2008Final results
2008 election for Florida Senate District 5
Florida State Senate · Florida
Stephen R. Wise (R) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating George Anthony Lovenguth (D) by 42.7 points.
Stephen R. WiseRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.4%172,736
George Anthony LovenguthDemocrat
28.6%69,321
242,057 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