2016 United States Senate election in Florida

The 2016 United States Senate election in Florida was held November 8, 2016 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Florida, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primary elections for both the Republicans and Democrats took place on August 30, 2016.^[1]

2016 United States Senate election in Florida

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Nominee Marco Rubio Patrick Murphy Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 4,835,191 4,122,088 Percentage 51.98% 44.31%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results Rubio:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Murphy:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votes

U.S. senator before election Marco Rubio Republican Elected U.S. Senator Marco Rubio Republican

Incumbent Republican Senator Marco Rubio ran for another term but faced well-funded Republican primary opposition after initially announcing he would not seek re-election to his Senate seat. He had openly considered whether to seek re-election or run for president in 2016.^[2][3][4] He stated in April 2014 that he would not run for both the Senate and president in 2016, as Florida law prohibits a candidate from simultaneously appearing twice on a ballot, but did not rule out running for either office.^[5]

However, in April 2015, Rubio announced that he was running for President and would not seek re-election.^[6][7][8][9] Rubio had initially said he would not run for re-election to the Senate even if he dropped out of the GOP presidential primary before he would have to qualify for the 2016 Senate primary ballot, for which the filing deadline was June 24, 2016.^[10][11]

On June 13, 2016, despite his previous statements that he would not run for re-election to his Senate seat, Rubio "seemed to open the door to running for re-election," citing the previous day's mass shooting in Orlando and how "it really gives you pause, to think a little bit about your service to your country and where you can be most useful to your country."^[12] On June 22, 2016, Rubio announced that he would seek re-election to the Senate, reversing his pledge not to run.^[13]

On August 30, the Republican Party nominated Marco Rubio, and the Democratic Party nominated Representative Patrick Murphy. Rubio won with the largest raw vote total in Florida history (until Donald Trump broke the record in 2020), taking a greater percentage of the popular vote than Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who won the state in the election. He is the first Republican Senator from Florida since 1994, and only the second with Connie Mack, to be reelected to a second term. Also, with Mel Martinez's victory in 2004, this marks the first time that Republicans have won one of Florida's Senate seats three times in a row (Mack succeeded Lawton Chiles, a Democrat, and was succeeded by another Democrat, Bill Nelson).

Marco Rubio won 48% of the Hispanic vote and 17% of the African American vote during this election, at the time considered an exceptional number for a Republican during a presidential year.^[14] Additionally, Rubio's raw vote total was the highest vote total for any Republican Senate candidate up until Texas Senator John Cornyn broke it in 2020.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Carlos Beruff, real estate developer and chair of the Florida Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding^[15][16][17]
• Ernie Rivera, businessman
• Marco Rubio, incumbent U.S. Senator^{[7][8][9][12][13]}
• Dwight Young, Pinellas County Sheriff's deputy^[18]

Withdrawn

• Ron DeSantis, U.S. Representative (ran for reelection)^{[13][19][20][21][22]}
• Mary Elisabeth Godwin, pastor^[23][24]
• David Jolly, U.S. Representative (ran for reelection)^[25][26]
• Carlos Lopez-Cantera, Lieutenant Governor of Florida^{[13][27][28][29]}
• Todd Wilcox, businessman and former CIA case officer^[30][31][32]

Declined

• Jeff Atwater, Chief Financial Officer of Florida^[33]
• Rick Baker, former mayor of St. Petersburg^[34][35]
• Pam Bondi, Florida Attorney General^[36]
• Dan Bongino, radio host, former Secret Service agent, and nominee for the U.S. Senate from Maryland in 2012 and for MD-06 in 2014^[37][38][39] (running for FL-19)
• Vern Buchanan, U.S. Representative (ran for reelection)^[20][40]
• Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon and former candidate for President in 2016^[41][42]
• Curt Clawson, U.S. Representative^[43][44]
• Randy Fine, businessman^[45]
• Anitere Flores, state senator (ran for reelection)^[46][47]
• Don Gaetz, state senator and former State Senate President^[48]
• Mike Haridopolos, former President of the Florida Senate and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012^[43][49]
• George LeMieux, former U.S. senator^[50]
• Connie Mack IV, former U.S. Representative and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012^[43][51]
• Bill McCollum, former Florida Attorney General, former U.S. Representative, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2000, candidate in 2004 and candidate for governor in 2010^[52][53]
• John Mica, U.S. Representative (ran for reelection)^[19][54]
• Jeff Miller, U.S. Representative^[55]
• Adam Putnam, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and former U.S. Representative^[46][56][57]
• Francis Rooney, former United States Ambassador to the Holy See (ran for U.S. House)^[58][59][60]
• Tom Rooney, U.S. Representative (ran for reelection)^[61][62][63]
• Dennis A. Ross, U.S. Representative (ran for reelection)^[64][65]
• Joe Scarborough, cable news personality and former U.S. Representative^[66]
• Will Weatherford, former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives^[67]
• Daniel Webster, U.S. Representative^[68]
• Allen West, former U.S. Representative^[69]
• Ted Yoho, U.S. Representative (ran for reelection)^[70][71]

Endorsements

Ron DeSantis (withdrew)

Individuals

• Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Representative (TN-07)^[72]
• John R. Bolton, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations^[73]
• Dan Bongino, former U.S. Secret Service agent and U.S. House and Senate candidate^[39]
• Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon and former candidate for President in 2016^[42]
• Jim France, NASCAR executive^[74]
• Trey Gowdy, U.S. Representative (SC-4)^[75]
• Sean Jackson, Chairman of the Black Republican Caucus of South Florida^[76]
• Mike Lee, U.S. Senator from Utah^[77]
• Bob Martinez, former Florida Governor^[74]
• John Rood, former U.S. Ambassador^[74]
• Francis Rooney, former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican^[74]
• Tom Rooney, U.S. Representative (FL-17)^[78]

Organizations

• Club for Growth^[79]
• Family Research Council^[80]
• FreedomWorks^[81]
• Madison Project PAC^[79]
• Senate Conservatives Fund^[79]
• Support and Defend PAC^[82]
• Tea Party Express^[83]
• Citizens United^[84]
• Combat Veterans for Congress^[85]
• Conservative HQ^[86]

David Jolly (withdrew)

Individuals

• Gus Bilirakis, U.S. Representative (FL-12)^[87]
• Rich Nugent, U.S. Representative (FL-11)^[88]
• Dennis A. Ross, U.S. Representative (FL-15)^[65]

Carlos López-Cantera (withdrew)

Statewide officials

• Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida^[89]

