List of United States Senators from Florida
This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from Florida.
Current members
The current members of the U.S. Senate from Florida are:
Office | Name | Party | Date assumed office | Date term ends |
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U.S. Senate Florida | Marco Rubio | Republican | January 3, 2011 | January 3, 2029 |
U.S. Senate Florida | Rick Scott | Republican | January 3, 2019 | January 3, 2025 |
Election history
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Class I
Senators in Class I were elected to office in the November 2018 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class I terms run from the beginning of the 116th Congress on January 3, 2019, to the end of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2025.
2024
See also: United States Senate election in Florida, 2024
General election
The primary will occur on August 20, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for U.S. Senate Florida
The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Florida on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
Mason Cysewski (G) | ||
Randy Toler (G) | ||
Feena Bonoan (L) | ||
Shantele Bennett (No Party Affiliation) | ||
Ben Everidge (No Party Affiliation) | ||
Grace Granda (No Party Affiliation) | ||
Samir Hazza (No Party Affiliation) | ||
Salomon Hernandez (No Party Affiliation) | ||
Tuan Nguyen (No Party Affiliation) | ||
James Davis (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | ||
Howard Knepper (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- A.C. Toulme (One Earth Party)
- Marcos Reyes (No Party Affiliation)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Florida
The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Florida on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | ||
Stanley Campbell | ||
Alan Grayson | ||
Rod Joseph | ||
Bernard Korn | ||
Josue Larose | ||
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | ||
Chase Anderson Romagnano | ||
Brian Rush | ||
Matthew Sanscrainte |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Everett Stern (D)
- Donald Horan (D)
- Matt Boswell (D)
- Phil Ehr (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Florida
Incumbent Rick Scott, John Columbus, Keith Gross, Katy Sun, and Angela Marie Walls-Windhauser are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Florida on August 20, 2024.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joe Smith (R)
- Shannon O'Dell (R)
- Patricia Krentcil (R)
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Feena Bonoan advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Florida.
2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Florida
Rick Scott defeated incumbent Bill Nelson in the general election for U.S. Senate Florida on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rick Scott (R) | 50.1 | 4,099,505 | |
Bill Nelson (D) | 49.9 | 4,089,472 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1,028 |
Total votes: 8,190,005 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joe Allen (Independent)
- Joe Wendt (L)
- Gregory Bowles (Independent)
- Carlos Garcia (Independent)
2012
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | Bill Nelson Incumbent | 55.2% | 4,523,451 | |
Republican | Connie Mack | 42.2% | 3,458,267 | |
Independent | Bill Gaylor | 1.5% | 126,079 | |
Independent | Chris Borgia | 1% | 82,089 | |
N/A | Write-ins | 0% | 60 | |
Total Votes | 8,189,946 | |||
Source: Florida Election Watch "U.S. Senator" |
2006
On November 7, 2006, Bill Nelson won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Katherine Harris (R), Belinda Noah (I), Brian Moore (I), Floyd Ray Frazier (I), Roy Tanner, Lawrence Scott (I) and Bernard Senter (I) in the general election.[1]
2000
On November 7, 2000, Bill Nelson won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Bill McCollum (R), Willie Logan (I), Darrell L. McCormick (I), Andy Martin (I), Joe Simonetta (Natural Law), Joel Deckard (Reform) in the general election.[2]
Class III
Senators in Class III were elected to office in the November 2022 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class III terms run from the beginning of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2023, to the end of the 120th Congress on January 3, 2029.
2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Florida
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Florida on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Marco Rubio (R) | 57.7 | 4,474,847 | |
Val Demings (D) | 41.3 | 3,201,522 | ||
Dennis Misigoy (L) | 0.4 | 32,177 | ||
Steven B. Grant (No Party Affiliation) | 0.4 | 31,816 | ||
Tuan Nguyen (No Party Affiliation) | 0.2 | 17,385 | ||
Edward A. Gray (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 190 | ||
Uloma Ekpete Kama (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 42 | ||
Moses Quiles (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 33 | ||
Howard Knepper (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 2 |
Total votes: 7,758,014 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jason Holic (No Party Affiliation)
- Carlos Barberena (No Party Affiliation)
- Shantele Bennett (No Party Affiliation)
- Ahmad Saide (No Party Affiliation)
- Timothy Devine (No Party Affiliation)
- Grace Granda (No Party Affiliation)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Florida
Val Demings defeated Brian Rush, William Sanchez, and Ricardo De La Fuente in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Florida on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Val Demings | 84.3 | 1,263,706 | |
Brian Rush | 6.3 | 94,185 | ||
William Sanchez | 5.6 | 84,576 | ||
Ricardo De La Fuente | 3.8 | 56,749 |
Total votes: 1,499,216 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Allen Ellison (D)
- Edward Abud (D)
- Joshua Weil (D)
- Alan Grayson (D)
- Allek Pastrana (D)
- Ken Russell (D)
- Coleman Watson (D)
- Albert Fox (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Marco Rubio advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Florida.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Calvin Driggers (R)
- Angela Marie Walls-Windhauser (R)
- Jake Loubriel (R)
- Luis Miguel (R)
- Josue Larose (R)
- Ervan Katari Miller (R)
- Earl Yearicks IV (R)
- Kevin DePuy (R)
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Dennis Misigoy advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Florida.
2016
The race for Florida's U.S. Senate seat was one of nine competitive battleground races in 2016 that that helped Republicans maintain control of the Senate. Incumbent Sen. Marco Rubio (R) defeated U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy (D), Iraq war veteran Paul Stanton (L), and nine independent and write-in candidates in the general election, which took place on November 8, 2016. According to Politico, Rubio was “the first Republican senator from the Sunshine State ever to win reelection in a presidential election year.”[3][4]
Rubio called Murphy "hyper-partisan," "a rubber stamp for, God forbid, a Clinton presidency," and accused him of fabricating his qualifications.[5][6][7][8] Murphy criticized Rubio, saying, "Sen. Rubio has the worst vote attendance record of any Florida senator in nearly 50 years." Murphy's spokeswoman Galia Slayen said, "Marco Rubio is willing to abandon his responsibility to Floridians and hand over our country's national security to Donald Trump, as long as it advances his own political career."[9]
In his victory speech, Rubio said, “[I] hope that I and my colleagues as we return to work in Washington D.C. can set a better example how political discourse should exist in this country. And I know people feel betrayed and you have a right to. Every major institution in our society has failed us — the media, the government, big business, Wall Street, academia — they have all failed us. So people are so frustrated and angry. But we must channel that anger and frustration into something positive. Let it move us forward as energy to confront and solve our challenges and our problems.”[10]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | Marco Rubio Incumbent | 52% | 4,835,191 | |
Democratic | Patrick Murphy | 44.3% | 4,122,088 | |
Libertarian | Paul Stanton | 2.1% | 196,956 | |
Independent | Bruce Nathan | 0.6% | 52,451 | |
Independent | Tony Khoury | 0.5% | 45,820 | |
Independent | Steven Machat | 0.3% | 26,918 | |
Independent | Basil Dalack | 0.2% | 22,236 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0% | 160 | |
Total Votes | 9,301,820 | |||
Source: Florida Division of Elections |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Marco Rubio Incumbent | 72% | 1,029,830 | ||
Carlos Beruff | 18.5% | 264,427 | ||
Dwight Young | 6.4% | 91,082 | ||
Ernie Rivera | 3.2% | 45,153 | ||
Total Votes | 1,430,492 | |||
Source: Florida Division of Elections |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Patrick Murphy | 58.9% | 665,985 | ||
Alan Grayson | 17.7% | 199,929 | ||
Pam Keith | 15.4% | 173,919 | ||
Roque De La Fuente | 5.4% | 60,810 | ||
Reginald Luster | 2.6% | 29,138 | ||
Total Votes | 1,129,781 | |||
