Florida's 8th Senate district

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Florida's 8th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Tom A. Wright
R New Smyrna Beach
Demographics68%  White
11%  Black
16%  Hispanic
2%  Asian
3%  Multiracial
Population (2023)556,251
Notes [1] [2] [3]

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.

Contents

List of senators

Full list of senators from the 8th district (1845–2006). [4]

PortraitNamePartyYears of serviceHome city/stateNotes
AugustusMaxwell.jpg Democratic
1849–1850
1852–1856
David P. Hogue Florida Attorney General.png Whig
1862–1864
Reverend Charles H. Pearce - Founder of the A.M.E. church in Florida.jpg Republican
1868–1874
Republican
1874–1882
John Elijah Proctor (6835798169).jpg Republican
1882–1884
1886–1890
GeorgePettusRaney.jpg Democratic
1902–1904
1918–1922
LeRoy Collins sl148.jpg Democratic
1940–1944
1946–1954
FWCarraway.jpg Democratic
1954–1966
John E. Mathews
Democratic
1966–1970
Lew Brantley.jpg Democratic
1970–1978
Portrait of Florida legislative senator Joe Carlucci.jpg
Joe Carlucci
Democratic
1978–1986
Ander Crenshaw 1974-1976.jpg Republican
1986–1992
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William G. "Bill" Bankhead
Republican
1992–1999
Portrait of Florida legislative representative Jim King.jpg Republican
1999–2009
John Thrasher.jpeg Republican
2009–2012
Dorothy Hukill.jpg Republican
2012–2016
Keith Perry Portrait.jpg Republican
2016–2022
Tom A. Wright.jpg Republican
2022–present

Elections

2018

2018 Florida's 8th senate district election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Keith Perry (incumbent) 100,690 49.4
Democratic Kayser Enneking98,69248.4
Independent Charles E. Goston4,3192.1
Majority1,9981.0
Total votes203,701 100.0

2022

2022 Florida's 8th senate district election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Wright (incumbent) 133,012 63.00
Democratic Andrea Williams78,08537.00
Total votes211,097 100%
Republican hold

2026

Incumbent senator Tom A. Wright is ineligible for re-election in 2026.

References

  1. "Senator Wright - The Florida Senate". flsenate.gov. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  2. "Florida State Senate District 8". Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  3. "State Senate District 8, FL". censusreporter.org. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  4. "Florida Senators". January 13, 2018. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018.
  5. "Senator William G. "Bill" Bankhead". Florida Senate . Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  6. "Keith Perry". Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  7. "Tom Wright (Florida)". Ballotpedia . Retrieved July 9, 2025.