2022 Florida Senate election

The 2022 elections for the Florida State Senate took place on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, to elect state senators from all 40 districts. Although on ordinary years, 20 senators are elected at a time on a staggered basis, races following redistricting elect all 40 members to ensure that each member represents an equal number of constituents. The Republican Party expanded their Senate majority from 24 to 28, gaining a supermajority in the Senate. The concurrently held House elections also resulted in a supermajority, giving Republicans supermajority control of the legislature.

Democratic

 * 6th district: Audrey Gibson (term-limited)

Republican

 * 2nd district: George Gainer
 * 4th district: Aaron Bean (term-limited) (ran for Congress)
 * 11th district: Wilton Simpson (term-limited) (ran for Commissioner of Agriculture)
 * 12th district: Dennis Baxley (term-limited)
 * 22nd district: Kelli Stargel (term-limited) (ran for Congress)
 * 24th district: Jeff Brandes (term-limited)

Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
 * 1) District 25, 5.12%
 * 2) District 3, 5.96% gain
 * 3) District 38, 8.76% gain
 * 4) District 10, 8.9%
 * 5) District 14, 9.14% gain
 * 6) District 26, 9.6%

District 1
The incumbent was Republican Doug Broxson, who ran for re-election.

Candidates

 * Doug Broxson, incumbent state senator
 * John Mills, retired U.S. Navy pilot and perennial candidate

Candidates

 * Charlie Nichols, former school administrator and U.S. Army veteran

District 2
The incumbent was Republican George Gainer, who was not running for re-election.

Candidates

 * Regina Piazza, civil engineer
 * Jay Trumbull, state representative

Democratic primary

 * Carolynn Zonia, former emergency physician

District 3
The incumbent was Democrat Loranne Ausley, who ran for re-election.

Democratic nominee

 * Loranne Ausley, incumbent state senator

Republican nominee

 * Corey Simon, AmeriCorps Florida administrator and former NFL player

District 4
The incumbent was Republican Aaron Bean, who was term-limited and could not seek re-election, and was instead running for U.S. House.

Republican nominee

 * Clay Yarborough, state representative

Democratic nominee

 * Sharmin Smith, author

District 5
The incumbent was Democrat Audrey Gibson, who was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Candidates

 * Tracie Davis, state representative
 * Reggie Gaffney, Jacksonville city councilor

Republican nominee

 * Binod Kumar, retired JEA engineer

District 6
The incumbent was Republican Jennifer Bradley. Bradley ran for re-election unopposed, so both the primary and general elections were canceled.

Republican nominee

 * Jennifer Bradley, incumbent state senator

District 7
The incumbent was Republican Travis Hutson, who ran for re-election.

Candidates

 * Travis Hutson, incumbent state senator
 * Gerry James, minister and former professional wrestler

District 8
The incumbent was Republican Tom Wright, who ran for re-election.

Republican primary

 * Tom Wright, incumbent state senator

Candidates

 * Richard Paul Dembinsky, perennial candidate
 * Andrea Williams, nonprofit manager

District 9
The incumbent was Republican Keith Perry, who ran for re-election.

Republican primary

 * Keith Perry, incumbent state senator

Democratic primary

 * Rodney Long, former Alachua County commissioner

District 10
The incumbent was Republican Jason Brodeur, who ran for re-election.

Candidates

 * Jason Brodeur, incumbent state senator
 * Denali Charres, registered nurse

Democratic nominee

 * Joy Goff-Marcil, state representative

District 11
The incumbent was Republican Wilton Simpson, who was term-limited and could not seek re-election, and was instead running for Commissioner of Agriculture.

Republican nominee

 * Blaise Ingoglia, state representative

Green nominee

 * Brian Moore, retired healthcare executive, former District of Columbia Advisory Neighborhood Commission member, and perennial candidate

District 12
The incumbent was Republican Kelli Stargel, who was term-limited and could not seek re-election, and instead ran for U.S. House.

Republican primary

 * Colleen Burton, state representative

Democratic primary

 * Veysel Dokur, vice chair of the Polk County Democratic Party

District 13
The incumbent was Republican Dennis Baxley, who ran for re-election.

Republican primary

 * Dennis Baxley, incumbent state senator

Democratic nominee

 * Stephanie Dukes, retired teacher

District 14
The incumbent was Democrat Janet Cruz, who ran for re-election.

Democratic nominee

 * Janet Cruz, incumbent state senator

Republican nominee

 * Jay Collins, former Green Beret

District 15
The incumbent was Democrat Randolph Bracy, who did not seek re-election and instead ran for U.S. House. Because no non-Democrats filed to run, the general election was canceled.

Democratic primary
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Candidates

 * Kamia Brown, state representative
 * Geraldine Thompson, state representative and former state senator

District 16
The incumbent was Democrat Darryl Rouson, who ran for re-election.

Democratic nominee

 * Darryl Rouson, incumbent state senator

Republican nominee

 * Christina Paylan, former cosmetic surgeon and convicted felon

District 17
The incumbent was Democratic Linda Stewart, who ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

 * Linda Stewart, incumbent state senator

Republican primary

 * Steve Dixon, insurance agent

District 18
The incumbent was Republican Jeff Brandes, who was term-limited and could not seek re-election.

Republican nominee

 * Nick DiCeglie, state representative

Democratic nominee

 * Eunic Ortiz, University of Florida adjunct professor and former Service Employees International Union communications director

District 19
The incumbent was Republican Debbie Mayfield. Mayfield ran for re-election unopposed, so both the primary and general elections were canceled.

