Seven state legislativespecial elections in theU.S. State of Florida have been scheduled to take place as of June 2025.[1] Under Florida'sresign-to-run law, state legislators who desire another political office are required to give up their current seat, necessitating a special election.[2]
Source: Florida Division of Elections.[3] As of July 22, 2025.
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Florida House of Representatives District 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 139,469 | |||||||||||||||
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The special election inFlorida's 3rd House of Representatives district took place on June 10, 2025. The primary was held on April 1, 2025. The district encompasses most ofSanta Rosa County and much of northernOkaloosa County in theFlorida panhandle.[4]
The special election was triggered after incumbent Republican representativeJoel Rudman resigned from the House to make a run for the2025 Florida's 1st congressional district special election, ultimately finishing a distant second in the Republican primary.
In the2024 general election, Rudman won by 56.8 points over his Democratic opponent.
Of the district's 139,469 registered voters, 88,106 (63%) were Republicans, compared to 26,813 (19%) unaffiliated voters and just 20,044 (14%) Democrats, as of the May 12, 2025 book closing.[5]
Dondre Markell Wise was the sole Democrat to file for the seat, so no primary was held.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Nathan Boyles | 8,726 | 35.85% | |
| Republican | Shon Owens | 7,768 | 31.91% | |
| Republican | Hayden Hudson | 2,562 | 10.53% | |
| Republican | Cynthia Smith | 2,099 | 8.63% | |
| Republican | Wade Merritt | 1,549 | 6.36% | |
| Republican | Jamie Wells | 931 | 3.82% | |
| Republican | Rena McQuaig | 411 | 1.69% | |
| Republican | Joshua Shane Sik | 294 | 1.21% | |
| Total votes | 24,340 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | 24,340 | 27.60% | ||
| Registered electors (Republican)[7] | 88,185 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Nathan Boyles | 8,176 | 67.05% | |
| Democratic | Dondre Markell Wise | 4,017 | 32.95% | |
| Total votes | 12,193 | 100% | ||
| Registered electors | 139,469 | |||
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Florida House of Representatives District 32 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 139,469 | |||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 19.4% | |||||||||||||||
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The special election inFlorida's 32nd House of Representatives district took place on June 10, 2025. The primary was held on April 1, 2025. The district encompasses a portion ofBrevard County in easternCentral Florida.[9]
The special election was triggered after Republican incumbentDebbie Mayfield announced her resignation to run for a special election in Senate District 19 to succeedRandy Fine.
In the2024 general election, Mayfield won by 28.6 points over her Democratic opponent.
Of the district's 137,774 registered voters, 64,597 (47%) were Republicans, compared to 34,596 (25%) unaffiliated voters and 33,569 (24%) Democrats, as of the May 12, 2025 book closing.[5]
Juan Hinojosa was the sole Democrat to file for the seat, so no primary was held. He was the Democratic nominee for this district in 2024.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Brian Hodgers | 5,642 | 35.01% | |
| Republican | Bob White | 5,333 | 33.10% | |
| Republican | Terrence Cronin | 5,138 | 31.89% | |
| Total votes | 16,113 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | 16,113 | 24.96% | ||
| Registered electors (Republican)[7] | 64,553 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Brian Hodgers | 14,999 | 55.30% | |
| Democratic | Juan Hinojosa | 12,122 | 44.70% | |
| Total votes | 27,121 | 100% | ||
| Registered electors | 137,774 | |||
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| Registered | 401,336 | |||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 17.1% | |||||||||||||||
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The special election inFlorida's 19th Senate district took place on June 10, 2025. The primary was held on April 1, 2025. The district encompasses much ofBrevard County in eastern Central Florida.[11]
This election was triggered after Republican incumbentRandy Fine resigned to successfully run in the2025 Florida's 6th congressional district special election.
In the 2024 general election, Fine won by 18.72 points over his Democratic opponent.
Of the district's 401,336 registered voters, 180,188 (45%) were Republicans, compared to 103,976 (24%) Democrats and 102,414 (26%) unaffiliated voters, as of the May 12, 2025 book closing.[12]
Vance Ahrens was the sole Democrat to file for the seat, so no primary was held. She was the Democratic nominee for this district in 2024.
State representativeDebbie Mayfield, who was Fine's direct predecessor in this district, resigned from thehouse of representatives to run for the seat,[13] but was disqualified from the race.[14] She filed a lawsuit directly with theFlorida Supreme Court,[15][16] which unanimously ruled in her favor.[17]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Debbie Mayfield | 23,637 | 60.81% | |
| Republican | Mark Lightner III | 6,264 | 16.12% | |
| Republican | Tim Thomas | 5,183 | 13.33% | |
| Republican | Marcelle Adkins | 3,786 | 9.74% | |
| Total votes | 38,870 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | 38,870 | 21.61% | ||
| Registered electors (Republican)[19] | 179,851 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Debbie Mayfield | 37,557 | 54.43% | |
| Democratic | Vance Ahrens | 31,446 | 45.57% | |
| Total votes | 69,003 | 100% | ||
| Registered electors | 401,336 | |||
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The special election inFlorida's 40th House of Representatives district took place on September 2, 2025. The primary was held on June 24, 2025. The district encompasses a portion ofOrange County.
The special election was triggered after democratic incumbentLaVon Bracy Davis announced her resignation to run for a special election in Senate District 15 (see below) to succeedGeraldine Thompson, who died on February 13, 2025. RaShon Young, an aide to Bracy Davis, was declared the winner over former state representativeTravaris McCurdy after polls closed.[20]
In the2024 general election, Bracy Davis won by 35 points over her Republican opponent.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | RaShon Young | 2,794 | 55.44% | |
| Democratic | Travaris McCurdy | 2,246 | 44.56% | |
| Turnout | 5,040 | 100.00% | ||
Tuan Le was the only Republican candidate to file, so the primary election was cancelled.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | RaShon Young | 7,330 | 75.06% | |
| Republican | Tuan Le | 2,435 | 24.94% | |
| Total votes | 9,765 | 100% | ||
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The special election inFlorida's 15th Senate district took place on September 2, 2025. The primary was held on June 24, 2025. The district encompasses much ofOrange County.
This election was triggered after Democratic incumbentGeraldine Thompson died on February 13, 2025. In the 2024 general election, Thompson won uncontested.
The primary election drew international media coverage due toRandolph Bracy andLaVon Bracy Davis, who are siblings, running against each other and their mother endorsing the latter sibling.[25] Bracy Davis was declared the winner soon after polls closed.[26]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | LaVon Bracy Davis | 5,533 | 42.96 | |
| Democratic | Coretta Anthony-Smith | 3,646 | 28.31 | |
| Democratic | Alan Grayson | 2,153 | 16.72 | |
| Democratic | Randolph Bracy | 2,153 | 12.02 | |
| Turnout | 12,880 | 100.00 | ||
Willie Montague was the sole Republican to file for the seat, so no primary was held.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | LaVon Bracy Davis | 17,771 | 72.58% | |
| Republican | Willie Montague | 6,713 | 27.42% | |
| Total votes | 24,484 | 100% | ||
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The special election inFlorida's 90th House of Representatives district will take place on December 9, 2025. Primaries will be held on September 30, 2025. The district encompasses a portion ofPalm Beach County.
The special election was triggered after Democratic incumbentJoe Casello died of aheart attack on July 18, 2025.[30]
In the2024 general election, Casello won by 12.2 points over his Republican opponent.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Maria Zack | 1,419 | 52.97% | |
| Republican | Bill Reicherter | 1,260 | 47.03% | |
| Total votes | 2,679 | 100.00% | ||
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| Democratic | Rob Long | 9,226 | 63.7% | |
| Republican | Maria Zack | 5,109 | 35.3% | |
| Independent | Karen Ching Hsien Yeh Ho | 140 | 1.0% | |
| Total votes | 14,475 | 100% | ||
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The special election inFlorida's 11th Senate district will take place on December 9, 2025. Primaries will be held on September 30, 2025. The district consists ofCitrus,Hernando,Sumter counties and part ofPasco County.
This election was triggered after Republican incumbentBlaise Ingoglia resigned July 21, 2025, to become theChief Financial Officer of Florida.[34] In the 2024 general election, Ingoglia won by 38.58 points against his Democratic opponent.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Ralph E. Massullo Jr | 22,525 | 79.53% | |
| Republican | Anthony V. Brice | 5,799 | 20.47% | |
| Total votes | 28,324 | 100.00% | ||
| County | Ralph E. Massullo Jr | Anthony V. Brice | Total | ||
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| Citrus | 7,855 | 78.39% | 2,165 | 21.61% | 10,020 |
| Hernando | 3,838 | 77.54% | 1,113 | 22.46% | 4,951 |
| Pasco | 1,085 | 77.22% | 320 | 22.78% | 1,405 |
| Sumter | 9,747 | 81.58% | 2,201 | 18.42% | 11,948 |
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| Republican | Ralph E. Massullo Jr | 49,088 | 59.2% | |
| Democratic | Ash Marwah | 33,803 | 40.8% | |
| Total votes | 82,891 | 100% | ||
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