Florida's 7th Senate district

Florida's 7th
State Senate district
Interactive map of district boundary since January 3, 2023
Senator
  Tom Leek
R–Ormond Beach
Demographics76% White
7% Black
10% Hispanic
3% Asian
4% Multiracial
Population (2023)568,989
Notes[1]

Florida's 7th Senate district elects one member to the Florida Senate. The district consists of Flagler and St. Johns counties, as well as portions of northern 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.

Portrait Name Party Years of service Home city/state Notes
Republican
1996–2002
Republican
2002–2012
 Consisted of Clay, Marion, Putnam, Volusia counties
Republican
2012–2016
 Consisted of Alachua, Bradford, Clay counties
Republican
2016–2024
 Consisted of Flagler, St. Johns counties and part of Volusia county
Republican
2024–present
 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)[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Jenkins 39,444 69.9%
Democratic Dan Scarborough 16,945 30.1%
Total votes 56,389 100%
Republican Primary (1980)[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Burnsed 3,095 39.9%
Republican C. Lee Daniel 4,668 60.1%
Total votes 7,763 100%
General Election (1980)[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Jenkins 84,440 55.6%
Republican C. Lee Daniel 67,559 44.4%
Total votes 151,999 100%

1982

Democratic Primary (1982)[5]
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 34,441 100%
Democratic Primary Runoff (1982)[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Arnett E. Girardeau 16,594 59.9%
Democratic Andrew E. (Andy) Johnson 11,086 40.1%
Total votes 27,680 100%
General Election (1982)[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Arnett E. Girardeau 29,086 66.6%
Republican Kurt W. Becker 14,561 33.4%
Total votes 43,647 100%

1982

Democratic Primary (1982)[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Margaret C. Eppes 15,800 41.3%
Democratic George Kirkpatrick 22,421 58.7%
Total votes 38,221 100%

1988

Democratic Primary (1988)[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Arnett E. Girardeau 15,838 72.7%
Democratic Anthony Gomes 5,957 27.3%
Total votes 21,795 100%
General Election (1988)[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Warren H. Folks 16,305 25.9%
Democratic Arnett E. Girardeau 46,736 74.1%
Total votes 63,041 100%

1992

Republican Primary (1992)[11]
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 29,182 100%
Republican Primary Runoff (1992)[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Allan G. Bense 7,331 43.0%
Republican Robert Harden 9,732 57.0%
Total votes 17,063 100%
General Election (1992)[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Chesser 53,304 42.1%
Republican Robert Harden 73,363 57.9%
Total votes 126,667 100%

1996

Republican Primary (1996)[14]
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 35,919 100%
Republican Primary Runoff (1996)[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lois Benson 15,735 49.0%
Republican Charlie Clary 16,398 51.0%
Total votes 32,133 100%
General Election (1996)[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard "Beef" Haddad 57,413 40.2%
Republican Charlie Clary 85,262 59.8%
Total votes 142,675 100%

2002

Republican Primary (2002)[17]
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 26,724 100%
General Election (2002)[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Evelyn Lynn 80,873 57.3%
Democratic Jim Ward 60,312 42.7%
Total votes 141,185 100%

2008

General Election (2008)[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Evelyn Lynn 140,910 73.5%
Unaffiliated Richard Paul Dembinsky 50,797 26.5%
Total votes 191,707 100%

2012

General Election (2012)[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rob Bradley 123,261 57.7%
Democratic William Mazzota 90,285 42.3%
Total votes 213,546 100%

2016

General Election (2016)[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Travis Hutson 174,320 63.9%
Democratic Curtis Ceballos 98,378 36.1%
Total votes 272,698 100%

2020

General Election (2020)[22]
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 344,353 100%

2022

Republican Primary (2022)[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Travis Hutson 40,263 56.1%
Republican Gerry James 31,486 43.9%
Total votes 71,749 100%

2024

Republican Primary (2024)[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerry James 19,116 25.2%
Republican Tom Leek 35,938 47.3%
Republican David Shoar 20,917 27.5%
Total votes 75,917 100%
General Election (2024)[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Leek 237,377 68.3%
Democratic George Anthony Hill 110,364 31.7%
Total votes 347,741 100%

References

  1. ↑ "State Senate District 7, FL". censusreporter.org. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Florida Department of State – Election Results".
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