# Florida's 7th Senate district

Florida's 7th Senate district elects one member to the Florida Senate. The district consists of Flagler, St. Johns counties and part of Volusia county, in the U.S. state of Florida. The current senator is Republican Tom Leek.

## 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 |
| Charlie Clary | Republican | 1996–2002 | | Parts of Bay, Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton county President Pro Tempore (2004–2006) |
| Evelyn J. Lynn | Republican | 2002–2012 | Astoria, New York | Consisted of Clay, Marion, Putnam, Volusia counties |
| Rob Bradley | Republican | 2012–2016 | Green Cove Springs, Florida | Consisted of Alachua, Bradford, Clay counties |
| Travis Hutson | Republican | 2016–2024 | Jacksonville, Florida | Consisted of Flagler, St. Johns counties and part of Volusia county |
| Tom Leek | Republican | 2024–present | Columbus, Ohio | Consists of Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns counties and part of Volusia 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 | Dan Jenkins | 39,444 | 69.9% |
| | Democratic | Dan Scarborough | 16,945 | 30.1% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 56,389 | 100% |
Republican Primary (1980) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jeff Burnsed | 3,095 | 39.9% |
| | Republican | C. Lee Daniel | 4,668 | 60.1% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,763 | 100% |
General Election (1980) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dan Jenkins | 84,440 | 55.6% |
| | Republican | C. Lee Daniel | 67,559 | 44.4% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 151,999 | 100% |

### 1982

Democratic Primary (1982) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Arnett E. Girardeau | 15,345 | 44.6% |
| | Democratic | Andrew E. (Andy) Johnson | 11,800 | 34.3% |
| | Democratic | George Thomas Sessions | 2,871 | 8.3% |
| | Democratic | Eddie Mae Steward | 4,425 | 12.8% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,441 | 100% |
Democratic Primary Runoff (1982) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Arnett E. Girardeau | 16,594 | 59.9% |
| | Democratic | Andrew E. (Andy) Johnson | 11,086 | 40.1% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,680 | 100% |
General Election (1982) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Arnett E. Girardeau | 29,086 | 66.6% |
| | Republican | Kurt W. Becker | 14,561 | 33.4% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,647 | 100% |

### 1982

Democratic Primary (1982) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Margaret C. Eppes | 15,800 | 41.3% |
| | Democratic | George Kirkpatrick | 22,421 | 58.7% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,221 | 100% |

### 1988

Democratic Primary (1988) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Arnett E. Girardeau | 15,838 | 72.7% |
| | Democratic | Anthony Gomes | 5,957 | 27.3% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,795 | 100% |
General Election (1988) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Warren H. Folks | 16,305 | 25.9% |
| | Democratic | Arnett E. Girardeau | 46,736 | 74.1% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 63,041 | 100% |

### 1992

Republican Primary (1992) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mike Bass | 7,799 | 26.7% |
| | Republican | Allan G. Bense | 8,356 | 28.6% |
| | Republican | John Phillip Halstead | 1,721 | 5.9% |
| | Republican | Robert Harde | 11,306 | 38.7% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,182 | 100% |
Republican Primary Runoff (1992) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Allan G. Bense | 7,331 | 43.0% |
| | Republican | Robert Harden | 9,732 | 57.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,063 | 100% |
General Election (1992) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Chesser | 53,304 | 42.1% |
| | Republican | Robert Harden | 73,363 | 57.9% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 126,667 | 100% |

### 1996

Republican Primary (1996) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lois Benson | 12,082 | 33.6% |
| | Republican | Charlie Clary | 10,774 | 30.0% |
| | Republican | Francis N. (Mac) McMillan | 1,225 | 3.4% |
| | Republican | Rick Seltzer | 9,482 | 26.4% |
| | Republican | Joe Webb | 2,356 | 6.6% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,919 | 100% |
Republican Primary Runoff (1996) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lois Benson | 15,735 | 49.0% |
| | Republican | Charlie Clary | 16,398 | 51.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,133 | 100% |
General Election (1996) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard "Beef" Haddad | 57,413 | 40.2% |
| | Republican | Charlie Clary | 85,262 | 59.8% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 142,675 | 100% |

### 2002

Republican Primary (2002) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George Albright | 9,395 | 35.2% |
| | Republican | Jon Marc Creighton | 3,339 | 12.5% |
| | Republican | Evelyn Lynn | 13,990 | 52.3% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,724 | 100% |
General Election (2002) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Evelyn Lynn | 80,873 | 57.3% |
| | Democratic | Jim Ward | 60,312 | 42.7% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 141,185 | 100% |

### 2008

General Election (2008) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Evelyn Lynn | 140,910 | 73.5% |
| | Unaffiliated | Richard Paul Dembinsky | 50,797 | 26.5% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 191,707 | 100% |

### 2012

General Election (2012) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rob Bradley | 123,261 | 57.7% |
| | Democratic | William Mazzota | 90,285 | 42.3% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 213,546 | 100% |

### 2016

General Election (2016) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Travis Hutson | 174,320 | 63.9% |
| | Democratic | Curtis Ceballos | 98,378 | 36.1% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 272,698 | 100% |

### 2020

General Election (2020) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Travis J. Hutson | 212,577 | 61.7% |
| | Democratic | Heather Hunter | 131,763 | 38.3% |
| | Write-In | Richard Dembinsky | 13 | 0.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 344,353 | 100% |

### 2022

Republican Primary (2022) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Travis Hutson | 40,263 | 56.1% |
| | Republican | Gerry James | 31,486 | 43.9% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 71,749 | 100% |