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Florida State Senate District 11

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Florida State Senate District 11
Incumbent
Vacant

Florida State Senate District 11 is vacant. It was last represented by Blaise Ingoglia (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Florida state senators represented an average of 539,263 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 472,519 residents.

To learn more about the 2025 special election for Florida State Senate District 11, click here.

About the office

Members of the Florida State Senate serve four-year terms with term limits. However, in the election following reapportionment, some senators are elected to two-year terms, in order to maintain staggered terms among the senators.[1] Florida legislators assume office on the day they are elected in the general election.

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

Article III, Section 15 of the Florida Constitution states: "Each legislator shall be at least twenty-one years of age, an elector and resident of the district from which elected and shall have resided in the state for a period of two years prior to election."[2]


Salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[3]
SalaryPer diem
$29,697/year$175/day for a maximum of 60 days. Members can also receive per diem outside of the session.

Term limits

See also: State legislatures with term limits

The Florida legislature is one of 16 state legislatures with term limits. Voters enacted the Florida Term Limits Act in 1992. That initiative said that Florida senators are subject to term limits of no more than two four-year terms.

The first year that the term limits enacted in 1992 impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office was in 2000.[4]


Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Florida State Legislature, a special election must be called to fill the vacant seat.[5] The governor is responsible for calling the election and must consult with the secretary of state to set the election dates and nominating deadlines.[6] The person elected to fill the seat serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.[7]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Florida Stat. § 100.101


District map

Redistricting

2020 redistricting cycle

See also: Redistricting in Florida after the 2020 census

On March 3, 2022, the Florida Supreme Court approved new legislative maps drawn by the Florida State Legislature. These maps took effect for Florida's 2022 legislative elections.

The maps were passed by the legislature as a joint resolution. The Florida State Senate voted 34-3 to approve the bill on January 20, and the Florida House of Representatives voted 77-39 to approve the bill on February 2.[8] Since the maps were passed as a joint resolution, they did not require the signature of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to become law. After the legislature approved the maps, they submitted them to Attorney General Ashley B. Moody (R), who then petitioned the Florida Supreme Court to review the maps on February 9.[9][10]

How does redistricting in Florida work? In Florida, both congressional and state legislative district lines are drawn by the state legislature. Congressional lines are adopted as regular legislation and are subject to gubernatorial veto. State legislative lines are passed via joint resolution and are not subject to gubernatorial veto. State legislative district maps are automatically submitted to the Florida Supreme Court for approval. In the event that the court rejects the lines, the legislature is given a second chance to draft a plan. If the legislature cannot approve a state legislative redistricting plan, the state attorney general must ask the state supreme court to draft a plan. There are no similar procedures in place for congressional districts.[11]

The Florida Constitution requires that all districts, whether congressional or state legislative, be contiguous. Also, "where doing so does not conflict with minority rights, [districts] must be compact and utilize existing political and geographical boundaries where feasible." Districts cannot be drawn in such a way as to "favor or disfavor a political party or incumbent."[11][12]

Florida State Senate District 11
until November 7, 2022

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Florida State Senate District 11
starting November 8, 2022

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Elections

2025

See also: Florida state legislative special elections, 2025

A special election for Florida State Senate District 11 has been called for December 9, 2025. A primary is scheduled to take place on September 30, 2025. The candidate filing deadline was August 5, 2025.[13]

The seat became vacant after Blaise Ingoglia (R) was appointed Florida's Chief Financial Officer.[13]

General election

The primary will occur on September 30, 2025. The general election will occur on December 9, 2025. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Special general election for Florida State Senate District 11

Ash Marwah is running in the special general election for Florida State Senate District 11 on December 9, 2025.

Candidate
Image of Ash Marwah
Ash Marwah (D) Candidate Connection

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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Ash Marwah advanced from the special Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 11.

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 11

Anthony Vincent Brice and Ralph Massullo Jr. are running in the special Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 11 on September 30, 2025.


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2024

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Florida State Senate District 11

Incumbent Blaise Ingoglia defeated Marilyn Holleran in the general election for Florida State Senate District 11 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Blaise Ingoglia
Blaise Ingoglia (R)
 
69.3
 
229,609
Marilyn Holleran (D)
 
30.7
 
101,775

Total votes: 331,384
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Marilyn Holleran advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 11.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Blaise Ingoglia advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 11.

2022

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Florida State Senate District 11

Blaise Ingoglia defeated Brian Moore in the general election for Florida State Senate District 11 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Blaise Ingoglia
Blaise Ingoglia (R)
 
75.0
 
192,167
Image of Brian Moore
Brian Moore (G) Candidate Connection
 
25.0
 
64,119

Total votes: 256,286
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Blaise Ingoglia advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 11.

Green primary election

The Green primary election was canceled. Brian Moore advanced from the Green primary for Florida State Senate District 11.

2020

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Florida State Senate District 11

Incumbent Randolph Bracy III defeated Joshua Eli Adams in the general election for Florida State Senate District 11 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Randolph Bracy III
Randolph Bracy III (D)
 
65.0
 
147,244
Image of Joshua Eli Adams
Joshua Eli Adams (R) Candidate Connection
 
35.0
 
79,224

Total votes: 226,468
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Randolph Bracy III advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 11.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Joshua Eli Adams advanced from the Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 11.

2016

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Florida State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 24, 2016.

Randolph Bracy III ran unopposed in the Florida State Senate District 11 general election.[14][15]

Florida State Senate, District 11 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Randolph Bracy III  (unopposed)
Source: Florida Division of Elections


Randolph Bracy III defeated Chuck O'Neal, Bob Sindler and Gary Siplin in the Florida State Senate District 11 Democratic primary.[16][17]

Florida State Senate, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Randolph Bracy III 45.69% 13,844
     Democratic Chuck O'Neal 11.97% 3,627
     Democratic Bob Sindler 7.83% 2,374
     Democratic Gary Siplin 34.51% 10,458
Total Votes 30,303


2012

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2012

Elections for the Florida State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 14, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 8, 2012. Incumbent Alan Hays (R) defeated John Iler (I) in the general election. Both candidates were unopposed in the August 14 primary elections.[18][19][20]

Florida State Senate, District 11, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Hays Incumbent 71.6% 163,223
     Independent John Iler 28.4% 64,863
Total Votes 228,086

Campaign contributions

From 2012 to 2024, candidates for Florida State Senate District 11 raised a total of $1,184,457. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $84,604 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Florida State Senate District 11
Year Amount Candidates Average
2024 $195,010 2 $97,505
2022 $185,933 2 $92,966
2020 $156,741 2 $78,371
2016 $418,693 6 $69,782
2012 $228,079 2 $114,040
Total $1,184,457 14 $84,604


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Florida Senate Website Archive, "Florida Constitution," accessed December 16, 2013(referenced Article III, Section 15a)
  2. The Florida Senate, "Constitution of the State of Florida," accessed February 10, 2023
  3. National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  4. Florida State Legisature, "Florida Constitution," accessed February 11. 2021
  5. Florida Legislature, "2023 Florida Statutes," accessed January 23, 2024 (Statute 100.101(2), Florida Election Code)
  6. Florida Legislature, "2023 Florida Statutes," accessed January 23, 2024 (Statute 100.141 (1) (2), Florida Election Code)
  7. Florida Legislature, "2023 Florida Statutes," accessed January 23, 2024 (Statute 100.111 (1) (a-c), Florida Election Code)
  8. Florida State Senate, "CS/SJR 100: Joint Resolution of Apportionment," accessed March 3, 2022
  9. Florida Politics, "Florida Legislature approves redistricting maps for Senate and House," February 3, 2022
  10. Florida Politics, "Ashley Moody petitions court on legislative maps as congressional redistricting continues to pitter," February 9, 2022
  11. 11.0 11.1 All About Redistricting, "Florida," accessed April 22, 2015
  12. Florida Constitution, "Article III, Sections 20-21," accessed April 22, 2015
  13. 13.0 13.1 Florida Politics, "Governor sets Special Elections to replace Blaise Ingoglia, Joe Casello," July 23, 2025
  14. Florida Department of State, "Candidate listing for 2016 general election," accessed September 12, 2016
  15. Florida Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed November 23, 2016
  16. Florida Department of State, "Candidates and Races," accessed July 1, 2016
  17. Florida Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed September 22, 2016
  18. Florida Division of Elections, "Official 2012 General Election Results," accessed December 6, 2013
  19. Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate list," accessed December 6, 2013
  20. Florida Division of Elections, “2012 Primary results,” accessed December 6, 2013


Current members of the Florida State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Ben Albritton
Majority Leader:Jim Boyd
Senators
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Don Gaetz (R)
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Tom Leek (R)
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Jim Boyd (R)
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Ed Hooper (R)
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Republican Party (26)
Democratic Party (11)
No Party Affiliation (1)
Vacancies (2)