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Santa Rosa County, Florida

2026 election results. Ashley Moody (R) got 71% of the U.S. Senate vote (special election) in Santa Rosa County. The margin is 7.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Santa Rosa County

U.S. Senate (special)

Ashley Moody
70.9%52,870
Angie Nixon
27.9%20,789
Neil Gillespie
1.2%898
100% counted

Statewide: Ashley Moody wins. Called.

Governor

Byron Donalds
70.6%52,422
David Jolly
28.0%20,786
Scott Jewett
0.6%481
Charles Burkett
0.2%184

4 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: not called; Byron Donalds leads.

U.S. House: Florida 1st District

Jimmy Patronis
69.5%51,655
Gay Valimont
28.6%21,266
Tyler Davis
1.9%1,382
100% counted

Whole district: Jimmy Patronis wins. Called.

The leader in Santa Rosa County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 6, 10:46 AM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
FL Senate (special)R +43.6R +51.4D +7.9
FL GovernorR +43.2R +51.4D +8.2
FL-01R +41.7R +51.4D +9.8

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Santa Rosa County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris24.0%Donald Trump75.0%R +50.9112,479
2020Joe Biden25.8%Donald Trump72.2%R +46.4107,201
2016Hillary Clinton21.0%Donald Trump74.5%R +53.487,745
2012Barack Obama23.1%Mitt Romney75.7%R +52.676,846
2008Barack Obama25.6%John McCain73.5%R +47.976,185
2004John Kerry21.8%George W. Bush77.3%R +55.667,307
2000Al Gore25.4%George W. Bush72.1%R +46.650,319

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +4.3.

Other counties in Florida

Florida results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Florida certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Florida's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.