Election
The 2016 United States Senate election in Florida was held November 8, 2016 to elect a member of the
United States Senate to represent the State of
Florida , concurrently with the
2016 U.S. presidential election , as well as
other elections to the United States Senate in other states and
elections to the
United States House of Representatives and various
state and
local elections . The primary elections for both the Republicans and Democrats took place on August 30, 2016.
[1]
Incumbent
Republican Senator
Marco Rubio ran for another term but faced well-funded Republican primary opposition after initially announcing he would not seek re-election to his Senate seat. He had openly considered whether to seek re-election or run for president in 2016.
[2]
[3]
[4] He stated in April 2014 that he would not run for both the Senate and president in 2016, as Florida law prohibits a candidate from simultaneously appearing twice on a ballot, but did not rule out running for either office.
[5]
However, in April 2015, Rubio announced that he was
running for President and would not seek re-election.
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9] Rubio had initially said he would not run for re-election to the Senate even if he dropped out of the
GOP presidential primary before he would have to qualify for the 2016 Senate primary ballot, for which the filing deadline was June 24, 2016.
[10]
[11]
On June 13, 2016, despite his previous statements that he would not run for re-election to his Senate seat, Rubio "seemed to open the door to running for re-election," citing the previous day's
mass shooting in Orlando and how "it really gives you pause, to think a little bit about your service to your country and where you can be most useful to your country."
[12] On June 22, 2016, Rubio announced that he would seek re-election to the Senate, reversing his pledge not to run.
[13]
On August 30, the Republican Party nominated Marco Rubio, and the Democratic Party nominated Representative
Patrick Murphy . Rubio won with the largest raw vote total in Florida history (until Donald Trump broke the record in 2020), taking a greater percentage of the popular vote than Republican presidential nominee
Donald Trump , who won the state in the election. He is the first
Republican
Senator from Florida since
1994 , and only the second with
Connie Mack , to be reelected to a second term. Also, with
Mel Martinez 's victory in
2004 , this marks the first time that Republicans have won one of Florida's
Senate seats three times in a row (
Mack succeeded
Lawton Chiles , a Democrat, and was succeeded by another Democrat,
Bill Nelson ).
Marco Rubio won 48% of the Hispanic vote and 17% of the African American vote during this election, an exceptional number for a Republican during a presidential year.
[14] Additionally, Rubio's raw vote total was the highest vote total for any Republican Senate candidate up until
Texas
Senator John Cornyn broke it in
2020 .
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Withdrawn
Declined
Jeff Atwater ,
Chief Financial Officer of Florida
[33]
Rick Baker , former mayor of
St. Petersburg
[34]
[35]
Pam Bondi ,
Florida Attorney General
[36]
Dan Bongino , radio host, former Secret Service agent, and nominee for the
U.S. Senate from Maryland in 2012 and for
MD-06 in
2014
[37]
[38]
[39] (running for
FL-19 )
Vern Buchanan , U.S. Representative (ran for
reelection )
[20]
[40]
Ben Carson , retired neurosurgeon and former candidate for
President in
2016
[41]
[42]
Curt Clawson , U.S. Representative
[43]
[44]
Randy Fine, businessman
[45]
Anitere Flores , state senator (ran for
reelection )
[46]
[47]
Don Gaetz , state senator and former State Senate President
[48]
Mike Haridopolos , former
President of the Florida Senate and candidate for the U.S. Senate
in 2012
[43]
[49]
George LeMieux , former U.S. Senator
[50]
Connie Mack IV , former U.S. Representative and nominee for the U.S. Senate
in 2012
[43]
[51]
Bill McCollum , former
Florida Attorney General , former U.S. Representative, nominee for U.S. Senate in
2000 , candidate in
2004 and candidate for governor in
2010
[52]
[53]
John Mica , U.S. Representative (ran for
reelection )
[19]
[54]
Jeff Miller , U.S. Representative
[55]
Adam Putnam ,
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and former U.S. Representative
[46]
[56]
[57]
Francis Rooney , former
United States Ambassador to the Holy See (ran for
U.S. House )
[58]
[59]
[60]
Tom Rooney , U.S. Representative (ran for
reelection )
[61]
[62]
[63]
Dennis A. Ross , U.S. Representative (ran for
reelection )
[64]
[65]
Joe Scarborough , cable news personality and former U.S. Representative
[66]
Will Weatherford , former
Speaker of the
Florida House of Representatives
[67]
Daniel Webster , U.S. Representative
[68]
Allen West , former U.S. Representative
[69]
Ted Yoho , U.S. Representative (ran for
reelection )
[70]
[71]
Endorsements
Ron DeSantis (withdrew)
Individuals
Marsha Blackburn , U.S. Representative (TN-07)
[72]
John R. Bolton , former
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
[73]
Dan Bongino , former U.S. Secret Service agent and U.S. House and Senate candidate
[39]
Ben Carson , retired neurosurgeon and former candidate for
President in
2016
[42]
Jim France , NASCAR executive
[74]
Trey Gowdy , U.S. Representative (SC-4)
[75]
Sean Jackson, Chairman of the Black Republican Caucus of South Florida
[76]
Mike Lee , U.S. Senator from Utah
[77]
Bob Martinez , former Florida Governor
[74]
John Rood , former U.S. Ambassador
[74]
Francis Rooney , former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican
[74]
Tom Rooney , U.S. Representative (FL-17)
[78]
Organizations
Carlos López-Cantera (withdrew)
Statewide officials
State legislators
Ben Albritton , state representative
[90]
Frank Artiles , state representative
[47]
Bryan Avila , state representative
[47]
Dennis K. Baxley , state representative
[91]
Halsey Beshears , state representative
[91]
Michael Bileca , state representative
[47]
Jim Boyd , state representative
[90]
Jason Brodeur , state representative
[92]
Matt Caldwell , state representative
[91]
Bob Cortes , state representative
[92]
José Félix Díaz , state representative
[47]
Manny Díaz, Jr. , state representative
[47]
Miguel Diaz de la Portilla , state senator
[47]
Brad Drake , state representative
[91]
Dane Eagle , state representative
[90]
Heather Fitzenhagen , state representative
[90]
Anitere Flores , state senator
[47]
Erik Fresen , state representative
[47]
Bill Galvano , State Senate Majority Leader
[90]
Rene Garcia , state senator
[47]
Julio Gonzalez , state representative
[90]
Tom Goodson , state representative
[92]
Clay Ingram , state representative
[91]
Mike La Rosa , state representative
[92]
MaryLynn Magar , state representative
[91]
George Moraitis , state representative
[47]
Jeanette Nuñez , state representative
[47]
H. Marlene O'Toole , state representative
[92]
José R. Oliva , state representative
[47]
Kathleen Passidomo , state representative
[90]
Keith Perry , state representative
[91]
Ray Pilon , state representative
[90]
Scott Plakon , state representative
[92]
Rene Plasencia , state representative
[92]
Elizabeth W. Porter , state representative
[91]
Holly Merrill Raschein , state representative
[47]
Ken Roberson , state representative
[90]
David Santiago , state representative
[92]
Jimmie Todd Smith , state representative
[91]
Carlos Trujillo , state representative
[47]
Ritch Workman , state representative
[92]
Mayors and other municipal leaders
Marco Rubio
Presidents of the United States
Governors
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Individuals
John Bolton , former
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
[109]
Carly Fiorina , former CEO of
Hewlett-Packard , 2010 Republican nominee for Senate in California, and
2016 presidential candidate
[110]
Newt Gingrich , former
Speaker of the House of Representatives and
2012 presidential candidate
[111]
Sean Hannity , conservative talk radio host and host of
Hannity
[112]
Evan McMullin , former chief policy director for the
House Republican Conference in the
U.S. House of Representatives , former
CIA operations officer and 2016 independent candidate for president
[113]
Reince Priebus ,
Republican National Committee chairman
[114]
Donald Trump , Chairman and CEO of the
Trump Organization and
2016 presidential nominee
[115]
Organizations
Statewide officials
Newspaper Editorial Boards
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Carlos Beruff
Ron DeSantis
David Jolly
Ilya Katz
CarlosLópez-Cantera
Marco Rubio
Todd Wilcox
Other/ Undecided
Mason-Dixon
Archived September 16, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
August 22–24, 2016
400
± 5%
22%
—
—
—
—
61%
—
15%
Florida Atlantic University
August 19–22, 2016
327
± 5.4%
8%
—
—
—
—
69%
5%
15%
Florida Chamber of Commerce
August 17–22, 2016
249
± 4.0%
19%
—
—
—
—
68%
—
10%
St. Leo University
August 14–18, 2016
479
± 4.5%
14%
—
—
—
—
68%
—
18%
Suffolk University
Archived August 6, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
August 1–3, 2016
183
± 4.4%
12%
–
–
–
–
62%
–
26%
St. Pete Polls
August 2, 2016
1,835
± 2.3%
22%
–
–
–
–
55%
–
23%
Bay News 9/SurveyUSA
June 25–27, 2016
555
± 4.1%
11%
–
–
–
–
63%
–
13%
Vox Populi Polling (R)
June 19–20, 2016
487
± 4.4%
5%
–
–
–
–
57%
4%
34%
St. Leo University
June 10–16, 2016
500
± 7%
4%
5%
4%
1%
3%
52%
2%
27%
8%
8%
8%
2%
9%
–
5%
57%
Mason-Dixon
Archived August 9, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
May 31–June 2, 2016
400
± 5%
17%
10%
13%
–
9%
–
2%
49%
News 13/Bay News 9
March 4–6, 2016
724
± 3.7%
1%
11%
18%
4%
9%
–
7%
50%
Washington Post/Univision
March 2–5, 2016
450
± 5.5%
0%
6%
5%
–
6%
–
2%
81%
Public Policy Polling
February 24–25, 2016
464
± 4.6%
–
14%
26%
–
11%
–
2%
47%
Florida Atlantic University College of Business
January 15–18, 2016
345
± 5.2%
–
8%
28%
–
8%
–
–
57%
St. Pete Polls/Saint Petersblog
December 14–15, 2015
2,694
± 1.9%
–
18%
21%
–
10%
–
8%
44%
St. Leo University
November 29 – December 3, 2015
147
± 8%
–
6%
12%
4%
8%
–
7%
63%
Public Policy Polling
September 11–13, 2015
377
± 5.1%
–
15%
18%
–
14%
–
–
52%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Vern Buchanan
Ben Carson
Ron DeSantis
Don Gaetz
David Jolly
George LeMieux
CarlosLópez-Cantera
Bill McCollum
Jeff Miller
Tom Rooney
Todd Wilcox
Other/ Undecided
News 13/Bay News 9
March 4–6, 2016
724
± 3.7%
–
56%
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
44%
Mason-Dixon
July 20–24, 2015
500
± 4.5%
–
–
8%
–
11%
–
7%
22%
6%
–
1%
45%
–
–
9%
–
16%
–
10%
–
8%
–
2%
55%
St. Pete Polls
July 15, 2015
1,074
± 3.0%
–
—
9%
—
22%
—
11%
—
12%
—
–
46%
Gravis Marketing
June 16—20, 2015
729
± 3.6%
–
—
16%
—
—
—
7%
25%
6%
—
–
46%
St. Leo University
May 25–31, 2015
425
± 4.5%
–
—
6%
4%
6%
3%
7%
16%
8%
—
–
43%
Mason-Dixon
Archived May 20, 2015, at the
Wayback Machine
Apr. 14–16, 2015
425
± 4.8%
7%
–
4%
1%
8%
3%
4%
20%
—
5%
–
48%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Jeff Atwater
Pam Bondi
CarlosLópez-Cantera
Adam Putnam
Allen West
Other/ Undecided
Public Policy Polling
March 19–22, 2015
425
± 4.8%
12%
25%
8%
—
38%
18%
41%
—
15%
—
—
43%
Gravis Marketing
February 24–25, 2015
513
± 4%
9%
36%
—
12%
—
43%
Public Policy Polling
September 4–7, 2014
818
± 3.4%
17%
38%
—
16%
—
29%
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Withdrawn
Lateresa Jones, life coach and independent candidate for lieutenant governor in
2014 (running as an Independent)
[130]
[131]
Declined
Bob Buckhorn ,
Mayor of
Tampa
[46]
[132]
Kathy Castor , U.S. Representative
[133]
Charlie Crist , former Republican
Governor of Florida , independent candidate for the U.S. Senate
in 2010 and Democratic nominee for governor
in 2014 (running for the U.S. House of Representatives)
[134]
Ted Deutch , U.S. Representative (running for re-election)
[135]
Buddy Dyer ,
Mayor of
Orlando
[46]
Dan Gelber , former Minority Leader of the
Florida House of Representatives , former state senator and nominee for Florida attorney general in
2010
[136]
[137]
Andrew Gillum , Mayor of
Tallahassee
[138]
[139]
Philip Levine , Mayor of
Miami Beach
[140]
Debbie Wasserman Schultz , U.S. Representative and former
Chair of the
Democratic National Committee (running for re-election)
[141]
Endorsements
Alan Grayson
Politicians
Activists
Labor unions
Organizations
Pam Keith
Newspaper Editorial Boards
Patrick Murphy
Presidents
Vice Presidents
U.S. Cabinet Members and Cabinet-level officials
U.S. Senators
Cory Booker , New Jersey
[150]
Sherrod Brown , Ohio
[151]
Bob Casey , Pennsylvania
[151]
Al Franken , Minnesota
[152]
Bob Graham , Florida (former
United States senator ; and former
Governor of Florida )
[153]
Martin Heinrich , New Mexico
[154]
Tim Kaine , Virginia
[154]
Amy Klobuchar , Minnesota
[155]
Claire McCaskill , Missouri
[151]
Chris Murphy , Connecticut
[156]
Bill Nelson , Florida
[151]
Harry Reid , Nevada
[157]
Brian Schatz , Hawaii
[154]
Chuck Schumer , New York
[151]
Jon Tester , Montana
[151]
Sheldon Whitehouse , Rhode Island
[154]
U.S. Representatives
Pete Aguilar , California
[158]
Joyce Beatty , Ohio
[158]
Don Beyer , Virginia
[158]
John Carney , Delaware
[158]
Andre Carson , Indiana
[158]
David Cicilline , Rhode Island
[158]
Katherine Clark , Massachusetts
[158]
Bonnie Watson Coleman , New Jersey
[158]
Gerry Connolly , Virginia
[158]
Joe Crowley , New York
[158]
Ted Deutch , Florida
[159]
John Delaney , Maryland
[158]
Elizabeth Esty , Connecticut
[158]
Barney Frank , Massachusetts (former)
[155]
Lois Frankel , Florida
[160]
Marcia Fudge , Ohio
[158]
Tulsi Gabbard , Hawaii
[158]
Michelle Lujan Grisham , New Mexico
[158]
Janice Hahn , California
[158]
Alcee Hastings , Florida
[161]
Denny Heck , Washington
[158]
Jim Himes , Connecticut
[158]
Jared Huffman , California
[158]
Steve Israel , New York
[158]
Bill Keating , Massachusetts
[158]
Dan Kildee , Michigan
[158]
Derek Kilmer , Washington
[158]
Annie Kuster , New Hampshire
[158]
Carolyn Maloney , New York
[158]
Sean Patrick Maloney , New York
[158]
Jerry McNerney , California
[158]
Grace Meng , New York
[158]
Seth Moulton , Massachusetts
[158]
Beto O'Rourke , Texas
[158]
Bill Pascrell , New Jersey
[158]
Donald Payne, Jr. , New Jersey
[158]
Ed Perlmutter , Colorado
[158]
Scott Peters , California
[158]
Kathleen Rice , New York
[158]
Cedric Richmond , Louisiana
[158]
Raul Ruiz , California
[158]
Jan Schakowsky , Illinois
[158]
Terri Sewell , Alabama
[158]
Kyrsten Sinema , Arizona
[158]
Jackie Speier , California
[158]
Eric Swalwell , California
[158]
Mark Takano , California
[158]
Juan Vargas , California
[158]
Marc Veasey , Texas
[158]
Filemon Vela , Texas
[158]
Frederica Wilson , Florida
[162]
Statewide officials
State legislators
Joseph Abruzzo , State Senator (D-Wellington)
[166]
Bruce Antone , State Representative (D-Orlando)
[166]
Lori Berman , State Representative (D-Lantana)
[166]
Jeff Clemens , State Senator (D-Lake Worth)
[166]
Janet Cruz , State Representative (D-Tampa)
[166]
Dwight Dudley , State Representative (D-St. Petersburg)
[166]
Katie Edwards , State Representative (D-Plantation)
[166]
Reggie Fullwood , State Representative (D-Jacksonville)
[167]
Joe Geller , State Representative (D-Aventura)
[166]
Audrey Gibson , State Senator (D-Jacksonville)
[166]
Kristin Jacobs , State Representative (D-Pompano Beach)
[166]
Evan Jenne , State Representative (D-Hollywood)
[166]
Mia L. Jones , State Representative (D-Tallahassee)
[167]
Shevrin D. Jones , State Representative (D-West Park)
[166]
Dave Kerner , State Representative (D-Lake Worth)
[166]
Larry Lee, Jr. , State Representative (D-Port St. Lucie)
[166]
Gwen Margolis , State Senator (D-Miami Beach)
[166]
Jared Moskowitz , State Representative (D-Coral Springs)
[166]
Amanda Murphy , State Representative (D-New Port Richey)
[167]
Ed Narain , State Representative (D-Tampa)
[166]
Bobby Powell , State Representative (D-Riviera Beach)
[166]
Kevin Rader , State Representative (D-Delray Beach)
[166]
Jeremy Ring , State Senator (D-Parkland)
[166]
Jose Javier Rodriguez , State Representative (D-Miami)
[166]
Irving Slosberg , State Representative (D-Boca Raton)
[166]
Chris Smith , State Senator (D-Fort Lauderdale)
[166]
Eleanor Sobel , State Senator (D-Hollywood)
[168]
Cynthia Stafford , State Representative (D-Miami)
[167]
Richard Stark , State Representative (D-Weston)
[167]
Dwayne L. Taylor , State Representative (D-Daytona Beach)
[166]
Alan Williams , State Representative (D-Tallahassee)
[139]
Mayors and other municipal leaders
Burt Aaronson, former
Palm Beach County Commissioner
[169]
Diane Veltri Bendekovic, Mayor of
Plantation
[170]
Peggy Bell, Mayor of
Cutler Bay
[171]
Mark Bogen, Broward County Commissioner
[172]
Bob Buckhorn , Mayor of
Tampa
[173]
Skip Campbell , Mayor of
Coral Springs
[171]
William Capote, Mayor of
Palm Bay
[174]
Joyce Cusack,
Volusia County Councilwoman
[169]
Harry Dressler, Mayor of
Tamarac
[174]
Beam Furr, Broward County Commissioner
[172]
Andrew Gillum , Mayor of
Tallahassee
[139]
Cary Glickstein, Mayor of
Delray Beach
[170]
Derrick Henry, Mayor of
Daytona Beach
[169]
Dale Holness, Broward County Commissioner
[172]
Scott Israel, Broward County Sheriff
[172]
Eric Jablin, Mayor of
Palm Beach Gardens
[170]
Richard Kaplan, Mayor of
Lauderhill
[174]
Marty Kiar , Broward County Commissioner
[172]
Rick Kriseman , Mayor of
St. Petersburg
[175]
Wayne Messam , Mayor of
Miramar
[171]
Bob Margolis , Mayor of
Wellington
[171]
Jeri Muoio , Mayor of
West Palm Beach
[175]
Ben Nelson, Jr., Mayor of
Bonita Springs
[174]
Frank Ortis, Mayor of
Pembroke Pines
[170]
Lori Parrish, Broward County Property Appraiser
[172]
Michael Ryan, Mayor of
Sunrise
[171]
Tim M. Ryan , Mayor of
Broward County
[172]
Jack Seiler , Mayor of
Fort Lauderdale
[172]
Becky Tooley, Mayor of
Coconut Creek
[171]
Shelley Vana , Mayor of
Palm Beach County and former state representative
[174]
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspaper Editorial Boards
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Alan Grayson
Pam Keith
Lateresa Jones
Patrick Murphy
Other/ Undecided
Mason-Dixon
Archived September 16, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
August 22–24, 2016
400
± 5%
22%
4%
—
55%
19%
Florida Atlantic University
August 19–22, 2016
364
8%
7%
—
54%
22%
Florida Chamber of Commerce
August 17–22, 2016
258
± 4.0%
11%
—
—
40%
38%
St. Leo University
August 14–18, 2016
532
± 4.5%
17%
8%
—
48%
27%
Suffolk University
Archived August 6, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
August 1–3, 2016
194
± 4.4%
17%
2%
–
36%
45%
St. Pete Polls
August 2, 2016
1,807
± 2.3%
20%
7%
–
45%
28%
Bay News 9/SurveyUSA
June 25–27, 2016
618
± 4.0%
21%
10%
–
30%
35%
Vox Populi Polling (R)
June 19–20, 2016
530
± 4.3%
15%
5%
–
19%
62%
Targeted Persuasion
June 14–16, 2016
862
± 3.34%
30%
5%
–
27%
38%
St. Leo University
June 10–16, 2016
500
± 7%
14%
3%
4%
16%
61%
Mason-Dixon
Archived August 9, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
May 31–June 2, 2016
400
± 5%
23%
3%
–
31%
43%
Public Policy Polling
Archived April 4, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
March 22–23, 2016
829
?
33%
–
–
32%
35%
St. Leo University
March 13–17, 2016
540
± 5%
17%
–
–
20%
63%
Mason-Dixon [
permanent dead link ]
March 7–9, 2016
500
± 4.5%
19%
–
–
33%
48%
SurveyUSA
March 4–6, 2016
592
± 4.1%
16%
11%
–
27%
46%
Bendixon & Amandi/The Tarrance Group
March 2–5, 2016
449
± 6%
19%
–
–
27%
54%
Univision
March 2–5, 2016
449
± 6%
29%
–
–
36%
35%
Public Policy Polling
February 24–25, 2016
388
± 5%
33%
–
–
22%
45%
20/20 Insight LLC*
Archived February 28, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
~February 16–18, 2016
646
± 3.9%
41%
–
–
32%
27%
Florida Atlantic University College of Business
January 15–18, 2016
371
± 5%
27%
–
–
20%
53%
St. Leo University
November 29–December 3, 2015
160
± 7.5%
7%
4%
6%
17%
55%
Public Policy Polling
September 11–13, 2015
368
± 5.1%
33%
–
–
27%
39%
Mason-Dixon
July 20–24, 2015
500
± 4.5%
24%
–
–
26%
50%
33%
–
–
32%
35%
St. Pete Polls
July 15, 2015
1,018
± 3.1%
30%
8%
–
23%
39%
Gravis Marketing
June 16–20, 2015
881
± 3.3%
63%
–
–
19%
18%
Vox Populi Polling (R) [
permanent dead link ]
June 15–17, 2015
717
± 3.7%
24%
–
–
34%
42%
St. Leo University
May 25–31, 2015
535
± 4.5%
24%
—
–
27%
49%
Mason-Dixon
April 14–16, 2015
400
± 5%
14%
–
–
23%
63%
Public Policy Polling
March 19–22, 2015
371
± 5.1%
22%
–
–
21%
56%
* Internal poll for Alan Grayson
Results
County results
Libertarian primary
On October 1, 2015,
Adrian Wyllie and Lynn House, chair and vice chair, respectively, of the
Libertarian Party of Florida , resigned their seats in protest after the executive committee refused to oust candidate Augustus Invictus from the party. According to Wyllie, Invictus had defended
eugenics , called for a new Civil War, and brutally slaughtered a goat, and is not representative of the Libertarian Party. Invictus has refuted these claims, calling Wyllie's accusations, "deliberate misrepresentation[s]."
[191]
Candidates
Declared
Declined
Endorsements
Paul Stanton
Individuals
Will Coley, activist, radio host, and former vice presidential candidate
[195]
Gary Johnson , former Governor of New Mexico and Libertarian nominee for President in 2016
[195]
[196]
[197]
Marc Allan Feldman, physician and former presidential candidate
[195]
[197]
Jim Gray , author, former judge and Libertarian vice presidential nominee in 2012
[195]
[197]
Thomas Knapp, writer, founder of the
Boston Tea Party (political party) , and former Reform Party vice presidential candidate
[195]
[198]
John McAfee , CEO of MGT Capital Investments Inc, founder of McAfee Inc and former presidential candidate
[195]
[197]
[199]
Kevin McCormick, former presidential candidate
[195]
[197]
Richard Molek, Chair of the Libertarian Party of Lee County
[195]
[200]
Darryl W. Perry, activist, author, radio host, lobbyist, former presidential candidate and former Chairman of the
Boston Tea Party (political party)
[195]
[197]
[201]
William Weld , former Governor of Massachusetts and Libertarian nominee for Vice President in 2016
[195]
Libertarian Party of Florida Affiliates
Libertarian Party of Broward County
[195]
[202]
Libertarian Party of Collier County
[195]
[200]
Libertarian Party of Pinellas County
[195]
[200]
Libertarian Party of Santa Rosa County
[203]
Libertarian Party of Volusia County
[195]
[200]
Northwest Florida Libertarian Party
[195]
[202]
[204]
Libertarian Party of Palm Beach County
[205]
Organizations
Eastern Liberty Alliance PAC
[195]
Ninjas for Liberty PAC
[195]
Augustus Sol Invictus
Individuals
Keon A. Grayson, North Central,
Miami-Dade County Community Councilman
[206]
Steve Scheetz, former Chair of the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party
[207]
Bill Wohlsifer, former candidate for Florida Attorney General
[208]
Results
2016 United States Senate Libertarian primary in Florida by county Stanton—50-60%
Stanton—60-70%
Stanton—70-80%
Stanton—80-90%
Stanton—>90%
Invictus—50-60%
Tie—50%
No votes
Independent
Candidates
Declared
No party affiliation
Candidates
Declared
General election
Debates
Predictions
Polling
Graphical summary
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Marco Rubio (R)
Patrick Murphy (D)
Paul Stanton (L)
Other
Undecided
SurveyMonkey
November 1–7, 2016
4,092
± 4.6%
48%
49%
—
—
3%
Quinnipiac University
Archived November 7, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
November 3–6, 2016
884
± 3.3%
50%
43%
—
2%
5%
Alliance/ESA Poll
Archived October 22, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
November 2–6, 2016
875
± 4.2%
51%
40%
—
—
9%
SurveyMonkey
October 31–November 6, 2016
3,574
± 4.6%
48%
49%
—
—
3%
CBS News/YouGov
November 2–4, 2016
1,188
± 3.6%
47%
44%
—
3%
6%
SurveyMonkey
October 28–November 3, 2016
3,356
± 4.6%
49%
49%
—
—
2%
Breitbart/Gravis Marketing
November 1–2, 2016
1,220
± 2.8%
47%
46%
—
—
7%
FOX 13 Tampa Bay/Opinion Savvy
November 1–2, 2016
603
± 4.0%
50%
46%
—
—
4%
SurveyMonkey
October 27–November 2, 2016
2,901
± 4.6%
49%
48%
—
—
3%
CNN/ORC
October 27–November 1, 2016
773 LV
± 3.5%
49%
48%
—
—
2%
