CalledUnofficial results
Florida Senate District 36
Florida State Senate · Florida
Ileana Garcia won re-election by 1.2 points over George Lavin.
Staggered Senate
Ileana GarciaRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.6%71,135
George LavinDemocrat
49.4%69,468
140,603 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.
George LavinIleana Garcia
$29.1K
Raised by the campaign
$414.9K
$22.7K
Spent by the campaign
$71.8K
$6.4K
Cash on hand
$394.6K
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.
- George Lavin
- 19%
- Ileana Garcia
- 81%
- Projected margin
- R+7.4