Florida State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Florida Senate District 5
A district of about 555,000 people, 40% Black, 27% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+19.8 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Tracie Davis (D) · won93.7%
- Write-ins and other votes (OTH)6.3%
Unopposed.
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 2 times. 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 | Tracie Davis (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2022 | Tracie Davis (D) | Binod Kumar (R) | 15.0 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Jennifer Bradley (R) | Stacey L. Peters (D) | 49.5 |
| 2016 | Rob Bradley (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Charles S. Dean (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Stephen R. Wise (R) | George Anthony Lovenguth (D) | 42.7 |
| 2004 | Stephen R. Wise (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2002 | Stephen R. Wise (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Rod Smith (D)Flip | Bob Casey (R) | 13.2 |
| 1996 | George Grier Kirkpatrick Jr. (R)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | George Grier Kirkpatrick Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Sherry D. Walker (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1986 special | Wayne Hollingsworth (D) | Pat Cook (R) | 59.7 |
| 1984 | Bill Grant (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1982 | Bill Grant (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 special | George Kirkpatrick (D) | John B. Newsom (R) | 36.0 |
| 1980 | Sherill Skinner (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1978 | Kenneth E. Mackay (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | Sherill Skinner (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1974 | Kenneth E. Mackay (D) | Charles E. Curtis (R) | 47.0 |
| 1972 | Bob Saunders · James H. Williams (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1986 Democratic primary runoff · 1986 Democratic primary · 1982 Democratic primary runoff · 1982 Democratic primary · 1980 Democratic primary runoff · 1980 Democratic primary · 1978 Democratic primary · 1976 Democratic primary runoff · 1976 Democratic primary · 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 5
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 5'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 | 2018 | 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | D+5.1 | No race | D+13.4 | R+10.0 |
| U.S. Senate | R+10.6 | D+13.6 | No race | R+9.7 |
| Governor | No race | D+16.7 | No race | No race |
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 5.
Lower than 84% of seats.
Lower than 63% of seats.
Lower than 79% of seats.
Higher than 95% of seats.
Higher than 76% of seats.
Denser than 84% 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 1527% Hispanic · 37% BlackD+26.1Not 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