Florida's 17th Senate district
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American legislative district
Population(2023)539,848
| Florida's 17th State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 41% White 9% Black 41% Hispanic 5% Asian 3% Other | ||
| Population (2023) | 539,848 | ||
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Florida's 17th Senate district elects one member of the Florida Senate. The district consists of parts of Orange County, East of Interstate 4, in the U.S. state of Florida. The current senator is Democrat Carlos Smith.
Full list of senators from the 17th district (1845–2006).[4]
| Portrait | Name | Party | Years of service | Home city/state | Notes |
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1846–1848 |
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| Democratic | 1848–1850 |
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| Democratic | 1907–1923 |
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| Democratic | 1953–1955 |
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| Republican | 1964–1968 |
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| Republican | 1968–1972 |
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| Democratic | 1972–1988 |
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| Democratic | 1988–1992 |
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| Democratic | 1992–1998 |
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| Republican | 1998–2002 |
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| Republican | 2002–2012 |
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| Republican | 2012–2016 |
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| Republican | 2016–2022 |
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| Democratic | 2022–2024 |
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| Democratic | 2024–present |
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Elections
2020
Main article: 2020 Florida Senate election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Debbie Mayfield | 193,560 | 60.6% | |
| Democratic | Scot Fretwell | 114,515 | 35.9% | |
| Independent | Phillip Snyder | 11,323 | 3.5% | |
| Total votes | 319,398 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2022
Main article: 2022 Florida Senate election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Linda Stewart (incumbent) | 85,689 | 56.06 | |
| Republican | Steve Dixon | 67,170 | 43.94 | |
| Total votes | 152,859 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2024
Main article: 2024 Florida Senate election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Carlos Guillermo Smith | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | N/A | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
References
- ↑ "Senator Smith - The Florida Senate". flsenate.gov. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ↑ "Florida State Senate District 17". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ↑ "State Senate District 17, FL". censusreporter.org. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ↑ "Florida Senators". January 13, 2018. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018.
- ↑ Schweers, Jeffrey. "Former Senate President John Vogt dies after illness". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ↑ Geary, Jason (June 4, 2006). "John Laurent". theledger.com. Retrieved July 9, 2025.[dead link]
- ↑ "2020 Florida State Senate Election Results". results.elections.myflorida.com.
- ↑ "Linda Stewart". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ↑ Ogles, Jacob (June 14, 2024). "Carlos Guillermo Smith coasts into Senate as only candidate to qualify in SD 17". Florida Politics. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
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