2022 Florida Senate election


The 2022 elections for the Florida State Senate took place on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, to elect state senators from all 40 districts. Although on ordinary years, 20 senators are elected at a time on a staggered basis, races following redistricting elect all 40 members to ensure that each member represents an equal number of constituents. The Republican Party expanded their Senate majority from 24 to 28, gaining a supermajority in the Senate. The concurrently held House elections also resulted in a supermajority, giving Republicans supermajority control of the legislature.

Retiring incumbents

Democratic

Republican

Overview

Closest races

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Results

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

District 1

The 1st district contains Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, as well as a portion of Okaloosa County. Following redistricting, that portion, previously located in southern Okaloosa County, was swapped for a portion in the northern part of the county, including Laurel Hill and northern Crestview.
The incumbent was Republican Doug Broxson, who ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Charlie Nichols, former school administrator and U.S. Army veteran

District 2

The 2nd district is located in the middle of the Florida panhandle. Following redistricting, the district remained mostly unchanged, gaining Calhoun County from the 3rd district and swapping a portion of northern Okaloosa County for a southern portion of it from the 1st district.
The incumbent was Republican George Gainer, who was not running for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Democratic primary

District 3

The incumbent was Democrat Loranne Ausley, who ran for re-election.

Democratic nominee

Republican nominee

District 4

The incumbent was Republican Aaron Bean, who was term-limited and could not seek re-election, and was instead running for U.S. House.

Republican nominee

Democratic nominee

  • Sharmin Smith, author

District 5

The incumbent was Democrat Audrey Gibson, who was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican nominee

  • Binod Kumar, retired JEA engineer

District 6

The incumbent was Republican Jennifer Bradley. Bradley ran for re-election unopposed, so both the primary and general elections were canceled.

Republican nominee

District 7

The incumbent was Republican Travis Hutson, who ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

District 8

The incumbent was Republican Tom Wright, who ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Richard Paul Dembinsky, perennial candidate
  • Andrea Williams, nonprofit manager

District 9

The incumbent was Republican Keith Perry, who ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Democratic primary

District 10

The incumbent was Republican Jason Brodeur, who ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Jason Brodeur, incumbent state senator
  • Denali Charres, registered nurse

Democratic nominee

District 11

The incumbent was Republican Wilton Simpson, who was term-limited and could not seek re-election, and was instead running for Commissioner of Agriculture.

Republican nominee

Green nominee

District 12

The incumbent was Republican Kelli Stargel, who was term-limited and could not seek re-election, and instead ran for U.S. House.

Republican primary

Democratic primary

District 13

The incumbent was Republican Dennis Baxley, who ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Democratic nominee

  • Stephanie Dukes, retired teacher

District 14

The incumbent was Democrat Janet Cruz, who ran for re-election.

Democratic nominee

Republican nominee

District 15

The incumbent was Democrat Randolph Bracy, who did not seek re-election and instead ran for U.S. House. Because no non-Democrats filed to run, the general election was canceled.

Democratic primary

Candidates

District 16

The incumbent was Democrat Darryl Rouson, who ran for re-election.

Democratic nominee

Republican nominee

District 17

The incumbent was Democratic Linda Stewart, who ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

District 18

The incumbent was Republican Jeff Brandes, who was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Republican nominee

Democratic nominee

District 19

The incumbent was Republican Debbie Mayfield. Mayfield ran for re-election unopposed, so both the primary and general elections were canceled.

Republican nominee

District 20

The incumbent was Republican Jim Boyd, who ran for re-election. Because no non-Republicans filed to run, the general election was canceled.

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Jim Boyd, incumbent state senator
  • John Houman, retired engineer, U.S. Navy veteran, and perennial candidate

District 21

The incumbent was Republican Ed Hooper, who ran for re-election.

Republican nominee

Democratic nominee

  • Amaro Lionheart, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and educator

District 22

The incumbent was Republican Joe Gruters, who ran for re-election. Because no non-Republicans filed to run, the general election was canceled.

Republican primary

Candidates

District 23

The incumbent was Republican Danny Burgess, who ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Democratic primary

  • Michael Harvey, pilot

District 24

The incumbent was Democrat Bobby Powell, who ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

  • Eric Ankner, retired correctional officer

District 25

The incumbent was Democratic Victor Torres, who ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

District 26

The incumbent was Democrat Lori Berman, who ran for re-election.

Democratic nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Steve Byers, entrepreneur
  • William Wheelen, retired stock trader

District 27

The incumbent was Republican Ben Albritton, who ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Democratic primary

  • Christopher Proia, trucker

District 28

The incumbent was Republican Kathleen Passidomo. Passidomo ran for re-election unopposed, so both the primary and general elections were canceled.

Republican nominee

District 29

Due to redistricting, this is a new district with no incumbent. Only one candidate filed to run, so both the primary and general elections were canceled.

Republican nominee

District 30

The incumbent was Democrat Tina Polsky, who ran for re-election.

Democratic nominee

Republican nominee

  • William Reicherter, businessman

District 31

The incumbent was Republican Gayle Harrell. Harrell ran for re-election unopposed, so both the primary and general elections were canceled.

Republican nominee

District 32

Due to redistricting, this district has two incumbents, Democrats Lauren Book and Rosalind Osgood. Book ran in the 35th district while Osgood ran for re-election in this district unopposed, so both the primary and general elections were canceled.

Democratic nominee

District 33

The incumbent was Republican Ray Rodrigues, who initially ran for re-election but later dropped out of the race.

Republican nominee

Independents

  • Richard Valenta, educator ''''

District 34

The incumbent was Democrat Shevrin Jones, who ran for re-election. Because no non-Democrats filed to run, the general election was canceled.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Pitchie Escarment, consultant
  • Erhabor Ighodaro, former vice mayor of Miami Gardens and candidate for the 35th district in 2020
  • Shevrin Jones, incumbent state senator

District 35

Due to redistricting, this is a new district with no incumbent. However, 32nd district incumbent Democrat Lauren Book decided to run here. Because no non-Democrats filed to run, the general election was canceled.

Democratic primary

Candidates

District 36

The incumbent was Republican Ileana Garcia, who ran for re-election.

Republican nominee

Democratic nominee

District 37

Due to redistricting, this district has two incumbents, Democrats Gary Farmer and Jason Pizzo. Farmer retired to run for circuit court judge while Pizzo ran for re-election unopposed, so both the primary and general elections were canceled.

Democratic nominee

District 38

The incumbent was Democrat Annette Taddeo, who was not running for re-election and was instead running for U.S. House.

Democratic nominee

  • Janelle Perez, healthcare executive and former congressional aide

Republican nominee

District 39

This seat is currently vacant, as Republican Manny Díaz Jr. resigned after being appointed Florida Commissioner of Education. Only one candidate filed to run, so both the primary and general elections were canceled.

Republican nominee

District 40

The incumbent was Republican Ana Maria Rodriguez. Rodriguez ran for re-election unopposed, so both the primary and general elections were canceled.

Republican nominee