Florida's 1st Senate district

Florida's 1st Senate District is a legislative district which elects members to the Florida Senate. It encompasses all of Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, and part of Okaloosa County. The district is currently represented by Doug Broxson, a Republican, who was first elected in 2016.

Florida's 1st
State Senate district
Map of the district
Senator
  Doug Broxson
R
Demographics75.2% White
16.9% Black
4.8% Hispanic
2.5% Asian
0.9% Native American
0.1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.6% Other
Population (2010)473,945
Notes[1]

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
W.D. Childers
 Democratic
1988–2000
Wright, Florida
 Consisted of Holmes, Washington, parts of Bay, Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton county
Durell Peaden Jr.
 Republican
2000–2002
 DeFuniak Springs, Florida Consisted of Holmes, Washington, parts of Bay, Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton county
Anthony C. Hill
 Democratic
2002–2011
Jacksonville, Florida
Audrey Gibson
 Democratic
2011–2012
Jacksonville, Florida
Don Gaetz
 Republican
2012–2016
Rugby, North Dakota
Doug Broxson
 Republican
2016–Present
Pensacola, Florida
 Consists of Escambia, Santa Rosa counties and part of Okaloosa county

Elections

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

1988
Democratic Primary (1988)[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic W. D. Childers 26,286 56.1%
Democratic Jim Cronley 20,583 43.9%
Total votes 46,869 100%
General Election (1988)[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic W. D. Childers 59,190 63.6%
Republican Lee McKnight 33,932 36.4%
Total votes 93,122 100%

1992
Democratic Primary (1992)[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic W. D. Childers 41,932 68.8%
Democratic Victor Kolmetz 19,050 31.2%
Total votes 60,982 100%
General Election (1992)[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic W. D. Childers 71,856 60.1%
Republican Jason Harvey 47,694 39.9%
Total votes 119,550 100%

2002
Democratic Primary (2002)[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony C. Hill 30,727 61.3%
Democratic E. Denise Lee 19,360 38.7%
Total votes 50,087 100%

2008
General Election (2008)[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony C. Hills Jr. 136,354 81.2%
Constitution Louis J. Tart 31,586 18.8%
Total votes 167,940 100%

2016
Republican Primary (2016)[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Broxson 34,078 56.5%
Republican Mike Hill 26,221 43.5%
Total votes 60,299 100%
General Election (2016)[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Broxson 199,929 99.8%
Write-In Aaron Matthew Erskine 46 0.0%
Write-In Miriam Woods 349 0.2%
Total votes 200,324 100%

2022
Republican Primary (2022)[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Broxson 54,015 75.6%
Republican John Mills 17,459 24.4%
Total votes 71,474 100%
General Election (2022)[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Doug Broxson 145,155 71.2%
Democratic Charlie Nichols 58,724 28.8%
Total votes 203,879 100%

References
  1. District 16 Demographic Profile (SENATE)
  2. "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  3. "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  4. "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  5. "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  6. "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  7. "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  8. "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  9. "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  10. "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  11. "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
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