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| Turnout | 38.62% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2020 elections for the Florida Senate took place on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, to elect statesenators from 20 of 40 districts. TheRepublican Party has held a Senate majority since 1995. The result was a one-seat gain for the Republicans, thus maintaining their majority.[1]
The elections forU.S. President,U.S. House of Representatives, and theFlorida House of Representatives were also held on this date.[2]
Republican operatives, supported byFlorida Power & Light,[3] ran sham ghost candidates in three races. In District 37, former senatorFrank Artiles had Alex Rodriguez placed on the ballot to successfully siphon votes from SenatorJosé Javier Rodríguez.[4] Both Artiles and Alex Rodriguez were charged and fined for electoral fraud.[5]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[6] | Lean R | October 21, 2020 |
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.[7][8]
2016 Presidential Results[9] and 2020 Candidates in Competitive Races:
| Senate district | Clinton 2016 vote share | Trump 2016 vote share | 2020 Democratic nominee | 2020 Republican nominee |
| District 3 | 52.60% Clinton | 43.95% Trump | Loranne Ausley | Marva Harris Preston |
| District 9 | 45.98% Clinton | 49.87% Trump | Patricia Sigman | Jason Brodeur |
| District 20 | 43.99% Clinton | 52.28% Trump | Kathy Lewis | Danny Burgess |
| District 37 | 59.55% Clinton | 37.89% Trump | José Javier Rodríguez | Ileana Garcia |
| District 39 | 53.74% Clinton | 43.49% Trump | Javier Fernandez | Ana Maria Rodriguez |
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total before | Up | Won | Total after | +/− | ||||
| Republican Party of Florida | 2,663,076 | 49.03 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 24 | +1 | |
| Florida Democratic Party | 2,642,318 | 48.65 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 16 | -1 | |
| Independent | 125,497 | 2.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Write-in | 603 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Total | 5,431,494 | 100.00 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 40 | ±0 | |
| Source:Florida Division of Elections[10][11] | ||||||||
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Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Heather Fitzhagen | Ray Rodriguez | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics[12] | July 28, 2020 | 463 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 18% | 59% | 23% |
| Remington Research Group/Heather Fitzhagen[13][A] | July 20, 2020 | 1,229 (LV) | ± 3% | 22% | 44% | 34% |
| Remington Research Group/Heather Fitzhagen[14][A] | June 18–19, 2020 | 460 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 34% | 24% | 42% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Tina Polsky | Irving "Irv" Slosberg | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics[15] | August 14, 2020 | 477 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 49% | 37% | 13% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Javier E. Fernandez | Daniel "Dan" Horton-Diaz | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics[16] | August 1–2, 2020 | 203 (LV) | ± 6.9% | 24% | 16% | 61% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Loranne Ausley (D) | Marva Preston (R) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics[17] | October 17–18, 2020 | 948 (LV) | – | 51% | 44% | 5% |
| ALG Research/Florida Senate Victory Fund/FDLCC[18][B] | October 15, 2020 | 503 (V) | – | 48% | 40% | – |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Jason Brodeur (R) | Patricia Sigman (D) | Jestine Ianotti (I) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics[19] | October 31 – November 1, 2020 | 522 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 42% | 49% | 2% | 7% |
| St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics[20] | October 17–18, 2020 | 490 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 43% | 52% | – | 5% |
| GQR Research/Florida Senate Victory Fund/FDLCC[21][C] | October 16, 2020 | 400 (V) | – | 42% | 42% | – | – |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Danny Burgess (R) | Kathy Lewis (D) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics[22] | October 24–25, 2020 | 644 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 45% | 44% | 12% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | José Javier Rodríguez (D) | Ileana Garcia (R) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA Research/Florida Senate Victory Fund/FDLCC[23][D] | October 13, 2020 | 400 (V) | – | 42% | 37% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Ana Maria Rodriguez (R) | Javier Fernandez (D) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GQR Research/Florida Senate Victory Fund/FDLCC[24][E] | October 9, 2020 | 503 (V) | – | 43% | 43% |
