List of senators
NOTE: The following Information was gathered from the Florida Senate website. Only records of senators from 1998–present are kept.
| Portrait |
Name |
Party |
Years of service |
Home city/state |
Notes |
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|
Republican |
1996–2002 |
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Consisted of Lake and parts of Citrus, Marion, Seminole and Sumter county |
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|
Republican |
2002–2012 |
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Consisted of parts of Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Pinellas counties |
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Republican |
2012–2016 |
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Consisted of parts of Lake, Marion, Orange, Sumter counties |
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Democratic |
2016–2022 |
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Consisted of part of Orange county |
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|
Republican |
2022–2025 |
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Consists of Citrus, Hernando, Sumter counties and part of Pasco county |
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|
Republican |
2025–present |
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Consists of Citrus, Hernando, Sumter counties and part of Pasco county |
Elections
NOTE: The following results were gathered from the Florida Department of State. Uncontested election results are not provided.
1978
Democratic Primary (1978) [1]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
A. H. "Gus" Craig |
18,686 |
76.8% |
|
Democratic |
Buck Nilsson |
5,651 |
23.2% |
| Total votes |
24,337 |
100% |
Republican Primary (1978) [2]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Vince Fechtel, Jr. |
3,904 |
34.6% |
|
Republican |
Richard H. "Dick" Langley |
4,788 |
42.5% |
|
Republican |
Claude Smoak |
2,577 |
22.9% |
| Total votes |
11,269 |
100% |
Republican Primary Runoff (1978) [3]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Vince Fechtel, Jr. |
3,928 |
50.8% |
|
Republican |
Richard H. "Dick" Langley |
3,810 |
49.2% |
| Total votes |
7,738 |
100% |
General Election (1978) [4]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
A. H. "Gus" Craig |
28,886 |
47.1% |
|
Republican |
Vince Fechtel, Jr. |
32,388 |
52.9% |
| Total votes |
61,274 |
100% |
1980
Republican Primary (1980) [5]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Charles B. Beals |
3,466 |
25.0% |
|
Republican |
Richard H. (Dick) Langley |
10,379 |
75.0% |
| Total votes |
13,845 |
100% |
General Election (1980) [6]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Jim Glisson |
39,737 |
44.2% |
|
Republican |
Richard H. (Dick) Langley |
50,199 |
55.8% |
| Total votes |
89,936 |
100% |
1982
Democratic Primary (1982) [7]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Gary Barnhart |
8,075 |
48.9% |
|
Democratic |
Florence M. Hunter |
8,450 |
51.1% |
| Total votes |
98,011 |
100% |
General Election (1982) [8]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Florence M. Hunter |
26,003 |
39.1% |
|
Republican |
Richard H. (Dick) Langley |
40,537 |
60.9% |
| Total votes |
66,540 |
100% |
1984
General Election (1984) [9]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Jim Martin |
35,908 |
35.1% |
|
Republican |
Dick Langley |
66,264 |
64.9% |
| Total votes |
102,172 |
100% |
1992
Democratic Primary (1992) [10]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Owen W. "Sonny" Conner, III |
8,967 |
31.5% |
|
Democratic |
Karen Johnson |
19,460 |
68.5% |
| Total votes |
28,427 |
100% |
General Election (1992) [11]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Karen Johnson |
76,213 |
53.2% |
|
Republican |
Dick Langley |
67,016 |
46.8% |
| Total votes |
143,229 |
100% |
1996
Republican Primary Runoff (1996) [13]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Anna Cowin |
15,103 |
57.8% |
|
Republican |
Hope Lamb |
11,024 |
42.2% |
| Total votes |
26,127 |
100% |
General Election (1996) [14]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Charles Dean |
68,103 |
43.1% |
|
Republican |
Anna Cowin |
89,885 |
56.9% |
| Total votes |
157,988 |
100% |
2000
Republican Primary (2000) [15]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Anna Cowin |
27,140 |
64.5% |
|
Republican |
Everett Kelly |
14,965 |
35.5% |
| Total votes |
42,105 |
100% |
General Election (2000) [16]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Anna Cowin |
107,836 |
57.2% |
|
Democratic |
Leslie Scales |
80,657 |
42.8% |
| Total votes |
188,493 |
100% |
2002
Democratic Primary (2002) [17]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Lee Cannon |
16,438 |
54.8% |
|
Democratic |
Steve Mattingly |
13,536 |
45.2% |
| Total votes |
29,974 |
100% |
General Election (2002) [18]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Mike Fasano |
99,487 |
62.9% |
|
Democratic |
Lee Cannon |
58,632 |
37.1% |
| Total votes |
158,119 |
100% |
2004
General Election (2004) [19]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Mike Fasano |
136,472 |
64.5% |
|
Democratic |
Steve Mattingly |
74,995 |
35.5% |
| Total votes |
211,467 |
100% |
2008
Democratic Primary (2008) [20]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Richard Skandera |
4,431 |
31.0% |
|
Democratic |
Fred Taylor |
9,878 |
69.0% |
| Total votes |
14,309 |
100% |
General Election (2008) [21]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Mike Fasano |
141,140 |
65.0% |
|
Democratic |
Fred Taylor |
76,114 |
35.0% |
| Total votes |
217,254 |
100% |
2012
General Election (2012) [22]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Alan Hays |
163,223 |
71.6% |
|
Unaffiliated |
John Iler |
64,863 |
28.4% |
| Total votes |
228,086 |
100% |
2016
Democratic Primary (2016) [23]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Randolph Bracy |
13,844 |
45.7% |
|
Democratic |
Chuck O'Neal |
3,627 |
3,627% |
|
Democratic |
Bob Sindler |
2,374 |
7.8% |
|
Democratic |
Gary Siplin |
10,458 |
34.5% |
| Total votes |
30,303 |
100% |
2020
General Election (2020) [24]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Joshua Eli Adams |
79,224 |
35.0% |
|
Democratic |
Randolph Bracy |
147,244 |
65.0% |
| Total votes |
226,468 |
100% |
2024
General Election (2024) [26]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Blaise Ingoglia |
229,609 |
69.3% |
|
Democratic |
Marilyn Holleran |
101,775 |
30.7% |
| Total votes |
256,286 |
100% |
2025