2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsSpecial election
2010 special election for Florida Senate District 27
Florida State Senate · Florida
Lizbeth Benacquisto (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Kevin Rader (D) by 8.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Lizbeth BenacquistoRepublican · winner
54.1%79,750
Kevin RaderDemocrat
45.9%67,621
147,371 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET