Florida State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Florida Senate District 21
A district of about 550,000 people, 33% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+18.6 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Ed Hooper (R) · won61.7%
- Doris H. Carroll (D)38.3%
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 1972; 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 | |||
| 2024 | Ed Hooper (R) | Doris H. Carroll (D) | 23.4 |
| 2022 | Ed Hooper (R) | Amaro Lionheart (D) | 29.5 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Jim Boyd (R) | Anthony Eldon (D) | 22.0 |
| 2016 | Bill Galvano (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Denise Grimsley (R) | Stacy Anderson McCland (D) | 14.8 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Michael S. Bennett (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Michael S. Bennett (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2002 | Michael S. Bennett (R) | C. J. Czaia (D) | 32.8 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Lesley J. Miller Jr. (D) | Rudolph K. Bradley (R) | 45.8 |
| 1996 | James T. Hargrett Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | James T. Hargrett Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | John A. Grant Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1986 special | John A. Grant Jr. (R)Flip | Jim Shimberg (D) | 4.7 |
| 1984 | Betty Castor (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | Betty Castor (D) | David H. McClain (R) | 3.0 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Pat Frank · David H. McClain (DEM) | Malcolm Clements (R) | Unopposed |
| 1978 special | Pat Frank (D) | David Ray (R) | 25.3 |
| 1978 | Guy Spicola (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | David H. McClain · Betty Castor (REP) | Elvin L. Martinez (D) | Unopposed |
| 1974 | Guy Spicola (D) | Ward Dougherty (R) | 40.5 |
| 1972 | David H. McClain · Julian B. Lane · Louis A. Delaparte (REP) | Ward Dougherty (R) | -21.9 |
Primaries: 1988 Republican primary · 1986 Democratic primary · 1982 Democratic primary · 1980 Republican primary · 1980 Democratic primary · 1978 Democratic primary · 1976 Democratic primary · 1974 Democratic primary runoff · 1974 Democratic primary · 1972 Democratic 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 21
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 21'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 | R+15.5 | R+17.0 | R+12.2 |
| U.S. Senate | R+14.9 | No race | R+10.0 |
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 21.
Lower than 61% of seats.
Higher than 95% of seats.
Lower than 71% of seats.
Lower than 92% of seats.
Lower than 53% of seats.
Denser than 63% 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 1935% college gradsR+18.8Not up in 2026District 33
22% Hispanic · 33% college gradsR+26.3Not up in 2026District 20
21% Hispanic · 36% college gradsR+17.3Held RDistrict 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