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United States Senate election in Florida, 2022 (August 23 Democratic primary)

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Election details
Filing deadline: June 17, 2022
Primary: August 23, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
Pre-election incumbent:
Marco Rubio (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Florida
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Likely Republican
Inside Elections: Likely Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican
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Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
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A Democratic Party primary took place on August 23, 2022, in Florida to determine which Democratic candidate would run in the state's general election on November 8, 2022.

Val Demings advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Florida.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
June 17, 2022
August 23, 2022
November 8, 2022


Heading into the election, the incumbent was Marco Rubio (Republican), who was first elected in 2010.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Florida utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Florida's United States Senate Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the state's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:

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Candidates and election results

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Florida

Val Demings defeated Brian Rush, William Sanchez, and Ricardo De La Fuente in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Florida on August 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Val Demings
Val Demings
 
84.3
 
1,263,706
Image of Brian Rush
Brian Rush
 
6.3
 
94,185
Image of William Sanchez
William Sanchez Candidate Connection
 
5.6
 
84,576
Image of Ricardo De La Fuente
Ricardo De La Fuente
 
3.8
 
56,749

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,499,216
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[3] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[4] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report Close of books Filing deadline
Year-end 2021 12/31/2021 1/31/2022
April quarterly 3/31/2022 4/15/2022
July quarterly 6/30/2022 7/15/2022
October quarterly 9/30/2022 10/15/2022
Pre-general 10/19/2022 10/27/2022
Post-general 11/28/2022 12/08/2022
Year-end 2022 12/31/2022 1/31/2023


Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Val Demings Democratic Party $81,085,313 $81,521,392 $332,913 As of December 31, 2022
Ricardo De La Fuente Democratic Party $22,800 $22,740 $60 As of October 25, 2022
Brian Rush Democratic Party $49,764 $49,764 $0 As of September 30, 2022
William Sanchez Democratic Party $289,133 $235,694 $-2,687 As of September 30, 2022

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.


Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Florida in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Florida, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2022
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Florida U.S. Senate Ballot-qualified party 144,419 $10,440.00 6/17/2022 Source
Florida U.S. Senate Unaffiliated 144,419 $6,960.00 6/17/2022 Source

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
  • Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
  • State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

See also: Presidential voting trends in Florida and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Florida, 2022
District Incumbent Party PVI
Florida's 1st Matt Gaetz Ends.png Republican R+19
Florida's 2nd Neal Dunn / Alfred Lawson Ends.png Republican R+8
Florida's 3rd Kat Cammack Ends.png Republican R+9
Florida's 4th New Seat N/A R+6
Florida's 5th John Rutherford Ends.png Republican R+11
Florida's 6th Michael Waltz Ends.png Republican R+14
Florida's 7th Open Electiondot.png Democratic R+5
Florida's 8th Bill Posey Ends.png Republican R+11
Florida's 9th Darren Soto Electiondot.png Democratic D+8
Florida's 10th Open Electiondot.png Democratic D+14
Florida's 11th Dan Webster Ends.png Republican R+8
Florida's 12th Gus Bilirakis Ends.png Republican R+17
Florida's 13th Charlie Crist Electiondot.png Democratic R+6
Florida's 14th Kathy Castor Electiondot.png Democratic D+8
Florida's 15th New Seat N/A R+4
Florida's 16th Vern Buchanan Ends.png Republican R+7
Florida's 17th Greg Steube Ends.png Republican R+10
Florida's 18th Scott Franklin Ends.png Republican R+13
Florida's 19th Byron Donalds Ends.png Republican R+13
Florida's 20th Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Electiondot.png Democratic D+25
Florida's 21st Brian Mast Ends.png Republican R+7
Florida's 22nd Lois Frankel Electiondot.png Democratic D+7
Florida's 23rd Open Electiondot.png Democratic D+5
Florida's 24th Frederica Wilson Electiondot.png Democratic D+25
Florida's 25th Debbie Wasserman Schultz Electiondot.png Democratic D+9
Florida's 26th Mario Diaz-Balart Ends.png Republican R+8
Florida's 27th Maria Elvira Salazar Ends.png Republican Even
Florida's 28th Carlos Gimenez Ends.png Republican R+2


2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Florida[5]
District Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
Florida's 1st 33.0% 65.3%
Florida's 2nd 44.0% 55.0%
Florida's 3rd 42.4% 56.5%
Florida's 4th 46.0% 52.7%
Florida's 5th 41.5% 57.3%
Florida's 6th 37.7% 61.4%
Florida's 7th 46.7% 52.2%
Florida's 8th 40.6% 58.3%
Florida's 9th 58.2% 40.8%
Florida's 10th 65.3% 33.5%
Florida's 11th 44.1% 55.0%
Florida's 12th 35.1% 63.9%
Florida's 13th 46.1% 52.9%
Florida's 14th 59.0% 39.8%
Florida's 15th 47.9% 51.0%
Florida's 16th 45.1% 54.0%
Florida's 17th 41.6% 57.6%
Florida's 18th 38.1% 60.9%
Florida's 19th 39.1% 60.2%
Florida's 20th 75.9% 23.5%
Florida's 21st 45.0% 54.4%
Florida's 22nd 58.5% 40.9%
Florida's 23rd 56.3% 43.1%
Florida's 24th 74.3% 25.2%
Florida's 25th 59.7% 39.7%
Florida's 26th 40.6% 58.9%
Florida's 27th 49.6% 49.9%
Florida's 28th 46.5% 52.9%


2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 46.6% of Floridians lived in one of the state's nine Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 40.2% lived in one of 52 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Florida was Trending Republican, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Florida following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Historical voting trends

Florida presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 17 Democratic wins
  • 14 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party D D D D D D D R D D D D D R R R D R R D R R R R D R R D D R R

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Florida

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Florida.

U.S. Senate election results in Florida
Race Winner Runner up
2018 50.1%Republican Party 49.9%Democratic Party
2016 52.0%Republican Party 44.3%Democratic Party
2012 55.2%Democratic Party 42.2%Republican Party
2010 48.9%Republican Party 29.7%Grey.png (Independent)
2006 60.3%Democratic Party 38.1%Republican Party
Average 53.3 40.8

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Florida

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Florida.

Gubernatorial election results in Florida
Race Winner Runner up
2018 49.6%Republican Party 49.2%Democratic Party
2014 48.1%Republican Party 47.1%Democratic Party
2010 48.9%Republican Party 47.7%Democratic Party
2006 52.2%Republican Party 45.1%Democratic Party
2002 56.0%Republican Party 43.2%Democratic Party
Average 51.0 46.5

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Delaware's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Delaware, November 2022
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 0 9 9
Republican 2 16 18
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 2 2
Total 2 27 29

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Florida's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Florida, November 2022
Office Officeholder
Governor Republican Party Ron DeSantis
Lieutenant Governor Republican Party Jeanette Nuñez
Secretary of State Republican Party Cord Byrd
Attorney General Republican Party Ashley B. Moody

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Florida State Legislature as of November 2022.

Florida State Senate

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 12
     Republican Party 28
     Vacancies 0
Total 40

Florida House of Representatives

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 35
     Republican Party 84
     Vacancies 1
Total 120

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Florida was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Florida Party Control: 1992-2022
One year of a Democratic trifecta  •  Twenty-three years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Governor D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R I R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate D S S R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Florida and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Florida
Florida United States
Population 18,801,310 308,745,538
Land area (sq mi) 53,651 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 75.1% 72.5%
Black/African American 16.1% 12.7%
Asian 2.7% 5.5%
Native American 0.3% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Other (single race) 3% 4.9%
Multiple 2.7% 3.3%
Hispanic/Latino 25.6% 18%
Education
High school graduation rate 88.2% 88%
College graduation rate 29.9% 32.1%
Income
Median household income $55,660 $62,843
Persons below poverty level 14% 13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 23, 2024
  2. ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Closed Primary Election," accessed July 23, 2024
  3. ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
  4. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
  5. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022


Florida's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Ashley Moody (R)
Rick Scott (R)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
Neal Dunn (R)
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
Anna Luna (R)
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
Republican Party (22)
Democratic Party (8)


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