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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 The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...
to represent the state of
Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
. Incumbent Republican Senator
Marco Rubio Marco Antonio Rubio (born May 28, 1971) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from Florida, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he served as Speaker of the Florida Hous ...
won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic nominee Val Demings. Rubio was first elected in
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, filling the seat of appointed Senator George LeMieux. The primary elections for Republicans and Democrats took place on August 23 to finalize candidates for the November election. Rubio won the uncontested Republican primary, while incumbent
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Val Demings won the Democratic nomination. Rubio became the first Republican to win re-election to a third term in Florida history.


Republican primary


Candidates


Nominee

*
Marco Rubio Marco Antonio Rubio (born May 28, 1971) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the senior United States senator from Florida, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he served as Speaker of the Florida Hous ...
, incumbent
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Did not qualify

*Kevin DePuy, former Marine Corps sergeant *Howard Knepper, businessman and perennial candidate ''(ran as a write-in candidate)'' *Jake Loubriel, Florida National Guardsman *Ervan Katari Miller, perennial candidate *Earl Yearicks IV, maritime captain


Withdrawn

* Calvin Driggers, businessman *Luis Miguel, conservative writer and activist ''(ran for State House)'' *Angela Walls-Windhauser, perennial candidate


Declined

*
Pam Bondi Pamela Jo Bondi (born November 17, 1965) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician. A Republican, she served as the 37th Florida attorney general from 2011 to 2019, the first woman elected to the office. In 2020, Bondi was one of Presid ...
, former Florida attorney general * Matt Gaetz,
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''( ran for re-election)'' * Roger Stone, political consultant *
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, former
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(''endorsed Rubio'') * Ivanka Trump, former advisor to the President * Michael Waltz,
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''( ran for re-election)'' * Brian Mast,
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''( ran for re-election)''


Endorsements


Democratic primary


Candidates


Nominee

* Val Demings,
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Eliminated in primary

* Ricardo de la Fuente, perennial candidate and son of
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* Brian Rush, former Minority Whip of the
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* William Sanchez, immigration lawyer and former
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for the
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Did not qualify

*Edward Abud, businessman * Al Fox, president of the Alliance for Responsible Cuba Policy Foundation *Dana Harshman, pharmacist * Josue Larose, perennial candidate * Coleman Watson, federal attorney and stroke survivor *Joshua Weil, teacher


Withdrawn

* Allen Ellison, policy consultant and nominee for in
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''(ran for
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)'' *
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, former
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and candidate in
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''(ran for
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)'' * Ilya Katz,
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er ''(ran for
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)'' *Allek Pastrana, engineer ''(ran for
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Declined

*
Aramis Ayala Aramis Ayala (born February 2, 1975) is an American politician and prosecutor who was the State Attorney, state attorney for the Circuit court (Florida)#Circuits, Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida. She was elected in November 2016, and serv ...
, former
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for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida (2017–2021) ''( ran for Attorney General)'' *
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,
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, candidate for
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, and nominee for governor in
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('' ran for governor'') *
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,
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,
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('' ran for governor'') *
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,
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*
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, Assistant Secretary of Education for Legislation and Congressional Affairs, former
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* Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, former
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Endorsements


Polling


Results


Independent and third-party candidates


Libertarian Party


Candidates


= Qualified

= * Dennis Misigoy, former chairman of the Enclave at Black Point
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board of supervisors (2016–2021)


Unity Party


Candidates


= Did not file

= * Shantele Bennett, financial advisor and candidate for
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Independent candidates


Candidates


= Declared

= *
Steven B. Grant Steven B. Grant (born March 7, 1983) is an lawyer, attorney and an American politician who served as the Mayor of Boynton Beach, Florida from 2016 to 2022. He graduated in 2005 from the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Busine ...
, former mayor of Boynton Beach (2016–2022) * Quoc Tuan Nguyen, Florida Institute of Technology professor


= Did not qualify

= *Carlos Barberena, digital marketing consultant


= Did not file

= *Grace Granda, business consultant


= Withdraw

= *Jason Holic, businessman


= Declined

= *
David Jolly David Wilson Jolly (born October 31, 1972) is an American attorney, former lobbyist and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 13th congressional district, based in Pinellas County, from 2014 to 2017. A former Republican, ...
, chairman of
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and former
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* John Morgan, attorney and
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advocate * Joe Scarborough,
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host and former
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Write-ins


Candidates


= Declared

= *Uloma Uma Expete *Howard Knepper, businessman and perennial candidate *Moses Quiles, security technician *Edward Gray *Salomon Hernandez Sr. *Jay An


General election


Predictions


Endorsements


Polling

;Aggregate polls ;Graphical summary ;Marco Rubio vs. Aramis Ayala ;Marco Rubio vs. Alan Grayson ;Marco Rubio vs. Stephanie Murphy ;Marco Rubio vs. generic Democrat


Debates


Results

;Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican * Miami-Dade (largest municipality:
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) * Osceola (largest municipality:
Kissimmee Kissimmee ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 79,226. It is a Principal City of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area, wh ...
) * St. Lucie (largest municipality:
Port St. Lucie Port St. Lucie is a city in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. It is the most populous municipality in the county with a population of 204,851 at the 2020 census. It is located southeast of Orlando and north of Miami. The Port St. Luc ...
)


By congressional district

Rubio won 20 of 28 congressional districts.


Voter demographics


See also

*
Elections in Florida Elections in Florida are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in even-numbered years, as provided for in Article 6 of the Florida Constitution. For state elections, the Governor of Florida, Lieutenant Governor, and the memb ...
*
Political party strength in Florida The following tables indicate party affiliation in the U.S. state of Florida for the individual elected offices of: *Governor *Lieutenant Governor *Attorney General *Chief Financial Officer *Commissioner of Agriculture As well as the following hi ...
* Florida Democratic Party *
Florida Republican Party The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Florida. It is currently the state's favored party, controlling the majority of Florida's U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, supermajori ...
*
Government of Florida The government of Florida is established and operated according to the Constitution of Florida and is composed of three separation of powers, branches of government: the executive branch consisting of the governor of Florida and the other electe ...
*
2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the 28 U.S. representatives from Florida, one from each of the state's 28 congressional districts. The primary was held on August 23, ...
*
2022 Florida gubernatorial election The 2022 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Florida, alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Party governor Ron DeSantis won re-election in a landslide, defeating the ...
*
2022 Florida House of Representatives election The 2022 Florida House of Representatives elections took place on November 8, 2022, as part of the 2022 United States elections. Florida voters elected state representatives in all 120 of the state's house districts. The 120 State Representati ...
*
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 redistri ...
*
2022 Florida elections A general election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, to elect candidates throughout Florida, as part of the 2022 midterm elections. The results of the elections showed strong Republican Party outcomes as nearly every Republican candidate ...
*
2022 United States gubernatorial elections United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 8, 2022, in 36 states and three territories. As most governors serve four-year terms, the last regular gubernatorial elections for all but two of the seats took place in 2018 U.S. guber ...
*
2022 United States elections The 2022 United States elections were held on November 8, 2022, with the exception of absentee balloting. During this U.S. midterm election, which occurred during the first term of incumbent president Joe Biden of the Democratic Party, all 435 ...


Notes

;Partisan clients


References


External links

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