Florida State Senate elections, 2008

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Elections for the Florida State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 26, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008. Senate seats in 21 of Florida's 40 districts were up for election in 2008. These districts were: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, and 39.

Qualifications

To run for the Florida State Senate, candidates must be 21 years old, have lived in Florida for two years and live in the district they intend to serve.

Campaign contributions

During the 2008 election, the total contributions to Senate candidates amounted to $13,201,165. The top 10 contributors were:

2008 Donors, Florida State Senate
Donor	Amount
Florida Republican Party	$1,451,514
Florida Democratic Party	$591,635
Ryan, Timothy M	$142,570
Grant, Michael J	$132,532
Campbell Jr, Walter Skip	$81,841
Woodard, Maurice	$66,749
Hospital Corp of America	$57,500
Florida Hospital Association	$53,500
AT&T	$41,000
Florida Cable Telecommunications Association	$38,500

List of candidates

District 1

August 26 Democratic primary candidates:

• Anthony C. "Tony" Hill, Sr. a

August 26 Republican primary candidates:

• No candidate filed.

August 26 Constitution Party of Florida primary candidates:

• Louis J. Tart a

November 4 General election candidates:

Anthony C. "Tony" Hill, Sr.: 136,354

Louis J. Tart: 31,586

District 3

August 26 Democratic primary candidates:

• Suzan L.R. Franks a

August 26 Republican primary candidates:

• Charles S. Dean a

November 4 General election candidates:

Suzan L.R. Franks: 96,875

Charles S. Dean: 134,029

District 5

August 26 Democratic primary candidates:

• George Anthony Lovenguth a

August 26 Republican primary candidates:

• Stephen Wise a

November 4 General election candidates:

George Anthony Lovenguth: 69,321

Stephen Wise: 172,736

District 7

August 26 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidate filed.

August 26 Republican primary candidates:

• Evelyn Lynn a

August 26 Independent primary candidates:

• Richard Paul Dembinsky a

November 4 General election candidates:

Evelyn Lynn: 140,910

Richard Paul Dembinsky: 50,797

District 9

August 26 Democratic primary candidates:

• Darius L. Davis a

August 26 Republican primary candidates:

• Andy Gardiner a

November 4 General election candidates:

Darius L. Davis: 84,800

Andy Gardiner: 119,070

District 11

August 26 Democratic primary candidates:

• Fred Taylor: 9,878 a
• Richard Skandera: 4,431

August 26 Republican primary candidates:

• Mike Fasano a

November 4 General election candidates:

Fred Taylor: 76,114

Mike Fasano: 141,140

District 13

August 26 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidate filed.

August 26 Republican primary candidates:

• Dennis L. Jones a

November 4 General election candidates:

Dennis L. Jones

District 15

August 26 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidate filed.

August 26 Republican primary candidates:

• Paula Dockery a

November 4 General election candidates:

Paula Dockery

District 17

August 26 Democratic primary candidates:

• Scott K. Thompson a

August 26 Republican primary candidates:

• JD Alexander a

November 4 General election candidates:

Scott K. Thompson: 71,621

JD Alexander: 103,812

District 19

August 26 Democratic primary candidates:

• Gary Siplin: 11,305 a
• Maurice "Doc" Woodard: 8,678

August 26 Republican primary candidates:

• Belinda Ortiz a

August 26 Independent primary candidates:

• a

November 4 General election candidates:

Gary Siplin: 79,845

Belinda Ortiz: 78,218

District 21

August 26 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidate filed.

August 26 Republican primary candidates:

• Michael "Mike" Bennett a

November 4 General election candidates:

Michael "Mike" Bennett

District 23

August 26 Democratic primary candidates:

• Morgan R. Bentley a

August 26 Republican primary candidates:

• Nancy C. Detert: 22,148 a
• Michael J. Grant: 20,303

November 4 General election candidates:

Morgan R. Bentley: 97,668

Nancy C. Detert: 136,703

District 24

August 26 Democratic primary candidates:

• Kendall T. Moore a

August 26 Republican primary candidates:

• Thad Altman a

November 4 General election candidates:

Kendall T. Moore: 98,476

Thad Altman: 139,273

District 25

August 26 Democratic primary candidates:

• Linda Bird a

August 26 Republican primary candidates:

• Jeff Atwater a

August 26 Green primary candidates:

• Anthony Joseph Mauro a

November 4 General election candidates:

Linda Bird: 72,251

Jeff Atwater: 127,769

Anthony Joseph Mauro: 5,032

District 27

August 26 Democratic primary candidates:

• Dave Aronberg a

August 26 Republican primary candidates:

• Matt Caldwell a

August 26 Green primary candidates:

• Aniana H. Robas a

November 4 General election candidates:

Dave Aronberg: 123,186

Matt Caldwell: 82,701

Aniana H. Robas: 3,496

District 29

August 26 Democratic primary candidates:

• Christopher "Chris" Smith: 15,850 a
• Earlean C. Smiley: 3,147
• Michael E. Carn: 2,772
• Terry A. Williams Edden: 1,074

August 26 Republican primary candidates:

• No candidate filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Christopher "Chris" Smith: 117,553

Michael Nellons (Write-in): 17

District 31

August 26 Democratic primary candidates:

• Eleanor Sobel a
• Kenneth "Ken" Gottlieb: 6,501
• Timothy "Tim" Ryan: 6,277

August 26 Republican primary candidates:

• No candidate filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Eleanor Sobel: 131,514

Ellyn I Drotzer (Write-in): 10

District 33

August 26 Democratic primary candidates:

• Frederica Wilson a

August 26 Republican primary candidates:

• No candidate filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Frederica Wilson

District 35

August 26 Democratic primary candidates:

• Dan Gelber a

August 26 Republican primary candidates:

• Dean Santoro a

November 4 General election candidates:

Dan Gelber: 101,861

Dean Santoro: 38,862

District 37

August 26 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidate filed.

August 26 Republican primary candidates:

• Garrett Richter a

November 4 General election candidates:

Garrett Richter

District 39

August 26 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidate filed.

August 26 Republican primary candidates:

• Larcenia J. Bullard a

November 4 General election candidates:

Larcenia J. Bullard

See also

• Florida State Senate
• Florida State Legislature

External links

• Florida Division of Elections, 2008 Official State Primary Election Results
• Florida Division of Elections, 2008 Official State General Election Results

Footnotes

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Current members of the Florida State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Ben Albritton

Majority Leader:Jim Boyd

Senators

District 1

Don Gaetz (R)

District 2

Jay Trumbull (R)

District 3

Corey Simon (R)

District 4

Clay Yarborough (R)

District 5

Tracie Davis (D)

District 6

Jennifer Bradley (R)

District 7

Tom Leek (R)

District 8

Tom Wright (R)

District 9

Stan McClain (R)

District 10

Jason Brodeur (R)

District 11

Ralph Massullo (R)

District 12

Colleen Burton (R)

District 13

Keith Truenow (R)

District 14

Vacant

District 15

LaVon Bracy Davis (D)

District 16

Darryl Rouson (D)

District 17

Carlos Smith (D)

District 18

Nick DiCeglie (R)

District 19

Debbie Mayfield (R)

District 20

Jim Boyd (R)

District 21

Ed Hooper (R)

District 22

Joe Gruters (R)

District 23

Daniel Burgess (R)

District 24

Mack Bernard (D)

District 25

Kristen Arrington (D)

District 26

Lori Berman (D)

District 27

Ben Albritton (R)

District 28

Kathleen Passidomo (R)

District 29

Erin Grall (R)

District 30

Tina Polsky (D)

District 31

Gayle Harrell (R)

District 32

Rosalind Osgood (D)

District 33

Jonathan Martin (R)

District 34

Shevrin Jones (D)

District 35

Barbara Sharief (D)

District 36

Ileana Garcia (R)

District 37

Jason Pizzo (N)

District 38

Alexis Calatayud (R)

District 39

Bryan Avila (R)

District 40

Ana Rodriguez (R)

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No Party Affiliation (1)

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