2004 Senate elections · Florida history
Florida U.S. Senate election 2004
Mel Martinez REP +1.1 gain · Class III seat · held 11/2/04
- Votes counted
- 7,429,894
- Margin
- 1.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
- President in FL
- R+5.0same year
General election 11/2/04
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Martinez Won | REP | 3,672,864 | 49.43% | |
| Betty Castor | DEM | 3,590,201 | 48.32% | |
| Dennis F. Bradley | VET | 166,642 | 2.24% | |
| Mark K. Stufft | W | 119 | 0.00% | |
| Nancy Travis | W | 27 | 0.00% | |
| Rachele Fruit | W | 25 | 0.00% | |
| Piotr Blass | W | 16 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 7,429,894 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Florida Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Rick Scott | 12.8 |
| 2022 | Class III | Marco Rubio | 16.4 |
| 2018 | Class I | Rick Scott | 0.1 |
| 2016 | Class III | Marco Rubio | 7.7 |
| 2012 | Class I | Bill Nelson | 13.0 |
| 2010 | Class III | Marco Rubio | 19.2 |
| 2006 | Class I | Bill Nelson | 22.2 |
| 2004 | Class III | Mel Martinez | 1.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Bill Nelson | 4.9 |
| 1998 | Class III | Bob Graham | 24.9 |
| 1994 | Class I | Connie Mack | 41.0 |
| 1992 | Class III | Bob Graham | 30.8 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 2004 Florida Senate race?
Mel Martinez (REP) won with 49.4% of the vote, ahead of Betty Castor (48.3%), a margin of 1.1 points.
Did the Florida Senate seat change party in 2004?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2004 Florida Senate race?
7,429,894 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.