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
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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.

		Candidate
		Rick Scott
		John Columbus
		Keith Gross
		Katy Sun
		Angela Marie Walls-Windhauser

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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.

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

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joe Allen (Independent)
• Joe Wendt (L)
• Gregory Bowles (Independent)
• Carlos Garcia (Independent)

2012

U.S. Senate, Florida General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	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.

U.S. Senate, Florida, General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bill Nelson incumbent	60.4%	2,890,548
	Republican	Katherine Harris	38.2%	1,826,127
	Independent	Belinda Noah	0.3%	16,628
	Independent	Brian Moore	0.4%	19,695
	Independent	Floyd Ray Frazier	0.3%	16,628
	Independent	Roy Tanner	0.3%	15,562
	Independent	Lawrence Scott	0%	78
	Independent	Bernard Senter	0%	16
Total Votes				4,785,282

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.

U.S. Senate, Florida, General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bill Nelson	51%	2,989,487
	Republican	Bill McCollum	46.2%	2,705,348
	Independent	Willie Logan	1.4%	80,830
	Independent	Darrell L. McCormick	0.4%	21,664
	Independent	Andy Martin	0.3%	15,889
	Natural Law	Joe Simonetta	0.4%	26,087
	Reform	Joel Deckard	0.3%	17,338
	Independent	Write-in	0%	88
Total Votes				5,856,731

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

See also: United States Senate election in Florida, 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

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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

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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

See also: United States Senate election in 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.”

Rubio called Murphy "hyper-partisan," "a rubber stamp for, God forbid, a Clinton presidency," and accused him of fabricating his qualifications. 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."

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.”

U.S. Senate, Florida General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	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

U.S. Senate, Florida Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
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

U.S. Senate, Florida Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
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

U.S. Senate, Florida Libertarian Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
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.

U.S. Senate, Florida General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Marco Rubio	48.9%	2,645,743
	Democratic	Kendrick B. Meek	20.2%	1,092,936
	Libertarian	Alexander Andrew Snitker	0.5%	24,850
	Constitution Party of Florida	Bernie DeCastra	0.1%	4,792
	Independent	Charlie Crist	29.7%	1,607,549
	Independent	Sue Askeland	0.3%	15,340
	Independent	Rick Tyler	0.1%	7,397
	Independent	Lewis Jerome Armstrong	0.1%	4,443
	Independent	Bobbie Bean	0.1%	4,301
	Independent	Bruce Ray Riggs	0.1%	3,647
	Independent	Piotr Blass	0%	47
	Independent	Richard Lock	0%	18
	Independent	Belinda Gail Quarterman-Noah	0%	18
	Independent	George Drake	0%	13
	Independent	Robert Monroe	0%	6
	Independent	Howard Knepper	0%	4
	Independent	Carol Ann Joyce LaRosa	0%	2
Total Votes				5,411,106

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.

U.S. Senate, Florida General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mel Martinez	49.4%	3,672,864
	Democratic	Betty Castor	48.3%	3,590,201
	Veterans Party of America	Dennis F. Bradley	2.2%	166,642
	Write-in	Mark Stufft	0%	119
	Write-in	Nancy Travis	0%	27
	Write-in	Rachele Fruit	0%	25
	Write-in	Peter Blass	0%	16
Total Votes				7,429,894

1998

On November 3, 1998, Bob Graham won re-election to the United States Senate. he defeated Charlie Crist (R) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Florida General Election, 1998
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
Party	Total
Democratic	24
Republican	11
Whig	1

Class 1 Senators from Florida
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
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

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Florida's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Marco Rubio (R)

Rick Scott (R)

Representatives

District 1

Matt Gaetz (R)

District 2

Neal Dunn (R)

District 3

Kat Cammack (R)

District 4

Aaron Bean (R)

District 5

John Rutherford (R)

District 6

Michael Waltz (R)

District 7

Cory Mills (R)

District 8

Bill Posey (R)

District 9

Darren Soto (D)

District 10

Maxwell Frost (D)

District 11

Daniel Webster (R)

District 12

Gus Bilirakis (R)

District 13

Anna Luna (R)

District 14

Kathy Castor (D)

District 15

Laurel Lee (R)

District 16

Vern Buchanan (R)

District 17

Greg Steube (R)

District 18

Scott Franklin (R)

District 19

Byron Donalds (R)

District 20

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)

District 21

Brian Mast (R)

District 22

Lois Frankel (D)

District 23

Jared Moskowitz (D)

District 24

Frederica Wilson (D)

District 25

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)

District 26

Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

District 27

Maria Elvira Salazar (R)

District 28

Carlos Gimenez (R)

Republican Party (22)

Democratic Party (8)