Florida 2018 General Election

The Green Papers: Florida 2018 General Election

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Florida
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 28 August 2018
✓ General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

✓ Monday 2 April 2018 - Filing Deadline - Independent petitions .
✓ Friday 4 May 2018 - Filing Deadline - Federal offices .
✓ Friday 22 June 2018 - Filing Deadline - Statewide offices .
✓ Tuesday 28 August 2018 - Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p EDT (1100-2300 UTC) / 7:00a-7:00p CDT (1200-0000 UTC). Relatively small portions of this state are in CT and so the vast majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated ET.
✓ Tuesday 6 November 2018 - General Election . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p EST (1200-0000 UTC) / 7:00a-7:00p CST (1300-0100 UTC). Relatively small portions of this state are in CT and so the vast majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated ET.

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	18,900,773	(6.10% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	29	(5.39% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	27	(6.21% of 435)
Capital:	Tallahassee

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Florida State and Local Government

Uncontested races do not appear on the ballot.

2018 Election Day Dates from the Florida Department of State.

Candidate Tracking System from the Florida Department of State.

28 August 2018 Primary
Returns from Florida Department of State
Results from NBC 6 South Florida.
Results from Politico.
Results from The New York Times.

6 November 2018:
Certified returns from Florida Department of State
Recounts for Senate Class 1; Governor; and Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services completed.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 115^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Bill Nelson • Served in U.S. House- elected: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988. First elected to the U.S. Senate: 2000; re-elected 2006, 2012, 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated - 9 July 2015: Announced he has prostate cancer and will undergo surgery on 13 July.
	Candidate list (2, 5 write-ins)

		Republican	4,099,505	50.05%	Governor Richard L. "Rick" Scott • FEC S8FL00273; 26 Nov 18; Tot $84,694,317; Dsb $83,011,351

		Democratic	4,089,472	49.93%	Senator Bill Nelson • FEC S8FL00166; 26 Nov 18; Tot $32,351,365; Dsb $31,021,445

		Write-in; (Republican)	467	0.01%	Lateresa Ann "L.A." Jones • FEC S6FL00277; 30 Sep 18; Tot $200; Dsb $129
		Write-in; (No Party Affiliation)	220	0.00%	David Kenneth Weeks • FEC S0FL00247
		Write-in	121	0.00%	Charles Frederick Tolbert • FEC S6FL00533
		Write-in; (Republican)	113	0.00%	Howard Knepper • FEC S0FL00544
		Write-in; (No Party Affiliation)	107	0.00%	Michael Stephen "Lev" Levinson
Total			8,190,005	100.00%

Class 3		Republican	Senator Marco Rubio • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

Open		Republican	Governor Richard L. "Rick" Scott • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - Running for the U.S. Senate Class 1 office in 2018.
			Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (6, 2 write-ins)

		Republican	4,076,186	49.59%	former Congressman Ronald D. "Ron" DeSantis • for Lieutenant Governor: state Representative Jeanette Nunez • Congressman CD 6. 5 January 2018: Candidate for Governor in 2018. 10 September 2018: Resigned from Congress.

		Democratic	4,043,723	49.19%	Tallahassee Mayor Andrew D. Gillum • for Lieutenant Governor: Chris King

		Reform	47,140	0.57%	Darcy G. Richardson • for Lieutenant Governor: former state Senator Nancy Argenziano

		No Party Affiliation	24,310	0.30%	Kyle Chaderwick "KC" Gibson • for Lieutenant Governor: Ellen Marie Wilds
		No Party Affiliation	14,630	0.18%	Ryan Christopher Foley • for Lieutenant Governor: John Tutton Jr.
		No Party Affiliation; (Green)	14,505	0.18%	Bruce Stanley • for Lieutenant Governor: Ryan McJury

		Write-in	61	0.00%	Harold "Hal" Johnson • for Lieutenant Governor: Tim Hayes
		Write-in	6	0.00%	Piotr Blass • for Lieutenant Governor: Paul Harju
Total			8,220,561	100.00%
	The current Governor Richard L. "Rick" Scott (Republican) will remain Governor until 8 January 2019 only then be sworn as a U.S. Senator (missing the first days of the U.S. Senate which convenes on 3 January). Newly elected Governor Ronald D. "Ron" DeSantis (Republican) will be sworn as Governor on 8 January.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Elected on ticket with Governor

Open		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera • Appointed: 14 January 2014 re: resignation of Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll (Republican), entered office 3 February 2014. Re-elected: 2014. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 21 August 2017: Not running for re-election.

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 15 Republican (12 Renominated, 3 Open); 11 Democratic (11 Renominated); 1 Vacancy

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Matt Gaetz • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	216,189	67.06%	Congressman Matt Gaetz • FEC H6FL01119; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,278,376; Dsb $1,208,554

		Democratic	106,199	32.94%	Jennifer Mijares Zimmerman • FEC H8FL01115; 26 Nov 18; Tot $62,277; Dsb $64,621
Total			322,388	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Neal Patrick Dunn • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	199,335	67.44%	Congressman Neal Patrick Dunn • FEC H6FL02208; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,373,507; Dsb $985,396

		Democratic	96,233	32.56%	former Leon County Commissioner Robert Bruce "Bob" Rackleff • FEC H8FL02097; 26 Nov 18; Tot $259,179; Dsb $256,838
Total			295,568	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Theodore Scott "Ted" Yoho • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	176,616	57.62%	Congressman Theodore Scott "Ted" Yoho • FEC H2FL06109; 26 Nov 18; Tot $926,803; Dsb $740,843

		Democratic	129,880	42.38%	former Gainesville City Commissioner Yvonne Hayes Hinson • FEC H8FL03038; 26 Nov 18; Tot $47,262; Dsb $62,700
Total			306,496	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman John Rutherford • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4, 2 write-ins) - 116th Congress

		Republican	248,420	65.16%	Congressman John Rutherford • FEC H6FL04105; 26 Nov 18; Tot $871,894; Dsb $488,082

		Democratic	123,351	32.35%	George Austin "Ges" Selmont • FEC H8FL04085; 26 Nov 18; Tot $102,022; Dsb $101,385

		No Party Affiliation	7,155	1.88%	Joceline "Jocies" Berrios • FEC H8FL04093; 26 Nov 18; Tot $11,175; Dsb $11,175
		No Party Affiliation	2,321	0.61%	Jason Michael Bulger • FEC H8FL04077; 26 Nov 18; Tot $8,962; Dsb $8,759

		Write-in; (No Party Affiliation)	2	0.00%	Gary L. Koniz • FEC H2FL04138
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Daniel "Danny" Murphy • FEC H6FL04170
Total			381,249	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Congressman Alfred "Al" Lawson, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	180,527	66.78%	Congressman Alfred "Al" Lawson, Jr. • FEC H0FL02086; 26 Nov 18; Tot $618,807; Dsb $601,781

		Republican	89,799	33.22%	Virginia Fuller • FEC H8FL05157; 26 Oct 18; Tot $38,822; Dsb $33,435
Total			270,326	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 6 Vacant		Republican	Congressman Ronald D. "Ron" DeSantis • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Vacant Office - 5 January 2018: Candidate for Governor in 2018. 10 September 2018: Resigned. "As the Republican nominee for Governor of Florida, it is clear to me that I will likely miss the ... majority of our remaining session days ... I officially resign from the House of Representatives effective immediately ... I ask that my resignation be retroactive to September 1 ..."
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	187,891	56.31%	Michael "Mike" Waltz • FEC H8FL06148; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,166,560; Dsb $2,126,038

		Democratic	145,758	43.69%	former Ambassador Nancy Soderberg • FEC H8FL06098; 26 Nov 18; Tot $3,238,663; Dsb $3,220,872
Total			333,649	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 7		Democratic	Congressman Stephanie Murphy • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	183,113	57.69%	Congressman Stephanie Murphy • FEC H6FL07140; 26 Nov 18; Tot $3,220,487; Dsb $3,088,134

		Republican	134,285	42.31%	state Representative Mike Miller • FEC H8FL07062; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,137,564; Dsb $1,081,956
Total			317,398	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 8		Republican	Congressman William "Bill" Posey • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	218,112	60.50%	Congressman William "Bill" Posey • FEC H8FL15107; 26 Nov 18; Tot $922,553; Dsb $1,036,419

		Democratic	142,415	39.50%	Sanjay Somabhai Patel • FEC H8FL08102; 26 Nov 18; Tot $337,691; Dsb $336,091
Total			360,527	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 9		Democratic	Congressman Darren Soto • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	172,172	58.02%	Congressman Darren Soto • FEC H6FL09179; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,510,506; Dsb $1,517,002

		Republican	124,565	41.98%	Wayne Liebnitzky • FEC H6FL09195; 31 Dec 18; Tot $71,507; Dsb $71,508
Total			296,737	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 10		Democratic	Congressman Valdez "Val" Demings • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1) - 116th Congress

		Democratic			Congressman Valdez "Val" Demings • FEC H2FL08063; 26 Nov 18; Tot $838,560; Dsb $824,398

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 11		Republican	Congressman Daniel "Dan" Webster • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress

		Republican	239,395	65.14%	Congressman Daniel "Dan" Webster • FEC H0FL08208; 26 Nov 18; Tot $603,631; Dsb $510,960

		Democratic	128,053	34.84%	Dana Cottrell • FEC H8FL11130; 31 Dec 18; Tot $87,600; Dsb $87,364

