2018 Florida Senate election

In the elections to the Florida State Senate that were held on November 6, 2018, 20 of the 40 seats were contested in regular elections and two seats in special elections. The winners of the 20 regular elections will serve four year terms from November 6, 2018, to November 6, 2022, and the winners of the two special elections will serve two year terms from November 6, 2018, to November 6, 2020.

Retiring Incumbents
(There were no Democrats term limited from their seats)
 * Dorothy Hukill District 14 (Retiring, later deceased)
 * Jack Latvala District 16 (term limited, resigned due to sexual harassment allegations)
 * Greg Steube District 23 (retiring, ran for CD-17)
 * Joe Negron District 25 (term limited)
 * Denise Grimsley District 26 (retiring, ran for Agricultural Commissioner
 * Rene Garcia District 36 (term limited)

Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
 * 1) District 18, 0.2% gain
 * 2) District 8, 1%
 * 3) District 16, 4.4%
 * 4) District 22, 5.6%
 * 5) District 40, 7%
 * 6) District 20, 7%
 * 7) District 36, 8.2%
 * 8) District 24, 8.6%
 * 9) District 25, 8.6%

District 2
District 2 consists of Bay, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington, and part of Okaloosa counties. Incumbent George Gainer was re-elected by a margin of 51 percent.

Republican primary
Incumbent George Gainer won the primary unopposed.

Democratic primary
Attorney Gigi Gibson won the primary unopposed.

Predictions
MCI Maps gave the second district a rating of "Safe GOP".

District 4
District 4 consists of Nassau and part of Duval counties. Incumbent Aaron Bean was re-elected by a margin of 29 percent.

Republican primary
Incumbent Republican Aaron Bean defeated challenger Carlos E. Slay in the Republican primary by a margin of 75 percent.

Candidates

 * Aaron Bean, incumbent Florida Senator since 2012
 * Carlos E. Slay, former Nassau County tax collector candidate

District 6
District 6 consists of part of Duval county. Incumbent Audrey Gibson was re-elected unopposed.

District 8
District 8 consists of Alachua, Putnam, and part of Marion counties. Incumbent Keith Perry was re-elected by a margin of one percent.

District 10
District 10 consists of Citrus, Hernando and part of Pasco counties. Incumbent Wilton Simpson was re-elected by a margin of 30 percent.

District 12
District 12 consists of Sumter, and parts of Lake, and Marion counties. Incumbent Dennis Baxley was re-elected by a margin of 31 percent.

District 14
District 14 consists of parts of Brevard and Volusia counties. Incumbent state senator Dorothy Hukill, Republican, died in October 2018 due to cervical cancer. As her name was already printed on ballots, votes cast for her were counted for Tom A. Wright, the Republican nominee, who won the election by a margin of 13 percent.

District 16
District 16 consists of parts of Pasco and Pinellas counties.

Candidates

 * Ed Hooper, former Florida Representative and Deputy Whip from 2006 to 2014
 * Leo Karruli, entrepreneur

District 18
District 18 consists of part of Hillsborough county.

District 20
District 20 consists of parts of Hillsborough, Pasco, and Polk counties.

Candidates

 * Tom Lee, incumbent Senator since 2012 and from 1996 to 2006, former Senate President from 2004 to 2006
 * John Manners Houman, Republican nominee for Florida Senate in 2016

District 22
District 22 consists of parts of Lake and Polk counties.

District 23
District 23 consists of Sarasota and part of Charlotte counties. An election for this district was not scheduled to occur until the 2020 general elections, but a special election was scheduled concurrent with the 2018 general elections due to a vacancy that occurred as a result of the resignation of then-state senator Greg Steube to run for the United States House of Representatives.

District 24
District 24 consists of part of Pinellas county.

District 25
District 25 consists of Martin, St. Lucie and part of Palm Beach counties. An election for this district was not scheduled to occur until the 2020 general elections, but a special election was scheduled concurrent with the 2018 general elections due to a vacancy that occurred as a result of the resignation of former Senate President Joe Negron.

Candidates

 * Gayle Harrell, Florida Representative since 2012
 * Belinda Keiser, former member of Florida Constitution Revision Commission, delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention

District 26
District 26 consists of DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Highlands, Okeechobee, and parts of Charlotte, Lee, and Polk counties.

District 28
District 28 consists of Collier, Hendry and part of Lee counties.

District 30
District 30 consists of part of Palm Beach county.

District 32
District 32 consists of part of Broward county. Incumbent Lauren Book was elected unposed both in the primary and general election.

District 34
District 34 consists of part of Broward county.

District 36
District 36 consists of part of Miami-Dade county.

District 38
District 38 consists of part of Miami-Dade county. Democrat Jason Pizzo beat incumbent Daphne Campbell in the democratic primary, 54%-46%. The general election was cancelled meaning Pizzo was the victor of the race.

District 40
District 40 consists of part of Miami-Dade county.