He won the nomination of the Republican Party uncontested, and in the general election, faced independent candidate Dave Miner.

He won the nomination of his party uncontested, and faced Democratic nominee Adam Tebrugge in the general election.

Boyd and Tebrugge held sharp disagreements on many issues, with Boyd advocating for Governor Rick Scott's plan to phase out Florida's corporate income tax, while Tebrugge strongly opposed such efforts.

[3] Ultimately, Boyd was able to defeat Tebrugge by a comfortable margin, winning 56% of the vote.

That same year, he sponsored legislation to overturn the results of a Key West ballot initiative to restrict the size of ships and the number of passengers who can visit the city daily.