2020 Florida Senate election


The 2020 elections for the Florida Senate took place on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, to elect state senators from 20 of 40 districts. The Republican Party has held a Senate majority since 1995. The result was a one-seat gain for the Republicans, thus maintaining their majority.
The elections for U.S. President, U.S. House of Representatives, and the Florida House of Representatives were also held on this date.
Republican operatives, supported by Florida Power & Light, ran sham ghost candidates in three races. In District 37, former senator Frank Artiles had Alex Rodriguez placed on the ballot to successfully siphon votes from Senator José Javier Rodríguez. Both Artiles and Alex Rodriguez were charged and fined for electoral fraud.

Predictions

Competitive races

The most competitive races are expected to be the Democratic-held open Senate District 3 in North Florida, the Republican-held open District 9 to the northeast of Orlando, the special election in the Tampa area's open Republican-held District 20, the Democratic-held Senate District 37 in South Florida, and the Republican-held open District 39 in South Florida.
2016 Presidential Results and 2020 Candidates in Competitive Races:
Senate districtClinton 2016 vote shareTrump 2016 vote share2020 Democratic nominee2020 Republican nominee
District 352.60% Clinton43.95% TrumpLoranne AusleyMarva Harris Preston
District 945.98% Clinton49.87% TrumpPatricia SigmanJason Brodeur
District 2043.99% Clinton52.28% TrumpKathy LewisDanny Burgess
District 3759.55% Clinton37.89% TrumpJosé Javier RodríguezIleana Garcia
District 3953.74% Clinton43.49% TrumpJavier FernandezAna Maria Rodriguez

Overview

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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Retiring incumbents

Democrats

Republicans