2018 Florida gubernatorial election (original) (raw)

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The 2018 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the next governor of Florida, alongside an election to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Incumbent two-term Republican governor Rick Scott was term-limited and could not run for a third term, so he instead ran for Florida's Class I Senate seat. Republican U.S. Representative Ron DeSantis narrowly defeated Democratic Mayor of Tallahassee Andrew Gillum for the governorship, in what some considered an upset. The candidate filing deadline was June 22, 2018, and primary elections were held on August 28. Florida uses a closed primary process, in which the selection of each party's candidates for a general election is limited to registered members of that party; Gillum won the Democratic primary and DeSantis the Republican primary. The close margin mandated a machine recount, which had a deadline of November 15, 2018. After the recount was complete, DeSantis was certified as the winner. Gillum conceded on November 17. DeSantis's victory marked the sixth straight election in which Florida elected a Republican to the governorship, and the third in a row that the margin of victory was under two percent. With a margin of 0.4%, this election was the closest race of the 2018 gubernatorial election cycle. Gillum became the first Democrat to win Duval County since 1986 and Seminole County since 1990, while DeSantis became the first Republican gubernatorial candidate to win Jefferson County since Reconstruction. On November 10, 2022, former president Donald Trump claimed on his Truth Social page that he had prematurely ended the recount to prevent DeSantis and Senate candidate Rick Scott from losing, under the unsubstantiated belief that ballots for them were being removed. Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried has asked Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate. Sarah Isgur, the spokeswoman of the Department of Justice from 2017 to 2019, has said that it "never happened," a position which was supported by other former Department of Justice officials. Broward County Commissioner Steven Geller has agreed that no interference took place. (en)
La elección para gobernador de Florida de 2018 se llevó a cabo el 6 de noviembre de ese año. La fecha límite para la presentación de candidatos fue el 22 de junio de 2018 y las elecciones primarias se llevaron a cabo el 28 de agosto. El gobernador republicano titular, Rick Scott, tenía un mandato limitado y no podía postularse para un tercer mandato, por lo que se postuló para el escaño del Senado Clase I de Florida. El representante republicano de los Estados Unidos, Ron DeSantis, ganó la gobernación, derrotando por estrecho margen al alcalde demócrata de Tallahassee, Andrew Gillum, en lo que algunos consideraron una sorpresa. (es)

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2018-09-20 (xsd:date)
2018-11-05 (xsd:date)

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; U.S. Executive Branch officials * Donald Trump, President of the United States * Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States * Sonny Perdue, United States Secretary of Agriculture ;U.S. Senators * Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator ;U.S. Representatives * Matt Gaetz, U.S. Representative * Neal Dunn, U.S. Representative * Brian Mast, U.S. Representative * Jenniffer González, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico ; State Senators * Rob Bradley * Aaron Bean * Anitere Flores * Bill Galvano * Debbie Mayfield * Dennis K. Baxley * Doug Broxson * George Gainer * Greg Steube * Kathleen Passidomo * Kelli Stargel * Lizbeth Benacquisto * Rob Bradley * Tom Lee * René García ; State Representatives * Ben Albritton * Bill Hager * Bob Cortes * Bob Rommel * Bobby Olszewski * Bobby Payne * Brad Drake * Byron Donalds * Charlie Stone * Chris Sprowls * Clay Yarborough * Colleen Burton * Cord Byrd * Cyndi Stevenson * