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 Wright.
From 1849 to 1850, the district was represented by Augustus Maxwell, a future Confederate States senator. From 1940 to 1943, and again from 1946 to 1954, the district was represented by future Governor of Florida LeRoy Collins.
Three presidents of the Florida Senate have represented the district: Lew Brantley, Ander Crenshaw, and Jim King.
List of senators
Full list of senators from the 8th district (1845–2006).
| Portrait | Name | Party | Years of service | Home city/state | Notes |
|---|
| Augustus Maxwell | Democratic | 1849–1850 | Elberton, Georgia | |
| Medicus Long | | 1852–1856 | Tennessee | |
| David P. Hogue | Whig | 1862–1864 | Erie, Pennsylvania | |
| Charles H. Pearce | Republican | 1868–1874 | Maryland | Consisted of Leon County |
| John Wallace | Republican | 1874–1882 | | |
| John E. Proctor | Republican | 1882–1884 | Leon County, Florida | Consisted of Leon County |
| Patrick Houston | | 1886–1890 | Savannah, Georgia | Consisted of Leon County |
| George P. Raney | Democratic | 1902–1904 | Apalachicola, Florida | Consisted of Franklin County |
| Dexter Marvin Lowry | | 1918–1922 | Valley Head, Alabama | Consisted of Leon County |
| LeRoy Collins | Democratic | 1940–1944 1946–1954 | Tallahassee, Florida | |
| Wilson Carraway | Democratic | 1954–1966 | Tallahassee, Florida | |
| John Mathews Jr. | Democratic | 1966–1970 | | |
| Lew Brantley | Democratic | 1970–1978 | McRae, Georgia | Consisted of Duval County |
| Joe Carlucci | Democratic | 1978–1986 | Jacksonville, Florida | Consisted of Duval County |
| Ander Crenshaw | Republican | 1986–1992 | Jacksonville, Florida | Consisted of all of Flagler County and parts of Duval, Marion, St. Johns, and Volusia counties |
| Bill Bankhead | Republican | 1992–1999 | Palm Coast, Florida | Consisted of all of Flagler County and parts of Duval, Marion, St. Johns, and Volusia counties |
| Jim King | Republican | 1999–2009 | Brooklyn, New York | Consisted of all of Flagler County and parts of Duval, Nassau, St. Johns, Volusia counties |
| John Thrasher | Republican | 2009–2012 | Columbia, South Carolina | Consisted parts of Duval, Flagler, Nassau, St. Johns and Volusia counties |
| Dorothy Hukill | Republican | 2012–2016 | New York City, New York | Redistricted Consisted of most of Volusia County, northern Lake County, and the western-half of Marion County |
| Keith Perry | Republican | 2016–2022 | Tallahassee, Florida | Redistricted Consisted of all of Clay County, most of Bradford County, and the northern-half of Marion County |
| Tom Wright | Republican | 2022–present | New Smyrna Beach, Florida | Redistricted from the 14th district Consists of most of Volusia County and part of northern Brevard County |
Elections
2018
2018 Florida's 8th senate district election| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Republican | Keith Perry (incumbent) | 100,690 | 49.4 |
| Democratic | Kayser Enneking | 98,692 | 48.4 |
| Independent | Charles E. Goston | 4,319 | 2.1 |
| Majority | 1,998 | 1.0 |
| Total votes | 203,701 | 100.0 |
2022
2022 Florida's 8th senate district election| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|
| Republican | Tom Wright (incumbent) | 133,012 | 63.00 |
| Democratic | Andrea Williams | 78,085 | 37.00 |
| Total votes | 211,097 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
2026
Incumbent senator Tom Wright is ineligible for re-election in 2026.