Florida held its general election on November 8, 2022, deciding 160 legislative seats and 5 statewide offices led by the governorship. No chamber changed party control.
Highlights
- Republicans won two-thirds supermajorities in both chambers, growing to 28-12 in the Senate and 85-35 in the House, and took every statewide office for the first time in four years.
- Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) beat Charlie Crist (D) by about 19 points, the largest margin ever for a Republican governor in Florida, four years after a 2018 win close enough to go to a recount. He also carried Miami-Dade County, long a Democratic stronghold.
- In the Senate, two Democratic incumbents fell. Corey Simon (R), a former Florida State football player, unseated Sen. Loranne Ausley in Senate District 3 and became the first Republican in decades to represent Tallahassee in the chamber. Jay Collins (R) flipped Senate District 14 in Tampa from Sen. Janet Cruz (D). In the House, Susan Plasencia (R) denied Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith a fourth term in House District 37, and Danny Alvarez (R) unseated Rep. Andrew Learned (D) in District 69.
- Republicans also gained ground in Miami-Dade. In House District 106, left open by a term-limited Democrat, Fabián Basabe (R) flipped the seat, beating Jordan Leonard (D) by about 240 votes and holding the lead through a recount, and Vicki Lopez (R) flipped another seat in District 113 by about two points. Across the 160 legislative races, 60 had only one candidate on the ballot.
- Below governor, Attorney General Ashley Moody (R) won a second term over Aramis Ayala (D), and Senate President Wilton Simpson (R) beat Naomi Esther Blemur (D) for agriculture commissioner, retaking the only statewide office Democrats had held, left open when Nikki Fried ran for governor. Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis (R) also won re-election by double digits over Adam Hattersley (D).
- All 3 constitutional amendments won a majority but failed, because Florida requires 60 percent to amend its constitution: Amendment 1 (excluding flood-resistance improvements from assessed value), Amendment 2 (abolishing the Constitution Revision Commission), and Amendment 3 (an added homestead exemption for public-service workers).
Legislature
- House (120 seats): 42 D, 78 R before the election, 35 D, 85 R after; control stayed with Republicans.
- Senate (40 seats): 16 D, 24 R before the election, 12 D, 28 R after; control stayed with Republicans.
Statewide races
Legislative races
Ballot measures
| Measure | Description | Result |
|---|
| Amendment 1 | Authorize the Legislature to prohibit flood resistance improvements from being taken into consideration when determining a property's assessed value for tax purposes | Failed (57.26% yes) |
| Amendment 2 | Abolish the Florida Constitution Revision Commission | Failed (53.87% yes) |
| Amendment 3 | Authorize the Legislature to provide an additional homestead property tax exemption for certain public service workers | Failed (58.68% yes) |