CalledUnofficial results
Florida Senate District 22
Florida State Senate · Florida
James Buchanan held the seat for Republicans, winning by 14.1 points over Lew Wasserman.
Staggered Senate
James BuchananRepublican · winner
55.4%147,070
Lew WassermanDemocrat
41.3%109,692
Martin HydeNonpartisan
3.3%8,758
265,520 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.
Lew WassermanJames Buchanan
$79.1K
Raised by the campaign
$436.6K
$60.8K
Spent by the campaign
$317.3K
$18.3K
Cash on hand
$119.3K
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.
- Lew Wasserman
- 4%
- James Buchanan
- 96%
- Projected margin
- R+14.1