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As of September, seven special elections have been called to fill vacant seats in the Florida State Legislature.
Click here to read more about the special elections.
Senate special elections called:
- District 19: June 10
- District 15: September 2
- District 11: December 9
House special elections called:
- District 3: June 10
- District 32: June 10
- District 40: September 2
- District 90: December 9
How vacancies are filled in Florida
If there is a vacancy in the Florida State Legislature, a special election must be called to fill the vacant seat.[1] The governor is responsible for calling the election and must consult with the secretary of state to set the election dates and nominating deadlines.[2] The person elected to fill the seat serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.[3]
See sources: Florida Stat. § 100.101
About the legislature
The Florida State Legislature is the state legislature of Florida. The Florida Constitution mandates a bicameral state legislature with an upper house, the Florida State Senate, and a lower house, the Florida House of Representatives. Due to term limits, House members may be elected for up to four terms (eight years), while State Senators can be elected for up to two terms (eight years).
The boxes below show the partisan composition of both chambers directly before and after the most recent general elections prior to 2025. For the most up-to-date numbers on partisan composition in this legislature, see here (Senate) and here (House).
| Florida State Senate | |||
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| Party | As of November 5, 2024 | After November 6, 2024 | |
| Democratic Party | 11 | 12 | |
| Republican Party | 28 | 28 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 40 | |
| Florida House of Representatives | |||
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| Party | As of November 5, 2024 | After November 6, 2024 | |
| Democratic Party | 36 | 33 | |
| Republican Party | 84 | 86 | |
| Vacancy | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 120 | 120 | |
Special elections
Click [show] to the right of the district name for more information:
June 10, 2025
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A special election for District 19 of the Florida State Senate was called for June 10, 2025. A primary took place on April 1, 2025. The candidate filing deadline was February 4, 2025.[4] The seat became vacant after Randy Fine (R) resigned to run in a special election for Florida's 6th Congressional District. General electionSpecial general election for Florida State Senate District 19Debbie Mayfield defeated Vance Ahrens in the special general election for Florida State Senate District 19 on June 10, 2025.
Democratic primary electionThe Democratic primary election was canceled. Vance Ahrens advanced from the special Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 19. Republican primary electionSpecial Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 19Debbie Mayfield defeated Mark Lightner III, Tim Thomas, and Marcelle Adkins in the special Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 19 on April 1, 2025.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
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A special election for District 3 of the Florida House of Representatives was called for June 10, 2025. A primary took place on April 1, 2025. The candidate filing deadline was February 4, 2025.[5] The seat became vacant after Joel Rudman (R) resigned to run in a special election for Florida's 1st Congressional District. General electionSpecial general election for Florida House of Representatives District 3Nathan Boyles defeated Dondre Markell Wise in the special general election for Florida House of Representatives District 3 on June 10, 2025.
Democratic primary electionThe Democratic primary election was canceled. Dondre Markell Wise advanced from the special Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 3. Republican primary electionSpecial Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 3The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 3 on April 1, 2025.
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A special election for District 32 of the Florida House of Representatives was called for June 10, 2025. A primary took place on April 1, 2025. The candidate filing deadline was February 5, 2025.[6] The special election was called after Debbie Mayfield (R) announced her resignation in order to run in a special election for Florida State Senate District 19. General electionSpecial general election for Florida House of Representatives District 32Brian Hodgers defeated Juan Hinojosa in the special general election for Florida House of Representatives District 32 on June 10, 2025.
Democratic primary electionThe Democratic primary election was canceled. Juan Hinojosa advanced from the special Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 32. Republican primary electionSpecial Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 32Brian Hodgers defeated Bob White and Terrence Cronin in the special Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 32 on April 1, 2025.
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September 2, 2025
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A special election for Florida State Senate District 15 was called for September 2, 2025. A primary was scheduled to take place on June 24, 2025. The candidate filing deadline was April 23, 2025.[7] The seat became vacant on February 13, 2025, after Geraldine Thompson (D) passed away.[8] General electionSpecial general election for Florida State Senate District 15LaVon Bracy Davis defeated Willie Montague in the special general election for Florida State Senate District 15 on September 2, 2025.
