Don Gaetz
State Senator, Florida Senate District 1 · Republican
OfficeholderNot running in 2026
Ballot status source: Incumbency rule: Florida Senate odd-numbered District 1 — four-year term, next election 2028 · read Sep 24, 2026
Sources (3)
- Incumbency rule: Florida Senate odd-numbered District 1 — four-year term, next election 2028
- no FL-SD-01 contest on the Florida Department of State, Division of Elections — 2026 General Election candidate extract
- role and held seat unchanged
The District
What Florida Senate District 1 covers
Covers all of Santa Rosa County and Escambia County; part of Okaloosa County.
Includes Pensacola, Midway, Allentown, East Milton, Navarre, Munson, Pace, Chumuckla, Ferry Pass, Gulf Breeze, Gonzalez, Ensley and 38 more.
318 precincts · District lines: State legislative lines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 (SLDU/SLDL) · Precinct lines: Alachua County Supervisor of Elections, Voting Precincts layer; Broward County Supervisor of Elections, VoterPrecincts2026 layer; Volusia County Supervisor of Elections, Precincts layer (Election_Voter MapServer/1); Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, Hillsborough County Precincts layer; Palm Beach County, Voting Precincts (maps.co.palm-beach.fl.us OpenData); Pinellas County GIS,; Miami-Dade County, Precinct layer (MDPublisher Precinct_gdb) — official county layers; Census 2020 VTDs kept elsewhere in the state; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer; Okaloosa County GIS voting precincts (fl-okaloosa-2026) for 2022 and 2024
Results
Certified results for Florida Senate District 1
State Senator District 1
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don GaetzRepublican | Republican | 187,431 | 64.6% |
| Lisa NewellDemocrat | Democrat | 102,905 | 35.4% |
Official results (Florida Division of Elections precinct-level file, compiled from county SOE submissions) · Florida Department of State, Division of Elections — Precinct-Level Election…
State Senator District 1
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug BroxsonRepublican | Republican | 145,155 | 71.2% |
| Charlie NicholsDemocrat | Democrat | 58,724 | 28.8% |
Official results (Florida Division of Elections precinct-level file, compiled from county SOE submissions) · Florida Department of State, Division of Elections — Precinct-Level Election…
State Senator District 1
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas V. BroxsonRepublican | Republican | 185,380 | 65.3% |
| Karen M. ButlerDemocrat | Democrat | 98,407 | 34.7% |
Official results (Florida Division of Elections precinct-level file, compiled from county SOE submissions) · Florida Department of State, Division of Elections — Precinct-Level Election…
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