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U.S. Senate, Florida
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Election details
Filing deadline: April 26, 2024
Primary: August 20, 2024 General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Florida
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Likely Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican
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Voters in Florida will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on November 5, 2024. The primary is August 20, 2024. The filing deadline is April 26, 2024.

The election will fill the Class I Senate seat held by Rick Scott (R), who first took office in 2019.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• United States Senate election in Florida, 2024 (August 20 Democratic primary)
• United States Senate election in Florida, 2024 (August 20 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
• Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
  

General election

The primary will occur on August 20, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. Senate Florida

Randy Toler, Grace Granda, Salomon Hernandez, Marcos Reyes, and James Davis are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Florida on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Randy Toler (G)
		Grace Granda (Independent)
		Salomon Hernandez (Independent)
		Marcos Reyes (Independent)
		James Davis (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• A.C. Toulme (One Earth Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Florida

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Florida on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate
		Matt Boswell
		Stanley Campbell
		Alan Grayson
		Rod Joseph
		Bernard Korn
		Josue Larose
		Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
		Chase Anderson Romagnano
		Brian Rush
		Matthew Sanscrainte
		Everett Stern

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Phil Ehr (D)
• Donald Horan (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Florida

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Florida on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate
		Rick Scott
		Keith Gross
		Patricia Krentcil
		Shannon O'Dell
		Joe Smith
		Katy Sun
		Angela Marie Walls-Windhauser

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Florida

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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No candidate in this race has completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Ballotpedia is seeking 100 percent participation so voters can learn more about all the candidates on their ballots.

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Rick Scott	Republican Party	$14,059,045	$12,440,785	$3,078,864	As of September 30, 2023
Matt Boswell	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Stanley Campbell	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Alan Grayson	Democratic Party	$221,832	$169,536	$54,875	As of September 30, 2023
Rod Joseph	Democratic Party	$9,934	$9,104	$830	As of September 30, 2023
Bernard Korn	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Josue Larose	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	As of September 30, 2023
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell	Democratic Party	$1,703,647	$625,817	$1,077,830	As of September 30, 2023
Chase Anderson Romagnano	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Brian Rush	Democratic Party	$60,805	$9,089	$51,716	As of September 30, 2023
Matthew Sanscrainte	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Everett Stern	Democratic Party	$325	$325	$0	As of September 30, 2023
Keith Gross	Republican Party	$1,011,118	$965,567	$45,550	As of September 30, 2023
Patricia Krentcil	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Shannon O'Dell	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Joe Smith	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Katy Sun	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Angela Marie Walls-Windhauser	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Randy Toler	Green Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
James Davis	No Party Affiliation	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Grace Granda	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Salomon Hernandez	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Marcos Reyes	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Florida, 2024
Race tracker	Race ratings
	January 2, 2024	December 19, 2023	December 12, 2023	December 5, 2023
The Cook Political Report	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Florida in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Florida, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2024
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Florida	U.S. Senate	Ballot-qualified party	144,419	$10,440.00	4/26/2024	Source
Florida	U.S. Senate	Unaffiliated	144,419	$6,960.00	4/26/2024	Source

Election history

The section below details election results for this state's U.S. Senate elections dating back to 2016.

2022

See also: United States Senate election in Florida, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Florida

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Florida on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marco Rubio (R)	57.7	4,474,847
		Val Demings (D)	41.3	3,201,522
		Dennis Misigoy (L)	0.4	32,177
		Steven B. Grant (No Party Affiliation)	0.4	31,816
		Tuan Nguyen (No Party Affiliation)	0.2	17,385
		Edward A. Gray (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)	0.0	190
		Uloma Ekpete (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)	0.0	42
		Moses Quiles (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)	0.0	33
		Howard Knepper (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)	0.0	2

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,758,014
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jason Holic (No Party Affiliation)
• Carlos Barberena (No Party Affiliation)
• Shantele Bennett (No Party Affiliation)
• Ahmad Saide (No Party Affiliation)
• Timothy Devine (No Party Affiliation)
• Grace Granda (No Party Affiliation)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Florida

Val Demings defeated Brian Rush, William Sanchez, and Ricardo De La Fuente in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Florida on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Val Demings	84.3	1,263,706
		Brian Rush	6.3	94,185
		William Sanchez	5.6	84,576
		Ricardo De La Fuente	3.8	56,749

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,499,216
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Allen Ellison (D)
• Edward Abud (D)
• Joshua Weil (D)
• Alan Grayson (D)
• Allek Pastrana (D)
• Ken Russell (D)
• Coleman Watson (D)
• Albert Fox (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Marco Rubio advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Florida.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Calvin Driggers (R)
• Angela Marie Walls-Windhauser (R)
• Jake Loubriel (R)
• Luis Miguel (R)
• Josue Larose (R)
• Ervan Katari Miller (R)
• Earl Yearicks IV (R)
• Kevin DePuy (R)

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Dennis Misigoy advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Florida.

