2012Final results
2012 election for U.S. Senate in Florida
U.S. Senate · Florida
Bill Nelson (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Connie Mack (R) by 13.0 points.
Bill NelsonDemocrat · winner
55.2%4,523,451
Connie MackRepublican
42.2%3,458,267
Bill GaylorIndependent
1.5%126,079
Chris BorgiaIndependent
1.0%82,089
8,189,946 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Bill NelsonConnie Mack
$13.4M
Raised by the campaign
$7.3M
$15.5M
Spent by the campaign
$7.5M
$994.3K
Cash on hand
$155.1K
Other candidates' campaigns: Bill Gaylor $19.6K · Chris Borgia $12.3K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012
The candidates
Bill Nelson (D)Connie Mack (R)
Also on the ballot: Bill Gaylor (Independent), 1.5%; Chris Borgia (Independent), 1.0%