Florida's 5th Senate district

Florida's 5th
State Senate district
Map of the district
Senator
  Tracie Davis
Demographics74.6% White
12.5% Black
8.9% Hispanic
1.7% Asian
0.4% Native American
0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)507,916

Florida's 5th Senate district elects one member of the Florida Senate. The district consists of part of Duval county, in the U.S. state of Florida. The current senator is Democrat Tracie Davis.

List of senators

NOTE: The following Information was gathered from the Florida Senate website. Only records of senators from 1998–present are kept.

Portrait Name Party Years of service Home city/state Notes
George G. Kirkpatrick Jr.
 Republican
1992–2000
Gainesville, Florida
 Consisted of Parts of Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Levy, Marion, Putnan, Suwannee, and Union county
Rod Smith
 Democratic
2000–2002
Southwest City, Missouri
 Consisted of Parts of Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Levy, Marion, Putnan, Suwannee, and Union county
Stephen R. Wise
 Republican
2002–2012
Canton, Ohio
 Consisted of parts of Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns counties
Charles S. Dean Sr.
 Republican
2012–2016
Jacksonville, Florida
 Consisted of Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, Suwannee, Union counties and part of Marion county
Rob Bradley
 Republican
2016–2020
Green Cove Springs, Florida
 Consisted of Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, Suwannee, Union counties and part of Marion county
Jennifer Bradley
 Republican
2020–2022
Tokyo, Japan
 Consisted of Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Levy, Suwannee, Union counties and part of Marion county
Tracie Davis
 Democratic
2022–Present
Jacksonville, Florida
 Consists of part of Duval county

Elections

NOTE: The following results were gathered from the Florida Department of State. Uncontested election results are not provided.

1980

Democratic Primary (1980)[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Geison 9,618 10.3%
Democratic Sherill "Pete" Skinner 67,277 72.1%
Democratic O. A. Winburn, Jr. 16,380 17.6%
Total votes 93,265 100%

1982

Democratic Primary (1982)[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jane Bell 2,098 3.8%
Democratic Doyle Conner, Jr. 9,455 17.0%
Democratic Jim Crews 16,255 29.3%
Democratic Bill Grant 19,137 34.5%
Democratic Jim Senterfitt 1,782 3.2%
Democratic Bill Sutton 6,781 12.2%
Total votes 55,508 100%
Democratic Primary Runoff (1982)[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Crews 19,389 39.2%
Democratic Bill Grant 30,023 60.8%
Total votes 49,412 100%

1986

Democratic Primary (1986)[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eldridge Beach 8,166 14.2%
Democratic Wayne Hollingsworth 27,571 48.1%
Democratic Michael R. Moore 7,541 13.1%
Democratic Doug Nichols 14,084 24.6%
Total votes 57,362 100%
Democratic Primary Runoff (1986)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne Hollingsworth 29,449 53.2%
Democratic Doug Nichols 25,879 46.8%
Total votes 55,328 100%
General Election (1986)[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne Hollingsworth 61,922 79.9%
Republican Pat Cook 15,612 20.1%
Total votes 77,534 100%

1988

Democratic Primary (1988)[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne Hollingsworth 32,217 47.1%
Democratic Sherry D. Walker 36,246 52.9%
Total votes 68,463 100%

1992

General Election (1992)[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Kirkpatrick 89,538 96.1%
Write-In Richard "Whitey" Markle 3,603 3.9%
Total votes 94,141 100%

2000

Democratic Primary (2000)[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cynthia Moore Chestnut 17,555 38.4%
Democratic Rod Smith 28,152 61.6%
Total votes 45,707 100%
Democratic Primary (2000)[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Casey 63,085 43.3%
Democratic Rod Smith 82,301 56.6%
Write-In Emily Browne 150 0.1%
Total votes 145,536 100%

2004

Republican Primary (2004) [11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alan M. Rankin 10,127 19.6%
Republican Stephen Wise 41,431 80.4%
Total votes 51,558 100%
General Election (2004) [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stephen Wise 181,995 99.8%
Write-In David Organes 236 0.1%
Write-In Samuel L. Sasser 80 0.0%
Total votes 182,311 100%

2008

General Election (2008) [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stephen Wise 172,736 71.4%
Democratic George Anthony Lovengut 69,321 28.6%
Total votes 242,229 100%

2020

Republican Primary (2020) [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jennifer Bradley 47,395 59.0%
Republican Jason G. Holifield 32,944 41.0%
Total votes 80,339 100%
General Election (2020) [15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jennifer Bradley 194,198 74.8%
Democratic Stacey L. Peters 65,568 25.2%
Total votes 259,766 100%

2022

Democratic Primary (2022) [16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tracie Davis 34,075 68.1%
Democratic Reggie Gaffney 15,996 31.9%
Total votes 50,071 100%
General Election (2022) [17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Binod Kumar 64,028 42.5%
Democratic Tracie Davis 86,784 57.5%
Write-In Patrick Lee Cooper 0 0.0%
Total votes 150,812 100%
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