Republican nominee

 * Debbie Mayfield, incumbent state senator

District 20
The incumbent was Republican Jim Boyd, who ran for re-election. Because no non-Republicans filed to run, the general election was canceled.

Candidates

 * Jim Boyd, incumbent state senator
 * John Houman, retired engineer, U.S. Navy veteran, and perennial candidate

District 21
The incumbent was Republican Ed Hooper, who ran for re-election.

Republican nominee

 * Ed Hooper, incumbent state senator

Democratic nominee

 * Amaro Lionheart, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and educator

District 22
The incumbent was Republican Joe Gruters, who ran for re-election. Because no non-Republicans filed to run, the general election was canceled.

Candidates

 * Joe Gruters, incumbent state senator
 * Michael Johnson, community organizer and retired Fourth Estate official

District 23
The incumbent was Republican Danny Burgess, who ran for re-election.

Republican primary

 * Danny Burgess, incumbent state senator

Democratic primary

 * Michael Harvey, pilot

District 24
The incumbent was Democrat Bobby Powell, who ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

 * Bobby Powell, incumbent state senator

Republican primary

 * Eric Ankner, retired correctional officer

District 25
The incumbent was Democratic Victor Torres, who ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

 * Victor Torres, incumbent state senator

Republican primary

 * Peter Vivaldi, radio talk show host, nominee for this district in 2016, and candidate for Florida's 9th congressional district in 2014

District 26
The incumbent was Democrat Lori Berman, who ran for re-election.

Democratic nominee

 * Lori Berman, incumbent state senator

Candidates

 * Steve Byers, entrepreneur
 * William Wheelen, retired stock trader

District 27
The incumbent was Republican Ben Albritton, who ran for re-election.

Republican primary

 * Ben Albritton, incumbent state senator

Democratic primary

 * Christopher Proia, trucker

District 28
The incumbent was Republican Kathleen Passidomo. Passidomo ran for re-election unopposed, so both the primary and general elections were canceled.

Republican nominee

 * Kathleen Passidomo, incumbent state senator

District 29
Due to redistricting, this is a new district with no incumbent. Only one candidate filed to run, so both the primary and general elections were canceled.

Republican nominee

 * Erin Grall, state representative

District 30
The incumbent was Democrat Tina Polsky, who ran for re-election.

Democratic nominee

 * Tina Polsky, incumbent state senator

Republican nominee

 * William Reicherter, businessman

District 31
The incumbent was Republican Gayle Harrell. Harrell ran for re-election unopposed, so both the primary and general elections were canceled.

Republican nominee

 * Gayle Harrell, incumbent state senator

District 32
Due to redistricting, this district has two incumbents, Democrats Lauren Book and Rosalind Osgood. Book ran in the 35th district while Osgood ran for re-election in this district unopposed, so both the primary and general elections were canceled.

Democratic nominee

 * Rosalind Osgood, incumbent state senator

District 33
The incumbent was Republican Ray Rodrigues, who initially ran for re-election but later dropped out of the race.

Republican nominee

 * Jonathan Martin, Florida SouthWestern State College trustee, chair of the Lee County Republican Party, and former Assistant State Attorney for the 20th Judicial Circuit of Florida

Independents

 * Richard Valenta, educator (write-in)

District 34
The incumbent was Democrat Shevrin Jones, who ran for re-election. Because no non-Democrats filed to run, the general election was canceled. [[File:2022_Florida's_34th_State_Senate_District_Democratic_Primary_by_precinct.svg|thumb|Democratic primary results by precinctMap legend

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Candidates

 * Pitchie Escarment, consultant
 * Erhabor Ighodaro, former vice mayor of Miami Gardens and candidate for the 35th district in 2020
 * Shevrin Jones, incumbent state senator

District 35
Due to redistricting, this is a new district with no incumbent. However, 32nd district incumbent Democrat Lauren Book decided to run here. Because no non-Democrats filed to run, the general election was canceled. [[File:2022_Florida's_35th_State_Senate_District_Democratic_Primary_by_precinct.svg|thumb|Democratic primary results by precinctMap legend

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Candidates

 * Lauren Book, state senator from the 32nd district
 * Barbara Sharief, former mayor of Broward County and candidate for Florida's 20th congressional district in the 2022 special election

District 36
The incumbent was Republican Ileana Garcia, who ran for re-election.

Republican nominee

 * Ileana Garcia, incumbent state senator

Democratic nominee

 * Raquel Pacheco, small business owner and U.S. Army National Guard veteran

District 37
Due to redistricting, this district has two incumbents, Democrats Gary Farmer and Jason Pizzo. Farmer retired to run for circuit court judge while Pizzo ran for re-election unopposed, so both the primary and general elections were canceled.

Democratic nominee

 * Jason Pizzo, incumbent state senator

District 38
The incumbent was Democrat Annette Taddeo, who was not running for re-election and was instead running for U.S. House.

Democratic nominee

 * Janelle Perez, healthcare executive and former congressional aide

Republican nominee

 * Alexis Calatayud, director of policy and programs at the Florida Department of Education

District 39
This seat is currently vacant, as Republican Manny Díaz Jr. resigned after being appointed Florida Commissioner of Education. Only one candidate filed to run, so both the primary and general elections were canceled.

Republican nominee

 * Bryan Avila, state representative

District 40
The incumbent was Republican Ana Maria Rodriguez. Rodriguez ran for re-election unopposed, so both the primary and general elections were canceled.

Republican nominee

 * Ana Maria Rodriguez, incumbent state senator