2000Final results
2000 election for Florida Senate District 31
Florida State Senate · Florida
Debby P. Sanderson (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating John Gillespie (D) by 5.8 points.
Debby P. SandersonRepublican · winner
52.9%72,143
John GillespieDemocrat
47.1%64,252
136,395 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