884 RV
50%
47%
—
—
3%
Quinnipiac University
Archived November 4, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
October 27–November 1, 2016
626
± 3.9%
50%
44%
—
1%
4%
SurveyMonkey
October 26–November 1, 2016
2,715
± 4.6%
49%
47%
—
—
4%
SurveyMonkey
October 25–31, 2016
2,809
± 4.6%
49%
47%
—
—
4%
TargetSmart/William & Mary
October 25–28, 2016
718
± 3.4%
49%
43%
—
7%
1%
Emerson College
October 26–27, 2016
500
± 4.3%
49%
47%
—
3%
1%
New York Times Upshot/Siena College
October 25–27, 2016
814
± 3.4%
51%
42%
—
—
5%
Breitbart/Gravis Marketing
October 25–26, 2016
1,301
± 2.7%
46%
46%
—
—
8%
Public Policy Polling
October 25–26, 2016
742
± 3.6%
46%
46%
—
—
8%
NBC/WSJ/Marist
October 25–26, 2016
779 LV
± 3.5%
51%
43%
—
4%
2%
990 RV
± 3.1%
50%
42%
—
4%
3%
St. Leo University
October 22–26, 2016
1,028
± 3.0%
44%
39%
—
—
17%
University of North Florida
October 20–25, 2016
836
± 3.6%
49%
43%
—
—
8%
Bloomberg/Selzer
October 21–24, 2016
953
± 3.2%
51%
41%
—
—
8%
Florida Atlantic University
October 21–23, 2016
500
± 4.3%
46%
42%
—
—
12%
Bay News 9/SurveyUSA
October 20–24, 2016
1,251
± 2.8%
45%
41%
—
6%
8%
CBS News/YouGov
October 20–21, 2016
1,042
± 3.6%
44%
42%
—
6%
8%
FOX 13 Tampa Bay/Opinion Savvy
October 20, 2016
538
± 4.2%
46%
46%
—
—
8%
Google Consumer Surveys
October 18–20, 2016
500
± 4.2%
57%
38%
—
—
5%
Associated Industries of Florida
October 19, 2016
1,000
± 3.1%
43%
38%
—
8%
11%
Florida Chamber of Commerce
October 16–19, 2016
507
± 4.4%
51%
37%
—
1%
11%
The Times-Picayune/Lucid
Archived October 22, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
October 17–18, 2016
892
± 3.0%
45%
44%
—
—
11%
Quinnipiac University
Archived October 19, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
October 10–16, 2016
660
± 3.8%
49%
47%
—
—
4%
Washington Post/SurveyMonkey
Archived October 19, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
October 8–16, 2016
1,702
± 0.5%
51%
45%
—
—
4%
Public Policy Polling
October 12–13, 2016
985
± 3.1%
44%
38%
6%
—
12%
48%
43%
—
—
9%
Breitbart/Gravis Marketing
October 11–13, 2016
1,799
± 2.3%
44%
36%
—
—
20%
FOX 13 Tampa Bay/Opinion Savvy
October 10–11, 2016
533
± 4.2%
48%
44%
—
—
8%
NBC/WSJ/Marist
October 3–5, 2016
700
± 3.7%
48%
46%
—
2%
4%
Associated Industries of Florida
October 2–5, 2016
600
± 4.0%
49%
41%
—
1%
9%
Breitbart/Gravis Marketing
October 4, 2016
821
± 3.4%
44%
40%
—
—
16%
Emerson College
October 2–4, 2016
600
± 3.6%
47%
39%
—
6%
8%
University of North Florida
Archived October 13, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
September 27–October 4, 2016
667
± 3.8%
48%
41%
—
1%
10%
Quinnipiac University
Archived October 6, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
September 27–October 2, 2016
545
± 4.2%
48%
44%
—
—
8%
FOX 13 Tampa Bay/Opinion Savvy
September 28–29, 2016
619
± 4.0%
47%
43%
—
—
10%
Mason-Dixon
Archived October 5, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
September 27–29, 2016
820
± 3.5%
47%
40%
5%
2%
6%
Public Policy Polling
September 27–28, 2016
826
± 3.4%
42%
35%
9%
—
15%
47%
44%
—
—
9%
Suffolk University
Archived September 23, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
September 19–21, 2016
500
± 4.4%
43%
34%
2%
4%
17%
Florida Chamber of Commerce
September 15–20, 2016
617
± 4.0%
46%
42%
—
—
11%
Monmouth University
September 16–19, 2016
400
± 4.9%
47%
45%
—
3%
5%
Saint Leo University
September 10–16, 2016
502
± 4.5%
44%
35%
—
—
21%
New York Times Upshot/Siena College
September 10–14, 2016
867
± 3.3%
48%
42%
—
—
8%
CNN/ORC
September 7–12, 2016
788 LV
± 3.0%
54%
43%
—
1%
2%
886 RV
51%
45%
—
1%
4%
Global Strategy Group
September 6–11, 2016
800
± 3.5%
47%
45%
—
—
8%
JMC Analytics (R)
September 7–8, 2016
781
± 3.5%
43%
38%
—
4%
15%
Quinnipiac University
Archived September 15, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
August 31–September 7, 2016
601
± 4.0%
50%
43%
—
1%
6%
Public Policy Polling
September 4–6, 2016
744
± 3.6%
40%
37%
10%
—
13%
Mason-Dixon
Archived September 16, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
August 22–24, 2016
625
± 4.0%
46%
43%
—
—
11%
iCitizen
August 18–24, 2016
600
± 4.0%
43%
42%
—
—
16%
Florida Atlantic University
August 19–22, 2016
1,200
± 2.7%
44%
39%
—
—
17%
St. Leo University
August 14–18, 2016
1,380
± 3.0%
46%
38%
—
—
16%
Monmouth University
August 12–15, 2016
402
± 4.9%
48%
43%
—
3%
5%
FOX 13 Tampa Bay/Opinion Savvy
August 10, 2016
622
± 4.0%
45%
43%
—
—
12%
Civis Analytics
August 9–15, 2016
1,436
± 2.8%
44%
45%
—
—
9%
NBC/WSJ/Marist
August 4–10, 2016
862
± 3.3%
49%
43%
—
3%
5%
Public Policy Polling
Archived August 11, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
August 5–7, 2016
938
± 3.2%
42%
40%
—
—
18%
Quinnipiac University
Archived August 18, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
July 30–August 7, 2016
1,056
± 3.0%
48%
45%
—
—
7%
Suffolk University
Archived August 6, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
August 1–3, 2016
500
± 4.4%
46%
33%
—
—
21%
JMC Analytics (R)
July 9–10, 2016
700
± 3.7%
40%
33%
—
5%
21%
NBC/WSJ/Marist
July 5–11, 2016
871
± 3.3%
47%
44%
—
2%
7%
Quinnipiac University
Archived August 15, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
June 30–July 11, 2016
1,015
± 3.1%
50%
37%
—
1%
8%
Bay News 9/SurveyUSA
June 25–27, 2016
1,678
± 2.4%
43%
43%
—
7%
8%
Quinnipiac University [
permanent dead link ]
June 8–19, 2016
975
± 3.1%
47%
40%
—
—
13%
Public Policy Polling
June 15–16, 2016
508
± 4.4%
41%
42%
—
—
17%
Public Policy Polling
June 2–5, 2016
737
± 3.6%
43%
44%
—
—
13%
Associated Industries of Florida
April 25–27, 2016
604
± 5.0%
49%
41%
—
—
10%
Public Policy Polling
September 11–13, 2015
814
± 3.4%
46%
40%
—
—
14%
Public Policy Polling
March 19–22, 2015
923
± 3.2%
48%
41%
—
—
11%
Mason-Dixon
March 3–5, 2015
800
± 3.5%
50%
38%
—
—
12%
Public Policy Polling
September 4–7, 2014
818
± 3.4%
46%
41%
—
—
12%
Hypothetical polling
with Ron DeSantis
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Ron DeSantis (R)
Alan Grayson (D)
Other
Undecided
Quinnipiac University [
permanent dead link ]
June 8–19, 2016
975
± 3.1%
33%
41%
1%
24%
Quinnipiac University
Archived June 3, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
April 27–May 8, 2016
1,051
± 3.0%
38%
36%
—
26%
Public Policy Polling
February 24–25, 2016
1,012
± 3.1%
34%
40%
—
26%
Quinnipiac University
Archived October 12, 2015, at the
Wayback Machine
September 25-October 5, 2015
1,173
± 2.9%
31%
37%
1%
26%
Public Policy Polling
September 11–13, 2015
814
± 3.4%
37%
36%
—
28%
Quinnipiac University
Archived June 27, 2015, at the
Wayback Machine
June 4–15, 2015
1,147
± 2.9%
32%
38%
1%
29%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Ron DeSantis (R)
Patrick Murphy (D)
Other
Undecided
Quinnipiac University [
permanent dead link ]
June 8–19, 2016
975
± 3.1%
32%
42%
1%
25%
Quinnipiac University
Archived June 3, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
April 27–May 8, 2016
1,051
± 3.0%
35%
36%
—
29%
Associated Industries of Florida
April 25–27, 2016
604
± 5%
28%
40%
—
32%
Public Policy Polling
February 24–25, 2016
1,012
± 3.1%
31%
43%
—
26%
Quinnipiac University
Archived October 12, 2015, at the
Wayback Machine
September 25-October 5, 2015
1,173
± 2.9%
30%
37%
1%
29%
Public Policy Polling
September 11–13, 2015
814
± 3.4%
35%
40%
—
25%
Quinnipiac University
Archived June 27, 2015, at the
Wayback Machine
June 4–15, 2015
1,147
± 2.9%
31%
39%
1%
29%
St. Leo University
May 25–31, 2015
535
± 4.5%
14%
33%
—
53%
with David Jolly
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
David Jolly (R)
Patrick Murphy (D)
Other
Undecided
Quinnipiac University [
permanent dead link ]
June 8–19, 2016
975
± 3.1%
34%
41%
1%
25%
Public Policy Polling
June 2–5, 2016
737
± 3.6%
29%
44%
—
27%
Quinnipiac University
Archived June 3, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
April 27–May 8, 2016
1,051
± 3.0%
34%
37%
—
29%
Associated Industries of Florida
April 25–27, 2016
604
± 5%
33%
40%
—
27%
Public Policy Polling
February 24–25, 2016
1,012
± 3.1%
34%
38%
—
27%
Democracy Corps
October 24–28, 2015
400
± 4.9%
44%
43%
—
13%
Public Policy Polling
September 11–13, 2015
814
± 3.4%
35%
40%
—
25%
St. Leo University
May 25–31, 2015
535
± 4.5%
14%
35%
—
52%
with Carlos Lopez-Cantera
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Carlos López-Cantera (R)
Alan Grayson (D)
Other
Undecided
Quinnipiac University [
permanent dead link ]
June 8–19, 2016
975
± 3.1%
35%
40%
1%
24%
Quinnipiac University
Archived June 3, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
April 27–May 8, 2016
1,051
± 3.0%
37%
37%
—
26%
Public Policy Polling
February 24–25, 2016
1,012
± 3.1%
35%
38%
—
26%
Quinnipiac University
Archived October 12, 2015, at the
Wayback Machine
September 25-October 5, 2015
1,173
± 2.9%
32%
35%
1%
27%
Public Policy Polling
September 11–13, 2015
814
± 3.4%
34%
41%
—
24%
Quinnipiac University
Archived June 27, 2015, at the
Wayback Machine
June 4–15, 2015
1,147
± 2.9%
31%
37%
1%
31%
Quinnipiac University
Archived April 6, 2015, at the
Wayback Machine
March 17–28, 2015
1,087
± 3%
33%
32%
1%
34%
Public Policy Polling
March 19–22, 2015
923
± 3.2%
36%
40%
—
24%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Carlos López-Cantera (R)
Patrick Murphy (D)
Other
Undecided
Quinnipiac University [
permanent dead link ]
June 8–19, 2016
975
± 3.1%
32%
41%
1%
26%
Quinnipiac University
Archived June 3, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
April 27–May 8, 2016
1,051
± 3.0%
34%
38%
—
28%
Associated Industries of Florida
April 25–27, 2016
604
± 5%
31%
42%
—
27%
Public Policy Polling
February 24–25, 2016
1,012
± 3.1%
31%
40%
—
29%
Quinnipiac University
Archived October 12, 2015, at the
Wayback Machine
September 25-October 5, 2015
1,173
± 2.9%
29%
37%
1%
30%
Public Policy Polling
September 11–13, 2015
814
± 3.4%
35%
41%
—
24%
Quinnipiac University
Archived June 27, 2015, at the
Wayback Machine
June 4–15, 2015
1,147
± 2.9%
28%
40%
1%
32%
