican hold

2024

2024 Florida's 13th senate district election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Keith Truenow 181,074 60.30
Democratic Stephanie Dukes119,21239.70
Total votes300,286 100.00
Republican hold


References

  1. ↑ "Senator Truenow - The Florida Senate". flsenate.gov. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Florida State Senate District 13". Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ "State Senate District 13, FL". censusreporter.org. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Florida Senators". January 13, 2018. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Portrait of Democrat legislator W.C. "Cliff" Herrell" . Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Our Campaigns - FL State Senate 13 Race - Nov 05, 2002".
  7. ↑ "2020 Florida State Senate Election Results". results.elections.myflorida.com.
  8. ↑ "Dennis Baxley". Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  9. ↑ "November 5, 2024 General Election Official Results". Florida Department of State . Retrieved July 10, 2025.
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