2016 Senate elections · Florida history
Florida U.S. Senate election 2016
Marco Rubio REP +7.7 · Class III seat · held 11/8/16
- Votes counted
- 9,301,820
- Margin
- 7.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in FL
- R+1.2same year
General election 11/8/16
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Rubio Won | REP | 4,835,191 | 51.98% | |
| Patrick Murphy | DEM | 4,122,088 | 44.32% | |
| Paul Anthony Stanton | LIB | 196,956 | 2.12% | |
| Bruce Nathan | NPA | 52,451 | 0.56% | |
| Anton Khoury | NPA | 45,820 | 0.49% | |
| Steven Machat | NPA | 26,918 | 0.29% | |
| Basil E. Dalack | NPA | 22,236 | 0.24% | |
| Charles Frederick Tolbert | W | 56 | 0.00% | |
| Howard Knepper | W | 50 | 0.00% | |
| Angela Marie Walls-Windhauser | W | 37 | 0.00% | |
| Robert Samuel Kaplan | W | 10 | 0.00% | |
| Bradley Patrick | W | 7 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 9,301,820 | |||
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 2016 Florida Senate race?
Marco Rubio (REP) won with 52.0% of the vote, ahead of Patrick Murphy (44.3%), a margin of 7.7 points.
Did the Florida Senate seat change party in 2016?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2016 Florida Senate race?
9,301,820 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.