CalledUnofficial results
Florida Senate District 28
Florida State Senate · Florida
Lauren Uhlich Melo held the seat for Republicans, winning by 24.4 points over David Silverberg.
Staggered Senate
Lauren Uhlich MeloRepublican · winner
62.2%142,420
David SilverbergDemocrat
37.8%86,490
228,910 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.
David SilverbergLauren Uhlich Melo
$10.4K
Raised by the campaign
$344.4K
$8.5K
Spent by the campaign
$177.6K
$1.9K
Cash on hand
$166.8K
Campaign money: Florida Division of Elections, through Oct 15, 2026; Florida Division of Elections, through Oct 28, 2026.
Source: Florida Division of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 15, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- David Silverberg
- <1%
- Lauren Uhlich Melo
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+25.2