# Florida's 5th Senate district

Florida's 5th Senate district elects one member of the Florida Senate. The district consists of part of Duval county, in the U.S. state of Florida. The current senator is Democrat Tracie Davis.

## List of senators

NOTE: The following Information was gathered from the Florida Senate website. Only records of senators from 1998–present are kept.
| Name | Party | Years of service | Home city/state | Notes |
| George G. Kirkpatrick Jr. | Republican | 1992–2000 | Gainesville, Florida | Consisted of Parts of Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Levy, Marion, Putnan, Suwannee, and Union county |
| Rod Smith | Democratic | 2000–2002 | Southwest City, Missouri | Consisted of Parts of Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Levy, Marion, Putnan, Suwannee, and Union county |
| Stephen R. Wise | Republican | 2002–2012 | Canton, Ohio | Consisted of parts of Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns counties |
| Charles S. Dean Sr. | Republican | 2012–2016 | Jacksonville, Florida | Consisted of Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, Suwannee, Union counties and part of Marion county |
| Rob Bradley | Republican | 2016–2020 | Green Cove Springs, Florida | Consisted of Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, Suwannee, Union counties and part of Marion county |
| Jennifer Bradley | Republican | 2020–2022 | Tokyo, Japan | Consisted of Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, Suwannee, Union counties and part of Marion county |
| Tracie Davis | Democratic | 2022–Present | Jacksonville, Florida | Consists of part of Duval county |

## Elections

NOTE: The following results were gathered from the Florida Department of State. Uncontested election results are not provided.

### 1980

Democratic Primary (1980) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael Geison | 9,618 | 10.3% |
| | Democratic | Sherill "Pete" Skinner | 67,277 | 72.1% |
| | Democratic | O. A. Winburn, Jr. | 16,380 | 17.6% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 93,265 | 100% |

### 1982

Democratic Primary (1982) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jane Bell | 2,098 | 3.8% |
| | Democratic | Doyle Conner, Jr. | 9,455 | 17.0% |
| | Democratic | Jim Crews | 16,255 | 29.3% |
| | Democratic | Bill Grant | 19,137 | 34.5% |
| | Democratic | Jim Senterfitt | 1,782 | 3.2% |
| | Democratic | Bill Sutton | 6,781 | 12.2% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,508 | 100% |
Democratic Primary Runoff (1982) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim Crews | 19,389 | 39.2% |
| | Democratic | Bill Grant | 30,023 | 60.8% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 49,412 | 100% |

### 1986

Democratic Primary (1986) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Eldridge Beach | 8,166 | 14.2% |
| | Democratic | Wayne Hollingsworth | 27,571 | 48.1% |
| | Democratic | Michael R. Moore | 7,541 | 13.1% |
| | Democratic | Doug Nichols | 14,084 | 24.6% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 57,362 | 100% |
Democratic Primary Runoff (1986) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wayne Hollingsworth | 29,449 | 53.2% |
| | Democratic | Doug Nichols | 25,879 | 46.8% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,328 | 100% |
General Election (1986) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wayne Hollingsworth | 61,922 | 79.9% |
| | Republican | Pat Cook | 15,612 | 20.1% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 77,534 | 100% |

### 1988

Democratic Primary (1988) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Wayne Hollingsworth | 32,217 | 47.1% |
| | Democratic | Sherry D. Walker | 36,246 | 52.9% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 68,463 | 100% |

### 1992

General Election (1992) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | George Kirkpatrick | 89,538 | 96.1% |
| | Write-In | Richard "Whitey" Markle | 3,603 | 3.9% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 94,141 | 100% |

### 2000

Democratic Primary (2000) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cynthia Moore Chestnut | 17,555 | 38.4% |
| | Democratic | Rod Smith | 28,152 | 61.6% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,707 | 100% |
Democratic Primary (2000) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bob Casey | 63,085 | 43.3% |
| | Democratic | Rod Smith | 82,301 | 56.6% |
| | Write-In | Emily Browne | 150 | 0.1% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 145,536 | 100% |

### 2004

Republican Primary (2004) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Alan M. Rankin | 10,127 | 19.6% |
| | Republican | Stephen Wise | 41,431 | 80.4% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 51,558 | 100% |
General Election (2004) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Stephen Wise | 181,995 | 99.8% |
| | Write-In | David Organes | 236 | 0.1% |
| | Write-In | Samuel L. Sasser | 80 | 0.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 182,311 | 100% |

### 2008

General Election (2008) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Stephen Wise | 172,736 | 71.4% |
| | Democratic | George Anthony Lovengut | 69,321 | 28.6% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 242,229 | 100% |

### 2020

Republican Primary (2020) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jennifer Bradley | 47,395 | 59.0% |
| | Republican | Jason G. Holifield | 32,944 | 41.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 80,339 | 100% |
General Election (2020) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jennifer Bradley | 194,198 | 74.8% |
| | Democratic | Stacey L. Peters | 65,568 | 25.2% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 259,766 | 100% |

### 2022

Democratic Primary (2022) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tracie Davis | 34,075 | 68.1% |
| | Democratic | Reggie Gaffney | 15,996 | 31.9% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 50,071 | 100% |
General Election (2022) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Binod Kumar | 64,028 | 42.5% |
| | Democratic | Tracie Davis | 86,784 | 57.5% |
| | Write-In | Patrick Lee Cooper | 0 | 0.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 150,812 | 100% |
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