State legislators

• Ben Albritton, state representative^[90]
• Frank Artiles, state representative^[47]
• Bryan Avila, state representative^[47]
• Dennis K. Baxley, state representative^[91]
• Halsey Beshears, state representative^[91]
• Michael Bileca, state representative^[47]
• Jim Boyd, state representative^[90]
• Jason Brodeur, state representative^[92]
• Matt Caldwell, state representative^[91]
• Bob Cortes, state representative^[92]
• José Félix Díaz, state representative^[47]
• Manny Díaz, Jr., state representative^[47]
• Miguel Diaz de la Portilla, state senator^[47]
• Brad Drake, state representative^[91]
• Dane Eagle, state representative^[90]
• Heather Fitzenhagen, state representative^[90]
• Anitere Flores, state senator^[47]
• Erik Fresen, state representative^[47]
• Bill Galvano, State Senate Majority Leader^[90]
• Rene Garcia, state senator^[47]
• Julio Gonzalez, state representative^[90]
• Tom Goodson, state representative^[92]
• Clay Ingram, state representative^[91]
• Mike La Rosa, state representative^[92]
• MaryLynn Magar, state representative^[91]
• George Moraitis, state representative^[47]
• Jeanette Nuñez, state representative^[47]
• H. Marlene O'Toole, state representative^[92]
• José R. Oliva, state representative^[47]
• Kathleen Passidomo, state representative^[90]
• Keith Perry, state representative^[91]
• Ray Pilon, state representative^[90]
• Scott Plakon, state representative^[92]
• Rene Plasencia, state representative^[92]
• Elizabeth W. Porter, state representative^[91]
• Holly Merrill Raschein, state representative^[47]
• Ken Roberson, state representative^[90]
• David Santiago, state representative^[92]
• Jimmie Todd Smith, state representative^[91]
• Carlos Trujillo, state representative^[47]
• Ritch Workman, state representative^[92]

Mayors and other municipal leaders

• Sam Newby, Jacksonville City Councilman^[93]

Marco Rubio

Presidents of the United States

• George W. Bush, 43rd President of The United States^[94]

Governors

• Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida and 2016 presidential candidate^[95]
• Bill Haslam, Governor of Tennessee^[96]
• Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas and 2016 presidential candidate^[97]
• John Kasich, Governor of Ohio and 2016 presidential candidate^[98]
• George Pataki, former Governor of New York and 2016 presidential candidate^[99]
• Mike Pence, Governor of Indiana and 2016 Vice Presidential nominee^[100]
• Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts and 2012 Republican Presidential Nominee^[101]

U.S. Senators

• John Cornyn, U.S. Senator from Texas and Senate Majority Whip^[102]
• Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas and 2016 presidential candidate^[103]
• Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator from South Carolina and 2016 presidential candidate^[104]
• Mike Lee, U.S. Senator from Utah^[105]
• Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator from Kentucky and Senate Majority Leader^[106]
• Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 2012 presidential candidate and 2016 presidential candidate^[107]

U.S. Representatives

• Paul Ryan, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.^[108]

Individuals

• John Bolton, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations^[109]
• Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, 2010 Republican nominee for Senate in California, and 2016 presidential candidate^[110]
• Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House of Representatives and 2012 presidential candidate^[111]
• Sean Hannity, conservative talk radio host and host of Hannity^[112]
• Evan McMullin, former chief policy director for the House Republican Conference in the U.S. House of Representatives, former CIA operations officer and 2016 independent candidate for president^[113]
• Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee chairman^[114]
• Donald Trump, Chairman and CEO of the Trump Organization and 2016 presidential nominee^[115]

Organizations

• Club for Growth^[116]
• FreedomWorks^[117]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[118]
• American Conservative Union^[119]

Statewide officials

• Carlos López-Cantera, Lieutenant Governor of Florida and former 2016 U.S. Senate candidate in Florida^[28]

Newspaper Editorial Boards

• Miami Herald^[120]
• Orlando Sentinel^[121]

Declined to endorse

• Rick Scott, Governor of Florida^[122]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Carlos Beruff	Ron DeSantis	David Jolly	Ilya Katz	Carlos López-Cantera	Marco Rubio	Todd Wilcox	Other/ Undecided
Mason-Dixon[123]	August 22–24, 2016	400	± 5%	22%	—	—	—	—	61%	—	15%
Florida Atlantic University[124]	August 19–22, 2016	327	± 5.4%	8%	—	—	—	—	69%	5%	15%
Florida Chamber of Commerce[125]	August 17–22, 2016	249	± 4.0%	19%	—	—	—	—	68%	—	10%
St. Leo University[126]	August 14–18, 2016	479	± 4.5%	14%	—	—	—	—	68%	—	18%
Suffolk University[127]	August 1–3, 2016	183	± 4.4%	12%	–	–	–	–	62%	–	26%
St. Pete Polls[128]	August 2, 2016	1,835	± 2.3%	22%	–	–	–	–	55%	–	23%
Bay News 9/SurveyUSA[129]	June 25–27, 2016	555	± 4.1%	11%	–	–	–	–	63%	–	13%
Vox Populi Polling (R)[130]	June 19–20, 2016	487	± 4.4%	5%	–	–	–	–	57%	4%	34%
St. Leo University[131]	June 10–16, 2016	500	± 7%	4%	5%	4%	1%	3%	52%	2%	27%
				8%	8%	8%	2%	9%	–	5%	57%
Mason-Dixon[132]	May 31–June 2, 2016	400	± 5%	17%	10%	13%	–	9%	–	2%	49%
News 13/Bay News 9[133]	March 4–6, 2016	724	± 3.7%	1%	11%	18%	4%	9%	–	7%	50%
Washington Post/Univision[134]	March 2–5, 2016	450	± 5.5%	0%	6%	5%	–	6%	–	2%	81%
Public Policy Polling[135]	February 24–25, 2016	464	± 4.6%	–	14%	26%	–	11%	–	2%	47%
Florida Atlantic University College of Business[136]	January 15–18, 2016	345	± 5.2%	–	8%	28%	–	8%	–	–	57%
St. Pete Polls/Saint Petersblog[137]	December 14–15, 2015	2,694	± 1.9%	–	18%	21%	–	10%	–	8%	44%
St. Leo University[138]	November 29 – December 3, 2015	147	± 8%	–	6%	12%	4%	8%	–	7%	63%
Public Policy Polling[139]	September 11–13, 2015	377	± 5.1%	–	15%	18%	–	14%	–	–	52%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Vern Buchanan	Ben Carson	Ron DeSantis	Don Gaetz	David Jolly	George LeMieux	Carlos López-Cantera	Bill McCollum	Jeff Miller	Tom Rooney	Todd Wilcox	Other/ Undecided
News 13/Bay News 9[133]	March 4–6, 2016	724	± 3.7%	–	56%	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	44%
Mason-Dixon[140]	July 20–24, 2015	500	± 4.5%	–	–	8%	–	11%	–	7%	22%	6%	–	1%	45%
				–	–	9%	–	16%	–	10%	–	8%	–	2%	55%
St. Pete Polls[141]	July 15, 2015	1,074	± 3.0%	–	—	9%	—	22%	—	11%	—	12%	—	–	46%
Gravis Marketing[142]	June 16—20, 2015	729	± 3.6%	–	—	16%	—	—	—	7%	25%	6%	—	–	46%
St. Leo University[143]	May 25–31, 2015	425	± 4.5%	–	—	6%	4%	6%	3%	7%	16%	8%	—	–	43%
Mason-Dixon[144]	Apr. 14–16, 2015	425	± 4.8%	7%	–	4%	1%	8%	3%	4%	20%	—	5%	–	48%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Atwater	Pam Bondi	Carlos López-Cantera	Adam Putnam	Allen West	Other/ Undecided
Public Policy Polling[145]	March 19–22, 2015	425	± 4.8%	12%	25%	8%	—	38%	18%
				41%	—	15%	—	—	43%
Gravis Marketing[146]	February 24–25, 2015	513	± 4%	9%	36%	—	12%	—	43%
Public Policy Polling[147]	September 4–7, 2014	818	± 3.4%	17%	38%	—	16%	—	29%

Hypothetical polling

Results

Republican primary results^[148]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marco Rubio (incumbent)	1,029,830	71.99%
	Republican	Carlos Beruff	264,427	18.49%
	Republican	Dwight Young	91,082	6.37%
	Republican	Ernie Rivera	45,153	3.16%
Total votes			1,430,492	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Rocky De La Fuente, businessman, candidate for president in 2016, and American Delta Party and Reform Party nominee for president in 2016^[149]
• Alan Grayson, U.S. Representative^[150]
• Pam Keith, attorney, former Judge Advocate in the U.S. Navy, and daughter of former Ambassador Kenton Keith^[151][152]
• Reginald Luster, attorney^[153]
• Patrick Murphy, U.S. Representative^[154]

Withdrawn

• Lateresa Jones, life coach and independent candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014 (running as an Independent)^[155][156]

Declined

• Bob Buckhorn, Mayor of Tampa^[46][157]
• Kathy Castor, U.S. Representative^[158]
• Charlie Crist, former Republican Governor of Florida, independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and Democratic nominee for governor in 2014 (running for the U.S. House of Representatives)^[159]
• Ted Deutch, U.S. Representative (running for re-election)^[160]
• Buddy Dyer, Mayor of Orlando^[46]
• Dan Gelber, former Minority Leader of the Florida House of Representatives, former state senator and nominee for Florida attorney general in 2010^[161][162]
• Andrew Gillum, Mayor of Tallahassee^[163][164]
• Philip Levine, Mayor of Miami Beach^[165]
• Debbie Wasserman Schultz, U.S. Representative and former Chair of the Democratic National Committee (running for re-election)^[166]

Endorsements

Alan Grayson

Politicians

• Dennis Kucinich, former US Representative from Ohio's 10th District and Presidential Candidate in 2004 & 2008^[167]

Activists

• Jane Kleeb, Executive Director of BOLD Nebraska^[168]
• Carl Pope, former Executive Director of Sierra Club^[169]

Labor unions

• CWA – Communications Workers of America^[170]

Organizations

• People for the American Way^[171]
• Progressive Democrats of America Florida Chapter^[172]

Pam Keith

Newspaper Editorial Boards

• Miami Herald^[120]

Patrick Murphy

Presidents

• Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States^[173]

Vice Presidents

• Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States^[173]

U.S. Cabinet Members and Cabinet-level officials

• Hillary Clinton, 67th United States Secretary of State, 2008 presidential candidate and 2016 presidential nominee^[174]

U.S. Senators

• Cory Booker, New Jersey^[175]
• Sherrod Brown, Ohio^[176]
• Bob Casey, Pennsylvania^[176]
• Al Franken, Minnesota^[177]
• Bob Graham, Florida (former United States senator; and former Governor of Florida)^[178]
• Martin Heinrich, New Mexico^[179]
• Tim Kaine, Virginia^[179]
• Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota^[180]
• Claire McCaskill, Missouri^[176]
• Chris Murphy, Connecticut^[181]
• Bill Nelson, Florida^[176]
• Harry Reid, Nevada^[182]
• Brian Schatz, Hawaii^[179]
• Chuck Schumer, New York^[176]
• Jon Tester, Montana^[176]
• Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island^[179]

U.S. Representatives

• Pete Aguilar, California^[183]
• Joyce Beatty, Ohio^[183]
• Don Beyer, Virginia^[183]
• John Carney, Delaware^[183]
• Andre Carson, Indiana^[183]
• David Cicilline, Rhode Island^[183]
• Katherine Clark, Massachusetts^[183]
• Bonnie Watson Coleman, New Jersey^[183]
• Gerry Connolly, Virginia^[183]
• Joe Crowley, New York^[183]
• Ted Deutch, Florida^[184]
• John Delaney, Maryland^[183]
• Elizabeth Esty, Connecticut^[183]
• Barney Frank, Massachusetts (former)^[180]
• Lois Frankel, Florida^[185]
• Marcia Fudge, Ohio^[183]
• Tulsi Gabbard, Hawaii^[183]
• Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico^[183]
• Janice Hahn, California^[183]
• Alcee Hastings, Florida^[186]
• Denny Heck, Washington^[183]
• Jim Himes, Connecticut^[183]
• Jared Huffman, California^[183]
• Steve Israel, New York^[183]
• Bill Keating, Massachusetts^[183]
• Dan Kildee, Michigan^[183]
• Derek Kilmer, Washington^[183]
• Annie Kuster, New Hampshire^[183]
• Carolyn Maloney, New York^[183]
• Sean Patrick Maloney, New York^[183]
• Jerry McNerney, California^[183]
• Grace Meng, New York^[183]
• Seth Moulton, Massachusetts^[183]
• Beto O'Rourke, Texas^[183]
• Bill Pascrell, New Jersey^[183]
• Donald Payne, Jr., New Jersey^[183]
• Ed Perlmutter, Colorado^[183]
• Scott Peters, California^[183]
• Kathleen Rice, New York^[183]
• Cedric Richmond, Louisiana^[183]
• Raul Ruiz, California^[183]
• Jan Schakowsky, Illinois^[183]
• Terri Sewell, Alabama^[183]
• Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona^[183]
• Jackie Speier, California^[183]
• Eric Swalwell, California^[183]
• Mark Takano, California^[183]
• Juan Vargas, California^[183]
• Marc Veasey, Texas^[183]
• Filemon Vela, Texas^[183]
• Frederica Wilson, Florida^[187]

Statewide officials

• Charlie Crist, former Republican Governor of Florida, Independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010 and Democratic nominee for Governor in 2014^[188]
• Nan Rich, former State Senator and Democratic candidate for Governor in 2014^[189]
• Alex Sink, former Chief Financial Officer of Florida, nominee for Governor in 2010 and nominee for Florida's 13th congressional district in 2014^[190]

State legislators

• Joseph Abruzzo, State Senator (D-Wellington)^[191]
• Bruce Antone, State Representative (D-Orlando)^[191]
• Lori Berman, State Representative (D-Lantana)^[191]
• Jeff Clemens, State Senator (D-Lake Worth)^[191]
• Janet Cruz, State Representative (D-Tampa)^[191]
• Dwight Dudley, State Representative (D-St. Petersburg)^[191]
• Katie Edwards, State Representative (D-Plantation)^[191]
• Reggie Fullwood, State Representative (D-Jacksonville)^[192]
• Joe Geller, State Representative (D-Aventura)^[191]
• Audrey Gibson, State Senator (D-Jacksonville)^[191]
• Kristin Jacobs, State Representative (D-Pompano Beach)^[191]
• Evan Jenne, State Representative (D-Hollywood)^[191]
• Mia L. Jones, State Representative (D-Tallahassee)^[192]
• Shevrin D. Jones, State Representative (D-West Park)^[191]
• Dave Kerner, State Representative (D-Lake Worth)^[191]
• Larry Lee, Jr., State Representative (D-Port St. Lucie)^[191]
• Gwen Margolis, State Senator (D-Miami Beach)^[191]
• Jared Moskowitz, State Representative (D-Coral Springs)^[191]
• Amanda Murphy, State Representative (D-New Port Richey)^[192]
• Ed Narain, State Representative (D-Tampa)^[191]
• Bobby Powell, State Representative (D-Riviera Beach)^[191]
• Kevin Rader, State Representative (D-Delray Beach)^[191]
• Jeremy Ring, State Senator (D-Parkland)^[191]
• Jose Javier Rodriguez, State Representative (D-Miami)^[191]
• Irving Slosberg, State Representative (D-Boca Raton)^[191]
• Chris Smith, State Senator (D-Fort Lauderdale)^[191]
• Eleanor Sobel, State Senator (D-Hollywood)^[193]
• Cynthia Stafford, State Representative (D-Miami)^[192]
• Richard Stark, State Representative (D-Weston)^[192]
• Dwayne L. Taylor, State Representative (D-Daytona Beach)^[191]
• Alan Williams, State Representative (D-Tallahassee)^[164]

Mayors and other municipal leaders

• Burt Aaronson, former Palm Beach County Commissioner^[194]
• Diane Veltri Bendekovic, Mayor of Plantation^[195]
• Peggy Bell, Mayor of Cutler Bay^[196]
• Mark Bogen, Broward County Commissioner^[197]
• Bob Buckhorn, Mayor of Tampa^[198]
• Skip Campbell, Mayor of Coral Springs^[196]
• William Capote, Mayor of Palm Bay^[199]
• Joyce Cusack, Volusia County Councilwoman^[194]
• Harry Dressler, Mayor of Tamarac^[199]
• Beam Furr, Broward County Commissioner^[197]
• Andrew Gillum, Mayor of Tallahassee^[164]
• Cary Glickstein, Mayor of Delray Beach^[195]
• Derrick Henry, Mayor of Daytona Beach^[194]
• Dale Holness, Broward County Commissioner^[197]
• Scott Israel, Broward County Sheriff^[197]
• Eric Jablin, Mayor of Palm Beach Gardens^[195]
• Richard Kaplan, Mayor of Lauderhill^[199]
• Marty Kiar, Broward County Commissioner^[197]
• Rick Kriseman, Mayor of St. Petersburg^[200]
• Wayne Messam, Mayor of Miramar^[196]
• Bob Margolis, Mayor of Wellington^[196]
• Jeri Muoio, Mayor of West Palm Beach^[200]
• Ben Nelson, Jr., Mayor of Bonita Springs^[199]
• Frank Ortis, Mayor of Pembroke Pines^[195]
• Lori Parrish, Broward County Property Appraiser^[197]
• Michael Ryan, Mayor of Sunrise^[196]
• Tim M. Ryan, Mayor of Broward County^[197]
• Jack Seiler, Mayor of Fort Lauderdale^[197]
• Becky Tooley, Mayor of Coconut Creek^[196]
• Shelley Vana, Mayor of Palm Beach County and former state representative^[199]

Labor unions

• AFGE – American Federation of Government Employees^[201]
• AFSCME – American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees^[202]
• IAM – International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers^[203]
• IBT – International Brotherhood of Teamsters^[204]
• International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers^[203]
• LIUNA – Laborers' International Union of North America^[205]
• SEIU – Service Employees International Union^[206]
• UBC – United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America^[207]

Organizations

• Congressional Black Caucus^[208]
• Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee^[209]
• End Citizens United^[210]
• Florida Alliance for Retired Americans^[211]
• League of Conservation Voters^[212]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America^[213]
• Planned Parenthood^[214]

Newspaper Editorial Boards

• Orlando Sentinel^[121]
• Sun-Sentinel^[215]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Alan Grayson	Pam Keith	Lateresa Jones	Patrick Murphy	Other/ Undecided
Mason-Dixon[216]	August 22–24, 2016	400	± 5%	22%	4%	—	55%	19%
Florida Atlantic University[124]	August 19–22, 2016	364		8%	7%	—	54%	22%
Florida Chamber of Commerce[125]	August 17–22, 2016	258	± 4.0%	11%	—	—	40%	38%
St. Leo University[126]	August 14–18, 2016	532	± 4.5%	17%	8%	—	48%	27%
Suffolk University[217]	August 1–3, 2016	194	± 4.4%	17%	2%	–	36%	45%
St. Pete Polls[218]	August 2, 2016	1,807	± 2.3%	20%	7%	–	45%	28%
Bay News 9/SurveyUSA[129]	June 25–27, 2016	618	± 4.0%	21%	10%	–	30%	35%
Vox Populi Polling (R)[219]	June 19–20, 2016	530	± 4.3%	15%	5%	–	19%	62%
Targeted Persuasion[220]	June 14–16, 2016	862	± 3.34%	30%	5%	–	27%	38%
St. Leo University[131]	June 10–16, 2016	500	± 7%	14%	3%	4%	16%	61%
Mason-Dixon[221]	May 31–June 2, 2016	400	± 5%	23%	3%	–	31%	43%
Public Policy Polling[222]	March 22–23, 2016	829	?	33%	–	–	32%	35%
St. Leo University[223]	March 13–17, 2016	540	± 5%	17%	–	–	20%	63%
Mason-Dixon[224]	March 7–9, 2016	500	± 4.5%	19%	–	–	33%	48%
SurveyUSA[225]	March 4–6, 2016	592	± 4.1%	16%	11%	–	27%	46%
Bendixon & Amandi/The Tarrance Group[226]	March 2–5, 2016	449	± 6%	19%	–	–	27%	54%
Univision[227]	March 2–5, 2016	449	± 6%	29%	–	–	36%	35%
Public Policy Polling[135]	February 24–25, 2016	388	± 5%	33%	–	–	22%	45%
20/20 Insight LLC*[228]	~February 16–18, 2016	646	± 3.9%	41%	–	–	32%	27%
Florida Atlantic University College of Business[136]	January 15–18, 2016	371	± 5%	27%	–	–	20%	53%
St. Leo University[138]	November 29–December 3, 2015	160	± 7.5%	7%	4%	6%	17%	55%
Public Policy Polling[139]	September 11–13, 2015	368	± 5.1%	33%	–	–	27%	39%
Mason-Dixon[140]	July 20–24, 2015	500	± 4.5%	24%	–	–	26%	50%
				33%	–	–	32%	35%
St. Pete Polls[229]	July 15, 2015	1,018	± 3.1%	30%	8%	–	23%	39%
Gravis Marketing[142]	June 16–20, 2015	881	± 3.3%	63%	–	–	19%	18%
Vox Populi Polling (R)[230]	June 15–17, 2015	717	± 3.7%	24%	–	–	34%	42%
St. Leo University[143]	May 25–31, 2015	535	± 4.5%	24%	—	–	27%	49%
Mason-Dixon[231]	April 14–16, 2015	400	± 5%	14%	–	–	23%	63%
Public Policy Polling[232]	March 19–22, 2015	371	± 5.1%	22%	–	–	21%	56%

* Internal poll for Alan Grayson

Results

County results

Democratic primary results^[148]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick Murphy	665,985	58.92%
	Democratic	Alan Grayson	199,929	17.72%
	Democratic	Pam Keith	173,919	15.40%
	Democratic	Rocky De La Fuente	60,810	5.38%
	Democratic	Reginald Luster	29,138	2.58%
Total votes			1,129,781	100.00%

Libertarian primary

On October 1, 2015, Adrian Wyllie and Lynn House, chair and vice chair, respectively, of the Libertarian Party of Florida, resigned their seats in protest after the executive committee refused to oust candidate Augustus Invictus from the party. According to Wyllie, Invictus had defended eugenics, called for a new Civil War, and brutally slaughtered a goat, and is not representative of the Libertarian Party. Invictus has refuted these claims, calling Wyllie's accusations, "deliberate misrepresentation[s]."^[233]

Candidates

Declared

• Augustus S. Invictus, attorney^[234]
• Paul Stanton, IT technician and U.S. Army veteran^[235]

Declined

• Roger Stone, political consultant, lobbyist and strategist^[236]

Endorsements

Paul Stanton

Individuals

• Will Coley, activist, radio host, and former vice presidential candidate^[237]
• Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico and Libertarian nominee for President in 2016^{[237][238][239]}
• Marc Allan Feldman, physician and former presidential candidate^[237][239]
• Jim Gray, author, former judge and Libertarian vice presidential nominee in 2012^[237][239]
• Thomas Knapp, writer, founder of the Boston Tea Party (political party), and former Reform Party vice presidential candidate^[237][240]
• John McAfee, CEO of MGT Capital Investments Inc, founder of McAfee Inc and former presidential candidate^{[237][239][241]}
• Kevin McCormick, former presidential candidate^[237][239]
• Richard Molek, Chair of the Libertarian Party of Lee County^[237][242]
• Darryl W. Perry, activist, author, radio host, lobbyist, former presidential candidate and former Chairman of the Boston Tea Party (political party)^{[237][239][243]}
• William Weld, former Governor of Massachusetts and Libertarian nominee for Vice President in 2016^[237]

Libertarian Party of Florida Affiliates

• Libertarian Party of Broward County^[237][244]
• Libertarian Party of Collier County^[237][242]
• Libertarian Party of Pinellas County^[237][242]
• Libertarian Party of Santa Rosa County^[245]
• Libertarian Party of Volusia County^[237][242]
• Northwest Florida Libertarian Party^{[237][244][246]}
• Libertarian Party of Palm Beach County^[247]

Organizations

• Eastern Liberty Alliance PAC^[237]
• Ninjas for Liberty PAC^[237]

Augustus Sol Invictus

Individuals

• Keon A. Grayson, North Central, Miami-Dade County Community Councilman^[248]
• Steve Scheetz, former Chair of the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party^[249]
• Bill Wohlsifer, former candidate for Florida Attorney General^[250]

Results

2016 United States Senate Libertarian primary in Florida by county

Map legend

•   Stanton—50-60%
•   Stanton—60-70%
•   Stanton—70-80%
•   Stanton—80-90%
•   Stanton—>90%
•   Invictus—50-60%
•   Tie—50%
•   No votes

Libertarian primary results^[148]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Paul Stanton	2,946	73.48%
	Libertarian	Augustus Sol Invictus	1,063	26.52%
Total votes			4,009	100.00%

Independent

Candidates

Declared

• Basil Dalack, attorney and former Tequesta Village Councilman^[251][252]
• Lateresa Jones, life coach and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014^[156]
• Anton "Tony" Khoury, businessman^[253]
• Steven Machat, music producer^[254]
• Bruce Nathan, physical therapist^[255]

No party affiliation

Candidates

Declared

• Bruce Nathan, physical therapist ^[256][257]

General election

Debates

Dates	Location	Rubio	Murphy	Stanton	Link
October 17, 2016	Orlando, Florida	Participant	Participant	Not Invited	[258]
October 26, 2016	Davie, Florida	Participant	Participant	Not Invited	[259]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[260]	Lean R	November 2, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[261]	Lean R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg Political Report[262]	Lean R	November 3, 2016
Daily Kos[263]	Lean R	November 8, 2016
Real Clear Politics[264]	Tossup	November 7, 2016

