2008Final results
2008 election for Florida Senate District 35
Florida State Senate · Florida
Dan Gelber (D) won with 72.4% of the vote, defeating Dean Santoro (R) by 44.8 points.
Dan GelberDemocrat · winner
72.4%101,861
Dean SantoroRepublican
27.6%38,862
140,723 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