Florida State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Florida Senate District 35
A district of about 550,000 people, 46% Hispanic, 43% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+13.0 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Barbara Sharief (D) · won56.4%
- Vincent Parlatore (R)43.6%
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
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 | Barbara Sharief (D) | Vincent Parlatore (R) | 12.7 |
| 2022 | Lauren Book (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Shev Jones (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Oscar Braynon II (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Gwen Margolis (D) | John D. Couriel (R) | 23.5 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 special | Gwen Margolis (D) | Corey B. Poitier (I) | 55.6 |
| 2008 | Dan Gelber (D) | Dean Santoro (R) | 44.8 |
| 2004 | Gwen Margolis (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2002 | Gwen Margolis (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Tom Rossin (D) | David Vaughan (R) | 26.3 |
| 1996 | Tom Rossin (D) | Anthony R. Martin (R) | 45.2 |
| 1994 special | Tom Rossin (D)Flip | David H. Bludworth (R) | 3.4 |
| 1992 | Mark Foley (R) | Eleanor Weinstock (D) | 9.5 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Jack D. Gordon (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Jack D. Gordon (D) | Alan Dubow (R) | 23.6 |
| 1982 | Jack D. Gordon (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Gwen Margolis · Jack D. Gordon (D) | Raymond Val (R) | Unopposed |
| 1978 | Paul B. Steinberg (D) | L. D. G. Ohara (R) | 61.5 |
| 1976 | Jack D. Gordon · Kenneth M. Myers (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1974 | George Firestone (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Jack D. Gordon · George Firestone · Kenneth M. Myers (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1984 Democratic primary · 1982 Democratic primary · 1980 Democratic primary · 1978 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 35
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 35'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+32.7 | D+23.4 | D+9.2 |
| U.S. Senate | D+22.8 | No race | D+11.8 |
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 35.
Higher than 92% of seats.
Lower than 89% of seats.
Higher than 89% of seats.
Higher than 79% of seats.
Highest of 39 seats.
Denser than 55% 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. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.
District 1742% Hispanic · 43% college gradsD+13.4Not up in 2026District 10
23% Hispanic · 45% college gradsR+0.1Flipped DDistrict 14
35% Hispanic · 46% college gradsR+4.5Held DDistrict 25
56% Hispanic · 33% college gradsD+6.0Not 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