Source: Florida Division of Elections |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Paul Stanton | 73.5% | 2,946 | ||
Augustus Invictus Sol | 26.5% | 1,063 | ||
Total Votes | 4,009 | |||
Source: Florida Division of Elections |
2010
On November 2, 2010, Rubio won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Kendrick B. Meek (D), Alexander Andrew Snitker (L), Bernie DeCastro (I), Charlie Crist (I), Sue Askeland (I), Rick Tyler (I), Lewis Jerome Armstrong (I), Bobbie Bean (I), Bruce Ray Riggs (I), Piotr Blass (I), Richard Lock (I), Belinda Gail Quarterman-Noah (I), Geroge Drake (I), Robert Monroe (I), Howard Knepper (I) and Carol Ann Joyce LaRose (I) in the general election.[11]
2004
On November 2, 2004, Mel Martinez won election to the United States Senate. he defeated Betty Castor (D), Dennis F. Bradley (Veterans Party of America), Mark Stufft (Write-in), Nancy Travis (Write-in), Rachele Fruit (Write-in) and Peter Blass (Write-in) in the general election.[12]
1998
On November 3, 1998, Bob Graham won re-election to the United States Senate. he defeated Charlie Crist (R) in the general election.[13]
U.S. Senate, Florida General Election, 1998 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | Bob Graham incumbent | 62.5% | 2,436,407 | |
Republican | Charlie Crist | 37.5% | 1,463,755 | |
Total Votes | 3,900,162 |
Historical members
Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from Florida | ||||
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Party | Total | |||
Democratic | 24 | |||
Republican | 11 | |||
Whig | 1 |
Class 1 Senators from Florida | ||||||||
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Senator | Party | Years Served | ||||||
David Levy Yulee | Democratic | 1845-1851 | ||||||
Stephen R. Mallory | Democratic | 1851-1861 | ||||||
Adonijah S. Welch | Republican | 1868-1869 | ||||||
Abijah Gilbert | Republican | 1869-1875 | ||||||
Charles W. Jones | Democratic | 1875-1887 | ||||||
Samuel Pasco | Democratic | 1887-1899 | ||||||
James P. Taliaferro | Democratic | 1899-1911 | ||||||
Nathan P. Bryan | Democratic | 1911-1917 | ||||||
Park Trammell | Democratic | 1917-1936 | ||||||
Scott M. Loftin | Democratic | 1936-1936 | ||||||
Charles O. Andrews | Democratic | 1936-1946 | ||||||
Spessard L. Holland | Democratic | 1946-1971 | ||||||
Lawton M. Chiles, Jr. | Democratic | 1971-1989 | ||||||
Connie Mack III | Republican | 1989-2001 | ||||||
Bill Nelson | Democratic | 2001-2019 | ||||||
Rick Scott | Republican | 2019-Present |
Class 3 Senators from Florida | ||||||||
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Senator | Party | Years Served | ||||||
James D. Westcott, Jr. | Democratic | 1845-1849 | ||||||
Jackson Morton | Whig | 1849-1855 | ||||||
David L. Yulee | Democratic | 1855-1861 | ||||||
Thomas W. Osborn | Republican | 1868-1873 | ||||||
Simon B. Conover | Republican | 1873-1879 | ||||||
Wilkinson Call | Democratic | 1879-1897 | ||||||
Stephen R. Mallory, Jr. | Democratic | 1897-1907 | ||||||
William J. Bryan | Democratic | 1907-1908 | ||||||
William H. Milton | Democratic | 1908-1909 | ||||||
Duncan U. Fletcher | Democratic | 1909-1936 | ||||||
William L. Hill | Democratic | 1936-1936 | ||||||
Claude D. Pepper | Democratic | 1936-1951 | ||||||
George A. Smathers | Democratic | 1951-1969 | ||||||
Edward J. Gurney | Republican | 1969-1974 | ||||||
Richard B. Stone | Democratic | 1975-1980 | ||||||
Paula Hawkins | Republican | 1981-1987 | ||||||
Daniel Robert Bob Graham | Democratic | 1987-2005 | ||||||
Mel Martinez | Republican | 2005-2009 | ||||||
George S. LeMieux | Republican | 2009-2011 | ||||||
Marco Rubio | Republican | 2011-Present |
See also
- United States Senate
- United States congressional delegations from Florida
- Classes of United States Senators
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ The New York Times, "Marco Rubio and John McCain Win Primaries in Florida and Arizona," accessed September 2, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "How Rubio outdid Trump in Florida and revived his career," accessed November 15, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Rubio: GOP has tough fight ahead to maintain Senate control," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Ahead of Florida primary, Rubio offers Trump a tepid embrace," accessed September 2, 2016
- ↑ CBS Miami, "The Making of Patrick Murphy," June 22, 2016
- ↑ Patrick Murphy for Senate, "Press Releases / Setting the Record Straight On Yesterday’s Misleading CBS Miami Report," June 23, 2016
- ↑ PolitiFact, "Mostly True: Marco Rubio has worst voting record of any Florida senator in nearly 50 years," accessed September 3, 2016
- ↑ Breitbart, "Rubio Wins Reelection Bid — Gives Victory Speech in English and Spanish," accessed November 15, 2016
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013