Florida State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Florida Senate District 23
A district of about 585,000 people, 26% Hispanic, 34% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+15.9 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Danny Burgess (R) · won58.7%
- Ben Braver (D)37.7%
- John Houman (IND)3.6%
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
16 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 | |||
| 2024 | Danny Burgess (R) | Ben Braver (D) | 21.1 |
| 2022 | Danny Burgess (R) | Mike Harvey (D) | 26.4 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Joe Gruters (R) | Katherine Norman (D) | 17.4 |
| 2018 | Joe Gruters (R) | Faith Olivia Babis (D) | 12.9 |
| 2016 | Greg Steube (R) | Frank R. Alcock (D) | 17.5 |
| 2012 | Garrett Richter (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Nancy C. Detert (R) | Morgan R. Bentley (D) | 16.7 |
| 2004 | Lisa Carlton (R) | Charles Manhart (I) | 55.9 |
| 2002 | Lisa Carlton (R) | Lawrence P. Milford (D) | 34.5 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Tom Lee (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Tom Lee (R) | John Dicks (D) | 22.2 |
| 1992 | Malcolm E. Beard (R) | Fran Davin (D) | 13.9 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Helen Gordon Davis (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Pat Frank (D) | Jean Putney (R) | 48.6 |
| 1982 | Pat Frank (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | T. Truett Ott · Ray C. Knopke · Joseph A. McClain Jr. · Louis A. Delaparte (DEM) | Al Lombardi (D) | 2.8 |
Primaries: 1968 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 23
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 23'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+15.9 | R+13.8 | D+4.8 |
| U.S. Senate | R+18.5 | No race | D+5.1 |
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 23.
Higher than 53% of seats.
Higher than 53% of seats.
Higher than 66% of seats.
Lower than 53% of seats.
Higher than 87% of seats.
Denser than 61% 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 1336% college gradsR+17.3Not up in 2026District 18
35% college gradsR+8.5Held RDistrict 4
42% college gradsR+22.9Held RDistrict 20
21% Hispanic · 36% college gradsR+17.3Held 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