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Florida Senate District 18
Florida State Senate · Florida
Nick DiCeglie won re-election by 1.8 points over Karla Kemp.
Staggered Senate
Nick DiCeglieRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.9%108,402
Karla KempDemocrat
49.1%104,645
213,047 votes
Source: Florida Department of State, Division of Elections unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:54 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Karla KempNick DiCeglie
$11.6K
Raised by the campaign
$403.7K
$10.5K
Spent by the campaign
$164.7K
$1.1K
Cash on hand
$252.5K
Campaign money: Florida Division of Elections, through Oct 29, 2026.
Source: Florida Division of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 29, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Karla Kemp
- 20%
- Nick DiCeglie
- 80%
- Projected margin
- R+6.0