2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2018 election for Florida Senate District 18
Florida State Senate · Florida
Janet Cruz (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Dana Young (R) by 0.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Janet CruzDemocrat · winner
50.1%104,078
Dana YoungRepublican · incumbent
49.9%103,667
207,745 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 2018
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET