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| Turnout | 50.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 Florida Senate election was held on November 4, 2014, to determine which party would control the Florida Senate for the following two years in the 2015-2016 Florida Legislature. The 20 even-numbered seats out of the 40 seats in the Florida Senate were up for election and the primary occurred on August 26, 2014. Prior to the election, 26 seats were held by Republicans and 14 seats were held by Democrats. The general election saw neither party gain nor lose any seats, meaning that Republicans retained their majority in the State Senate.[1][2]
Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Governing[3] | Safe R | October 20, 2014 |
Closest races
[edit]Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 34, 4.16%
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Greg Evers (incumbent) | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Aaron Bean (incumbent) | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Thrasher (incumbent) | 105,901 | 58.16% | |
| Democratic | Kathleen Trued | 66,786 | 36.68% | |
| Independent | Greg Feldman | 9,388 | 5.16% | |
| Total votes | 182,075 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dorothy Hukill (incumbent) | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David H. Simmons (incumbent) | 101,241 | 69.25% | |
| Independent | Walter Osborne | 44,959 | 30.75% | |
| Total votes | 146,200 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Geraldine Thompson (incumbent) | 67,084 | 62.97% | |
| Republican | Edward DeAguilera | 39,456 | 37.03% | |
| Total votes | 106,540 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Darren Soto (incumbent) | 71,029 | 75.04% | |
| Independent | Devin Norton | 23,625 | 24.96% | |
| Total votes | 94,654 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thad Altman (incumbent) | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wilton Simpson (incumbent) | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jack Latvala (incumbent) | 120,277 | 71.62% | |
| Libertarian | Tony Caso | 47,652 | 28.38% | |
| Total votes | 167,929 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeff Brandes (incumbent) | 101,983 | 57.69% | |
| Democratic | Judithanne McLauchlan | 74,804 | 42.31% | |
| Total votes | 176,787 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Lee (incumbent) | 104,925 | 99.54% | |
| Independent | Brandon R. Thebeau | 379 | 0.36% | |
| Independent | Steven P. Warren | 106 | 0.10% | |
| Total votes | 105,410 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Galvano (incumbent) | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nancy Detert (incumbent) | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lizbeth Benacquisto (incumbent) | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joe Negron (incumbent) | 117,320 | 66.76% | |
| Democratic | Bruno Moore | 58,388 | 33.22% | |
| Independent | Matthew Joshua Loew | 41 | 0.02% | |
| Total votes | 175,749 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Maria Sachs (incumbent) | 87,340 | 52.08% | |
| Republican | Ellyn Bogdanoff | 80,353 | 47.92% | |
| Total votes | 167,693 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Oscar Braynon (incumbent) | 96,445 | 99.95% | |
| Independent | William Burton Moreland | 47 | 0.05% | |
| Total votes | 96,492 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | René García (incumbent) | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Miguel Díaz de la Portilla (incumbent) | 100.0% | ||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Florida State Senate elections, 2014". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
- ^ "Florida Department of State Division of Elections November 4, 2014 General Election". results.elections.myflorida.com. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
- ^ Luzer, Daniel (October 20, 2014). "Only a Few 2014 Legislative Races Are Competitive". Governing. Retrieved December 13, 2025.