# 2020 Florida Senate election

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The 2020 elections for the Florida Senate took place on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, to elect state senators from 20 of 40 districts. The Republican Party has held a Senate majority since 1995. The result was a one-seat gain for the Republicans, thus maintaining their majority.
The elections for U.S. President, U.S. House of Representatives, and the Florida House of Representatives were also held on this date.
Republican operatives, supported by Florida Power & Light, ran sham ghost candidates in three races. In District 37, former senator Frank Artiles had Alex Rodriguez placed on the ballot to successfully siphon votes from Senator José Javier Rodríguez. Both Artiles and Alex Rodriguez were charged and fined for electoral fraud.

## Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Lean R | October 21, 2020 |

### Competitive races

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.
2016 Presidential Results 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 |

## Overview

Seats :
| Party | Party | Votes | % | 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 | Total | 5,431,494 | 100.00 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 40 | ±0 |
| Source: Florida Division of Elections |||||||||
Popular vote
Republican
49.03%
Democratic
48.65%
Other
2.32% :
Senate seats
Republican
60%
Democratic
40% :

### Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
* District 37, 0.02% gain
* District 9, 2.7%
* District 3, 6.8%
* District 20, 9.6%

## Primary election polling
### District 27 - Republican

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Heather Fitzhagen | Ray Rodriguez | Undecided |
| St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | July 28, 2020 | 463 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 18% | 59% | 23% |
| Remington Research Group/Heather Fitzhagen | July 20, 2020 | 1,229 (LV) | ± 3% | 22% | 44% | 34% |
| Remington Research Group/Heather Fitzhagen | June 18–19, 2020 | 460 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 34% | 24% | 42% |

### District 29 - Democratic

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Tina Polsky | Irving "Irv" Slosberg | Undecided |
| St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | August 14, 2020 | 477 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 49% | 37% | 13% |

### District 39 - Democratic

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Javier E. Fernandez | Daniel "Dan" Horton-Diaz | Undecided |
| St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | August 1–2, 2020 | 203 (LV) | ± 6.9% | 24% | 16% | 61% |

## Retiring incumbents
### Democrats

* 3rd district: Bill Montford (term-limited)
* 29th district: Kevin Rader (retiring)
* 35th district: Oscar Braynon (term-limited)

### Republicans

* 5th district: Rob Bradley (term-limited)
* 9th district: David H. Simmons (term-limited)
* 21st district: Bill Galvano (term-limited)
* 27th district: Lizbeth Benacquisto (term-limited)
* 39th district: Anitere Flores (term-limited)

## General election polling
### District 3

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Loranne Ausley (D) | Marva Preston (R) | Undecided |
| St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | October 17–18, 2020 | 948 (LV) | – | 51% | 44% | 5% |
| ALG Research/Florida Senate Victory Fund/FDLCC | October 15, 2020 | 503 (V) | – | 48% | 40% | – |

### District 9

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jason Brodeur (R) | Patricia Sigman (D) | Jestine Ianotti (I) | Undecided |
| St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | October 31 – November 1, 2020 | 522 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 42% | 49% | 2% | 7% |
| St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | October 17–18, 2020 | 490 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 43% | 52% | – | 5% |
| GQR Research/Florida Senate Victory Fund/FDLCC | October 16, 2020 | 400 (V) | – | 42% | 42% | – | – |

### District 20

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Danny Burgess (R) | Kathy Lewis (D) | Undecided |
| St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | October 24–25, 2020 | 644 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 45% | 44% | 12% |

### District 37

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | José Javier Rodríguez (D) | Ileana Garcia (R) |
| SEA Research/Florida Senate Victory Fund/FDLCC | October 13, 2020 | 400 (V) | – | 42% | 37% |

### District 39

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Ana Maria Rodriguez (R) | Javier Fernandez (D) |
| GQR Research/Florida Senate Victory Fund/FDLCC | October 9, 2020 | 503 (V) | – | 43% | 43% |
| Tyson Group/Let's Preserve the American Dream PAC | September 8–11, 2020 | – (V) | – | 37% | 31% |
| Tyson Group/Let's Preserve the American Dream PAC | July, 2020 | – (V) | – | 31% | 28% |

## Results
### District 1

Florida 2020 Senate Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Douglas V. Broxson | 185,380 | 65.3% |
| | Democratic | Karen M. Butler | 98,407 | 34.7% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 293,787 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 3

2020 Florida's 3rd State Senate district candidate forum :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Loranne Ausley | Marva Preston |
| 1 | Sep. 22, 2020 | League of Women Voters of Tallahassee Tallahassee Democrat | Jim Rosica | YouTube | P | P |
Florida 2020 Senate Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Loranne Ausley | 137,609 | 53.4% |
| | Republican | Marva Harris Preston | 120,176 | 46.6% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 257,785 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 5

Florida 2020 Senate Election :
| 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% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 7

Florida 2020 Senate Election :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 344,353 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 9

2020 Florida's 9th State Senate district debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | 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 |
Florida 2020 Senate Election :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 281,231 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 11

Florida 2020 Senate Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Randolph Bracy | 147,244 | 65.0% |
| | Republican | Joshua Eli Adams | 79,224 | 35.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 226,468 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 13

Florida 2020 Senate Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Linda Stewart | 152,769 | 60.6% |
| | Republican | Josh Anderson | 99,134 | 39.4% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 251,903 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 15

Florida 2020 Senate Election :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 315,545 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 17

Florida 2020 Senate Election :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 319,398 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 19

Florida 2020 Senate Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Darryl Ervin Rouson | 174,343 | 68.7% |
| | Independent | Christina Paylan | 79,463 | 31.3% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 253,806 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 20

Florida 2020 Senate Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Danny Burgess | 141,607 | 54.8% |
| | Democratic | Kathy Lewis | 116,685 | 45.2% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 258,292 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 21

Florida 2020 Senate Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jim Boyd | 191,673 | 61.0% |
| | Democratic | Anthony "Tony" Eldon | 122,480 | 39.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 314,153 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 23

Florida 2020 Senate Election :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 326,313 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 25

Florida 2020 Senate Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gayle Harrell | 168,063 | 58.7 |
| | Democratic | Corinna Robinson | 118,211 | 41.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 286,274 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 27

Florida 2020 Senate Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ray Rodrigues | 176,954 | 60.5% |
| | Democratic | Rachel Brown | 115,537 | 39.5% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 292,491 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 29

Florida 2020 Senate Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tina Polsky | 156,441 | 55.7% |
| | Republican | Brian Norton | 124,502 | 44.3% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 280,943 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 31

Florida 2020 Senate Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Lori Berman | 156,495 | 62.2% |
| | Republican | Tami Donnally | 95,019 | 37.8% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 251,514 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 35

Florida 2020 Senate Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Shevrin "Shev" Jones | 188,942 | 99.7% |
| | Independent | Darien Hill (Write in) | 590 | 0.3% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 189,532 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 37

Florida 2020 Senate Election :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 215,610 | 100% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 39

Florida 2020 Senate Election :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 222,330 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |