Florida's 13th Senate district

Florida's 13th
State Senate district
Florida's 13th; State Senate district
Senator
	Keith Truenow; R–Tavares
Demographics	63% White; 9% Black; 18% Hispanic; 4% Asian; 5% Multiracial
Population (2023)	550,630
Notes

Florida's 13th Senate district elects one member of the Florida Senate. The district consists of all of Lake County and part of southwestern Orange County, in the U.S. state of Florida. The current senator is Republican Keith Truenow.

From 1869 to 1871 and again from 1877 to 1881, the district was represented by Josiah T. Walls, one of the first African Americans in the United States Congress. From 1968 to 1972, the district was represented by Jim Williams, the future Lieutenant Governor of Florida and United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.

The district contains popular Orlando attractions like Universal Studios Florida and most of Walt Disney World.

List of senators

Full list of senators from the 13th district (1845–2006).^[4]

Name	Party	Years of service	Home city/state	Notes
Josiah T. Walls	Republican	1869–1871	Winchester, Virginia	Consisted of Alachua County
Leonard G. Dennis	Republican	1871–1877	Massachusetts	Consisted of Alachua County
Josiah T. Walls	Republican	1877–1881	Winchester, Virginia	Consisted of Alachua County
Gardner S. Hardee	Democratic	1888–1892	Brooks County, Georgia	Consisted of Brevard County
Elisha Newton Dimick	Democratic	1896–1904	Constantine, Michigan	Consisted of Palm Beach County
Ernest R. Graham	Democratic	1936–1942	Croswell, Michigan	Consisted of Dade County
R. B. Gautier Jr.	Democratic	1948–1956	Miami, Florida	Consisted of Dade County
Joe Oscar Eaton	Democratic	1956–1959	Monticello, Florida	Consisted of Dade County
W. C. "Cliff" Herrell	Democratic	1960–1964		Consisted of Dade County^[5]
Robert M. Haverfield	Democratic	1964–1966	Cadiz, Ohio
L. K. Edwards Jr.	Democratic	1966–1968	Irvine, Florida	Consisted of Marion County
Jim Williams	Democratic	1968–1972	Ocala, Florida	Consisted of Marion County
Alan Trask	Democratic	1972–1982	Bartow, Florida	Consisted of Polk County
Bob Crawford	Democratic	1982–1990	Bartow, Florida	Consisted of Polk County
Rick Dantzler	Democratic	1990–1992	Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri	Consisted of Polk County
John Grant Jr.	Democratic	1992–2000
Victor Crist	Republican	2000–2002	New Orleans, Louisiana	Redistricted Consisted of parts of Hillsborough and Pasco counties
Dennis L. Jones	Republican	2002–2012	Erie, Pennsylvania	Redistricted Consisted of most of Pinellas County^[6]
Andy Gardiner	Republican	2012–2016	Orlando, Florida	Redistricted from the 9th district Consisted of eastern Orange County and the northern part of Brevard County
Linda Stewart	Democratic	2016–2022	Johnstown, Pennsylvania	Redistricted Consisted of eastern Orange County
Dennis Baxley	Republican	2022–2024	Ocala, Florida	Redistricted from the 12th district Consisted of all of Lake County and part of southwestern Orange County
Keith Truenow	Republican	2024–present	St. Cloud, Minnesota	Consists all of Lake County and part of southwestern Orange County

Elections

2020

2020 Florida's 13th senate district election^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Stewart	152,769	60.6%
	Republican	Josh Anderson	99,134	39.4%
Total votes			251,903	100%
	Democratic hold

2022

2022 Florida's 13th senate district election^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dennis Baxley (incumbent)	133,755	62.15
	Democratic	Stephanie Dukes	81,472	37.85
Total votes			215,227	100%
	Republican hold

2024

2024 Florida's 13th senate district election^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Truenow	181,074	60.30
	Democratic	Stephanie Dukes	119,212	39.70
Total votes			300,286	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ "Senator Truenow - The Florida Senate". flsenate.gov. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ "Florida State Senate District 13". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ "State Senate District 13, FL". censusreporter.org. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ "Florida Senators". January 13, 2018. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018.
^ "Portrait of Democrat legislator W.C. "Cliff" Herrell". Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ "Our Campaigns - FL State Senate 13 Race - Nov 05, 2002".
^ "2020 Florida State Senate Election Results". results.elections.myflorida.com.
^ "Dennis Baxley". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ "November 5, 2024 General Election Official Results". Florida Department of State. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[1] "Senator Truenow - The Florida Senate". flsenate.gov. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[2] "Florida State Senate District 13". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[3] "State Senate District 13, FL". censusreporter.org. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[4] "Florida Senators". January 13, 2018. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018.

[5] "Portrait of Democrat legislator W.C. "Cliff" Herrell". Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[6] "Our Campaigns - FL State Senate 13 Race - Nov 05, 2002".

[7] "2020 Florida State Senate Election Results". results.elections.myflorida.com.

[8] "Dennis Baxley". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[9] "November 5, 2024 General Election Official Results". Florida Department of State. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

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