Democratic primary electionSpecial Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 15LaVon Bracy Davis defeated Coretta Anthony-Smith, Alan Grayson, and Randolph Bracy III in the special Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 15 on June 24, 2025.
Republican primary electionThe Republican primary election was canceled. Willie Montague advanced from the special Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 15. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A special election for Florida House of Representatives District 40 was called for September 2, 2025. A primary was scheduled to take place on June 24, 2025. The candidate filing deadline was April 30, 2025.[9][10] The seat became vacant on September 1, 2025, after LaVon Bracy Davis (D) resigned from her seat. General electionSpecial general election for Florida House of Representatives District 40RaShon Young defeated Tuan Le and Christopher Hall in the special general election for Florida House of Representatives District 40 on September 2, 2025.
Democratic primary electionSpecial Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 40RaShon Young defeated Travaris McCurdy in the special Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 40 on June 24, 2025.
Republican primary electionThe Republican primary election was canceled. Tuan Le advanced from the special Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 40. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December 9, 2025
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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.[11] The seat became vacant after Blaise Ingoglia (R) was appointed Florida's Chief Financial Officer.[11] General electionThe 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 11Ash Marwah is running in the special general election for Florida State Senate District 11 on December 9, 2025.
Democratic primary electionThe Democratic primary election was canceled. Ash Marwah advanced from the special Democratic primary for Florida State Senate District 11. Republican primary electionSpecial Republican primary for Florida State Senate District 11Anthony 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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A special election for Florida House of Representatives District 90 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.[12] The seat became vacant after Joseph Casello (D) passed away on July 18, 2025.[12] General electionThe 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 House of Representatives District 90Rob Long and Karen Yeh are running in the special general election for Florida House of Representatives District 90 on December 9, 2025.
Democratic primary electionThe Democratic primary election was canceled. Rob Long advanced from the special Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 90. Republican primary electionSpecial Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 90William Reicherter and Maria Zack are running in the special Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 90 on September 30, 2025.
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Historical data
There were 1,007 state legislative special elections that took place from 2010 to 2024. Florida held 32 special elections during the same time period. The largest number of special elections in Florida took place in 2015 when five special elections were held.
The table below details how many state legislative special elections were held in a state in a given year.
See also
- State legislative special elections, 2025
- State legislative special elections, 2024
- State legislative special elections, 2023
- State legislative special elections, 2022
- State legislative special elections, 2021
- State legislative special elections, 2020
- Florida State Legislature
Footnotes
- ↑ Florida Legislature, "2023 Florida Statutes," accessed January 23, 2024 (Statute 100.101(2), Florida Election Code)
- ↑ Florida Legislature, "2023 Florida Statutes," accessed January 23, 2024 (Statute 100.141 (1) (2), Florida Election Code)
- ↑ Florida Legislature, "2023 Florida Statutes," accessed January 23, 2024 (Statute 100.111 (1) (a-c), Florida Election Code)
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Notice of Special Election for the Office of State Senate, District 19," January 21, 2025
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Notice of Special Election for the Office of State Representative, District 3," January 21, 2025
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Notice of Special Election for the Office of State Representative, District 32," January 23, 2025
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Notice of Special Election for the Office of State Senate, District 15," accessed April 14, 2025
- ↑ AP, "Florida state Sen. Geraldine Thompson dies at 76 after complications from knee replacement surgery," February 13, 2025
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidates for 2025 Special Election for State Representative, District 40," accessed April 22, 2025
- ↑ Office of the Governor, "Executive Order Number 25-82," accessed April 22, 2025
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Florida Politics, "Governor sets Special Elections to replace Blaise Ingoglia, Joe Casello," July 23, 2025
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Florida Politics, "Governor sets Special Elections to replace Blaise Ingoglia, Joe Casello," July 23, 2025
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