		Write-in	58	0.02%	Luis Saldana
Total			367,506	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 12		Republican	Congressman Gus Michael Bilirakis • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Republican	194,564	58.09%	Congressman Gus Michael Bilirakis • FEC H6FL09070; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,026,043; Dsb $2,062,070

		Democratic	132,844	39.66%	Christopher J. "Chris" Hunter • FEC H8FL12088; 26 Nov 18; Tot $777,890; Dsb $762,364

		No Party Affiliation	7,510	2.24%	Angelika Purkis • FEC H8FL12096; 26 Nov 18; Tot $21,214; Dsb $18,184
Total			334,918	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 13		Democratic	Congressman Charlie Joseph Crist • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Previously served as Governor (Republican): 2007-2011. Ran for, but lost, the contest for the Florida U.S. Senate Class 3 Seat in 2010 as "No Party Affiliation". First elected to the U.S. House (as a Democrat): 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	182,717	57.64%	Congressman Charlie Joseph Crist • FEC H6FL13205; 26 Nov 18; Tot $3,360,246; Dsb $1,731,214

		Republican	134,254	42.36%	George William Buck • FEC H8FL13136; 31 Dec 18; Tot $42,528; Dsb $42,519
Total			316,971	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 14		Democratic	Congressman Katherine Anne "Kathy" Castor • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1) - 116th Congress

		Democratic			Congressman Katherine Anne "Kathy" Castor • FEC H6FL11126; 26 Nov 18; Tot $757,876; Dsb $651,092

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 15 Open		Republican	Congressman Dennis Alan Ross • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 11 April 2018: Announced retirement.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2, 3 write-ins) - 116th Congress

		Republican	151,380	53.02%	state Representative Vincent Ross "Ross" Spano • Also running for Attorney General • FEC H8FL15230; 26 Nov 18; Tot $881,321; Dsb $857,613

		Democratic	134,132	46.98%	Kristen Carlson • FEC H8FL15271; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,108,678; Dsb $2,070,249

		Write-in; (Green; No Party Affiliation)	15	0.01%	Dave Johnson • FEC H8FL15206
		Write-in; (Democratic)	3	0.00%	Jeffrey G. "Jeff" Rabinowitz • FEC H6FL00103; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,733; Dsb $1,666
		Write-in	2	0.00%	Alek Bynzar
Total			285,532	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 16		Republican	Congressman Vernon "Vern" Buchanan • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	197,483	54.56%	Congressman Vernon "Vern" Buchanan • FEC H6FL13148; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,928,719; Dsb $4,352,257

		Democratic	164,463	45.44%	David M. Shapiro • FEC H8FL16055; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,618,549; Dsb $2,571,091
Total			361,946	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 17 Open		Republican	Congressman Thomas Joseph "Tom" Rooney • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 19 February 2018: "I will not be running for re-election to Congress in 2018."
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	193,326	62.26%	state Senator Greg W. Steube • FEC H8FL17053; 31 Dec 18; Tot $879,106; Dsb $694,038

		Democratic	117,194	37.74%	Allen L. Ellison • 1 October 2018: Replacement nominee. The Democratic Executive Committees in the counties affected by the death of April Freemen, who was duly elected Democratic nominee for Congressional District 17, met and selected Allen Allison as their designee to the the vacancy in nomination. 23 September 2018: April Freemen, was was elected nominee in the 28 August 2018 primary, passed away. She will remain on the ballot however, the Democratic Party will choose a new nominee (Allen L. Ellison) and votes cast for Ms. Freeman will be counted for the replacement nominee (Allen L. Ellison). • FEC H4FL17037; 26 Nov 18; Tot $3,469; Dsb $1,690
Total			310,520	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 18		Republican	Congressman Brian Mast • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	185,905	54.30%	Congressman Brian Mast • FEC H6FL18097; 26 Nov 18; Tot $6,067,044; Dsb $6,003,578

		Democratic	156,454	45.70%	Lauren Baer • FEC H8FL18028; 26 Nov 18; Tot $4,586,342; Dsb $4,569,983
Total			342,359	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 19		Republican	Congressman Francis Rooney • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress

		Republican	211,465	62.27%	Congressman Francis Rooney • FEC H6FL19087; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,222,830; Dsb $916,127

		Democratic	128,106	37.72%	David Holden • FEC H8FL19067; 26 Nov 18; Tot $576,624; Dsb $529,078

		Write-in	36	0.01%	Pete Pollard
Total			339,607	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 20		Democratic	Congressman Alcee L. Hastings • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	202,659	99.92%	Congressman Alcee L. Hastings • FEC H2FL23021; 26 Nov 18; Tot $791,931; Dsb $807,871

		Write-in	165	0.08%	Jay Alan Bonner • FEC H4FL20064; 30 Jun 18; Tot $4,480; Dsb $5,414
Total			202,824	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 21		Democratic	Congressman Lois J. Frankel • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1) - 116th Congress

		Democratic			Congressman Lois J. Frankel • FEC H2FL14053; 26 Nov 18; Tot $977,182; Dsb $813,224

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 22		Democratic	Congressman Theodore Eliot "Ted" Deutch • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 13 April 2010 in a special election to fill the seat caused by the resignation of Congressman Robert Wexler. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	184,634	62.02%	Congressman Theodore Eliot "Ted" Deutch • FEC H0FL19080; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,296,638; Dsb $1,200,623

		Republican	113,049	37.98%	Nicolas T. Kimaz • FEC H8FL22061; 26 Nov 18; Tot $202,605; Dsb $201,032
Total			297,683	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 23		Democratic	Congressman Debbie Wasserman Schultz • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	161,611	58.48%	Congressman Debbie Wasserman Schultz • FEC H4FL20023; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,225,184; Dsb $1,927,827

		Republican	99,446	35.98%	Joseph "Joe" Kaufman • FEC H2FL20043; 26 Nov 18; Tot $155,756; Dsb $498,776

		No Party Affiliation	13,697	4.96%	Timothy A. "Tim" Canova • 4 April 2018: Switched from Democratic to Independent. • FEC H6FL23063; 26 Nov 18; Tot $615,859; Dsb $568,692
		No Party Affiliation	1,612	0.58%	Donald "Don" Endriss • FEC H6FL23089; 09 Nov 18; Tot $7,618; Dsb $7,618
Total			276,366	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 24		Democratic	Congressman Frederica S. Wilson • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1) - 116th Congress

		Democratic			Congressman Frederica S. Wilson • FEC H0FL17068; 26 Nov 18; Tot $358,138; Dsb $328,732

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 25		Republican	Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Republican	128,672	60.45%	Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart • FEC H2FL25018; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,294,510; Dsb $2,606,914

		Democratic	84,173	39.55%	former Circuit Judge Mary Barzee Flores • FEC H8FL27086; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,175,991; Dsb $2,205,498
Total			212,845	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 26		Republican	Congressman Carlos L. Curbelo • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	119,797	50.87%	Debbie Mucarsel-Powell • FEC H8FL26039; 26 Nov 18; Tot $4,616,734; Dsb $4,559,040

		Republican	115,678	49.13%	Congressman Carlos L. Curbelo • FEC H4FL26038; 26 Nov 18; Tot $5,147,647; Dsb $5,097,611
Total			235,475	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 27 Open		Republican	Congressman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen • First elected in a Special Election, 29 August 1989, re: death of Congressman Claude Pepper, 30 May 1989 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 30 April 2017: Not running for re-election.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	130,743	51.76%	former Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Elvira Shalala • FEC H8FL27193; 26 Nov 18; Tot $4,333,565; Dsb $4,327,592

		Republican	115,588	45.76%	Maria Elvira Salazar • FEC H8FL27185; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,069,166; Dsb $2,030,258

		No Party Affiliation	6,255	2.48%	Mayra Joli • FEC H8FL27144; 31 Dec 18; Tot $76,939; Dsb $78,129
Total			252,586	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

Open		Republican	Attorney General Pam Bondi • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - At term limit
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3)

		Republican	4,232,532	52.11%	former Circuit Judge Ashley Moody

		Democratic	3,744,912	46.10%	Sean Michael Shaw

		No Party Affiliation	145,296	1.79%	Jeffrey Marc Siskind
Total			8,122,740	100.00%

Chief Financial Officer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. The new office of Chief Financial Officer will replace both the Comptroller and Treasurer in Florida.

		Republican	Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Appointed: 30 June 2017 [re: resignation of Jeff Atwater (Republican)] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in)

		Republican	4,152,221	51.74%	Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis

		Democratic	3,872,540	48.26%	former state Senator Jeremy Seth Ring

		Write-in	297	0.00%	Richard Paul Dembinsky • 20 March 2018: Removed as a Gubernatorial candidate. 1 June 2018: Added as a Chief Financial Officer candidate.
Total			8,025,058	100.00%
	Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater (Republican), who was first elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014, resigned on 30 June 2017 to become CFO of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. He had announced his resignation on 10 February 2017.

Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

Open		Republican	Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam H. Putnam • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - At term limit. Ran for but lost his party's nomination for Governor in 2018.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2)

		Democratic	4,032,954	50.04%	Nicole "Nikki" Heather Fried

		Republican	4,026,201	49.96%	state Representative Matt Caldwell
Total			8,059,155	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 12 incumbents, 33 candidates
	• Republican: 22 incumbents, 29 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Green (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Reform (affiliates): 1 candidate
Independents
	• No Party Affiliation: 14 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 16 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.