Florida State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Florida Senate District 15
A district of about 554,000 people, 27% Hispanic and 37% Black, 28% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+26.1 relative to the nation for president.
2025 special election
Sep 2, 2025- LaVon Bracy Davis (D) · won72.6%
- Willie Montague (R)27.4%
Source: English WikipediaUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 8:26 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
14 races since 1982; the seat changed party 1 time. 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 | |||
| 2025 special election | LaVon Bracy Davis (D) | Willie Montague (R) | 45.2 |
| 2022 | Geraldine F. Thompson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Victor M. Torres Jr. (D) | Louis T. Minnis (R) | 18.1 |
| 2016 | Victor M. Torres Jr. (D) | Peter A. Vivaldi (R) | 18.5 |
| 2012 | Kelli Stargel (R) | Stego Blue (D) | 16.9 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Paula Dockery (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Paula Dockery (R) | Carol Castagnero (D) | 21.4 |
| 2002 | Paula Dockery (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Bill Posey (R)Flip | Lisa Lombardi (D) | 3.7 |
| 1996 | Patsy Ann Kurth (D) | Scott Ellis (R) | 4.4 |
| 1992 | Patsy Ann Kurth (D) | Gene Waddell (R) | 2.4 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Toni Jennings (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Toni Jennings (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | Toni Jennings (R) | Bob Hattaway (D) | 12.7 |
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 15
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 15's area in each.
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 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | D+26.5 | D+32.6 | D+12.0 |
| U.S. Senate | D+16.3 | No race | D+13.4 |
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 15.
Lower than 79% of seats.
Lower than 82% of seats.
Higher than 68% of seats.
Higher than 92% of seats.
Higher than 79% of seats.
Denser 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 540% Black · 27% college gradsD+19.8Not up in 2026District 16
24% Hispanic · 31% BlackD+28.3Held DDistrict 24
36% Hispanic · 26% BlackD+13.7Held DDistrict 32
24% Hispanic · 46% BlackD+42.6Held D
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