FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION 2016 FLORIDA SENATE ELECTIONS (As of 8/30/16) FLORIDA SENATE DISTRICT CANDIDATES PARTY QUALIFYING PRIMARY GENERAL NOTES RESULTS RESULTS RESULTS 1 Doug Broxson REP Advances to Primary Advances to General Aaron Matthew Erskine WRI Advances to General Advances to General Mike Hill REP Advances to Primary Lost Miriam Woods WRI Advances to General Advances to General 2 George Gainer REP Unopposed 3 Nancy Miller REP Advances to General Advances to General Montford was S-3 incumbent Bill Montford DEM Advances to General Advances to General 4 Aaron Bean REP Unopposed Bean was S-4 incumbent 5 Rob Bradley REP Unopposed Bradley was S-7 incumbent 6 Audrey Gibson DEM Unopposed Gibson was S-9 incumbent 7 Curtis Ceballos DEM Advances to General Advances to General Hutson was S-6 incumbent Travis Hutson REP Advances to General Advances to General 8 Keith Perry REP Advances to General Advances to General Rod Smith DEM Advances to General Advances to General 9 David Simmons REP Unopposed Simmons was S-10 incumbent 10 Wilton Simpson REP Unopposed Simpson was S-18 incumbent 1 DISTRICT CANDIDATES PARTY QUALIFYING PRIMARY GENERAL NOTES RESULTS RESULTS RESULTS 11 Randolph Bracy DEM Advances to Primary Advances to General Joseph Harris WRI Advances to General Advances to General Chuck O’Neal DEM Advances to Primary Lost Miranda Sherelle Ratcliffe WRI Advances to General Advances to General Bob Sindler DEM Advances to Primary Lost Gary Siplin DEM Advances to Primary Lost 12 Dennis Baxley REP Advances to Primary Advances to General David Gee REP Advances to Primary Lost Elizabeth Kathryn McNutt WRI Advances to General Advances to General Marlene O’Toole REP Advances to Primary Lost 13 Dean Asher REP Advances to General Advances to General Mike Clelland DEM Advances to Primary Lost Judge “Rick” Roach DEM Advances to Primary Lost Linda Stewart DEM Advances to Primary Advances to General 14 Richard Paul Dembinsky NPA Advances to General Advances to General Hukill was S-8 incumbent Dorothy Hukill REP Advances to General Advances to General 15 Bob Healy, Jr. DEM Advances to Primary Lost Victor Torres, Jr. DEM Advances to Primary Advances to General Peter Vavaldi REP Advances to General Advances to General 16 Jack Latvala REP Advances to General Advances to General Latvala was S-20 incumbent Katherine Perkins WRI Advances to General Advances to General 2 DISTRICT CANDIDATES PARTY QUALIFYING PRIMARY GENERAL NOTES RESULTS RESULTS RESULTS 17 Debbie Mayfield REP Advances to Primary Advances to General Mike Thomas REP Advances to Primary Lost Ronald Julian Thomas WRI Advances to General Advances to General Amy Tidd DEM Advances to General Advances to General Ritch Workman REP Advances to Primary Lost 18 Bob Buesing DEM Advances to General Advances to General Joe Redner NPA Advances to General Advances to General Sheldon Upthegrove NPA Advances to General Advances to General Dana Young REP Advances to General Advances to General 19 John Houman REP Advances to General Advances to General Ed Narain DEM Advances to Primary Lost Betty Reed DEM Advances to Primary Lost Augie Ribeiro DEM Advances to Primary Lost Darryl Rouson DEM Advances to Primary Advances to General 20 Tom Lee REP Unopposed Lee was S-24 incumbent 21 Bill Galvano REP Unopposed Galvano was S-15 incumbent 22 Kelli Stargel REP Advances to General Advances to General Stargel was S-15 incumbent Debra Wright DEM Advances to General Advances to General 3 DISTRICT CANDIDATES PARTY QUALIFYING PRIMARY GENERAL NOTES RESULTS RESULTS RESULTS 23 Frank Alcock, III DEM Advances to Primary Advances to General Frank Cirillo DEM Advances to Primary Lost Doug Holder REP Advances to Primary Lost Rick Levine REP Advances to Primary Lost Nora Patterson REP Advances to Primary Lost Ray Pilon