2000Final results
2000 election for Florida Senate District 1
Florida State Senate · Florida
Durell Peaden Jr. (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Dee Dee Ritchie (D) by 16.1 points.
Durell Peaden Jr.Republican · winner
58.0%83,982
Dee Dee RitchieDemocrat
42.0%60,734
144,716 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET