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Filing deadline: April 26, 2024
Primary: August 20, 2024
General: November 5, 2024
Pre-election incumbent:
Rick Scott (Republican)
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Cook Political Report: Likely Republican
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A Democratic Party primary took place on August 20, 2024, in Florida to determine which Democratic candidate would run in the state's general election on November 5, 2024.

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Florida.

Thirty-four of 100 seats in the U.S. Senate were up for election in 2024, including one special election. At the time of the election, Democrats had a 51-49 majority.[1] Of the seats up for election in 2024, Democrats held 19, Republicans held 11, and independents held four. As of May 2024, eight members of the U.S. Senate had announced they were not running for re-election.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
April 26, 2024
August 20, 2024
November 5, 2024


Heading into the election, the incumbent was Rick Scott (Republican), who was first elected in 2018.

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.[2][3]

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:

Candidates and election results

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Florida

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell defeated Stanley Campbell, Brian Rush, and Rod Joseph in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Florida on August 20, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Candidate Connection
 
68.5
 
747,397
Image of Stanley Campbell
Stanley Campbell Candidate Connection
 
19.6
 
213,777
Image of Brian Rush
Brian Rush
 
6.7
 
73,013
Image of Rod Joseph
Rod Joseph
 
5.2
 
56,961

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

Total votes: 1,091,148
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Stanley Campbell

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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I am Stanley Campbell, a proud native Floridian endorsed by Florida AFL-CIO, the IUPA, Local 6020, the Democratic Black Caucus of Florida, and over 50 former and current elected officials. Growing up in Liberty City, Miami, with Jamaican and Bahamian parents, I learned the values of dedication and public service from an early age. My career spans several fields, including the U.S. Navy, NASA, healthcare, and AI and cybersecurity. As a graduate of Florida A&M University, I made a significant contribution at age 19 by creating an algorithm for Voyager 2, which is now in interstellar space. My journey continued as a U.S. Navy pilot, where I commanded the TACAMO platform. I later served on NASA's Executive Advisory Board and at the Defense Intelligence Agency, where my work in TSA's passenger screening enhanced national security protocols. With 14 AI patents focused on saving lives, I have also led a national healthcare IT company that prevents $120 million in Medicare fraud penalties daily. Philanthropy is a vital part of my life. I have flown aid missions to Haiti and Puerto Rico, donated over 50,000 phones with a COVID-19 tracking app for agricultural and migrant communities, and supported the Eagleforce Warrior Foundation to help veterans transition to civilian life. My wife, Cheryl Campbell, Assistant Secretary of Administration for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and I have been married for 35 years, and we are the proud parents of sons."

Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

Healthcare: Access to quality healthcare is a cornerstone of a thriving society. Without it, individuals cannot maintain their health, productivity, or quality of life. The current system’s shortcomings, such as high costs and limited access, disproportionately affect the most vulnerable populations. By prioritizing healthcare, we can ensure that every American has the opportunity to lead a healthy life, reduce economic disparities, and prevent medical issues from becoming financial crises. Comprehensive healthcare reform is essential for the well-being and prosperity of our nation. My decade plus of healthcare expertise and breakthroughs give me insights that are unparalleled in this race and in the U.S. Senate.

Social Security and Medicare: These programs are vital for ensuring that our senior citizens can live with dignity and security after retirement. Social Security and Medicare provide essential financial and medical support to millions of Americans, many of whom rely on these benefits as their primary source of income and healthcare. As our population ages, it is more important than ever to protect and strengthen these programs. Prioritizing Social Security and Medicare ensures that we honor the social contract with our citizens, providing them with the necessary support after a lifetime of contributions to our society.

National Security: A secure nation is fundamental to the preservation of our freedoms and way of life. In an era of evolving threats, from terrorism to cyber-attacks to natural disasters, it is imperative to maintain a robust and adaptable national security strategy. In my military service as a US Navy pilot on the most strategic air command in the military (TACAMO) and my service in the intelligence community, I gained critical insight into the dangers our nation faces. This experience gives me a unique perspective on the complexities of national security and the importance of proactive measures. Ensuring the safety of our citizens, protecting our infrastructure, and maintaining global stability are paramount for our national interests.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Senate Florida in 2024.

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell

Image of Debbie Mucarsel-Powell

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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "My name is Debbie Mucarsel Powell and I’m a proud mother, Ecuadorian, and Floridian– and I’m running for US Senate to defeat Rick Scott. I’ll never stop fighting for the issues important to Floridians because they’re personal to me. The people that Rick Scott has hurt with his extremist policies are my friends, my family, and my community. Only in Florida is it possible for an immigrant like me to have gone from working a minimum-wage job to serving in Congress. My story shouldn’t be the exception, it should be the rule. But under Rick Scott, those opportunities are harder to come by. Rick Scott backs Florida’s abortion ban and wrote the plan to raise taxes on the middle class and sunset Social Security and Medicare. I’m running to expand opportunities like the ones I had growing up, protect your hard-earned benefits, and champion Floridians’ freedoms. I am uniquely able to deliver on these promises because I’ve always put politics aside to bring coalitions together for investment and positive change in my community – from leading the FIU Medical School to securing better access to health care and millions of dollars for Everglades restoration while in Congress."

Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

I plan to lower costs so that working families and young people don’t have to struggle to make ends meet or afford college. I’m fighting to lower the cost of gas, groceries, and insurance. As Senator, I would push legislation to lower home insurance rates by 25%, expand the Child Tax Credit to help over 1 million Florida families, and fight against the corporate consolidation of big grocery chains that drive up prices. I’d also back initiatives to compete with China by bringing the solar panel supply chain to Florida, lowering energy costs and creating jobs. Additionally, I will champion legislation to support unions, provide seed grants to Florida startups, and promote buying American.

I will always champion Floridians’ rights to make their own decisions without government interference and protect our freedoms from extremists like Rick Scott who back Florida’s abortion ban with no real exceptions for rape, incest, or the health of the mother. These dangerous bans that Rick Scott supports only lead to increased rates of maternal mortality – which disproportionately affect Black women and other women of color. And now they’re coming for access to contraception and IVF – Rick Scott voted against protecting access to both. Government has no right to interfere in Floridians’ personal health care decisions, and as Senator, I would protect Floridians’ reproductive freedoms – including access to abortion, IVF, and contraception.

I will protect our retirement benefits and fight to preserve Social Security and Medicare. Our own Senator, Rick Scott, wrote the plan to end those programs as we know them. He would take away our hard-earned benefits. My mother lives with me, I take care of her, and I have seen firsthand how essential those benefits are that she worked for. I won’t let anyone take it away. Not from her, not from any of us.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Senate Florida in 2024.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Florida

Election information in Florida: Aug. 20, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: July 22, 2024
  • By mail: Received by July 22, 2024
  • Online: July 22, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Aug. 8, 2024
  • By mail: Received by Aug. 8, 2024
  • Online: Aug. 8, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Aug. 20, 2024
  • By mail: Received by Aug. 20, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

N/A

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Aug. 10, 2024 to Aug. 17, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (EST)


Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Stanley Campbell Democratic Party $1,509,617 $1,391,650 $118,434 As of December 31, 2024
Rod Joseph Democratic Party $31,820 $31,820 $0 As of November 3, 2024
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell Democratic Party $36,616,416 $36,641,694 $-25,277 As of December 31, 2024
Brian Rush Democratic Party $85,509 $85,509 $0 As of November 11, 2024

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. 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.

Quarterly campaign finance analysis

Fourth quarter, 2023

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D) raised the most money in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Florida, taking in $3.77 million since the start of the campaign cycle. 

Mucarsel-Powell raised $2.07 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. Stanley Campbell (D) raised the next most in the primary, with $1.02 million since the start of the campaign. This fundraising was from the fourth quarter alone.

The primary was scheduled for August 20, 2024. Thirteen candidates, including those who have dropped out, raised a combined $5.26 million through Dec. 31, 2023. Looking at all 125 congressional battlegrounds we tracked, this was more than the average of $3.41 million.

Twenty-three candidates raised a combined $132.75 million running for U.S. Senate in Florida in 2022, while 13 raised $119.39 million in 2018.

Below is how much each Democratic candidate raised and spent during the 2023-2024 election cycle:

Looking at Mucarsel-Powell and Campbell alone: 

  • 3,002 donors donated to Mucarsel-Powell's campaign in quarter four.
  • Of those 3,002, the largest share, 824 (27%), donated between $5 and $24.
  • 22 donors donated to Campbell's campaign in quarter four. 
  • Of those 22, the largest share, nine (41%), donated over $1,000. 

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Florida in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Florida, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2024
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Florida U.S. Senate Ballot-qualified party 145,040[4] $10,440.00 4/26/2024 Source
Florida U.S. Senate Unaffiliated 145,040[5] $6,960.00 4/26/2024 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.


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, 2024
District Incumbent Party PVI
Florida's 1st Matt Gaetz Ends.png Republican R+19
Florida's 2nd Neal Dunn Ends.png Republican R+8
Florida's 3rd Kat Cammack Ends.png Republican R+9
Florida's 4th Aaron Bean Ends.png Republican 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 Cory Mills Ends.png Republican 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 Maxwell Alejandro Frost 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 Anna Paulina Luna Ends.png Republican R+6
Florida's 14th Kathy Castor Electiondot.png Democratic D+8
Florida's 15th Laurel Lee Ends.png Republican 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 Jared Moskowitz 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 2024 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2024 district lines, Florida[6]
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

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
2022 57.7%Republican Party 41.3%Democratic Party
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)
Average 52.8 41.5

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
2022 59.4%Republican Party 40.0%Democratic Party
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
Average 51.6 45.8
See also: Party control of Florida state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Florida's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Florida
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 0 8 8
Republican 2 20 22
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 28 30

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Florida's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in Florida, May 2024
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

Florida State Senate

Party As of February 2024
     Democratic Party 12
     Republican Party 28
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 40

Florida House of Representatives

Party As of February 2024
     Democratic Party 36
     Republican Party 84
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 120

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

Florida Party Control: 1992-2024
One year of a Democratic trifecta  •  Twenty-five 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 23 24
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 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 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 R R

The table below details demographic data in Florida and compares it to the broader United States as of 2022.

Demographic Data for Florida
Florida United States
Population 21,538,187 331,449,281
Land area (sq mi) 53,653 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 63.8% 65.9%
Black/African American 15.5% 12.5%
Asian 2.8% 5.8%
Native American 0.3% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Other (single race) 4.8% 6%
Multiple 12.7% 8.8%
Hispanic/Latino 26.5% 18.7%
Education
High school graduation rate 89.3% 89.1%
College graduation rate 32.3% 34.3%
Income
Median household income $67,917 $75,149
Persons below poverty level 9.1% 8.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2017-2022).
**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. ↑ Two Independents caucused with the Democratic Party. Another independent, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, counted toward the Democratic majority for committee purposes.
  2. ↑ The Florida Senate, "Fla. Stat. § 101.021," accessed November 26, 2025
  3. ↑ The Florida Senate, "Fla. Stat. § 97.055," accessed November 26, 2025
  4. ↑ Petition signatures only required in lieu of filing fee.
  5. ↑ Petition signatures only required in lieu of filing fee.
  6. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed December 15, 2023


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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