2012 Senate elections · Florida history
Florida U.S. Senate election 2012
Bill Nelson DEM +13.0 · Class I seat · held 11/6/12
- Votes counted
- 8,189,946
- Margin
- 13.0 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in FL
- D+0.9same year
General election 11/6/12
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nelson Won | DEM | 4,523,451 | 55.23% | |
| Connie Mack | REP | 3,458,267 | 42.23% | |
| William G. Gaylor | NPA | 126,079 | 1.54% | |
| Chris Borgia | NPA | 82,089 | 1.00% | |
| Naomi L. Craine | W | 19 | 0.00% | |
| Lawrence Sidney Scott | W | 18 | 0.00% | |
| Robert Monroe | W | 12 | 0.00% | |
| Piotr Blass | W | 9 | 0.00% | |
| Lionel Long | W | 2 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 8,189,946 | |||
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 2012 Florida Senate race?
Bill Nelson (DEM) won with 55.2% of the vote, ahead of Connie Mack (42.2%), a margin of 13.0 points.
Did the Florida Senate seat change party in 2012?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2012 Florida Senate race?
8,189,946 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.