Florida State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Florida Senate District 20
A district of about 579,000 people, 21% Hispanic, 36% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+17.3 relative to the nation for president.
2026 election
Nov 3, 2026- Jim Boyd (R) · won · incumbent55.8%
- Gerald Baldi (D)44.2%
Where it sits among all 39 seats
Every Florida State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
18 races since 1982. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2026 | Jim Boyd (R) | Gerald Baldi (D) | 11.6 |
| 2022 | Jim Boyd (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | No winner recorded | Danny Burgess (R) | — |
| 2020 special | Danny Burgess (R) | Kathy Lewis (D) | 9.6 |
| 2018 | Tom Lee (R) | Kathy Lewis (D) | 7.0 |
| 2016 | Tom Lee (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2014 | Jack Latvala (R) | Tony Caso (I) | 43.2 |
| 2012 | Jack Latvala (R) | Ashley M. Rhodescourter (D) | 15.7 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 | Alan Hays (R) | Eunice Garbutt (D) | 34.4 |
| 2006 | Carey Baker (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 special | Carey Baker (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2002 | Anna Cowin (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1998 | Jim Sebesta (R) | Mary Brennan (D) | 3.5 |
| 1994 | Charles J. Crist Jr. (R) | Dana Lynn Maley (D) | 26.6 |
| 1992 | Charles J. Crist Jr. (R) | Helen Gordon Davis (D) | 16.5 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1990 | Mary R. Grizzle (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1986 | Mary R. Grizzle (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | Mary R. Grizzle (R) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 2014 Republican primary
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 20
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 20's area in each.
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Florida State Senate | R+11.6 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: Florida Department of State, Division of ElectionsUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 39 seats. Small marks are other seats in Florida. The black marker is District 20.
Higher than 63% of seats.
Higher than 61% of seats.
Lower than 53% of seats.
Lower than 58% of seats.
Higher than 53% of seats.
Less dense than 55% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 1935% college gradsR+18.8Not up in 2026District 31
40% college gradsR+16.8Not up in 2026District 22
40% college gradsR+16.5Held RDistrict 21
33% college gradsR+18.6Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Who has held it
These lines took effect in 2022.
- Jim Boyd (R)
2023– · Won 2022 unopposed, 2026 by 11.6
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)