Florida State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Florida Senate District 9
A district of about 562,000 people, 27% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+20.7 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Stan McClain (R) · won63.3%
- Sylvain Doré (D)36.7%
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
14 races since 1982; 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 | Stan McClain (R) | Sylvain Doré (D) | 26.6 |
| 2022 | Keith Perry (R) | Rodney Long (D) | 31.1 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Jason Brodeur (R) | Patricia Sigman (D) | 2.7 |
| 2016 | David Simmons (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Audrey Gibson (D) | Cherron Newby (R) | 27.2 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Andy Gardiner (R) | Darius L. Davis (D) | 16.8 |
| 2004 | Daniel Webster (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2002 | Daniel Webster (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Lee Constantine (R) | Ron Ellman (D) | 20.5 |
| 1996 | Toni Jennings (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Toni Jennings (R) | Ben Everidge (D) | 32.1 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | William G. Bankhead (R)Flip | Edwin W. Iacobucci (D) | 54.2 |
| 1984 | Mattox Hair (D) | John J. Fisher (R) | 12.8 |
| 1982 | Mattox Hair (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1984 Republican primary · 1982 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 9
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 9'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 | |
|---|---|---|
| President | D+6.6 | R+4.0 |
| U.S. Senate | R+0.3 | 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 9.
Lower than 87% of seats.
Higher than 87% of seats.
Lower than 68% of seats.
Higher than 63% of seats.
Higher than 61% of seats.
Less dense than 87% 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 631% college gradsR+26.4Held RDistrict 29
26% college gradsR+23.7Not up in 2026District 8
27% college gradsR+20.6Held RDistrict 1
30% college gradsR+32.1Not 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