Florida State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Florida Senate District 19
A district of about 560,000 people, 35% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+18.8 relative to the nation for president.
2025 special election
Jun 10, 2025- Debbie Mayfield (R) · won54.4%
- Vance Ahrens (D)45.6%
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
18 races since 1968. 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 | Debbie Mayfield (R) | Vance Ahrens (D) | 8.9 |
| 2024 | Randy Fine (R) | Vance Ahrens (D) | 18.7 |
| 2022 | Debbie Mayfield (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Darryl Rouson (D) | Christina B. Paylan (R) | 37.4 |
| 2016 | Darryl Rouson (D) | John Houman (R) | 33.8 |
| 2012 | Arthenia L. Joyner (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Gary Siplin (D) | Belinda Ortiz (R) | 1.0 |
| 2004 | Gary Siplin (D) | Franklin D. Cardona Jr. (R) | 29.2 |
| 2002 | Gary Siplin (D) | Anthony Suarez (R) | 4.2 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Jack Latvala (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Jack Latvala (R) | Sue Humphreys (D) | 20.5 |
| 1994 special | Jack Latvala (R) | Chuck Lehr (D) | 19.4 |
| 1992 | Curt Kiser (R) | Peter Altman (D) | 2.3 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | S. Curtis Kiser (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | S. Curtis Kiser (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | Gerald S. Rehm (R) | Sandra L. Gourdine (D) | 19.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 special | John T. Ware (R) | Beatrice M. Griswold (D) | 13.0 |
| 1968 | Harold S. Wilson · C. W. Young · Richard J. Deeb · Henry Sayler (R) | Bob McDermott (D) | 4.2 |
Primaries: 1988 Republican primary · 1984 Republican primary · 1970 Republican 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 19
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 19's area in each.
- U.S. House
- FL-8 100%
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 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | R+18.6 | R+14.7 | R+19.4 |
| U.S. Senate | R+21.6 | No race | R+17.9 |
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 19.
Higher than 58% of seats.
Higher than 68% of seats.
Lower than 74% of seats.
Lower than 66% of seats.
Higher than 50% of seats.
Less dense than 53% 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 2021% Hispanic · 36% college gradsR+17.3Held RDistrict 21
33% college gradsR+18.6Not up in 2026District 22
40% college gradsR+16.5Held RDistrict 31
40% college gradsR+16.8Not up in 2026
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