# Florida's 3rd Senate district

Florida's 3rd Senate district elects one member of the Florida Senate. The district currently consists of Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor, Wakulla counties in the U.S. state of Florida. The current senator is Republican Corey Simon.

## 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 |
| Pat Thomas | Democratic | 1980–2000 | Quincy, Florida | Died in Office 6/21/2000 Consisted of Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Liberty, Wakulla, parts of Bay, Jefferson, Leon and Madison county |
| Alfred Lawson Jr. | Democratic | 2000–2002 | Midway, Florida | Consisted of Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Liberty, Wakulla, parts of Bay, Jefferson, Leon and Madison county |
| Nancy Argenziano | Republican | 2002–2008 | Brooklyn, New York | Consisted of Baker, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Suwannee, Taylor counties and parts of Citrus, Columbia, Jefferson, Leon, Levy, Madison, Marion counties |
| Charles S. Dean Sr. | Republican | 2008–2012 | Jacksonville, Florida | Consisted of Baker, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Suwannee, Taylor counties and parts of Citrus, Columbia, Jefferson, Leon, Levy, Madison, Marion counties |
| Bill Montford | Democratic | 2012–2020 | Marianna, Florida | Consisted of Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla counties |
| Loranne Ausley | Democratic | 2020–2022 | Tallahassee, Florida | Consisted of Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla counties |
| Corey Simon | Republican | 2022–Present | Tallahassee, Florida | Consists of Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor, Wakulla counties |

## Elections

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

### 1980

General Election (1980) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dempsey J. Barron | 86,241 | 57.1% |
| | Republican | Elliot Messer | 64,776 | 42.9% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 151,017 | 100% |

### 1988

Democratic Primary (1988) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dempsey J. Barron | 31,511 | 48.3% |
| | Democratic | Vince Bruner | 33,692 | 51.7% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 65,203 | 100% |
General Election (1988) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Bill Jennings | 47,952 | 46.0% |
| | Democratic | Vince Bruner | 56,347 | 54.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 104,299 | 100% |

### 1992

Democratic Primary (1992) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jack McLean | 27,700 | 35.6% |
| | Democratic | Pat Thomas | 50,119 | 64.4% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 77,819 | 100% |

### 2000

Democratic Primary (2000) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Eddie Boone | 16,229 | 22.6% |
| | Democratic | Janegale Boyd | 22,487 | 31.3% |
| | Democratic | Dean J. Fenn | 4,750 | 6.6% |
| | Democratic | Alfred 'Al' Lawson | 28,282 | 39.4% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 71,748 | 100% |
Democratic Primary Runoff (2000) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Janegale Boyd | 26,627 | 41.3% |
| | Democratic | Alfred 'Al' Lawson | 37,919 | 58.7% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 64,546 | 100% |
General Election (2000) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brecht Heuchan | 51,142 | 34.8% |
| | Democratic | Alfred 'Al' Lawson | 95,619 | 65.1% |
| | Democratic | Janegale Boyd | 22,487 | 31.3% |
| | Write-In | David B. Murrell | 10 | 0.0% |
| | Write-In | Glenn R. Pickett | 3 | 0.0% |
| | Write-In | Bryan Price | 9 | 0.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 146,783 | 100% |

### 2002

General Election (2002) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Nancy Argenziano | 82,488 | 54.5% |
| | Democratic | Richard Mitchell | 68,934 | 45.5% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 151,422 | 100% |
General Election (2004) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Nancy Argenziano | 135,494 | 66.1% |
| | Democratic | Barry Brooks | 69,601 | 33.9% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 205,095 | 100% |

### 2008

General Election (2008) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Charles S. Dean | 134,029 | 58.0% |
| | Democratic | Suzan L R Franks | 96,875 | 42.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 230,904 | 100% |

### 2012

General Election (2012) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Shaw | 61,956 | 27.2% |
| | Democratic | Bill Montford | 165,634 | 72.8% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 227,590 | 100% |

### 2016

General Election (2016) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Nancy Miller | 77,192 | 32.6% |
| | Democratic | Bill Montford | 159,288 | 67.4% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 236,480 | 100% |

### 2020

Republican Primary (2020) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Benjamin Alexander Thaddeus John Horbowy | 8,555 | 21.3% |
| | Republican | Marva Harris Preston | 31,683 | 78.7% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,238 | 100% |
General Election (2020) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Marva Harris Preston | 120,176 | 46.6% |
| | Democratic | Loranne Ausley | 137,609 | 53.4% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 257,785 | 100% |

### 2022

General Election (2022) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Corey Simon | 113,477 | 53.0% |
| | Democratic | Loranne Ausley | 100,696 | 47.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 214,173 | 100% |