2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Florida

Rick Scott defeated incumbent Bill Nelson in the general election for U.S. Senate Florida on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rick Scott (R)	50.1	4,099,505
		Bill Nelson (D)	49.9	4,089,472
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	1,028

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,190,005
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joe Allen (Independent)
• Carlos Garcia (Independent)
• Gregory Bowles (Independent)
• Joe Wendt (L)

2016

See also: United States Senate election in Florida, 2016

The race for Florida's U.S. Senate seat was one of nine competitive battleground races in 2016 that that helped Republicans maintain control of the Senate. Incumbent Sen. Marco Rubio (R) defeated U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy (D), Iraq war veteran Paul Stanton (L), and nine independent and write-in candidates in the general election, which took place on November 8, 2016. According to Politico, Rubio was “the first Republican senator from the Sunshine State ever to win reelection in a presidential election year.”

Rubio called Murphy "hyper-partisan," "a rubber stamp for, God forbid, a Clinton presidency," and accused him of fabricating his qualifications. Murphy criticized Rubio, saying, "Sen. Rubio has the worst vote attendance record of any Florida senator in nearly 50 years." Murphy's spokeswoman Galia Slayen said, "Marco Rubio is willing to abandon his responsibility to Floridians and hand over our country's national security to Donald Trump, as long as it advances his own political career."

In his victory speech, Rubio said, “[I] hope that I and my colleagues as we return to work in Washington D.C. can set a better example how political discourse should exist in this country. And I know people feel betrayed and you have a right to. Every major institution in our society has failed us — the media, the government, big business, Wall Street, academia — they have all failed us. So people are so frustrated and angry. But we must channel that anger and frustration into something positive. Let it move us forward as energy to confront and solve our challenges and our problems.”

U.S. Senate, Florida General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Marco Rubio Incumbent	52%	4,835,191
	Democratic	Patrick Murphy	44.3%	4,122,088
	Libertarian	Paul Stanton	2.1%	196,956
	Independent	Bruce Nathan	0.6%	52,451
	Independent	Tony Khoury	0.5%	45,820
	Independent	Steven Machat	0.3%	26,918
	Independent	Basil Dalack	0.2%	22,236
	N/A	Write-in	0%	160
Total Votes				9,301,820
Source: Florida Division of Elections

U.S. Senate, Florida Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Marco Rubio Incumbent	72%	1,029,830
Carlos Beruff	18.5%	264,427
Dwight Young	6.4%	91,082
Ernie Rivera	3.2%	45,153
Total Votes		1,430,492
Source: Florida Division of Elections

U.S. Senate, Florida Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Patrick Murphy	58.9%	665,985
Alan Grayson	17.7%	199,929
Pam Keith	15.4%	173,919
Roque De La Fuente	5.4%	60,810
Reginald Luster	2.6%	29,138
Total Votes		1,129,781
Source: Florida Division of Elections

U.S. Senate, Florida Libertarian Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Paul Stanton	73.5%	2,946
Augustus Invictus Sol	26.5%	1,063
Total Votes		4,009
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Political context

This section will be updated with information about the political landscape in Florida.

See also

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Footnotes

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Florida's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Marco Rubio (R)

Rick Scott (R)

Representatives

District 1

Matt Gaetz (R)

District 2

Neal Dunn (R)

District 3

Kat Cammack (R)

District 4

Aaron Bean (R)

District 5

John Rutherford (R)

District 6

Michael Waltz (R)

District 7

Cory Mills (R)

District 8

Bill Posey (R)

District 9

Darren Soto (D)

District 10

Maxwell Frost (D)

District 11

Daniel Webster (R)

District 12

Gus Bilirakis (R)

District 13

Anna Luna (R)

District 14

Kathy Castor (D)

District 15

Laurel Lee (R)

District 16

Vern Buchanan (R)

District 17

Greg Steube (R)

District 18

Scott Franklin (R)

District 19

Byron Donalds (R)

District 20

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)

District 21

Brian Mast (R)

District 22

Lois Frankel (D)

District 23

Jared Moskowitz (D)

District 24

Frederica Wilson (D)

District 25

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)

District 26

Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

District 27

Maria Elvira Salazar (R)

District 28

Carlos Gimenez (R)

Republican Party (22)

Democratic Party (8)