2012Final results
2012 election for Florida Senate District 3
Florida State Senate · Florida
Bill Montford (D) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating John Shaw (R) by 45.6 points.
Bill MontfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.8%165,634
John ShawRepublican
27.2%61,956
227,590 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