The Political Graveyard: Florida: State Senate (original) (raw)
Members of the Florida State Senate, 1839-2016 (May be incomplete!)
- Blank district: William P. Duval 1839-42William H. Brockenbrough 1840-44George S. Hawkins 1840Benjamin D. Wright 1845John Milton 1848-49John Pease Sanderson 1848Augustus E. Maxwell 1849-50Jesse J. Finley 1850Robert H. M. Davidson 1860-62Samuel St. George Rogers 1860John L. Crawford 1860William E. Gilchrist 1860Thomas Ward Osborn 1860James E. Broome 1861David P. Hogue 1862-64James L. F. Cottrell 1865-85George W. Allen 1879-83Stephen R. Mallory, Jr. 1880-84Jonathan C. Greeley 1883-86David S. Walker, Jr. 1887Charles B. Parkhill 1888-90George White Crawford 1890Jefferson B. Browne 1891-95W. D. Chipley 1895-97James E. Broome 1897William A. Blount 1903-05Fred P. Cone 1907-13John B. Johnson 1907-23Herbert J. Drane 1913-17Doyle E. Carlton 1917-19William H. Malone 1920Spessard L. Holland 1932-40David E. Ward 1939-42Ernest Graham 1940Irlo Overstreet Bronson 1953-66Ted Cabot 1954-58Charley Eugene Johns 1955-66Tom Adams 1956-60Sam M. Gibbons 1959-62C. W. 'Bill' Young 1961-71Reubin Askew 1962A. J. 'Red' Ryan, Jr. 1962-67Elizabeth McCullough Johnson 1963-67Louis de la Parte, Jr. 1966-74William D. Gunter, Jr. 1966Louis A. Bafalis 1967-70Lawton Chiles 1967-71Richard Fincher as of 1968Bob Graham 1971-79George Firestone 1972Pat Thomas 1975-2000W. D. Childers 1980Tom Lewis 1981-83Bill Grant 1983-86Carrie P. Meek 1983-92Karen L. Thurman 1983-92Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 1987-89Helen Gordon Davis 1989Lincoln Diaz-Balart 1989-92Robert Wexler 1990-96Virginia Brown-Waite 1992-2002Mario Diaz-Balart 1992-2000Buddy Dyer 1993-2003Mark A. Foley 1993-94Katherine Harris 1994-98Ron J. Klein 1996-2006Kendrick B. Meek 1998-2002Daniel A. Webster 1998-2008Debbie Wasserman=Schultz 2001-04Darren Michael Soto 2012-16
- 1st District: Newman C. Brackin 1947Don Gaetz 2013-16
- 2nd District: Philip D. Beall, Jr. 1947
- 3rd District: E. Bert Riddle 1947
- 4th District: C. L. Alford 1947Don Gaetz 2007-12
- 5th District: T. Drew Branch 1947Stephen R. Wise 2001-12
- 6th District: A. L. Wilson 1947
- 7th District: Park Trammell 1905-09Harry E. King 1947
- 8th District: LeRoy Collins 1940-54Ander Crenshaw 1986-94
- 9th District: W. B. Moon 1947
- 10th District: W. Turner Davis 1947
- 11th District: Henry S. Baynard 1947
- 12th District: Evans Crary 1947N. Curtis Peterson, Jr. 1973-84
- 13th District: D. C. Coleman 1947
- 14th District: J. Wofford Lindler 1947
- 15th District: Charley Eugene Johns 1947Bill Posey 2001-02
- 16th District: A. G. McArthur 1947
- 17th District: G. Warren Sanchez 1947
- 18th District: John E. Mathews 1947
- 19th District: Walter W. Rose 1947
- 20th District: Wallace E. Sturgis 1947Charlie Crist 1993-98
- 21st District: G. C. Perdue 1947Betty Castor 1983-86
- 22nd District: S. D. Clarke 1947
- 23rd District: Harry P. Johnson 1947Betty Castor 1977-78
- 24th District: James A. Franklin 1947Bill Posey 2003-08
- 25th District: Carl R. Gray 1947
- 26th District: B. C. Pearce 1947Harry Johnston 1975-86
- 27th District: Jeff Flake 1947
- 28th District: Walter G. Walker 1947
- 29th District: Edwin G. Fraser 1947
- 30th District: George W. Leaird 1947Mandy Dawson 2001
- 31st District: Walter B. Fraser 1947
- 32nd District: W. A. Shands 1947
- 33rd District: N. Ray Carroll 1947Frederica S. Wilson 2003-10
- 34th District: Raymond Sheldon 1947Alberto Gutman 1992-99
- 35th District: John R. Beacham 1947
- 36th District: William J. Ray 1947
- 37th District: Lloyd F. Boyle 1947
- 38th District: J. C. Getzen, Jr. 1947
- 40th District: Rudy Garcia, Jr. 2001-
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
- 1912: John S. Taylor, elected.
- 1974: Pat Thomas (Dem), elected.
- 1978 Nov 7: Tom Tobiassen (Rep), elected;Edmond M. Fortune (Dem), defeated.
- 1978 Sep 12: Pat Thomas (Dem), nominated;Lenora Walsh (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Nov 7: Pat Thomas (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1978 Sep 12: Buddy Mackay, Jr. (Dem), nominated;G. B. 'Cap' Wilson (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Nov 7: Buddy Mackay, Jr. (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1978 Sep 12: Joe Carlucci (Dem), nominated;John R. Forbes (Dem), defeated in primary;Eric Smith (Dem), defeated in primary;Pauline Elizabeth Pierce (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Nov 7: Joe Carlucci (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1978 Sep 12: A. H. 'Gus' Craig (Dem), nominated;Buck Nilsson (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Sep 12: Richard H. Langley (Rep), advanced to runoff;Vince Fechtel, Jr. (Rep), advanced to runoff;Claude Smoak (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Oct 5: Vince Fechtel, Jr. (Rep), nominated;Richard H. Langley (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Nov 7: Vince Fechtel, Jr. (Rep), elected;A. H. 'Gus' Craig (Dem), defeated.
- 1978 Sep 12: N. Curtis Peterson, Jr. (Dem), nominated;Bob Grizzard (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Nov 7: N. Curtis Peterson, Jr. (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1978 Sep 12: George Stuart, Jr. (Dem), advanced to runoff;Bill Fulford (Dem), advanced to runoff;J. B. Rodgers, Jr. (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Sep 12: Johnny Bremer (Rep), nominated;Nick De Padova (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Oct 5: George Stuart, Jr. (Dem), nominated;Bill Fulford (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Nov 7: George Stuart, Jr. (Dem), elected;Johnny Bremer (Rep), defeated.
- 1978 Sep 12: Bill Beck (Dem), advanced to runoff;Glenn Turner (Dem), advanced to runoff;Woodrow Wilson Storey (Dem), defeated in primary;Nathan Z. Van Meter (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Oct 5: Bill Beck (Dem), nominated;Glenn Turner (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Nov 7: Clark Maxwell, Jr. (Rep), elected;Bill Beck (Dem), defeated.John T. Ware (Rep), elected;Beverly Roberts (Dem), defeated.
- 1978 Sep 12: Mary R. Grizzle (Rep), nominated;Dennis McDonald (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Nov 7: Mary R. Grizzle (Rep), elected;T. F. 'Tom' Thompson (Dem), defeated.
- 1978 Sep 12: Guy Spicola (Dem), nominated;Bruce Hutchcraft (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Nov 7: Guy Spicola (Dem), elected unopposed.Pat Frank (Dem), elected;David Ray (Rep), defeated.Patrick K. Neal (Dem), elected;Andrew Jackson (Rep), defeated.Harry Johnston (Dem), elected;Bill Riker (Rep), defeated.
- 1978 Sep 12: Don C. Childers (Dem), nominated;John Scarola (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Nov 7: Don C. Childers (Dem), elected;B. E. 'Billie' Brooks (Rep), defeated.
- 1978 Sep 12: Marcia Beach (Dem), advanced to runoff;Charles Mintz (Dem), advanced to runoff;Pam Strysick (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Sep 12: Van B. Poole (Rep), advanced to runoff;J. W. 'Bill' Stevens (Rep), advanced to runoff;Jim Howard (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Oct 5: Marcia Beach (Dem), nominated;Charles Mintz (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Oct 5: Van B. Poole (Rep), nominated;J. W. 'Bill' Stevens (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Nov 7: Van B. Poole (Rep), elected;Marcia Beach (Dem), defeated.
- 1978 Sep 12: Ken Jenne (Dem), nominated;William G. Zinkil, Sr. (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Nov 7: Ken Jenne (Dem), elected;Ernette Haring (Rep), defeated.
- 1978 Sep 12: Paul B. Steinberg (Dem), nominated;Elaine Bloom (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Nov 7: Paul B. Steinberg (Dem), elected;L. D. G. 'Lou' O'Hara (Rep), defeated.
- 1978 Sep 12: Bob McKnight (Dem), nominated;Ralph R. Poston, Jr. (Dem), defeated in primary;Ellen G. Allen (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Nov 7: Bob McKnight (Dem), elected;Don J. Gruber (Rep), defeated.
- 1978 Sep 12: Dick Anderson (Dem), advanced to runoff;John Spottswood, Jr. (Dem), advanced to runoff;Mike Simonhoff (Dem), defeated in primary;Charles C. Papy, Jr. (Dem), defeated in primary;Ellis R. Gomez (Dem), defeated in primary;Paul Cobb (Dem), defeated in primary;Al DeMarco (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Oct 5: Dick Anderson (Dem), nominated;John Spottswood, Jr. (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1978 Nov 7: Dick Anderson (Dem), elected;Larry Wicks (Rep), defeated.
- 1980: John L. Mica, defeated.
- 1990: Charles T. Canady, defeated.
- 1992: Buddy Dyer (Dem), elected.
- 1996: Steven B. Feren (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1996: Pat Thomas (Dem), elected;Buddy Dyer (Dem), elected.
- 2000: Buddy Dyer (Dem), elected.
- 2006 Sep 5: Randall A. Terry (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 2009 Aug 4: Josue Larose (Rep), defeated.
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