Florida Senate District 30

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Tina Polsky Democratic (not a candidate in 2026) · Member list as of Oct 28

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2022 general (different candidates): Tina Polsky (D) 55.4, William Reicherter (R) 44.6

Hector RiveraRepublican

Last election: Tina Polsky (Democratic) won by 10.8 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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The current holder, Tina Polsky, is not on the candidate list.

Lauren BookDemocratic
Hector RiveraRepublican

Source: dos.elections.myflorida.com, dated Oct 28

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History (14 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 166,186
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Florida Senate District 30, 1982 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTina PolskyWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Tina Scott Polsky	Democratic	92,11955.4%	55.4%
RepublicanWilliam Reicherter	Republican	74,06744.6%	44.6%

Florida Senate District 30, 1982 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBobby Powell Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	132,24199.7%	99.7%
Josh Santos	Write-in	3850.3%	0.3%

Florida Senate District 30, 1982 to 2022, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBobby PowellWon	Democratic	119,55954.1%	54.1%
RepublicanRon Berman	Republican	101,51645.9%	45.9%

Florida Senate District 30, 1982 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLizbeth BenacquistoWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 198,665
Election day: November 6, 2012
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2015)

Florida Senate District 30, 1982 to 2022, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLizbeth BenacquistoWon(incumbent)	Republican	123,79462.3%	62.3%
DemocraticDebbie Jordan	Democratic	74,87137.7%	37.7%

Florida Senate District 30, 1982 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMaria Lorts SachsWon	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 128,418
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Florida Senate District 30, 1982 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTed DeutchWon	Democratic	112,73387.8%	87.8%
LibertarianKarl N. Dickey	Libertarian	15,68312.2%	12.2%
OtherGeorge Harageones	Other	20.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 140,992
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Florida Senate District 30, 1982 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRon KleinWon(incumbent)	Democratic	95,58467.8%	67.8%
RepublicanSteve Hatch	Republican	45,40832.2%	32.2%

Florida Senate District 30, 1982 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMuriel DawsonwhiteWon	Democratic	——	—

Florida Senate District 30, 1982 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMatthew J. MeadowsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 83,528
Election day: November 3, 1992
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Florida Senate District 30, 1982 to 2022, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMattthew J. MeadowsWon	Democratic	59,30071.0%	71.0%
RepublicanBillie E. Brooks	Republican	24,22829.0%	29.0%

Florida Senate District 30, 1982 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKen JenneWon	Democratic	36,38755.2%	55.2%
RepublicanJohn E. Rodstrom	Republican	29,53844.8%	44.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 69,063
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Florida Senate District 30, 1982 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTom McPhersonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	34,72050.3%	50.3%
RepublicanRobert A. Dressler	Republican	34,34349.7%	49.7%

Florida Senate District 30, 1982 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTom McPhersonWon	Democratic	34,96158.3%	58.3%
RepublicanTom Bush	Republican	24,99641.7%	41.7%

1982 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2022.

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Election Wrld. (2026). Florida Senate District 30, election results 1982 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/fl/senate/30. Retrieved October 30, 2026.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 28, 2026