| Tyson Group/Let's Preserve the American Dream PAC[25] | September 8–11, 2020 | – (V)[b] | – | 37% | 31% |
| Tyson Group/Let's Preserve the American Dream PAC[26] | July, 2020 | – (V)[c] | – | 31% | 28% |
| District 1 •District 3 •District 5 •District 7 •District 9 •District 11 •District 13 •District 15 •District 17 •District 19 •District 20 •District 21 •District 23 •District 25 •District 27 •District 29 •District 31 •District 35 •District 37 •District 39 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Douglas V. Broxson | 185,380 | 65.3% | |
| Democratic | Karen M. Butler | 98,407 | 34.7% | |
| Total votes | 293,787 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| Loranne Ausley | Marva Preston | |||||
| 1 | Sep. 22, 2020 | League of Women Voters ofTallahassee Tallahassee Democrat | Jim Rosica | YouTube | P | P |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Loranne Ausley | 137,609 | 53.4% | |
| Republican | Marva Harris Preston | 120,176 | 46.6% | |
| Total votes | 257,785 | 100% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jennifer Bradley | 194,198 | 74.8% | |
| Democratic | Stacey L. Peters | 65,568 | 25.2% | |
| Total votes | 259,766 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Travis J. Hutson | 212,577 | 61.7% | |
| Democratic | Heather Hunter | 131,763 | 38.3% | |
| Independent | Richard Dembinsky (Write in) | 13 | 0.0% | |
| Total votes | 344,353 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| Jason Brodeur | Patricia Sigman | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 6, 2020 | WESH | Greg Fox | YouTube | P | P |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jason Brodeur | 141,544 | 50.3% | |
| Democratic | Patricia Sigman | 133,900 | 47.6% | |
| Independent | Jestine Iannotti | 5,787 | 2.1% | |
| Total votes | 281,231 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Randolph Bracy | 147,244 | 65.0% | |
| Republican | Joshua Eli Adams | 79,224 | 35.0% | |
| Total votes | 226,468 | 100% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Linda Stewart | 152,769 | 60.6% | |
| Republican | Josh Anderson | 99,134 | 39.4% | |
| Total votes | 251,903 | 100% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Victor M. Torres | 180,185 | 57.1% | |
| Republican | Louis T. Minnis | 123,153 | 39.0% | |
| Independent | Mike James | 12,207 | 3.9% | |
| Total votes | 315,545 | 100% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Debbie Mayfield | 193,560 | 60.6% | |
| Democratic | Scot Fretwell | 114,515 | 35.9% | |
| Independent | Phillip Snyder | 11,323 | 3.5% | |
| Total votes | 319,398 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Darryl Ervin Rouson | 174,343 | 68.7% | |
| Independent | Christina Paylan | 79,463 | 31.3% | |
| Total votes | 253,806 | 100% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Danny Burgess | 141,607 | 54.8% | |
| Democratic | Kathy Lewis | 116,685 | 45.2% | |
| Total votes | 258,292 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jim Boyd | 191,673 | 61.0% | |
| Democratic | Anthony "Tony" Eldon | 122,480 | 39.0% | |
| Total votes | 314,153 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joe Gruters | 188,126 | 57.7% | |
| Democratic | Katherine Norman | 131,491 | 40.3% | |
| Independent | Robert Kaplan | 6,696 | 2.1% | |
| Total votes | 326,313 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gayle Harrell | 168,063 | 58.7 | |
| Democratic | Corinna Robinson | 118,211 | 41.3 | |
| Total votes | 286,274 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ray Rodrigues | 176,954 | 60.5% | |
| Democratic | Rachel Brown | 115,537 | 39.5% | |
| Total votes | 292,491 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tina Polsky | 156,441 | 55.7% | |
| Republican | Brian Norton | 124,502 | 44.3% | |
| Total votes | 280,943 | 100% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lori Berman | 156,495 | 62.2% | |
| Republican | Tami Donnally | 95,019 | 37.8% | |
| Total votes | 251,514 | 100% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shevrin "Shev" Jones | 188,942 | 99.7% | |
| Independent | Darien Hill (Write in) | 590 | 0.3% | |
| Total votes | 189,532 | 100% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ileana Garcia | 104,630 | 48.53% | |
| Democratic | José Javier Rodríguez (Incumbent) | 104,598 | 48.51% | |
| Independent | Alex Rodriguez | 6,382 | 2.96% | |
| Total votes | 215,610 | 100% | ||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ana Maria Rodriguez | 123,556 | 55.6% | |
| Democratic | Javier E. Fernandez | 95,135 | 42.8% | |
| Independent | Celso D. Alfonso | 3,639 | 1.6% | |
| Total votes | 222,330 | 100% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
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