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The 2022 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Florida. Incumbent Republican Senator Marco Rubio won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic nominee Val Demings in a landslide victory .
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 Republicans Marco Rubio (serving since 2011) and Rick Scott (serving since 2019). Duncan U. Fletcher was Florida's longest-serving senator (1909–1936).
On May 31, 2024, incumbent Democrat Bobby Powell submitted his resignation, effective November 4, to run for Palm Beach County commissioner. [2] Democratic county commissioner Mack Bernard was elected outright, as he was the only candidate to file, meaning the special election was cancelled.
The two leaders, along with the governor of Florida, control most of the agenda of state business in Florida. [12] President of the Senate: Kathleen Passidomo ; President Pro Tempore of the Florida Senate: Dennis Baxley ; Majority Leader of the Florida Senate: Ben Albritton ; Minority Leader of the Florida Senate: Lauren Book
Senate President Kathleen Passidomo presents gives remarks during opening day of the 2024 Florida Legislative Session on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
By comparison, Pennsylvania still had around 25 percent of its vote total left to count at 9 a.m. on the morning after Election Day. The Keystone State quickly became ground zero for legal ...
In 2020, Florida voted 7.8 points right of the nation as a whole, the furthest it has voted from the nation since 1988, and it was the first election since 1992 that Florida backed the losing candidate. In 2022, Republicans won their largest statewide victories since Reconstruction and neared 60% of the vote.
Missouri and West Virginia also pull out of national program known as ERIC that shared voter registration data among states.