2020Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2020 election for Florida Senate District 37
Florida State Senate · Florida
Ileana Garcia (R) won with 48.5% of the vote, defeating José Javier Rodríguez (D) by 0.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ileana GarciaRepublican · winner
48.5%104,619
José Javier RodríguezDemocrat · incumbent
48.5%104,588
Alex RodriguezOther party
3.0%6,377
215,584 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET