CalledUnofficial results
Florida Senate District 40
Florida State Senate · Florida
Ana Maria Rodriguez won re-election by 11.5 points over Jose Antonio Stoute.
Staggered Senate
Ana Maria RodriguezRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.2%95,364
Jose Antonio StouteDemocrat
43.7%75,442
Ramiro OrtaNonpartisan
1.1%1,866
172,672 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.
Jose Antonio StouteAna Maria Rodriguez
$17.3K
Raised by the campaign
$552.2K
$14.4K
Spent by the campaign
$320.8K
$2.9K
Cash on hand
$281.4K
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.
- Jose Antonio Stoute
- 2%
- Ana Maria Rodriguez
- 98%
- Projected margin
- R+16.8
The candidates
Ana Maria Rodriguez (R)
Incumbent, Florida State Senate, first elected 2020Jose Antonio Stoute (D)
Incumbent, Florida State Senate, first elected 2020Jose Antonio Stoute (D)
Also on the ballot: Ramiro Orta (Nonpartisan), 1.1%