2008Final results
2008 election for Florida Senate District 17
Florida State Senate · Florida
J. D. Alexander (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Scott K. Thompson (D) by 18.3 points.
J. D. AlexanderRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%103,812
Scott K. ThompsonDemocrat
40.8%71,621
175,433 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET