2024 Florida Primary Live Results

Overview

Election Date August 20, 2024
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Polls Close 7:00 PM Eastern Time, except 8:00 PM Eastern for those areas observing Central Time
On this Page Primary results for President*, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, State Legislature

* Presidential primary was March 19. See note in President section below.

President

Joe Biden was the only candidate that qualified for the Democratic primary. Under state election law, there is no primary if it is uncontested. Therefore, that primary was canceled.

U.S. Senate

Republican Sen. Rick Scott is seeking a second term. He is expected to win renomination.

There are four candidates vying for the Democratic nomination. The frontrunner is former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26).

Looking ahead, Scott starts out the favorite in the general election - most forecasters rate the race Likely Republican. That said, the incumbent is unpopular and only led by four in the two most recent polls. Additionally, the presidential race has tightened in the state since Harris replaced Biden at the top of the ticket.   

 

U.S. House

Redistricting after the 2020 Census largely eliminated highly competitive general election districts in Florida. All but one incumbent is seeking reelection. Nonetheless, there are a few primaries of interest.

District Primary Comments
1 R Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz is seeking a 5th term in this deep-red Panhandle district. Gaetz led the successful charge to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. A PAC connected to McCarthy is attempting to return the favor. They've spent millions in support of Navy veteran Aaron Dimmock. Despite this effort, Gaetz is likely to prevail.
8 R Republican Bill Posey is retiring. His decision came on the final day of filing, all but ensuring his hand-picked successor, former state Sen. president Mike Haridopolos would face little competition for the nomination. This is a safely Republican district - Posey won his last term by 30% - so Haridopolos will almost certainly be the next representative.
13 D Freshman Republican Anna Paulina Luna is seeking reelection; she is unopposed for the nomination. Five Democrats are on the ballot looking to challenge her. The frontrunner appears to be Whitney Fox, who is the communications director at the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority.
15 R Rep. Laurel Lee is seeking a second term, which she is likely to win in this Republican-leaning district. The primary is interesting in that Donald Trump called for someone to primary Lee. This was likely because Lee had endorsed Gov. Ron DeSantis in the presidential race. After no major candidate entered the race, Trump eventually came around and endorsed the incumbent. 
23 R Democrat Jared Moskowitz is seeking a second term. He is unopposed for renomination. Six Republicans are vying to challenge him. Despite Moskowitz's surprisingly narrow win (5%) in 2022, most forecasters see the general election as Likely or Safe Democratic.
27 D Republican Maria Elvira Salazar is seeking a third term. This district has moved to the right: Salazar flipped it by three percent in 2020 and won reelection by 15 percent in 2022. Two Democrats are vying to take on the incumbent. Like District 23, it is on the far edge of the competitive map; most forecasters see it as Likely or Safe Republican. 

Consolidated U.S. House Races

These next two tables include all congressional primaries; select 'Change Race' to choose a district. 

State Senate

State House

Governor

Next election is in 2026