St. Leo University
May 25–31, 2015
535
± 4.5%
15%
30%
—
56%
Quinnipiac University
Archived April 6, 2015, at the
Wayback Machine
March 17–28, 2015
1,087
± 3%
31%
35%
1%
33%
Public Policy Polling
March 19–22, 2015
923
± 3.2%
34%
41%
—
25%
with Jeff Atwater
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Jeff Atwater (R)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)
Undecided
Mason-Dixon
March 3–5, 2015
800
± 3.5%
45%
35%
20%
with Pam Bondi
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Pam Bondi (R)
Alan Grayson (D)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
March 19–22, 2015
923
± 3.2%
45%
42%
13%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Pam Bondi (R)
Patrick Murphy (D)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
March 19–22, 2015
923
± 3.2%
45%
41%
14%
with Don Gaetz
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Don Gaetz (R)
Patrick Murphy (D)
Undecided
St. Leo University
May 25–31, 2015
535
± 4.5%
9%
36%
55%
with Jeff Miller
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Jeff Miller (R)
Patrick Murphy (D)
Undecided
St. Leo University
May 25–31, 2015
535
± 4.5%
15%
34%
52%
with Marco Rubio
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Marco Rubio (R)
Alex Sink (D)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
September 27–29, 2013
579
± 4.1%
45%
42%
13%
with Allen West
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Allen West (R)
Alan Grayson (D)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
March 19–22, 2015
923
± 3.2%
39%
42%
19%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Allen West (R)
Patrick Murphy (D)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
March 19–22, 2015
923
± 3.2%
39%
41%
20%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Allen West (R)
Alex Sink (D)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
September 27–29, 2013
579
± 4.1%
38%
44%
18%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Allen West (R)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
June 6–9, 2014
672
± 3.8%
41%
40%
19%
Public Policy Polling
September 27–29, 2013
579
± 4.1%
40%
44%
16%
with Todd Wilcox
with Carlos Beruff
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Carlos Beruff (R)
Alan Grayson (D)
Other
Undecided
Quinnipiac University
Archived August 18, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
July 30–August 7, 2016
1,056
± 3.0%
39%
43%
1%
17%
Quinnipiac University
Archived August 15, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
June 30–July 11, 2016
1,015
± 3.1%
38%
38%
1%
19%
Quinnipiac University [
permanent dead link ]
June 8–19, 2016
975
± 3.1%
33%
40%
1%
25%
Public Policy Polling
June 2–5, 2016
737
± 3.6%
32%
41%
—
28%
Quinnipiac University
Archived June 3, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
April 27–May 8, 2016
1,051
± 3.0%
35%
36%
—
29%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Carlos Beruff (R)
Patrick Murphy (D)
Other
Undecided
Quinnipiac University
Archived August 18, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
July 30–August 7, 2016
1,056
± 3.0%
34%
48%
1%
17%
Quinnipiac University
Archived August 15, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
June 30–July 11, 2016
1,015
± 3.1%
34%
40%
1%
19%
Quinnipiac University [
permanent dead link ]
June 8–19, 2016
975
± 3.1%
31%
43%
1%
26%
Public Policy Polling
June 2–5, 2016
737
± 3.6%
31%
43%
—
27%
Quinnipiac University
Archived June 3, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
April 27–May 8, 2016
1,051
± 3.0%
32%
38%
—
29%
Associated Industries of Florida
April 25–27, 2016
604
± 5.0%
31%
39%
—
30%
with Alan Grayson
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Marco Rubio (R)
Alan Grayson (D)
Other
Undecided
iCitizen
August 18–24, 2016
600
± 4.0%
44%
39%
—
16%
St. Leo University
August 14–18, 2016
1,380
± 3.0%
47%
34%
—
19%
Monmouth University
August 12–15, 2016
402
± 4.9%
50%
39%
5%
6%
Quinnipiac University
Archived August 18, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
July 30–August 7, 2016
1,056
± 3.0%
49%
43%
1%
8%
Suffolk University
Archived August 6, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
August 1–3, 2016
500
± 4.4%
45%
31%
—
24%
JMC Analytics (R)
July 9–10, 2016
700
± 3.7%
41%
33%
4%
22%
Quinnipiac University
Archived August 15, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
June 30–July 11, 2016
1,015
± 3.1%
50%
38%
1%
8%
Quinnipiac University [
permanent dead link ]
June 8–19, 2016
975
± 3.1%
50%
38%
1%
11%
Public Policy Polling
June 15–16, 2016
508
± 4.4%
42%
40%
—
17%
Public Policy Polling
June 2–5, 2016
737
± 3.6%
43%
38%
—
19%
Public Policy Polling
September 11–13, 2015
814
± 3.4%
48%
38%
—
14%
Public Policy Polling
March 19–22, 2015
923
± 3.2%
49%
40%
—
11%
Results
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Independent to Democratic
Counties that from Independent to Republican
See also
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