2008Final results
2008 election for Florida Senate District 3
Florida State Senate · Florida
Charles S. Dean (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Suzan L. R. Franks (D) by 16.1 points.
Charles S. DeanRepublican · winner
58.0%134,029
Suzan L. R. FranksDemocrat
42.0%96,875
230,904 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