2012Final results
2012 election for Florida Senate District 1
Florida State Senate · Florida
Don Gaetz (R) won with 74.4% of the vote, defeating Richard Harrison (Ind) by 48.8 points.
Don GaetzRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.4%160,016
Richard HarrisonIndependent
25.6%55,018
215,034 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET