Rick Scott Looks to Fend Off Democrat Challenger for Florida’s Senate Seat

While Scott has historically won his elections by narrow margins, polls and voter registration data suggest he holds an edge this year.

Rep. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) speaks with reporters in Las Vegas, Nev., on Sept. 4, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

In a race that could determine which party controls the upper chamber of Congress in 2025, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-Fla.) are going head to head for Florida’s senate seat.

Seeing the seat as a potential pickup opportunity in its path to retain Senate control, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) announced in September that it was launching a “multimillion-dollar” television ad buy targeting Scott.