2008Final results
2008 election for Florida Senate District 19
Florida State Senate · Florida
Gary Siplin (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Belinda Ortiz (R) by 1.0 points.
Gary SiplinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.5%79,845
Belinda OrtizRepublican
49.5%78,218
158,063 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