2024 Florida Senate election

Not to be confused with the 2024 United States Senate election in Florida.

The 2024 elections for the Florida Senate took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, to elect state senators from 20 of 40 districts. The Republican Party has held a Senate majority since 1995.

2024 Florida Senate election

← 2022 November 5, 2024 (2024-11-05) 2026 →
20 of the 40 seats in the Florida Senate 21 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Kathleen Passidomo Lauren Book (term-limited) Party Republican Democratic Leader since November 22, 2022 April 28, 2021 Leader's seat 28th - Naples 35th - Davie Last election 28 12 Seats won 28 12 Seat change Popular vote 2,877,697 1,842,050 Percentage 60.83 38.94 Swing 0.76 0.41
Results by gains and holds Results by winning party vote share Results:      Republican hold      Democratic hold      No election Vote share:      50–60%      60–70%      50–60%      >90%
President before election Kathleen Passidomo Republican Elected President Ben Albritton Republican

Term-limited incumbents

Republicans

• 1st district: Doug Broxson
• 7th district: Travis Hutson
• 9th district: Keith Perry
• 13th district: Dennis Baxley
• 19th district: Debbie Mayfield

Democrats

• 17th district: Linda Stewart
• 25th district: Victor M. Torres Jr.
• 35th district: Lauren Book

Special elections

District 24

On May 31, 2024, incumbent Democrat Bobby Powell submitted his resignation, effective November 4 of that same year, to run for Palm Beach County commissioner.^[1] Democratic county commissioner Mack Bernard was the only candidate to file, meaning the special election was cancelled and he was elected outright.^[2]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3]	Safe R	June 18, 2024
CNalysis[4]	Solid R	August 7, 2024

Overview

Party		Candidates		Votes[a]	%	Seats
		Opposed	Unopposed			Before	Won	After	+/−
	Republican	17	0	2,877,697	60.83	28	28	28	-
	Democratic	18	2	1,842,050	38.94	12	12	12	-
	Independent	1	0	10,022	0.21	0	0	0	-
	Write-in	1	0	703	0.01	0	0	0	-
Total		57	2	4,730,472	100.00	40	40	40	±0
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Popular vote Republican   60.83% Democratic   38.94% Other   0.22%

Senate seats Republican   70% Democratic   30%

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. District 25, 2.96%

Summary of results

Italics denote an open seat held by the incumbent party; bold text denotes a gain for a party.

• Only odd-numbered seats were up for election in 2024.

State Senate District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Outcome
1	Doug Broxson		Rep	Don Gaetz		Rep Hold
3	Corey Simon		Rep	Corey Simon		Rep Hold
5	Tracie Davis		Dem	Tracie Davis		Dem Hold
7	Travis Hutson		Rep	Tom Leek		Rep Hold
9	Keith Perry		Rep	Stan McClain		Rep Hold
11	Blaise Ingoglia		Rep	Blaise Ingoglia		Rep Hold
13	Dennis Baxley		Rep	Keith Truenow		Rep Hold
15	Geraldine Thompson		Dem	Geraldine Thompson		Dem Hold
17	Linda Stewart		Dem	Carlos Guillermo Smith		Dem Hold
19	Debbie Mayfield		Rep	Randy Fine		Rep Hold
21	Ed Hooper		Rep	Ed Hooper		Rep Hold
23	Danny Burgess		Rep	Danny Burgess		Rep Hold
25	Victor M. Torres Jr.		Dem	Kristen Arrington		Dem Hold
27	Ben Albritton		Rep	Ben Albritton		Rep Hold
29	Erin Grall		Rep	Erin Grall		Rep Hold
31	Gayle Harrell		Rep	Gayle Harrell		Rep Hold
33	Jonathan Martin		Rep	Jonathan Martin		Rep Hold
35	Lauren Book		Dem	Barbara Sharief		Dem Hold
37	Jason Pizzo		Dem	Jason Pizzo		Dem Hold
39	Bryan Avila		Rep	Bryan Avila		Rep Hold

District 1

2024 Florida's 1st Senate district election

← 2022 2028 →

Nominee Don Gaetz Lisa Newell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 187,431 102,905 Percentage 64.56 35.44

Senator before election Doug Broxson Republican Elected Senator Don Gaetz Republican

The incumbent was Republican Doug Broxson, who was re-elected with 71.2% of the vote in 2022. Broxson was term-limited. Don Gaetz, who previously represented this district from 2006 to 2016, won the open seat.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Don Gaetz, former state senator for this district and father of U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz^[5]

Withdrawn

• Frank White, former state representative (2016–2018) (endorsed Gaetz)^[5]

Declined

• Alex Andrade, state representative (endorsed White)^[6]

Endorsements

Don Gaetz

Statewide officials

• Jeff Atwater, former Chief Financial Officer of Florida (2011–2017)^[7]
• Wilton Simpson, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture^[7]

State legislators

• Ben Albritton, state senator^[8]
• Doug Broxson, incumbent state senator for the district^[5]
• Bill Galvano, former President of the Florida Senate (2018–2020)^[7]
• Andy Gardiner, former President of the Florida Senate (2014–2016)^[7]
• Mike Haridopolos, former President of the Florida Senate (2010–2012)^[7]
• Tom Lee, former President of the Florida Senate (2004–2006)^[7]
• Joe Negron, former President of the Florida Senate (2016–2018)^[7]
• Ken Pruitt, former President of the Florida Senate (2006–2008)^[7]
• Frank White, former state representative (2016–2018)^[5]

Frank White (withdrawn)

Statewide officials

• Jimmy Patronis, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture^[9]

State legislators

• Alex Andrade, state representative^[6]
• Doug Broxson, incumbent state senator for the district^[10] (switched endorsement to Gaetz after White withdrew)
• Joel Rudman, state representative^[11]
• Michelle Salzman, state representative^[6]
• Jayer Williamson, former state representative (2016–2022)^[11]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Gaetz	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

Democratic nominee

• Lisa Newell, newspaper publisher^[12]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Newell	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

General election

Results

General election results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Gaetz	187,431	64.56
	Democratic	Lisa Newell	102,905	35.44
Total votes			290,336	100.00
	Republican hold

District 3

2024 Florida's 3rd Senate district election

← 2022 2028 →

Candidate Corey Simon Daryl Parks Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 154,515 123,025 Percentage 55.67 44.33

Senator before election Corey Simon Republican Elected Senator Corey Simon Republican

The incumbent was Republican Corey Simon, who flipped the district and was elected with 53.0% of the vote in 2022.

Republican nominee

• Corey Simon, incumbent state senator^[14]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Corey Simon	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Daryl Parks, civil rights lawyer^[15]

Eliminated in primary

• Kimblin NeSmith, Gadsden County commissioner^[16]

Withdrawn

• Sheria Griffin, Florida Education Association executive^[17]

Endorsements

Daryl Parks

State legislators

• Loranne Ausley, former state senator for this district (2020–2022)^[18]

Individuals

• Ben Crump, civil rights lawyer and Parks's former law partner^[19]

Results

Democratic primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daryl Parks	42,097	75.46%
	Democratic	Kimblin NeSmith	13,690	24.54%
Total votes			55,787	100.00

General election

Debate

2024 Florida's 3rd Senate district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Simon	Parks
1	Oct. 15, 2024	Capital Tiger Bay Club	Gary Fineout	WFSU	P	P

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
CNalysis[4]	Tilt R	August 7, 2024

Endorsements

Corey Simon (R)

Organizations

• Americans for Prosperity Action^[21]

Results

General election results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Corey Simon (incumbent)	154,515	55.67
	Democratic	Daryl Parks	123,025	44.33
Total votes			277,540	100.00
	Republican hold

District 5

2024 Florida's 5th Senate district election

← 2022 2028 →

Nominee Tracie Davis Vernon Lee Jordan (write-in) Party Democratic Independent Popular vote 156,112 703 Percentage 99.55 0.45

Senator before election Tracie Davis Democratic Elected Senator Tracie Davis Democratic

The incumbent was Democrat Tracie Davis, who was elected with 57.5% of the vote in 2022.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tracie Davis, incumbent state senator^[22]

Eliminated in primary

• Francky Jeanty, educational consultant^[23]

Results

Democratic primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tracie Davis (incumbent)	31,999	95.16
	Democratic	Francky Jeanty	1,628	4.84
Total votes			33,627	100.00

Independents

• Vernon Lee Jordan (write-in)^[24]

General election

Results

General election results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tracie Davis (incumbent)	156,112	99.55
	Independent	Vernon Lee Jordan (write-in)	703	0.45
Total votes			156,815	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 7

2024 Florida's 7th Senate district election

← 2022 2028 →

Candidate Tom Leek George Hill II Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 237,377 110,364 Percentage 68.26 31.74

Senator before election Travis Hutson Republican Elected Senator Tom Leek Republican

The incumbent was Republican Travis Hutson, who was re-elected unopposed in 2022. Hutson was term-limited. State representative Tom Leek won the open seat.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Leek, state representative^[25]

Eliminated in primary

• Gerry James, financial advisor and candidate for this district in 2022^[26]
• David Shoar, former St. Johns County sheriff (2004–2020)^[27]

Endorsements

Gerry James

Statewide officials

• Sarah Palin, former Governor of Alaska^[28]

Tom Leek

Federal officials

• Cory Mills, U.S. representative from Florida's 7th congressional district^[29]
• Rick Scott, U.S. senator from Florida^[30]
• Michael Waltz, U.S. representative from Florida's 6th congressional district^[29]

Statewide officials

• Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida^[31]
• Ashley Moody, Florida Attorney General^[32]
• Jeanette Nuñez, Lieutenant Governor of Florida^[28]
• Jimmy Patronis, Chief Financial Officer of Florida^[33]

State legislators

• Ben Albritton, state senator^[34]
• Jim Boyd, state senator^[35]
• Danny Burgess, state senator^[36]
• Alexis Calatayud, state senator^[36]
• Jay Collins, state senator^[37]
• Joe Gruters, state senator^[38]
• Travis Hutson, incumbent state senator for this district^[39]
• Paul Renner, Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives^[40]

Sheriffs

• Mike Chitwood, Volusia County sheriff^[41]
• H.D. "Gator" DeLoach, Putnam County sheriff^[41]
• Robert Hardwick, St. Johns County sheriff^[41]
• Rick Staly, Flagler County sheriff^[41]

Organizations

• Americans for Prosperity Action^[21]
• Volusia County Republican Party^[42]

David Shoar

Federal officials

• Donald Trump, former President of the United States (2017–2021) (previously declined to endorse)^[43]

U.S. representatives

• John Rutherford, U.S. representative from Florida's 5th congressional district^[b][44]

Declined to endorse

Federal officials

• Donald Trump, former President of the United States (2017–2021)^[45]

Debate

2024 Florida's 7th Senate district republican primary debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Republican	Republican
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					James	Leek	Shoar
1	Jul. 25, 2024	WESH	Greg Fox	YouTube	P	P	P

Results

Republican primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Leek	35,938	47.30
	Republican	David Shoar	20,917	27.53
	Republican	Gerry James	19,116	25.16
Total votes			75,971	100.00

Democratic nominee

• George Hill II, construction company CEO^[46]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Hill II	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

General election

Results

General election results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Leek	237,377	68.26
	Democratic	George Hill II	110,364	31.74
Total votes			347,741	100.00
	Republican hold

District 9

2024 Florida's 9th Senate district election

← 2022 2028 →

Candidate Stan McClain Sylvain Doré Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 177,937 103,275 Percentage 63.28 36.72

Senator before election Keith Perry Republican Elected Senator Stan McClain Republican

The incumbent was Republican Keith Perry, who was re-elected with 65.5% of the vote in 2022. Perry was term-limited. State representative Stan McClain won the open seat.

Republican nominee

• Stan McClain, state representative^[47]

Endorsements

Stan McClain

State legislators

• Tom Leek, state representative^[47]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stan McClain	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

Democratic nominee

• Sylvain Doré, retired professor^[48]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sylvain Doré	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

General election

Endorsements

Sylvain Doré (D)

Organizations

• 314 Action^[49]
• Equality Florida Action PAC^[50]
• Planned Parenthood Action^[51]

Stan McClain (R)

State legislators

• Ben Albritton, state senator^[52]
• Tom Leek, state representative^[47]

Organizations

• Americans for Prosperity Action^[21]

Results

General election results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stan McClain	177,937	63.28
	Democratic	Sylvain Dore	103,275	36.72
Total votes			281,212	100.00
	Republican hold

District 11

2024 Florida's 11th Senate district election

← 2022 2028 →

Candidate Blaise Ingoglia Marilyn Holleran Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 229,609 101,775 Percentage 69.29 30.71

Senator before election Blaise Ingoglia Republican Elected Senator Blaise Ingoglia Republican

The incumbent was Republican Blaise Ingoglia, who was elected with 75.0% of the vote in 2022 against a Green Party opponent.

Republican nominee

• Blaise Ingoglia, incumbent state senator^[53]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Blaise Ingoglia	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

Democratic nominee

• Marilyn Holleran, former embassy worker^[54]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marilyn Holleran	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

General election

Endorsements

Blaise Ingoglia (R)

State legislators

• Ben Albritton, state senator^[55]
• Jim Boyd, state senator^[55]
• Kathleen Passidomo, President of the Florida Senate^[55]
• Jay Trumbull, state senator^[55]

Results

General election results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Blaise Ingoglia	229,609	69.29
	Democratic	Marilyn Holleran	101,775	30.71
Total votes			331,384	100.00
	Republican hold

District 13

2024 Florida's 13th Senate district election

← 2022 2028 →

Candidate Keith Truenow Stephanie Dukes Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 181,074 119,212 Percentage 60.30 39.70

Senator before election Dennis Baxley Republican Elected Senator Keith Truenow Republican

The incumbent was Republican Dennis Baxley, who was re-elected with 62.2% of the vote in 2022. Baxley was term-limited. State representative Keith Truenow won the open seat.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Keith Truenow, state representative^[56]

Eliminated in primary

• Cheryl Blancett, retired investigator^[57]
• Bowen Kou, grocery store owner^[58]

Withdrawn

• Ebo Entsuah, Clermont city councilor (endorsed Truenow)^[59]

Endorsements

Keith Truenow

Statewide officials

• Ashley Moody, Florida Attorney General^[60]

State legislators

• Ben Albritton, state senator^[61]
• Dennis Baxley, incumbent state senator for this district^[62]
• Taylor Yarkosky, state representative^[56]

Local officials

• Peyton Grinnell, Lake County sheriff^[63]

Results

Republican primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Truenow	29,729	67.03
	Republican	Bowen Kou	10,607	23.91
	Republican	Cheryl Blancett	4,018	9.06
Total votes			44,354	100.00

Democratic nominee

• Stephanie Dukes, retired teacher and nominee for this district in 2022^[64]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Dukes	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

General election

Results

General election results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Truenow	181,074	60.30
	Democratic	Stephanie Dukes	119,212	39.70
Total votes			300,286	100.00
	Republican hold

District 15

2024 Florida's 15th Senate district election

← 2022 2028 →

Nominee Geraldine Thompson (Uncontested) Party Democratic

Senator before election Geraldine Thompson Democratic Elected Senator Geraldine Thompson Democratic

The incumbent was Democrat Geraldine Thompson, who was elected unopposed in 2022. As no non-Democrat filed for the seat, the general election was cancelled, and Thompson won the seat outright after winning the Democratic primary.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Geraldine Thompson, incumbent state senator^[65]

Eliminated in primary

• Randolph Bracy, former state senator for this district (2016–2022)^[65]

Endorsements

Geraldine Thompson

U.S. representatives

• Maxwell Frost, U.S. representative from Florida's 10th congressional district^[66]

State legislators

• LaVon Bracy Davis, state representative^[67]

Newspapers

• Orlando Sentinel^[68]

Debate

2024 Florida's 15th Senate district democratic primary debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Bracy	Thompson
1	Jul. 8, 2024	WESH	Greg Fox	WESH	P	P

Results

Democratic primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Geraldine Thompson (incumbent)	23,997	60.76
	Democratic	Randolph Bracy	15,498	39.24
Total votes			39,495	100.00

General election

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Geraldine Thompson (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 17

2024 Florida's 17th Senate district election

← 2022 2028 →

Nominee Carlos Guillermo Smith (Uncontested) Party Democratic

Senator before election Linda Stewart Democratic Elected Senator Carlos Guillermo Smith Democratic

The incumbent was Democrat Linda Stewart, who was re-elected with 56.1% of the vote in 2022. Stewart was term-limited. Former state representative Carlos Guillermo Smith was the only candidate to file for the seat, resulting in both the primary and general elections being cancelled, and Smith being elected outright.

Democratic nominee

• Carlos Guillermo Smith, former state representative^[69]

Endorsements

Carlos Guillermo Smith

U.S. representatives

• Maxwell Frost, U.S. representative for Florida's 10th congressional district^[70]

State legislators

• Lori Berman, state senator^[71]
• LaVon Bracy Davis, state representative^[71]
• Tracie Davis, state senator^[72]
• Anna Eskamani, state representative^[70]
• Rita Harris, state representative^[71]
• Shevrin Jones, state senator^[71]
• Johanna López, state representative^[71]
• Rosalind Osgood, state senator^[72]
• Tina Polsky, state senator^[72]
• Geraldine Thompson, state senator^[71]
• Vic Torres, state senator^[71]

Organizations

• Florida Democratic Party^[73]

Labor unions

• Central Florida AFL–CIO^[74]
• CWA Local 3108^[74]
• IATSE Local 631^[74]
• IBEW Local 606^[74]
• IUPAT District Council 78^[74]
• UNITE HERE Locals 362 & 737^[74]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carlos Guillermo Smith	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

General election

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carlos Guillermo Smith	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 19

2024 Florida's 19th Senate district election

← 2022 2025 (special) →

Candidate Randy Fine Vance Ahrens Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 184,731 126,487 Percentage 59.36 40.64

Senator before election Debbie Mayfield Republican Elected Senator Randy Fine Republican

The incumbent was Republican Debbie Mayfield, who was re-elected unopposed in 2022. Mayfield was term-limited. State representative Randy Fine won the open seat.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Randy Fine, state representative^[75]

Eliminated in primary

• Charles Sheridan, general contractor^[76]

Withdrawn

• Robyn Hattaway, lawyer^[77]
• Tim Thomas, Melbourne city councilor^[78]

Declined

• Tyler Sirois, state representative^[79]

Endorsements

Randy Fine

Federal officials

• Donald Trump, former President of the United States (2017–2021)^[80]
• Rick Scott, U.S. senator from Florida^[81]
• Bill Posey, U.S. representative from Florida's 8th congressional district^[82]

Statewide officials

• Jimmy Patronis, Chief Financial Officer of Florida^[83]
• Wilton Simpson, Agriculture Commissioner of Florida^[84]

State legislators

• Ben Albritton, state senator^[85]
• Thad Altman, state representative^[75]
• Webster Barnaby, state representative^[86]
• Robbie Brackett, state representative^[84]
• Erin Grall, state senator^[87]
• Joe Gruters, state senator and former chair of the Republican Party of Florida^[75]
• Mike Haridopolos, former president of the Florida Senate^[75]
• Chase Tramont, state representative^[88]

Sheriffs

• Wayne Ivey, Brevard County sheriff^[89]

Labor unions

• International Union of Police Associations^[86]

Results

Republican primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Fine	39,178	73.59
	Republican	Charles Sheridan	14,062	26.41
Total votes			53,240	100.00

Democratic nominee

• Vance Ahrens, LGBTQ rights activist^[90]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vance Ahrens	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

General election

Results

General election results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Fine	184,731	59.36
	Democratic	Vance Ahrens	126,487	40.64
Total votes			311,218	100.00
	Republican hold

District 21

2024 Florida's 21st district election

← 2022 2028 →

Candidate Ed Hooper Doris Carroll Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 175,862 109,078 Percentage 61.72 38.28

Senator before election Ed Hooper Republican Elected Senator Ed Hooper Republican

The incumbent was Republican Ed Hooper, who was re-elected with 64.8% of the vote in 2022.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ed Hooper, incumbent state senator^[91]

Eliminated in primary

• John Siamas, U.S. Navy veteran and tax practitioner^[92][93]

Endorsements

Ed Hooper

State legislators

• Ben Albritton, state senator^[94]
• Jim Boyd, state senator^[94]
• Kathleen Passidomo, President of the Florida Senate^[94]
• Jay Trumbull, state senator^[94]

Newspapers

• Tampa Bay Times^[95]

Results

Republican primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Hooper (incumbent)	34,391	85.09
	Republican	John Siamas	6,027	14.91
Total votes			40,418	100.00

Democratic nominee

• Doris Carroll, nurse^[96]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doris Carroll	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

General election

Results

General election results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Hooper (incumbent)	175,862	61.72
	Democratic	Doris Carroll	109,078	38.28
Total votes			284,940	100.00
	Republican hold

District 23

2024 Florida's 23rd Senate district election

← 2022 2028 →

Candidate Danny Burgess Benjamin Braver Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 163,859 105,038 Percentage 58.75 37.66

Senator before election Danny Burgess Republican Elected Senator Danny Burgess Republican

The incumbent was Republican Danny Burgess, who was re-elected with 63.2% of the vote in 2022.

Republican nominee

• Danny Burgess, incumbent state senator^[97]

Results

Republica primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Danny Burgess (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

Democratic nominee

• Benjamin Braver, middle school teacher^[98]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Benjamin Braver	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

Independent Party nominee

• John Houman, retired engineer and perennial candidate^[99]

Results

Independent primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent Party	John Houman	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

General election

Endorsements

Danny Burgess (R)

State legislators

• Ben Albritton, state senator^[100]
• Jim Boyd, state senator^[100]
• Kathleen Passidomo, President of the Florida Senate^[100]
• Jay Trumbull, state senator^[100]

Newspapers

• Tampa Bay Times^[101]

Results

General election results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Danny Burgess	163,859	58.75
	Democratic	Benjamin Braver	105,038	37.65
	Independent Party	John Houman	10,022	3.59
Total votes			278,919	100.00
	Republican hold

District 25

2024 Florida's 25th Senate district election

← 2022 2028 →

Candidate Kristen Arrington Jose Martinez Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 113,095 106,596 Percentage 51.48% 48.52%

Senator before election Victor Torres Democratic Elected Senator Kristen Arrington Democratic

The incumbent was Democrat Victor Torres, who was re-elected with 52.6% of the vote in 2022. Torres was term-limited. State representative Kristen Arrington won the open seat.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kristen Arrington, state representative^[102]

Eliminated in primary

• Alan Grayson, former U.S. representative from Florida's 9th congressional district (2009–2011, 2013–2017) and perennial candidate^[c][103]
• Carmen Torres, political organizer and wife of incumbent state senator Victor Torres^[66]

Endorsements

Kristen Arrington

Newspapers

• Orlando Sentinel^[68]

Carmen Torres

U.S. representatives

• Maxwell Frost, U.S. representative from Florida's 10th congressional district^[66]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[d]	Margin of error	Kristen Arrington	Alan Grayson	Carmen Torres	Other/Undecided
Impact Research (D)[104]	July 29 – August 1, 2024	365 (LV)	–	38%	20%	15%	26%
Impact Research (D)[105][A]	May 9–13, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	30%	–	25%	45%

Debate

2024 Florida's 25th Senate district democratic primary debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Arrington	Grayson	Torres
1	Jul. 12, 2024	WESH	Greg Fox	YouTube	P	P	P

Results

Democratic primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kristen Arrington	11,162	50.53
	Democratic	Carmen Torres	5,651	25.58
	Democratic	Alan Grayson	5,279	23.90
Total votes			22,092	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jose Martinez, T-Mobile franchise owner^[106]

Eliminated in primary

• Jon Arguello, Osceola County School Board member^[107]

Endorsements

Jose Martinez

Newspapers

• Orlando Sentinel^[68]

Debate

2024 Florida's 25th Senate district republican primary debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Republican
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Arguello	Martinez
1	Jul. 12, 2024	WESH	Greg Fox	YouTube	P	P

Results

Republican primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jose Martinez	10,006	59.35
	Republican	Jon Arguello	6,852	40.65
Total votes			16,858	100.00

General election

Debate

2024 Florida's 25th Senate district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Republican
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Arrington	Martinez
1	Sep. 5, 2024	WESH	Greg Fox	YouTube	P	P

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
CNalysis[4]	Likely D	August 7, 2024

Results

General election results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kristen Arrington	113,095	51.48
	Republican	Jose Martinez	106,596	48.52
Total votes			219,691	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 27

2024 Florida's 27th Senate district election

← 2022 2028 →

Candidate Ben Albritton Phillip Carter Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 189,809 86,045 Percentage 68.81 31.19

Senator before election Ben Albritton Republican Elected Senator Ben Albritton Republican

The incumbent was Republican Ben Albritton, who was re-elected with 71.2% of the vote in 2022.

Republican nominee

• Ben Albritton, incumbent state senator and Senate Majority Leader^[108]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Albritton (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

Democratic nominee

• Phillip Carter, former construction worker^[109]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phillip Carter	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

General election

Results

General election results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Albritton (incumbent)	189,809	68.81
	Democratic	Phillip Carter	86,045	31.19
Total votes			275,854	100.00
	Republican hold

District 29

2024 Florida's 29th Senate district election

← 2022 2028 →

Nominee Erin Grall Randy Aldieri Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 177,633 97,094 Percentage 64.66 35.34

Senator before election Erin Grall Republican Elected Senator Erin Grall Republican

The incumbent was Republican Erin Grall, who was elected unopposed in 2022.

Republican nominee

• Erin Grall, incumbent state senator^[110]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Erin Grall (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

Democratic nominee

• Randy Aldieri, business consultant^[111]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Randy Aldieri	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

General election

Endorsements

Erin Grall

State legislators

• Ben Albritton, state senator^[112]
• Jim Boyd, state senator^[112]
• Kathleen Passidomo, President of the Florida Senate^[112]
• Jay Trumbull, state senator^[112]

Results

General election results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Erin Grall (incumbent)	177,633	64.66
	Democratic	Randy Aldieri	97,094	35.34
Total votes			274,727	100.00
	Republican hold

District 31

2024 Florida's 31st Senate district election

← 2022 2028 →

Candidate Gayle Harrell Aaron Hawkins Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 199,888 125,280 Percentage 61.47 38.53

Senator before election Gayle Harrell Republican Elected Senator Gayle Harrell Republican

The incumbent was Republican Gayle Harrell, who was re-elected unopposed in 2022.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Gayle Harrell, incumbent state senator^[113]

Did not qualify

• Joseph Bauer, medical research professional^[114]

Endorsements

Gayle Harrell

Statewide officials

• Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida^[115]

State legislators

• Ben Albritton, state senator^[116]
• Jim Boyd, state senator^[116]
• Kathleen Passidomo, President of the Florida Senate^[116]
• Jay Trumbull, state senator^[116]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gayle Harrell (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

Democratic nominee

• Aaron Hawkins, data professional and Stuart Community Redevelopment Board member^[117]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aaron Hawkins	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

General election

Results

General election results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gayle Harrell (incumbent)	199,888	61.47
	Democratic	Aaron Hawkins	125,280	38.53
Total votes			325,168	100.00
	Republican hold

District 33

2024 Florida's 33rd Senate district election

← 2022 2028 →

Candidate Jonathan Martin Christopher Proia Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 175,411 90,247 Percentage 66.03 33.97

Senator before election Jonathan Martin Republican Elected Senator Jonathan Martin Republican

The incumbent was Republican Jonathan Martin, who was elected with 98.9% of the vote in 2022 against a write-in opponent.

Republican nominee

• Jonathan Martin, incumbent state senator^[118]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jonathan Martin (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

Democratic nominee

• Christopher Proia, trucker and nominee for the 27th district in 2022^[119]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christopher Proia	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

General election

Endorsements

Jonathan Martin (R)

State legislators

• Ben Albritton, state senator^[120]
• Jim Boyd, state senator^[120]
• Kathleen Passidomo, President of the Florida Senate^[120]
• Jay Trumbull, state senator^[120]

Results

General election results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jonathan Martin (incumbent)	175,411	66.03
	Democratic	Christopher Proia	90,247	33.97
Total votes			265,658	100.00
	Republican hold

District 35

2024 Florida's 35th Senate district election

← 2022 2028 →

Candidate Barbara Sharief Vinny Parlatore Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 140,564 108,777 Percentage 56.37 43.63

Senator before election Lauren Book Democratic Elected Senator Barbara Sharief Democratic

The incumbent was Democrat Lauren Book, who was re-elected unopposed in 2022. Book was term-limited. Former mayor of Broward County Barbara Sharief, who had unsuccessfully challenged Book in 2022, won the open seat.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Barbara Sharief, former mayor of Broward County (2013–2014, 2016–2017), candidate for this district in 2022, and candidate for Florida's 20th congressional district in the 2022 special election^[121]

Eliminated in primary

• Rodney Jacobs Jr., director of the Miami Civilian Investigative Panel^[122]
• Chad Klitzman, lawyer^[123]

Endorsements

Chad Klitzman

State legislators

• Lori Berman, state senator^[124]
• Mike Gottlieb, state representative^[125]
• Fred Lippman, former state representative (1978–1999)^[124]
• Robert McKnight, former state senator (1978–1982)^[125]
• Tina Polsky, state senator^[125]
• Eleanor Sobel, former state senator (2008–2016)^[123]
• Richard Stark, former state representative (2014–2020)^[125]

Organizations

• LGBTQ Victory Fund^[124]

Newspapers

• Sun Sentinel^[126]

Results

Democratic primary results^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Sharief	15,161	46.56
	Democratic	Chad Klitzman	11,359	34.88
	Democratic	Rodney Jacobs Jr.	6,045	18.56
Total votes			32,565	100.00

Republican nominee

• Vinny Parlatore, former Broward County sheriff's deputy^[123]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vinny Parlatore	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

General election

Results

General election results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Sharief	140,564	56.33
	Republican	Vinny Parlatore	108,777	43.63
Total votes			249,341	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 37

2024 Florida's 37th Senate district election

← 2022 2028 →

Candidate Jason Pizzo Imtiaz Mohammad Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 130,931 93,918 Percentage 58.23 41.77

Senator before election Jason Pizzo Democratic Elected Senator Jason Pizzo Democratic

The incumbent was Democrat Jason Pizzo, who was re-elected unopposed in 2022.

Democratic nominee

• Jason Pizzo, incumbent state senator^[127]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jason Pizzo (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

Republican nominee

• Imtiaz Mohammad^[128]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Imtiaz Mohammad	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

General election

Results

General election results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jason Pizzo (incumbent)	130,931	58.23
	Republican	Imtiaz Mohammad	93,918	41.77
Total votes			224,849	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 39

2024 Florida's 39th Senate district election

← 2022 2028 →

Candidate Bryan Avila Charles Lewis Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 133,270 57,635 Percentage 69.81 30.19

Senator before election Bryan Avila Republican Elected Senator Bryan Avila Republican

The incumbent was Republican Bryan Avila, who was elected unopposed in 2022.

Republican nominee

• Bryan Avila, incumbent state senator^[129]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bryan Avila (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

Democratic nominee

• Charles Lewis^[130]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Lewis	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.00

General election

Endorsements

Bryan Avila (R)

State legislators

• Ben Albritton, state senator^[131]
• Jim Boyd, state senator^[131]
• Kathleen Passidomo, President of the Florida Senate^[131]
• Jay Trumbull, state senator^[131]

Organizations

• Americans for Prosperity Action^[21]
• Florida Fraternal Order of Police^[132]

Results

General election results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bryan Avila (incumbent)	133,270	69.81
	Democratic	Charles Lewis	57,635	30.19
Total votes			190,905	100.00
	Republican hold

See also

• 2024 Florida elections
  • 2024 Florida House of Representatives election
• List of Florida state legislatures
• Politics of Florida
  • Political party strength in Florida
  • Florida Democratic Party
  • Republican Party of Florida
• Government of Florida

Notes

1. In 2 districts, the general election was canceled because one candidate was running unopposed. As a result, these vote totals do not represent how many voters supported each party in the general election.
2. Numbered as the 4th from 2017–2023
3. Candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016 and 2022; candidate for Florida's 9th congressional district in 2018; write-in candidate for Florida's 6th congressional district in 2020; candidate for Florida's 10th congressional district in 2022
4. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by Arrington's campaign