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Marco Rubio (R)	Patrick Murphy (D)	Paul Stanton (L)	Other	Undecided
SurveyMonkey[265]	November 1–7, 2016	4,092	± 4.6%	48%	49%	—	—	3%
Quinnipiac University[266]	November 3–6, 2016	884	± 3.3%	50%	43%	—	2%	5%
Alliance/ESA Poll[267]	November 2–6, 2016	875	± 4.2%	51%	40%	—	—	9%
SurveyMonkey[268]	October 31–November 6, 2016	3,574	± 4.6%	48%	49%	—	—	3%
CBS News/YouGov[269]	November 2–4, 2016	1,188	± 3.6%	47%	44%	—	3%	6%
SurveyMonkey[270]	October 28–November 3, 2016	3,356	± 4.6%	49%	49%	—	—	2%
Breitbart/Gravis Marketing[271]	November 1–2, 2016	1,220	± 2.8%	47%	46%	—	—	7%
FOX 13 Tampa Bay/Opinion Savvy[272]	November 1–2, 2016	603	± 4.0%	50%	46%	—	—	4%
SurveyMonkey[273]	October 27–November 2, 2016	2,901	± 4.6%	49%	48%	—	—	3%
CNN/ORC[274]	October 27–November 1, 2016	773 LV	± 3.5%	49%	48%	—	—	2%
		884 RV		50%	47%	—	—	3%
Quinnipiac University[275]	October 27–November 1, 2016	626	± 3.9%	50%	44%	—	1%	4%
SurveyMonkey[276]	October 26–November 1, 2016	2,715	± 4.6%	49%	47%	—	—	4%
SurveyMonkey[277]	October 25–31, 2016	2,809	± 4.6%	49%	47%	—	—	4%
TargetSmart/William & Mary[278]	October 25–28, 2016	718	± 3.4%	49%	43%	—	7%	1%
Emerson College[279]	October 26–27, 2016	500	± 4.3%	49%	47%	—	3%	1%
New York Times Upshot/Siena College[280]	October 25–27, 2016	814	± 3.4%	51%	42%	—	—	5%
Breitbart/Gravis Marketing[281]	October 25–26, 2016	1,301	± 2.7%	46%	46%	—	—	8%
Public Policy Polling[282]	October 25–26, 2016	742	± 3.6%	46%	46%	—	—	8%
NBC/WSJ/Marist[283]	October 25–26, 2016	779 LV	± 3.5%	51%	43%	—	4%	2%
		990 RV	± 3.1%	50%	42%	—	4%	3%
St. Leo University[284]	October 22–26, 2016	1,028	± 3.0%	44%	39%	—	—	17%
University of North Florida[285]	October 20–25, 2016	836	± 3.6%	49%	43%	—	—	8%
Bloomberg/Selzer[286]	October 21–24, 2016	953	± 3.2%	51%	41%	—	—	8%
Florida Atlantic University[287]	October 21–23, 2016	500	± 4.3%	46%	42%	—	—	12%
Bay News 9/SurveyUSA[288]	October 20–24, 2016	1,251	± 2.8%	45%	41%	—	6%	8%
CBS News/YouGov[289]	October 20–21, 2016	1,042	± 3.6%	44%	42%	—	6%	8%
FOX 13 Tampa Bay/Opinion Savvy[290]	October 20, 2016	538	± 4.2%	46%	46%	—	—	8%
Google Consumer Surveys[291]	October 18–20, 2016	500	± 4.2%	57%	38%	—	—	5%
Associated Industries of Florida[292]	October 19, 2016	1,000	± 3.1%	43%	38%	—	8%	11%
Florida Chamber of Commerce[293]	October 16–19, 2016	507	± 4.4%	51%	37%	—	1%	11%
The Times-Picayune/Lucid[294]	October 17–18, 2016	892	± 3.0%	45%	44%	—	—	11%
Quinnipiac University[295]	October 10–16, 2016	660	± 3.8%	49%	47%	—	—	4%
Washington Post/SurveyMonkey[296]	October 8–16, 2016	1,702	± 0.5%	51%	45%	—	—	4%
Public Policy Polling[297]	October 12–13, 2016	985	± 3.1%	44%	38%	6%	—	12%
				48%	43%	—	—	9%
Breitbart/Gravis Marketing[298]	October 11–13, 2016	1,799	± 2.3%	44%	36%	—	—	20%
FOX 13 Tampa Bay/Opinion Savvy[299]	October 10–11, 2016	533	± 4.2%	48%	44%	—	—	8%
NBC/WSJ/Marist[300]	October 3–5, 2016	700	± 3.7%	48%	46%	—	2%	4%
Associated Industries of Florida[301]	October 2–5, 2016	600	± 4.0%	49%	41%	—	1%	9%
Breitbart/Gravis Marketing[302]	October 4, 2016	821	± 3.4%	44%	40%	—	—	16%
Emerson College[303]	October 2–4, 2016	600	± 3.6%	47%	39%	—	6%	8%
University of North Florida[304]	September 27–October 4, 2016	667	± 3.8%	48%	41%	—	1%	10%
Quinnipiac University[305]	September 27–October 2, 2016	545	± 4.2%	48%	44%	—	—	8%
FOX 13 Tampa Bay/Opinion Savvy[306]	September 28–29, 2016	619	± 4.0%	47%	43%	—	—	10%
Mason-Dixon[307]	September 27–29, 2016	820	± 3.5%	47%	40%	5%	2%	6%
Public Policy Polling[308]	September 27–28, 2016	826	± 3.4%	42%	35%	9%	—	15%
				47%	44%	—	—	9%
Suffolk University[309]	September 19–21, 2016	500	± 4.4%	43%	34%	2%	4%	17%
Florida Chamber of Commerce[310]	September 15–20, 2016	617	± 4.0%	46%	42%	—	—	11%
Monmouth University[311]	September 16–19, 2016	400	± 4.9%	47%	45%	—	3%	5%
Saint Leo University[312]	September 10–16, 2016	502	± 4.5%	44%	35%	—	—	21%
New York Times Upshot/Siena College[313]	September 10–14, 2016	867	± 3.3%	48%	42%	—	—	8%
CNN/ORC[314]	September 7–12, 2016	788 LV	± 3.0%	54%	43%	—	1%	2%
		886 RV		51%	45%	—	1%	4%
Global Strategy Group[315]	September 6–11, 2016	800	± 3.5%	47%	45%	—	—	8%
JMC Analytics (R)[316]	September 7–8, 2016	781	± 3.5%	43%	38%	—	4%	15%
Quinnipiac University[317]	August 31–September 7, 2016	601	± 4.0%	50%	43%	—	1%	6%
Public Policy Polling[318]	September 4–6, 2016	744	± 3.6%	40%	37%	10%	—	13%
Mason-Dixon[319]	August 22–24, 2016	625	± 4.0%	46%	43%	—	—	11%
iCitizen[320]	August 18–24, 2016	600	± 4.0%	43%	42%	—	—	16%
Florida Atlantic University[321]	August 19–22, 2016	1,200	± 2.7%	44%	39%	—	—	17%
St. Leo University[126]	August 14–18, 2016	1,380	± 3.0%	46%	38%	—	—	16%
Monmouth University[322]	August 12–15, 2016	402	± 4.9%	48%	43%	—	3%	5%
FOX 13 Tampa Bay/Opinion Savvy[323]	August 10, 2016	622	± 4.0%	45%	43%	—	—	12%
Civis Analytics[324]	August 9–15, 2016	1,436	± 2.8%	44%	45%	—	—	9%
NBC/WSJ/Marist[325]	August 4–10, 2016	862	± 3.3%	49%	43%	—	3%	5%
Public Policy Polling[326]	August 5–7, 2016	938	± 3.2%	42%	40%	—	—	18%
Quinnipiac University[327]	July 30–August 7, 2016	1,056	± 3.0%	48%	45%	—	—	7%
Suffolk University[328]	August 1–3, 2016	500	± 4.4%	46%	33%	—	—	21%
JMC Analytics (R)[329]	July 9–10, 2016	700	± 3.7%	40%	33%	—	5%	21%
NBC/WSJ/Marist[330]	July 5–11, 2016	871	± 3.3%	47%	44%	—	2%	7%
Quinnipiac University[331]	June 30–July 11, 2016	1,015	± 3.1%	50%	37%	—	1%	8%
Bay News 9/SurveyUSA[129]	June 25–27, 2016	1,678	± 2.4%	43%	43%	—	7%	8%
Quinnipiac University[332]	June 8–19, 2016	975	± 3.1%	47%	40%	—	—	13%
Public Policy Polling[333]	June 15–16, 2016	508	± 4.4%	41%	42%	—	—	17%
Public Policy Polling[334]	June 2–5, 2016	737	± 3.6%	43%	44%	—	—	13%
Associated Industries of Florida[335]	April 25–27, 2016	604	± 5.0%	49%	41%	—	—	10%
Public Policy Polling[139]	September 11–13, 2015	814	± 3.4%	46%	40%	—	—	14%
Public Policy Polling[232]	March 19–22, 2015	923	± 3.2%	48%	41%	—	—	11%
Mason-Dixon[336]	March 3–5, 2015	800	± 3.5%	50%	38%	—	—	12%
Public Policy Polling[147]	September 4–7, 2014	818	± 3.4%	46%	41%	—	—	12%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ron DeSantis (R)	Alan Grayson (D)	Other	Undecided
Quinnipiac University[332]	June 8–19, 2016	975	± 3.1%	33%	41%	1%	24%
Quinnipiac University[337]	April 27–May 8, 2016	1,051	± 3.0%	38%	36%	—	26%
Public Policy Polling[135]	February 24–25, 2016	1,012	± 3.1%	34%	40%	—	26%
Quinnipiac University[338]	September 25-October 5, 2015	1,173	± 2.9%	31%	37%	1%	26%
Public Policy Polling[139]	September 11–13, 2015	814	± 3.4%	37%	36%	—	28%
Quinnipiac University[339]	June 4–15, 2015	1,147	± 2.9%	32%	38%	1%	29%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ron DeSantis (R)	Patrick Murphy (D)	Other	Undecided
Quinnipiac University[332]	June 8–19, 2016	975	± 3.1%	32%	42%	1%	25%
Quinnipiac University[340]	April 27–May 8, 2016	1,051	± 3.0%	35%	36%	—	29%
Associated Industries of Florida[335]	April 25–27, 2016	604	± 5%	28%	40%	—	32%
Public Policy Polling[135]	February 24–25, 2016	1,012	± 3.1%	31%	43%	—	26%
Quinnipiac University[341]	September 25-October 5, 2015	1,173	± 2.9%	30%	37%	1%	29%
Public Policy Polling[139]	September 11–13, 2015	814	± 3.4%	35%	40%	—	25%
Quinnipiac University[339]	June 4–15, 2015	1,147	± 2.9%	31%	39%	1%	29%
St. Leo University[143]	May 25–31, 2015	535	± 4.5%	14%	33%	—	53%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	David Jolly (R)	Alan Grayson (D)	Other	Undecided
Quinnipiac University[332]	June 8–19, 2016	975	± 3.1%	34%	41%	1%	24%
Public Policy Polling[334]	June 2–5, 2016	737	± 3.6%	33%	40%	—	27%
Quinnipiac University[342]	April 27–May 8, 2016	1,051	± 3.0%	37%	35%	—	28%
Public Policy Polling[135]	February 24–25, 2016	1,012	± 3.1%	38%	35%	—	26%
Public Policy Polling[139]	September 11–13, 2015	814	± 3.4%	39%	36%	—	26%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	David Jolly (R)	Patrick Murphy (D)	Other	Undecided
Quinnipiac University[332]	June 8–19, 2016	975	± 3.1%	34%	41%	1%	25%
Public Policy Polling[334]	June 2–5, 2016	737	± 3.6%	29%	44%	—	27%
Quinnipiac University[343]	April 27–May 8, 2016	1,051	± 3.0%	34%	37%	—	29%
Associated Industries of Florida[335]	April 25–27, 2016	604	± 5%	33%	40%	—	27%
Public Policy Polling[135]	February 24–25, 2016	1,012	± 3.1%	34%	38%	—	27%
Democracy Corps[344]	October 24–28, 2015	400	± 4.9%	44%	43%	—	13%
Public Policy Polling[139]	September 11–13, 2015	814	± 3.4%	35%	40%	—	25%
St. Leo University[143]	May 25–31, 2015	535	± 4.5%	14%	35%	—	52%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Carlos López-Cantera (R)	Alan Grayson (D)	Other	Undecided
Quinnipiac University[332]	June 8–19, 2016	975	± 3.1%	35%	40%	1%	24%
Quinnipiac University[345]	April 27–May 8, 2016	1,051	± 3.0%	37%	37%	—	26%
Public Policy Polling[135]	February 24–25, 2016	1,012	± 3.1%	35%	38%	—	26%
Quinnipiac University[346]	September 25-October 5, 2015	1,173	± 2.9%	32%	35%	1%	27%
Public Policy Polling[139]	September 11–13, 2015	814	± 3.4%	34%	41%	—	24%
Quinnipiac University[339]	June 4–15, 2015	1,147	± 2.9%	31%	37%	1%	31%
Quinnipiac University[347]	March 17–28, 2015	1,087	± 3%	33%	32%	1%	34%
Public Policy Polling[232]	March 19–22, 2015	923	± 3.2%	36%	40%	—	24%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Carlos López-Cantera (R)	Patrick Murphy (D)	Other	Undecided
Quinnipiac University[332]	June 8–19, 2016	975	± 3.1%	32%	41%	1%	26%
Quinnipiac University[348]	April 27–May 8, 2016	1,051	± 3.0%	34%	38%	—	28%
Associated Industries of Florida[335]	April 25–27, 2016	604	± 5%	31%	42%	—	27%
Public Policy Polling[135]	February 24–25, 2016	1,012	± 3.1%	31%	40%	—	29%
Quinnipiac University[349]	September 25-October 5, 2015	1,173	± 2.9%	29%	37%	1%	30%
Public Policy Polling[139]	September 11–13, 2015	814	± 3.4%	35%	41%	—	24%
Quinnipiac University[339]	June 4–15, 2015	1,147	± 2.9%	28%	40%	1%	32%
St. Leo University[143]	May 25–31, 2015	535	± 4.5%	15%	30%	—	56%
Quinnipiac University[347]	March 17–28, 2015	1,087	± 3%	31%	35%	1%	33%
Public Policy Polling[232]	March 19–22, 2015	923	± 3.2%	34%	41%	—	25%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Atwater (R)	Alan Grayson (D)	Other	Undecided
Quinnipiac University[347]	March 17–28, 2015	1,087	± 3%	42%	32%	1%	25%
Public Policy Polling[232]	March 19–22, 2015	923	± 3.2%	41%	40%	—	19%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Atwater (R)	Patrick Murphy (D)	Other	Undecided
Quinnipiac University[347]	March 17–28, 2015	1,087	± 3%	38%	34%	1%	27%
Public Policy Polling[232]	March 19–22, 2015	923	± 3.2%	41%	39%	—	20%
Mason-Dixon[336]	March 3–5, 2015	800	± 3.5%	46%	32%	—	22%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Atwater (R)	Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)	Undecided
Mason-Dixon[336]	March 3–5, 2015	800	± 3.5%	45%	35%	20%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Pam Bondi (R)	Alan Grayson (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling[232]	March 19–22, 2015	923	± 3.2%	45%	42%	13%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Pam Bondi (R)	Patrick Murphy (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling[232]	March 19–22, 2015	923	± 3.2%	45%	41%	14%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Don Gaetz (R)	Patrick Murphy (D)	Undecided
St. Leo University[143]	May 25–31, 2015	535	± 4.5%	9%	36%	55%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Miller (R)	Patrick Murphy (D)	Undecided
St. Leo University[143]	May 25–31, 2015	535	± 4.5%	15%	34%	52%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Marco Rubio (R)	Alex Sink (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling[350]	September 27–29, 2013	579	± 4.1%	45%	42%	13%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Marco Rubio (R)	Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)	Undecided
Mason-Dixon[336]	March 3–5, 2015	800	± 3.5%	53%	36%	11%
Public Policy Polling[147]	September 4–7, 2014	818	± 3.4%	47%	43%	9%
Public Policy Polling[351]	June 6–9, 2014	672	± 3.8%	48%	40%	12%
Public Policy Polling[350]	September 27–29, 2013	579	± 4.1%	46%	43%	11%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Allen West (R)	Alan Grayson (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling[232]	March 19–22, 2015	923	± 3.2%	39%	42%	19%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Allen West (R)	Patrick Murphy (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling[232]	March 19–22, 2015	923	± 3.2%	39%	41%	20%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Allen West (R)	Alex Sink (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling[350]	September 27–29, 2013	579	± 4.1%	38%	44%	18%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Allen West (R)	Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling[351]	June 6–9, 2014	672	± 3.8%	41%	40%	19%
Public Policy Polling[350]	September 27–29, 2013	579	± 4.1%	40%	44%	16%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Todd Wilcox (R)	Alan Grayson (D)	Other	Undecided
Quinnipiac University[332]	June 8–19, 2016	975	± 3.1%	34%	39%	2%	24%
Quinnipiac University[352]	April 27–May 8, 2016	1,051	± 3.0%	37%	35%	—	28%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Todd Wilcox (R)	Patrick Murphy (D)	Other	Undecided
Quinnipiac University[332]	June 8–19, 2016	975	± 3.1%	31%	41%	1%	26%
Quinnipiac University[353]	April 27–May 8, 2016	1,051	± 3.0%	33%	38%	—	27%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Carlos Beruff (R)	Alan Grayson (D)	Other	Undecided
Quinnipiac University[354]	July 30–August 7, 2016	1,056	± 3.0%	39%	43%	1%	17%
Quinnipiac University[355]	June 30–July 11, 2016	1,015	± 3.1%	38%	38%	1%	19%
Quinnipiac University[332]	June 8–19, 2016	975	± 3.1%	33%	40%	1%	25%
Public Policy Polling[334]	June 2–5, 2016	737	± 3.6%	32%	41%	—	28%
Quinnipiac University[356]	April 27–May 8, 2016	1,051	± 3.0%	35%	36%	—	29%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Carlos Beruff (R)	Patrick Murphy (D)	Other	Undecided
Quinnipiac University[357]	July 30–August 7, 2016	1,056	± 3.0%	34%	48%	1%	17%
Quinnipiac University[358]	June 30–July 11, 2016	1,015	± 3.1%	34%	40%	1%	19%
Quinnipiac University[332]	June 8–19, 2016	975	± 3.1%	31%	43%	1%	26%
Public Policy Polling[334]	June 2–5, 2016	737	± 3.6%	31%	43%	—	27%
Quinnipiac University[359]	April 27–May 8, 2016	1,051	± 3.0%	32%	38%	—	29%
Associated Industries of Florida[335]	April 25–27, 2016	604	± 5.0%	31%	39%	—	30%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Marco Rubio (R)	Alan Grayson (D)	Other	Undecided
iCitizen[320]	August 18–24, 2016	600	± 4.0%	44%	39%	—	16%
St. Leo University[126]	August 14–18, 2016	1,380	± 3.0%	47%	34%	—	19%
Monmouth University[322]	August 12–15, 2016	402	± 4.9%	50%	39%	5%	6%
Quinnipiac University[360]	July 30–August 7, 2016	1,056	± 3.0%	49%	43%	1%	8%
Suffolk University[361]	August 1–3, 2016	500	± 4.4%	45%	31%	—	24%
JMC Analytics (R)[329]	July 9–10, 2016	700	± 3.7%	41%	33%	4%	22%
Quinnipiac University[362]	June 30–July 11, 2016	1,015	± 3.1%	50%	38%	1%	8%
Quinnipiac University[332]	June 8–19, 2016	975	± 3.1%	50%	38%	1%	11%
Public Policy Polling[333]	June 15–16, 2016	508	± 4.4%	42%	40%	—	17%
Public Policy Polling[334]	June 2–5, 2016	737	± 3.6%	43%	38%	—	19%
Public Policy Polling[139]	September 11–13, 2015	814	± 3.4%	48%	38%	—	14%
Public Policy Polling[232]	March 19–22, 2015	923	± 3.2%	49%	40%	—	11%

Hypothetical polling

with Ron DeSantis

with David Jolly

with Carlos Lopez-Cantera

with Jeff Atwater

with Pam Bondi

with Don Gaetz

with Jeff Miller

with Marco Rubio

with Allen West

with Todd Wilcox

with Carlos Beruff

with Alan Grayson

Results

United States Senate election in Florida, 2016 ^[363]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Marco Rubio (incumbent)	4,835,191	51.98%	+3.09%
	Democratic	Patrick Murphy	4,122,088	44.31%	+24.11%
	Libertarian	Paul Stanton	196,956	2.12%	+1.66%
	Independent	Bruce Nathan	52,451	0.56%	N/A
	Independent	Tony Khoury	45,820	0.49%	N/A
	Independent	Steven Machat	26,918	0.29%	N/A
	Independent	Basil E. Dalack	22,236	0.24%	N/A
	Write-in		160	0.00%	0.00%
Total votes			9,301,820	100.00%	N/A
	Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Miami-Dade (largest municipality: Miami)
• Osceola (largest municipality: Kissimmee)
• St. Lucie (largest municipality: Port St. Lucie)
• Alachua (Largest city: Gainesville)
• Orange (Largest city: Orlando)

Counties that flipped from Independent to Democratic

• Broward (Largest city: Fort Lauderdale)
• Leon (Largest city: Tallahassee)
• Palm Beach (largest city: West Palm Beach)

Counties that from Independent to Republican

• Pinellas (largest municipality: St. Petersburg)

By congressional district

Rubio won 16 of 27 congressional districts, with the remaining 11 going to Murphy. Each candidate won a congressional district that elected a representative of the other party.^[364]

District	Rubio	Murphy	Representative
1st	70%	25%	Jeff Miller
			Matt Gaetz
2nd	66%	30%	Gwen Graham
			Neal Dunn
3rd	59%	37%	Ted Yoho
4th	68%	28%	Ander Crenshaw
			John Rutherford
5th	41%	55%	Corrine Brown
			Al Lawson
6th	57%	39%	Ron DeSantis
7th	48%	46%	John Mica
			Stephanie Murphy
8th	59%	36%	Bill Posey
9th	46%	50%	Alan Grayson
			Darren Soto
10th	40%	56%	Daniel Webster
			Val Demings
11th	62%	33%	Rich Nugent
			Daniel Webster
12th	56%	38%	Gus Bilirakis
13th	47%	48%	David Jolly
			Charlie Crist
14th	44%	52%	Kathy Castor
15th	54%	41%	Dennis Ross
16th	55%	40%	Vern Buchanan
17th	62%	33%	Tom Rooney
18th	52%	45%	Patrick Murphy
			Brian Mast
19th	65%	31%	Curt Clawson
			Francis Rooney
20th	21%	77%	Alcee Hastings
21st	42%	55%	Lois Frankel
22nd	43%	55%	Ted Deutch
23rd	40%	58%	Debbie Wasserman Schultz
24th	20%	77%	Frederica Wilson
25th	60%	37%	Mario Díaz-Balart
26th	49%	48%	Carlos Curbelo
27th	48.6%	49.2%	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

See also

• United States Senate elections, 2016

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Official campaign websites

• Marco Rubio (R) for Senate
• Patrick Murphy (D) for Senate
• Paul Stanton (L) for Senate
• Tony Khoury (I) for Senate
• Bruce Nathan (Unaffiliated) for Senate