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The 2026 United States Senate special election in Florida is expected to be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Florida, to fill in the last two years of former Republican senator Marco Rubio’s term, who resigned his seat to become United States secretary of state under President Donald Trump's second administration.
Florida was admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, and elects its U.S. senators to class 1 and class 3. Florida's U.S. Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its secession from the Union. They were filled again in July 1868. The state is currently represented by Rick Scott (serving since 2019) and Ashley Moody (serving since ...
The 2026 elections for the Florida Senate took place on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to elect state senators from 20 of 40 districts. The Republican Party has held a Senate majority since 1995. Term-limited incumbents
In Florida, the president of the Senate is elected by the Senate membership to a two-year term. They appoint committees and their chairs and route bills to the committees. [1] They also co-ordinate with the chair of the Committee on Rules and Calendar on the ordering of bills on the calendar. [2] From 1865 to 1887, the lieutenant governor was ...
With the two new senators, Republicans officially have 53 members in their Senate conference. Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., recently announced Moody to be the next senator from Florida, taking over ...
Florida’s Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would ban cities and counties from adopting requirements for mandatory water breaks and other workplace protections against extreme heat.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Florida. Incumbent Republican Senator Rick Scott won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. The primary election was held on August 20, 2024. [1]
The Hill/Emerson College poll, conducted between Sept. 3 and Sept. 5, found that 46% of likely Florida voters choose Scott while 45% choose Mucarsel-Powell. Nine percent said they were undecided.