Florida State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Florida Senate District 1
A district of about 561,000 people, 30% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+32.1 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Don Gaetz (R) · won64.6%
- Lisa Newell (D)35.4%
Source: Florida Division of ElectionsUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:19 AM ET
Where it sits among all 39 seats
Every Florida State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
21 races since 1968; the seat changed party 5 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Don Gaetz (R) | Lisa Newell (D) | 29.1 |
| 2022 | Doug Broxson (R) | Charlie Nichols (D) | 42.4 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Doug Broxson (R) | Karen M. Butler (D) | 30.6 |
| 2016 | Doug Broxson (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Don Gaetz (R) | Richard Harrison (I) | 48.8 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Anthony C. Hill Sr. (D) | Louis J. Tart (I) | 62.4 |
| 2004 | Anthony C. Hill Sr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2002 | Anthony C. Hill Sr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Durell Peaden Jr. (R) | Dee Dee Ritchie (D) | 16.1 |
| 1996 | W. D. Childers (R)Flip | Willie Farrow (D) | 49.7 |
| 1992 | W. D. Childers (D) | Jason Harvey (R) | 20.2 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | W. D. Childers (D) | Lee McKnight (R) | 27.1 |
| 1984 | W. D. Childers (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | W. D. Childers (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | W. D. Childers (D)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| 1978 | Tom Tobiassen (R)Flip | Edmond M. Fortune (D) | 5.3 |
| 1976 | W. D. Childers (D)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| 1974 | Tom Tobiassen (R)Flip | Ralph C. Chandler (D) | 6.0 |
| 1972 | W. D. Childers · James A. Johnston (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 special | W. D. Childers (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1968 | Reubin Od Askew · John Broxson (D) | Ken Pfeiffer (R) | 6.0 |
Primaries: 1984 Democratic primary · 1982 Democratic primary · 1976 Democratic primary · 1974 Democratic primary runoff · 1974 Democratic primary · 1972 Democratic primary runoff · 1972 Democratic primary · 1970 Democratic primary runoff · 1970 Democratic primary · 1968 Republican primary
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 1
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 1's area in each.
- U.S. House
- FL-1 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2016 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| President | R+23.2 | R+20.2 |
| U.S. Senate | R+30.7 | No race |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 39 seats. Small marks are other seats in Florida. The black marker is District 1.
Lower than 68% of seats.
Higher than 79% of seats.
Lowest of 39 seats.
Higher than 71% of seats.
Lower than 55% of seats.
Less dense than 79% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 631% college gradsR+26.4Held RDistrict 9
27% college gradsR+20.7Not up in 2026District 29
26% college gradsR+23.7Not up in 2026District 8
27% college gradsR+20.6Held R
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET