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2012Final results

2012 election for Florida Senate District 35

Florida State Senate · Florida

Gwen Margolis (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating John D. Couriel (R) by 23.5 points.

Gwen MargolisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.7%103,109
John D. CourielRepublican
38.3%63,929
167,038 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

EvenD+3.41994 specialD+45.21996D+26.32000D+44.82008D+23.52012D+12.72024

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET