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The 2022 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Florida. Incumbent Republican Senator Marco Rubio won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic nominee Val Demings in a landslide. Rubio was first elected in 2010, filling the seat of appointed Senator George LeMieux. Rubio won re-election to a third term, becoming the first Republican to do so in Florida history.
The primary elections for Republicans and Democrats took place on August 23 to finalize candidates for the November election. Rubio won the uncontested Republican primary, while incumbent U.S. Representative Val Demings won the Democratic nomination.
Despite some predicting a close race early, Rubio went on to win by a comfortable 16.4%, improving upon his 2016 performance by 8.7%. According to exit polls, Rubio won 64% of White voters, 56% of Latino voters, and 9% of African American voters.
Republican primary
= Candidates
=Nominee
Marco Rubio, incumbent U.S. senator
Did not qualify
Kevin DePuy, former Marine Corps sergeant
Howard Knepper, businessman and perennial candidate (ran as a write-in candidate)
Jake Loubriel, Florida National Guardsman
Ervan Katari Miller, perennial candidate
Earl Yearicks IV, maritime captain
Withdrawn
Calvin Driggers, businessman
Luis Miguel, conservative writer and activist (ran for State House)
Angela Walls-Windhauser, perennial candidate
Declined
Pam Bondi, former Florida attorney general
Matt Gaetz, U.S. representative (ran for re-election)
Brian Mast, U.S. representative (ran for re-election)
Roger Stone, political consultant
Donald Trump, former president of the United States (endorsed Rubio)
Ivanka Trump, former advisor to the President
Michael Waltz, U.S. representative (ran for re-election)
= Endorsements
=Democratic primary
= Candidates
=Nominee
Val Demings, U.S. representative
Eliminated in primary
Ricardo de la Fuente, perennial candidate and son of Rocky de la Fuente
Brian Rush, former Minority Whip of the Florida House of Representatives
William Sanchez, immigration lawyer and former special counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice
Did not qualify
Edward Abud, businessman
Al Fox, president of the Alliance for Responsible Cuba Policy Foundation
Dana Harshman, pharmacist
Josue Larose, perennial candidate
Coleman Watson, federal attorney and stroke survivor
Joshua Weil, teacher
Withdrawn
Allen Ellison, policy consultant and nominee for Florida's 17th congressional district in 2018 and 2020 (ran for U.S. House)
Alan Grayson, former U.S. representative and candidate in 2016 (ran for U.S. House)
Ilya Katz, Loyola University Chicago professor
Allek Pastrana, engineer (ran for U.S. House)
Ken Russell, Miami City Commissioner (ran for U.S. House)
Declined
Aramis Ayala, former state attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida (2017–2021) (ran for Attorney General)
Charlie Crist, U.S. representative, former governor of Florida, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010, and nominee for governor in 2014 (ran for governor)
Ted Deutch, U.S. representative
Anna Eskamani, state representative
Nikki Fried, Florida commissioner of agriculture (ran for governor)
Gwen Graham, Assistant Secretary of Education for Legislation and Congressional Affairs, former U.S. representative, and candidate for governor in 2018
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, former U.S. representative
Stephanie Murphy, U.S. representative
= Endorsements
== Polling
== Results
=Independent and third-party candidates
= Libertarian Party
=Candidates
= Qualified =
Dennis Misigoy, former chairman of the Enclave at Black Point Community Development District board of supervisors (2016–2021)
= Unity Party
=Candidates
= Did not file =
Shantele Bennett, financial advisor and candidate for mayor of Orlando in 2019
= Independent candidates
=Candidates
= Declared =
Steven B. Grant, former mayor of Boynton Beach (2016–2022)
Quoc Tuan Nguyen, Florida Institute of Technology professor
= Did not qualify =
Carlos Barberena, digital marketing consultant
= Did not file =
Grace Granda, business consultant
= Withdraw =
Jason Holic, businessman
= Declined =
David Jolly, chairman of Serve America Movement and former U.S. representative
John Morgan, attorney and medical marijuana advocate
Joe Scarborough, MSNBC host and former U.S. representative
= Write-ins
=Candidates
= Declared =
Jay An
Uloma Uma Expete
Edward Gray
Salomon Hernandez Sr.
Howard Knepper, businessman and perennial candidate
Moses Quiles, security technician
General election
= Predictions
== Endorsements
== Polling
=Aggregate polls
Graphical summary
= Debates
== Results
=By county
By congressional district
Rubio won 20 of 28 congressional districts.
Voter demographics
See also
Elections in Florida
Political party strength in Florida
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Republican Party
Government of Florida
2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
2022 Florida gubernatorial election
2022 Florida House of Representatives election
2022 Florida Senate election
2022 Florida elections
2022 United States gubernatorial elections
2022 United States elections
Notes
Partisan clients
References
External links
Florida Division of Elections Candidate Tracking System
Official campaign websites
Carlos Barberena (I) for Senate
Val Demings (D) for Senate
Steven B. Grant (I) for Senate
Dennis Misigoy (L) for Senate
Quoc Tuan Nguyen (IP) for Senate
Marco Rubio (R) for Senate
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