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In 2000, Nelson was elected to the U.S. Senate seat that had been vacated by retiring Republican senator Connie Mack III with 51% of the vote. He was reelected in 2006 with 60% of the vote [ 2 ] and in 2012 with 55% of the vote.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 6, 2018, alongside a gubernatorial election, elections to the U.S. House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic senator Bill Nelson ran for re-election to a fourth term, but was narrowly defeated by Republican governor Rick Scott. The ...
Democrat Bill Nelson won the open seat, even as Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush narrowly triumphed over Al Gore in the state by a mere 537 votes. Bill McCollum's 46.19% popular vote percentage is the highest for a losing Republican United States Senate candidate in Florida.
Florida was admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, and elects its U.S. senators to class 1 and class 3. Florida's U.S. Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1861, due to its secession from the Union. They were filled again in July 1868. The state is currently represented by Rick Scott (serving since 2019) and Ashley Moody (serving since ...
2012 United States Senate election in Florida ← 2006 November 6, 2012 2018 → Turnout 63.5% (voting eligible) Nominee Bill Nelson Connie Mack IV Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 4,523,451 3,458,267 Percentage 55.23% 42.23% County results Congressional district results Nelson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80-90% Mack: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% U.S. senator before election ...
State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class I) U.S. Senator (Class III) U.S. House; 2003 Jeb Bush (R) Toni Jennings (R) Charlie Crist (R) Tom Gallagher (R) Charles H. Bronson (R) 26R, 14D 81R, 39D Bill Nelson (D) Bob Graham (D) 18R, 7D Bush/ Cheney (R) 2004 2005 84R, 36D Mel Martínez (R) 2006 85R, 35D [z] 2007 Charlie Crist (R) Jeff Kottkamp ...
Democratic Senator Bill Nelson vowed to pursue a recount in his race against his Republican challenger and close Trump ally Rick Scott.
Rubio became Florida's senior senator in January 2019, following the defeat of former senator Bill Nelson, and was reelected to a third term in 2022, defeating Democratic nominee Val Demings in a landslide victory. Rubio endorsed Trump for president in 2024 days before the Iowa caucuses.