2018 Florida Senate election
In the elections to the Florida State Senate that were held on November 6, 2018, 20 of the 40 seats were contested in regular elections and two seats in special elections. The winners of the 20 regular elections would serve four-year terms from November 6, 2018, to November 6, 2022, and the winners of the two special elections would serve two-year terms from November 6, 2018, to November 6, 2020.
Results summary
Retiring incumbents
There were no Democrats term-limited from their seats.- Dorothy Hukill, District 14
- Jack Latvala, District 16
- Greg Steube, District 23
- Joe Negron, District 25
- Denise Grimsley, District 26
- Rene Garcia, District 36
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:- gain
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District 2
District 2 consists of Bay, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, and Washington counties, and part of Okaloosa County. Incumbent George Gainer was re-elected by a margin of 51 percent.Republican primary
Incumbent George Gainer won the primary unopposed.Democratic primary
Attorney Gigi Gibson won the primary unopposed.General election
Predictions
MCI Maps gave the second district a rating of "Safe GOP".Results
District 4
District 4 consists of Nassau County and part of Duval County counties. Incumbent Aaron Bean was re-elected by a margin of 29 percent.Republican primary
Incumbent Republican Aaron Bean defeated challenger Carlos E. Slay in the Republican primary by a margin of 75 percent.Candidates
- Aaron Bean, incumbent Florida senator since 2012
- Carlos E. Slay, former Nassau County tax collector candidate
General election
Results
District 6
District 6 consists of part of Duval County. Incumbent Audrey Gibson was re-elected unopposed.District 8
District 8 consists of Alachua and Putnam counties, and part of Marion County. Incumbent Keith Perry was re-elected by a margin of one percent.General election
Results
District 10
District 10 consists of Citrus and Hernando counties, and part of Pasco County. Incumbent Wilton Simpson was re-elected by a margin of 30 percent.General election
Results
District 12
District 12 consists of Sumter County, and parts of Lake, and Marion counties. Incumbent Dennis Baxley was re-elected by a margin of 31 percent.General election
Results
District 14
District 14 consists of parts of Brevard and Volusia counties. Incumbent state senator Dorothy Hukill, Republican, died on October 2018 from cervical cancer. As her name was already printed on ballots, votes cast for her were counted for Tom A. Wright, the Republican nominee, who won the election by a margin of 13 percent.General election
Results
District 16
District 16 consists of parts of Pasco and Pinellas counties.Republican primary
Candidates
- Ed Hooper, former Florida representative and Deputy Whip from 2006 to 2014
- Leo Karruli, entrepreneur
General election
Results
District 18
District 18 consists of part of Hillsborough County.General election
Results
District 20
District 20 consists of parts of Hillsborough, Pasco, and Polk counties.Republican primary
Candidates
- Lee (Florida politician)|Tom Lee], incumbent senator since 2012 and from 1996 to 2006, former senate president from 2004 to 2006
- John Manners Houman, Republican nominee for Florida Senate in 2016
General election
Results
District 22
District 22 consists of parts of Lake and Polk counties.General election
Results
District 23
District 23 consists of Sarasota County and part of Charlotte County. An election for this district was not scheduled to occur until the 2020 general elections, but a special election was scheduled concurrent with the 2018 general elections due to a vacancy that occurred as a result of the resignation of then-state senator Greg Steube to run for the United States House of Representatives.General election
Results
District 24
District 24 consists of part of Pinellas County.General election
Results
District 25
District 25 consists of Martin and St. Lucie counties, and part of Palm Beach County. An election for this district was not scheduled to occur until the 2020 general elections, but a special election was scheduled concurrent with the 2018 general elections due to a vacancy that occurred as a result of the resignation of former Senate President Joe Negron.Republican primary
Candidates
- Gayle Harrell, Florida representative since 2012
- Belinda Keiser, former member of Florida Constitution Revision Commission, delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention
General election
Results
District 26
District 26 consists of DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Highlands, and Okeechobee counties, and parts of Charlotte, Lee, and Polk counties.General election
Results
District 28
District 28 consists of Collier and Hendry counties, and part of Lee County.General election
Results
District 30
District 30 consists of part of Palm Beach County.General election
Results
District 32
District 32 consists of part of Broward County.Incumbent Lauren Book was elected unposed both in the primary and general election.