REP Advances to Primary Lost Greg Steube REP Advances to Primary Advances to General 24 Jeff Brandes REP Advances to General Advances to General Brandes was S-22 incumbent Alexander Johnson WRI Advances to General Advances to General 25 Bruno Moore DEM Advances to General Advances to General Negron was S-32 incumbent Joe Negron REP Advances to General Advances to General 26 Denise Grimsley REP Unopposed Grimsley was S-21 incumbent 27 Lizbeth Benacquisto REP Advances to Primary Advances to General Benacquisto was S-30 incumbent Dakota Austin Eads WRI Advances to General Advances to General Jason Maughan REP Advances to Primary Lost 28 Matt Hudson REP Advances to Primary Lost MaryKathryn Johnson WRI Advances to General Advances to General Raymond Mazzie WRI Advances to General Advances to General Kathleen Passidomo REP Advances to Primary Advances to General 29 Mindy Koch DEM Advances to Primary Lost Kevin Rader DEM Advances to Primary ELECTED 4 DISTRICT CANDIDATES PARTY QUALIFYING PRIMARY GENERAL NOTES RESULTS RESULTS RESULTS 30 Steve Austin WRI Advances to General Advances to General Ron Berman REP Advances to General Advances to General Bobby Powell DEM Advances to Primary Advances to General Michael Steinger DEM Advances to Primary Lost 31 Jeff Clemens DEM Advances to Primary Advances to General Clemens was S-27 incumbent Emmanuel Morrel DEM Advances to Primary Lost Irv Slosberg DEM Advances to Primary Lost Jason Swaby WRI Advances to General Advances to General 32 Lauren Book DEM UNOPPOSED 33 Perry Thurston, Jr. DEM UNOPPOSED 34 Gwyn Clarke-Reed DEM Advances to Primary Lost Gary Farmer DEM Advances to Primary Advances to General Antoanet Iotova REP Advances to General Advances to General Valerie Saffran WRI Advances to General Advances to General Jim Waldman DEM Advances to Primary Lost 35 Oscar Braynon, II DEM UNOPPOSED Braynon was S-36 incumbent 36 Rene Garcia REP Advances to General Advances to General Garcia was S-38 incumbent Anabella Peralta DEM Advances to General Advances to General 37 Mercedes Christian NPA Advances to General Advances to General Diaz de la Portilla was S-40 incumbent Miguel Diaz de la Portilla REP Advances to General Advances to General José Javier Rodriguez DEM Advances to General Advances to General 5 DISTRICT CANDIDATES PARTY QUALIFYING PRIMARY GENERAL NOTES RESULTS RESULTS RESULTS 38 Anis Blemur DEM Advances to Primary Lost Phillip Brutus NPA Advances to General Advances to General Kevin Burns DEM Advances to Primary Lost Daphne Campbell DEM Advances to Primary Advances to General Don Festge DEM Advances to Primary Lost Michael Gongora DEM Advances to Primary Lost Jason Pizzo DEM Advances to Primary Lost 39 Anitere Flores REP Advances to General Advances to General Flores was S-37 incumbent Debbie Mucarset-Powell DEM Advances to General Advances to General 40 Frank Artiles REP Advances to General Advances to General Bullard was S-39 incumbent Dwight Bullard DEM Advances to Primary Advances to General Mario Jimenez NPA Advances to General Advances to General Andrew Korge DEM Advances to Primary Lost Ana Rivas Logan DEM Advances to Primary Lost Missalys Perez DEM Advances to Primary Lost STATISTICS: Current composition of the Florida Senate: 26 Republicans, 14 Democrats 40 seats open for election 22 incumbents seeking re-election: 17 REP, 5 DEM 9 incumbents re-elected at qualifying without opposition: 7 REP, 2 DEM 3 Senators elected at qualifying without opposition: 1 REP, 2 DEM 1 Senator elected in Primary: 1 DEM 8 incumbents did not seek re-election due to term limits: 4 REP, 4 DEM (Dean, Gaetz, Gardiner, Joyner, Richter, Ring, Smith, Sobel) 10 incumbents did not seek re-election due to seeking a different office or retirement: 5 REP, 5 DEM (Abruzzo, Altman, Detert, Evers, Hays, Legg, Margolis, Sachs, Soto, Thompson) 6.