Florida's 3rd Senate District elects one member of the Florida Senate. The district currently consists of Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor, Wakulla counties in the U.S. state of Florida. The current Senator is Republican Corey Simon.

Florida's 3rd
State Senate district
Map of the district
Senator
  Corey Simon
R–Tallahassee
Demographics59%% White
29.3%% Black
7.4%% Hispanic
2.4%% Asian
0.4%% Native American
0%% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)486,331
Notes[1]

List of senators

NOTE: The following information was gathered from the Florida Senate website. Only records of senators from 1998-present are kept.

Portrait Name Party Years of Service Home City/State Notes
Democratic
1980–2000
Democratic
2000–2002
 Consisted of Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jackson, Liberty, Wakulla, parts of Bay, Jefferson, Leon and Madison county
Republican
2002–2008
 Consisted of Baker, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Suwannee, Taylor counties and parts of Citrus, Columbia, Jefferson, Leon, Levy, Madison, Marion counties
Republican
2008–2012
 Consisted of Baker, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Suwannee, Taylor counties and parts of Citrus, Columbia, Jefferson, Leon, Levy, Madison, Marion counties
Democratic
2012–2020
 Consisted of Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla counties
Democratic
2020–2022
 Consisted of Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla counties
Republican
2022–Present
 Consists of Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor, Wakulla counties

Elections

NOTE: The following results were gathered from the Florida Department of State. Uncontested election results are not provided.

1980

General Election (1980)[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dempsey J. Barron 86,241 57.1%
Republican Elliot Messer 64,776 42.9%
Total votes 151,017 100%

1988

Democratic Primary (1988)[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dempsey J. Barron 31,511 48.3%
Democratic Vince Bruner 33,692 51.7%
Total votes 65,203 100%
General Election (1988)[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Jennings 47,952 46.0%
Democratic Vince Bruner 56,347 54.0%
Total votes 104,299 100%

1992

Democratic Primary (1992)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jack McLean 27,700 35.6%
Democratic Pat Thomas 50,119 64.4%
Total votes 77,819 100%

2000

Democratic Primary (2000)[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eddie Boone 16,229 22.6%
Democratic Janegale Boyd 22,487 31.3%
Democratic Dean J. Fenn 4,750 6.6%
Democratic Alfred 'Al' Lawson 28,282 39.4%
Total votes 71,748 100%
Democratic Primary Runoff (2000)[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janegale Boyd 26,627 41.3%
Democratic Alfred 'Al' Lawson 37,919 58.7%
Total votes 64,546 100%
General Election (2000)[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brecht Heuchan 51,142 34.8%
Democratic Alfred 'Al' Lawson 95,619 65.1%
Democratic Janegale Boyd 22,487 31.3%
Write-In David B. Murrell 10 0.0%
Write-In Glenn R. Pickett 3 0.0%
Write-In Bryan Price 9 0.0%
Total votes 146,783 100%

2002

General Election (2002)[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nancy Argenziano 82,488 54.5%
Democratic Richard Mitchell 68,934 45.5%
Total votes 151,422 100%
General Election (2004)[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nancy Argenziano 135,494 66.1%
Democratic Barry Brooks 69,601 33.9%
Total votes 205,095 100%

2008

General Election (2008)[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles S. Dean 134,029 58.0%
Democratic Suzan L R Franks 96,875 42.0%
Total votes 230,904 100%

2012

General Election (2012)[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Shaw 61,956 27.2%
Democratic Bill Montford 165,634 72.8%
Total votes 227,590 100%

2016

General Election (2016)[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nancy Miller 77,192 32.6%
Democratic Bill Montford 159,288 67.4%
Total votes 236,480 100%

2020

Republican Primary (2020)[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Benjamin Alexander Thaddeus John Horbowy 8,555 21.3%
Republican Marva Harris Preston 31,683 78.7%
Total votes 40,238 100%
General Election (2020)[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marva Harris Preston 120,176 46.6%
Democratic Loranne Ausley 137,609 53.4%
Total votes 257,785 100%

2022

General Election (2022)[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Corey Simon 113,477 53.0%
Democratic Loranne Ausley 100,696 47.0%
Total votes 214,173 100%

References

  1. ↑ https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_State_Senate_District_3
  2. ↑ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  3. ↑ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  4. ↑ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  5. ↑ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  6. ↑ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  7. ↑ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  8. ↑ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  9. ↑ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  10. ↑ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  11. ↑ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  12. ↑ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  13. ↑ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  14. ↑ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  15. ↑ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  16. ↑ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
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