United States Senate election in Florida, 2016

United States Senate election in Florida, 2016
Florida
November 8, 2016
 
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent U.S. Senator

Marco Rubio
Republican

The 2016 United States Senate election in Florida will take place on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Florida, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primary elections for both the Republicans and Democrats will take place on August 30, 2016.[1]

Incumbent Republican Senator Marco Rubio openly considered whether to seek re-election or run for President in 2016.[2][3][4] He stated in April 2014 that he would not run for both the Senate and President in 2016, as Florida law prohibits a candidate from appearing twice on a ballot, but did not rule out running for either office.[5] In April 2015, he announced that he was running for President[6] and would not seek re-election.[7][8][9] Rubio has said he will not run for re-election to the Senate even if he drops out of the GOP presidential primary (which he did after it took place in Florida on March 15, 2016) before he would have to qualify for the 2016 Senate primary ballot, for which the filing deadline is May 6, 2016.[10][11]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Carlos
Beruff		 Ron
DeSantis		 David
Jolly		 Ilya
Katz		 Carlos
López-Cantera		 Todd
Wilcox		 Other/
Undecided
News 13/Bay News 9 March 4–6, 2016 724 ± 3.7% 1% 11% 18% 4% 9% 7% 50%
Washington Post/Univision March 2–5, 2016 450 ± 5.5% 0% 6% 5% – 6% 2% 81%
Public Policy Polling February 24–25, 2016 464 ± 4.6% – 14% 26% – 11% 2% 47%
Florida Atlantic University College of Business January 15–18, 2016 345 ± 5.2% – 8% 28% – 8% – 57%
St. Pete Polls/Saint Petersblog December 14–15, 2015 2,694 ± 1.9% – 17.6% 20.7% – 10.3% 7.5% 43.9%
St. Leo University November 29–December 3, 2015 147 ± 8% – 6.1% 11.6% 4.1% 8.2% 6.8% 63.3%
Public Policy Polling September 11–13, 2015 377 ± 5.1% – 15% 18% – 14% – 52%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Potential

Declined

Endorsements

Independent

Candidate

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Alan
Grayson		 Pam
Keith		 Lateresa
Jones		 Patrick
Murphy		 Other/
Undecided
Public Policy Polling March 22–23, 2016 829 ? 33% – – 32% 35%
St. Leo University March 13–17, 2016 540 ± 5% 17% – – 20% 63%
Mason-Dixon March 7–9, 2016 500 ± 4.5% 19% – – 33% 48%
SurveyUSA March 4–6, 2016 592 ± 4.1% 16% 11% – 27% 46%
Bendixon & Amandi/The Tarrance Group March 2–5, 2016 449 ± 6% 19% – – 27% 54%
Univision March 2–5, 2016 449 ± 6% 29% – – 36% 35%
Public Policy Polling February 24–25, 2016 388 ± 5% 33% – – 22% 45%
20/20 Insight LLC* ~February 16–18, 2016 646 ± 3.9% 41% – – 32% 27%
Florida Atlantic University College of Business January 15–18, 2016 371 ± 5% 27% – – 20% 53%
St. Leo University November 29–December 3, 2015 160 ± 7.5% 7.1% 4.4% 6.3% 16.9% 54.6%
Public Policy Polling September 11–13, 2015 368 ± 5.1% 33% – – 27% 39%
Mason-Dixon July 20–24, 2015 500 ± 4.5% 24% – – 26% 50%
33% – – 32% 35%
St. Pete Polls July 15, 2015 1,018 ± 3.1% 29.7% 7.7% – 23.2% 39.4%
Gravis Marketing June 16–20, 2015 881 ± 3.3% 63% – – 19% 18%
Vox Populi Polling June 15–17, 2015 717 ± 3.7% 24% – – 34% 42%
St. Leo University May 25–31, 2015 535 ± 4.5% 24% — – 27% 49%
Mason-Dixon April 14–16, 2015 400 ± 5% 14% – – 23% 63%
Public Policy Polling March 19–22, 2015 371 ± 5.1% 22% – – 21% 56%

    Results

    Democratic primary result
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Alan Grayson 0 0.00
    Democratic Pam Keith 0 0.00
    Democratic Patrick Murphy 0 0
    Total votes 0 0.00

    Libertarian Party

    On October 1, 2015, Adrian Wyllie and Lynn House, Chair and Vice Chair respectively of the Libertarian Party of Florida, resigned their seats in protest after the executive committee refused to oust candidate Augustus Invictus from the party. According to Wyllie, Invictus had defended eugenics, called for a new Civil War, and brutally slaughtered a goat, and is not representative of the Libertarian Party. Invictus has refuted these claims, calling Wyllie's accusations, "deliberate misrepresentation[s]."[149]

    Candidates

    Declared

    Potential

    General election

    Predictions

    Source Ranking As of
    The Cook Political Report[152] Tossup March 25, 2016
    Daily Kos[153] Tossup March 31, 2016
    Roll Call[154] Tossup March 31, 2016
    Sabato's Crystal Ball[155] Tossup March 21, 2016

    Polling

    With Beruff
    Poll source Date(s)
    administered    		 Sample
    size    		 Margin of
    error    		 Carlos
    Beruff (R)    		 Patrick
    Murphy (D)    		 Other Undecided
    Associated Industries of Florida April 25–27, 2016 604 ± 5% 31% 39% — —
    With DeSantis
    Poll source Date(s)
    administered    		 Sample
    size    		 Margin of
    error    		 Ron
    DeSantis (R)    		 Alan
    Grayson (D)    		 Other Undecided
    Public Policy Polling February 24–25, 2016 1,012 ± 3.1% 34% 40% — 26%
    Quinnipiac University September 25-October 5, 2015 1,173 ± 2.9% 31% 37% 1% 26%
    Public Policy Polling September 11–13, 2015 814 ± 3.4% 37% 36% — 28%
    Quinnipiac University June 4–15, 2015 1,147 ± 2.9% 32% 38% 1% 29%
    Poll source Date(s)
    administered    		 Sample
    size    		 Margin of
    error    		 Ron
    DeSantis (R)    		 Patrick
    Murphy (D)    		 Other Undecided
    Associated Industries of Florida April 25–27, 2016 604 ± 5% 28% 40% — —
    Public Policy Polling February 24–25, 2016 1,012 ± 3.1% 31% 43% — 26%
    Quinnipiac University September 25-October 5, 2015 1,173 ± 2.9% 30% 37% 1% 29%
    Public Policy Polling September 11–13, 2015 814 ± 3.4% 35% 40% — 25%
    Quinnipiac University June 4–15, 2015 1,147 ± 2.9% 31% 39% 1% 29%
    St. Leo University May 25–31, 2015 535 ± 4.5% 14% 33% — 53%
    With Jolly
    Poll source Date(s)
    administered    		 Sample
    size    		 Margin of
    error    		 David
    Jolly (R)    		 Alan
    Grayson (D)    		 Other Undecided
    Public Policy Polling February 24–25, 2016 1,012 ± 3.1% 38% 35% — 26%
    Public Policy Polling September 11–13, 2015 814 ± 3.4% 39% 36% — 26%
    Poll source Date(s)
    administered    		 Sample
    size    		 Margin of
    error    		 David
    Jolly (R)    		 Patrick
    Murphy (D)    		 Other Undecided
    Associated Industries of Florida April 25–27, 2016 604 ± 5% 33% 40% — —
    Public Policy Polling February 24–25, 2016 1,012 ± 3.1% 34% 38% — 27%
    Democracy Corps October 24–28, 2015 400 ± 4.9% 44% 43% — 13%
    Public Policy Polling September 11–13, 2015 814 ± 3.4% 35% 40% — 25%
    St. Leo University May 25–31, 2015 535 ± 4.5% 14% 35% — 52%
    With Lopez-Cantera
    Poll source Date(s)
    administered    		 Sample
    size    		 Margin of
    error    		 Carlos
    López-Cantera (R)    		 Alan
    Grayson (D)    		 Other Undecided
    Public Policy Polling February 24–25, 2016 1,012 ± 3.1% 35% 38% — 26%
    Quinnipiac University September 25-October 5, 2015 1,173 ± 2.9% 32% 35% 1% 27%
    Public Policy Polling September 11–13, 2015 814 ± 3.4% 34% 41% — 24%
    Quinnipiac University June 4–15, 2015 1,147 ± 2.9% 31% 37% 1% 31%
    Quinnipiac University March 17–28, 2015 1,087 ± 3% 33% 32% 1% 34%
    Public Policy Polling March 19–22, 2015 923 ± 3.2% 36% 40% — 24%
    Poll source Date(s)
    administered    		 Sample
    size    		 Margin of
    error    		 Carlos
    López-Cantera (R)    		 Patrick
    Murphy (D)    		 Other Undecided
    Associated Industries of Florida April 25–27, 2016 604 ± 5% 31% 42% — —
    Public Policy Polling February 24–25, 2016 1,012 ± 3.1% 31% 40% — 29%
    Quinnipiac University September 25-October 5, 2015 1,173 ± 2.9% 29% 37% 1% 30%
    Public Policy Polling September 11–13, 2015 814 ± 3.4% 35% 41% — 24%
    Quinnipiac University June 4–15, 2015 1,147 ± 2.9% 28% 40% 1% 32%
    St. Leo University May 25–31, 2015 535 ± 4.5% 15% 30% — 56%
    Quinnipiac University March 17–28, 2015 1,087 ± 3% 31% 35% 1% 33%
    Public Policy Polling March 19–22, 2015 923 ± 3.2% 34% 41% — 25%

    See also

    References

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    111. 1 2 Clark, Kristen (March 2, 2016). "Barack Obama, Joe Biden endorse Patrick Murphy in Florida's U.S. Senate race; Republicans go on the attack". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
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    116. 1 2 3 4 Clark, Kristen M. (October 29, 2015). "Patrick Murphy's list of endorsements grows in U.S. Senate bid". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
    117. 1 2 Perry, Mitch (October 31, 2015). "Barney Frank endorses Patrick Murphy in Fla Dem Sen Primary". Florida Politics. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
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