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
Senator	Doug Broxson R
Demographics	75.2% 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	Consisted of parts of Duval, Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, Volusia counties Resigned 10/1/2011
	Audrey Gibson	Democratic	2011–2012	Jacksonville, Florida	Consisted of parts of Duval, Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, Volusia counties Elected 10/18/2011
	Don Gaetz	Republican	2012–2016	Rugby, North Dakota	Consisted of Bay, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington counties and part of Okaloosa county President (2012–2014)
	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".
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5. "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
6. "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
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10. "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
11. "Florida Department of State - Election Results".