- Source: 2004 United States Senate election in Florida
The 2004 United States Senate election in Florida took place on November 2, 2004, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Graham decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term. Graham made an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. The primary elections were held on August 31, 2004. Republican Mel Martínez won the open seat with 49.4% of the vote to Democratic nominee Betty Castor's 48.3%. With a margin of 1.1%, this election was the closest race of the 2004 Senate election cycle. This was the first open-seat United States Senate election in Florida for this seat since 1974.
Democratic primary
= Candidates
=Betty Castor, former President of the University of South Florida, former Education Commissioner of Florida, and former State Senator
Peter Deutsch, U.S. Representative from Broward County
Bernard Klein, businessman
Alex Penelas, Mayor of Miami-Dade County
= Results
=Republican primary
Martínez was supported by the Bush Administration.
= Candidates
=Johnnie Byrd, State Representative from Plant City
Doug Gallagher, businessman
Larry Klayman, attorney
William Kogut
Sonya March
Mel Martínez, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1994
Bill McCollum, former U.S. Representative and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2000
Karen Saull
= Results
=General election
= Candidates
=Dennis Bradley (V), activist
Betty Castor (D), former State Senator
Mel Martínez (R), Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
= Predictions
== Polling
=Graphical summary
Results
= Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
=Calhoun (Largest city: Blountstown)
Citrus (Largest city: Homosassa Springs)
Dixie (Largest city: Cross City)
Glades (Largest city: Moore Haven)
Gulf (Largest city: Port St. Joe)
Levy (Largest city: Williston)
Putnam (Largest city: Palatka)
Taylor (Largest city: Perry)
Jackson (Largest city: Marianna)
Lafayette (Largest city: Mayo)
Union (Largest city: Lake Butler)
Washington (Largest city: Chipley)
Brevard (largest municipality: Palm Bay)
Okeechobee (largest municipality: Okeechobee)
Polk (largest municipality: Lakeland)
Miami-Dade (largest city: Miami)
Osceola (largest municipality: Kissimmee)
Orange (Largest city: Orlando)
Escambia (Largest city: Pensacola)
Hendry (Largest city: Clewiston)
Marion (Largest city: Ocala)
Hardee (Largest city: Wachula)
Highlands (Largest city: Sebring)
Indian River (Largest city: Sebastian)
Lake (Largest city: Clermont)
Lee (Largest city: Cape Coral)
Suwannee (Largest city: Live Oak)
Duval (largest municipality: Jacksonville)
Charlotte (Largest city: Charlotte)
Columbia (Largest city: Lake City)
DeSoto (Largest city: Arcadia)
Gilchrist (Largest city: Trenton)
Sumter (Largest city: The Villages)
Bradford (Largest city: Starke)
Baker (Largest city: Macclenny)
Bay (Largest city: Panama City)
Clay (Largest city: Lakeside)
Holmes (Largest city: Bonifay)
Manatee (Largest city: Bradenton)
Martin (Largest city: Palm City)
Nassau (Largest city: Yulee)
St. Johns (Largest city: St. Johns)
Walton (Largest city: Miramar Beach)
Seminole (largest municipality: Sanford)
See also
2004 United States Senate elections
References
External links
WTSP-TV (Tampa Bay) website
WKMG-TV (Orlando) website
Debates
Florida Senate General Election Debate on C-SPAN, October 18, 2004
Florida Senate General Election Debate on C-SPAN, October 25, 2004
Official campaign websites (archived)
Democrats
Betty Castor
Peter Deutsch
Alex Penelas
Bernard E. Klein
Republicans
Mel Martínez
Bill McCollum
Doug Gallagher
Johnnie Byrd
Sonya March
Larry Klayman
William Billy Kogut
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