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2008Final resultsSpecial election

2008 special election for Florida Senate District 24

Florida State Senate · Florida

Thad Altman (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Kendall T. Moore (D) by 17.2 points.

Thad AltmanRepublican · winner
58.6%139,273
41.4%98,476
237,749 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

EvenR+5.61990D+8.01992R+20.61994R+17.22008 specialR+8.12012R+8.52018

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET