1996 general · November 5, 1996
1996 Florida State Senate election results, district by district
Every Florida State Senate district in the 1996 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 40 seats
After the electionD 16 · R 24
Races21
Changed party4
Unopposed48%10 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 8 · R 13
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | W. D. Childers (R) | 49.7 | Flipped |
| SD-3 | Pat Thomas (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | George Grier Kirkpatrick Jr. (R) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| SD-7 | Charlie Clary (R) | 19.5 | |
| SD-9 | Toni Jennings (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | Anna Cowin (R) | 13.8 | Flipped |
| SD-13 | John A. Grant Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | Patsy Ann Kurth (D) | 4.4 | |
| SD-17 | Rick Dantzler (D) | 10.4 | |
| SD-19 | Jack Latvala (R) | 20.5 | |
| SD-21 | James T. Hargrett Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Tom Lee (R) | 22.2 | |
| SD-25 | Fred R. Dudley (R) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| SD-27 | William G. Myers (R) | 3.3 | |
| SD-28 | Ron Klein (D) | 38.7 | |
| SD-29 | Ken Jenne (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 | Jim Scott (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 | Walter G. Campbell Jr. (D) | 35.3 | |
| SD-35 | Tom Rossin (D) | 45.2 | |
| SD-37 | Mario Díaz-Balart (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-39 | Roberto Casas (R) | Unopposed |
Florida State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner