Florida State Senate District 4

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Clay Yarborough Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Clay YarboroughRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Clay Yarborough (Republican) won by 35.2 points, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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One candidate on the printed ballot.

Clay YarboroughIncumbentRepublican

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

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History (14 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 220,649
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Florida Senate District 4, 1982 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanClay YarboroughWon	Republican	149,17767.6%	67.6%
DemocraticSharmin Smith	Democratic	71,47232.4%	32.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 235,459
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2016 to 2021)

Florida Senate District 4, 1982 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanAaron BeanWon(incumbent)	Republican	149,34763.4%	63.4%
DemocraticBillee Bussard	Democratic	80,59834.2%	34.2%
LibertarianJoanna Liberty Tavares	Libertarian	5,5142.3%	2.3%

Florida Senate District 4, 1982 to 2022, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanAaron BeanWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Florida Senate District 4, 1982 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanAaron BeanWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Florida Senate District 4, 1982 to 2022, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanAaron BeanWon	Republican	144,35262.2%	62.2%
DemocraticNancy Soderberg	Democratic	87,76637.8%	37.8%

Florida Senate District 4, 1982 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDon GaetzWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Florida Senate District 4, 1982 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDon GaetzWon	Republican	——	—

Florida Senate District 4, 1982 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCharlie ClaryWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Florida Senate District 4, 1982 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRichard MitchellWon	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 111,788
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Florida Senate District 4, 1982 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCharles WilliamsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	67,80060.6%	60.6%
RepublicanGeorge Onett	Republican	43,98839.4%	39.4%

Florida Senate District 4, 1982 to 2022, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCharles WilliamsWon	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 144,356
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Florida Senate District 4, 1982 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKaren L. ThurmanWon(incumbent)	Democratic	84,66158.6%	58.6%
RepublicanTom Hogan	Republican	59,69541.4%	41.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 125,849
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Florida Senate District 4, 1982 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKaren ThurmanWon(incumbent)	Democratic	77,02961.2%	61.2%
RepublicanLewis Dinkins	Republican	48,82038.8%	38.8%

Florida Senate District 4, 1982 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKaren ThurmanWon	Democratic	51,98354.4%	54.4%
RepublicanThad Lowrey	Republican	43,59045.6%	45.6%

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 State Senate District 4, election results 1982 to 2022. https://www.electionwrld.com/fl/senate/4. Retrieved October 31, 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), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026