The 2022 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Florida.
Incumbent Republican Senator Marco Rubio won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic nominee Val Demings. Rubio was first elected in 2010, filling the seat of appointed Senator George LeMieux. The primary elections for Republicans and Democrats took place on August 23 to finalize candidates for the November election. Rubio won the uncontested Republican primary, while incumbent U.S. Representative Val Demings won the Democratic nomination. Rubio became the first Republican to win re-election to a third term in Florida history.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Marco Rubio, incumbent U.S. senator
Did not qualify
Kevin DePuy, former Marine Corps sergeant
Howard Knepper, businessman and perennial candidate (ran as a write-in candidate) Jake Loubriel, Florida National Guardsman Ervan Katari Miller, perennial candidate Earl Yearicks IV, maritime captain
Withdrawn
Calvin Driggers, businessman
Luis Miguel, conservative writer and activist (ran for State House) Angela Walls-Windhauser, perennial candidate
Declined
Pam Bondi, former Florida attorney general
Matt Gaetz, U.S. representative (ran for re-election) Roger Stone, political consultant Donald Trump, former president of the United States (endorsed Rubio) Ivanka Trump, former advisor to the President Michael Waltz, U.S. representative (ran for re-election) Brian Mast, U.S. representative (ran for re-election)
Endorsements
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Val Demings, U.S. representative
Eliminated in primary
Ricardo de la Fuente, perennial candidate and son of Rocky de la Fuente
Brian Rush, former Minority Whip of the Florida House of Representatives
William Sanchez, immigration lawyer and former special counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice
Did not qualify
Edward Abud, businessman
Al Fox, president of the Alliance for Responsible Cuba Policy Foundation
Dana Harshman, pharmacist
Josue Larose, perennial candidate
Coleman Watson, federal attorney and stroke survivor
Joshua Weil, teacher
Withdrawn
Allen Ellison, policy consultant and nominee for in 2018 and 2020 (ran for U.S. House) Alan Grayson, former U.S. representative and candidate in 2016 (ran for U.S. House) Ilya Katz, Loyola University Chicago professor Ken Russell, Miami City Commissioner (ran for U.S. House) Allek Pastrana, engineer (ran for U.S. House)
Declined
Aramis Ayala, former state attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida (2017–2021) (ran for Attorney General) Charlie Crist, U.S. representative, former Governor of Florida, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010, and nominee for governor in 2014 (ran for governor) Ted Deutch, U.S. representative Anna Eskamani, state representative Nikki Fried, Florida commissioner of agriculture (ran for governor) Stephanie Murphy, U.S. representative Gwen Graham, Assistant Secretary of Education for Legislation and Congressional Affairs, former U.S. representative, and candidate for governor in 2018 Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, former U.S. representative
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Independent and third-party candidates
Libertarian Party
Candidates
Qualified
Dennis Misigoy, former chairman of the Enclave at Black Point Community Development District board of supervisors (2016–2021)
Unity Party
Candidates
Did not file
Shantele Bennett, financial advisor and candidate for mayor of Orlando in 2019
Independent candidates
Candidates
Declared
Steven B. Grant, former mayor of Boynton Beach (2016–2022) Quoc Tuan Nguyen, Florida Institute of Technology professor
Did not qualify
Carlos Barberena, digital marketing consultant
Did not file
Grace Granda, business consultant
Withdraw
Jason Holic, businessman
Declined
David Jolly, chairman of Serve America Movement and former U.S. representative
John Morgan, attorney and medical marijuana advocate
Joe Scarborough, MSNBC host and former U.S. representative
Write-ins
Candidates
Declared
Uloma Uma Expete
Howard Knepper, businessman and perennial candidate
Moses Quiles, security technician
Edward Gray
Salomon Hernandez Sr. Jay An