Florida's 8th Senate district
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox legislative district
|state=Florida
|district=8
|chamber=Senate
|image=Florida's 8th Senate district map, 2022–2032.png
|representative= Tom A. Wright
|party=Republican
|residence=New Smyrna Beach
| percent_white =68
| percent_black =11
| percent_hispanic =16
| percent_asian =2
| percent_multiracial =3
| percent_other =
| population =556,251
| population_year =2023
| notes={{cite web | url=https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/s8?pref=full |title=Senator Wright - The Florida Senate |website=flsenate.gov |access-date=July 9, 2025 }}{{cite web | url=https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_State_Senate_District_8 | title=Florida State Senate District 8 |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=July 9, 2025 }}{{cite web | url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/61000US12008-state-senate-district-8-fl/ | title=State Senate District 8, FL |website=censusreporter.org |access-date=July 9, 2025 }}
}}
Florida's 8th Senate district elects one member of the Florida Senate. The district consists of most of Volusia County and part of northern Brevard County, in the U.S. state of Florida. The current senator is Republican Tom A. Wright.
Three presidents of the Florida Senate have represented the district: Lew Brantley, Ander Crenshaw, and Jim King.
From 1849 to 1850, the district was represented by Augustus Maxwell, a future Confederate States senator.
List of senators
Full list of senators from the 8th district (1845–2006).{{Cite web|url=http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/Senate18452001.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113095045/http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/Senate18452001.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 13, 2018|title=Florida Senators|date=January 13, 2018}}
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!Portrait !Name !Party !Years of service !Home city/state !Notes |
| File:AugustusMaxwell.jpg
|{{align|center|Augustus Maxwell}} | {{party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |{{align|center|1849–1850}} |{{Align|center|Elberton, Georgia}} | |
| |{{Align|center|Medicus Long}}
| |{{Align|center|1852–1856}} |{{Align|center|Tennessee}} | |
| File:David P. Hogue Florida Attorney General.png
|{{Align|center|David P. Hogue}} | {{party shading/Whig}} | Whig |{{Align|center|1862–1864}} |{{Align|center|Erie, Pennsylvania}} | |
| File:Reverend Charles H. Pearce - Founder of the A.M.E. church in Florida.jpg
|{{Align|center|Charles H. Pearce}} | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |{{Align|center|1868–1874}} |{{Align|center|Maryland}} |
|
| |{{Align|center|John Wallace}}
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |{{Align|center|1874–1882}} | | |
| File:John Elijah Proctor (6835798169).jpg
|{{Align|center|John E. Proctor}} | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |{{Align|center|1882–1884}} |{{Align|center|Leon County, Florida}} |
|
| |{{Align|center|Patrick Houston}}
| |{{Align|center|1886–1890}} |{{Align|center|Savannah, Georgia}} |
|
| File:GeorgePettusRaney.jpg
|{{Align|center|George P. Raney}} | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic |{{Align|center|1902–1904}} |{{Align|center|Apalachicola, Florida}} |
|
| |{{Align|center|Dexter Marvin Lowry}}
| |{{Align|center|1918–1922}} |{{Align|center|Valley Head, Alabama}} |
|
| File:LeRoy Collins sl148.jpg
|{{Align|center|LeRoy Collins}} | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic |{{align|center|1940–1944 |{{Align|center|Tallahassee, Florida}} | |
| File:FWCarraway.jpg
|{{Align|center|Wilson Carraway}} | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic |{{align|center|1954–1966}} |{{Align|center|Tallahassee, Florida}} | |
| |{{Align|center|John E. Mathews}}
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic |{{align|center|1966–1970}} | | |
| File:Lew Brantley.jpg
|{{Align|center|Lew Brantley}} | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic |{{align|center|1970–1978}} |{{Align|center|McRae, Georgia}} |
|
| File:Portrait of Florida legislative senator Joe Carlucci.jpg
|{{Align|center|Joe Carlucci}} | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic |{{Align|center|1978–1986}} |{{Align|center|Jacksonville, Florida}} |
|
| File:Ander Crenshaw 1974–1976.jpg
|{{Align|center|Ander Crenshaw}} | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |{{Align|center|1986–1992}} |{{Align|center|Jacksonville, Florida}} |
|
| File:S08 4191.jpg
|{{Align|center|William G. "Bill" Bankhead}} | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |{{Align|center|1992–1999}} |{{Align|center|Palm Coast, Florida}} | |
| File:Portrait of Florida legislative representative Jim King.jpg
|{{Align|center|Jim King}} | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |{{Align|center|1999–2009}} |{{Align|center|Brooklyn, New York}} |
|
| File:John Thrasher.jpeg
|{{Align|center|John Thrasher}} | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |{{Align|center|2009–2012}} |{{Align|center|Columbia, South Carolina}} | |
| File:Dorothy Hukill.jpg
|{{Align|center|Dorothy Hukill}} | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |{{Align|center|2012–2016}} |{{Align|center|New York City, New York}} |
|
| File:Keith Perry Portrait.jpg
|{{Align|center|Keith Perry}} | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |{{Align|center|2016–2022}} |{{Align|center|Tallahassee, Florida}} |
|
| File:Tom A. Wright.jpg
|{{Align|center|Tom A. Wright}} | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |{{Align|center|2022–present}} |{{Align|center|New Smyrna Beach, Florida}} |
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Elections
=2018=
{{main|2018 Florida Senate election}}
{{Election box begin no change
|title=2018 Florida's 8th senate district election{{Cite web|title=Keith Perry|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Keith_Perry|website=Ballotpedia|access-date=July 9, 2025}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party of Florida
| candidate = Keith Perry (incumbent)
| votes = 100,690
| percentage = 49.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Florida Democratic Party
| candidate = Kayser Enneking
| votes = 98,692
| percentage = 48.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = Charles E. Goston
| votes = 4,319
| percentage = 2.1
}}
{{Election box majority no change
| votes = 1,998
| percentage = 1.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 203,701
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2022=
{{main|2022 Florida Senate election}}
{{Election box begin no change |title=2022 Florida's 8th senate district election{{Cite web |title=Tom Wright (Florida) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Tom_Wright_(Florida) |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=July 9, 2025}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = Tom Wright (incumbent)
|votes = 133,012
|percentage = 63.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Andrea Williams
|votes = 78,085
|percentage = 37.00
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 211,097
|percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change | winner = Republican Party (United States) }} {{Election box end}}
=2026=
{{main|2026 Florida Senate election}}
Incumbent senator Tom A. Wright is ineligible for re-election in 2026.
References
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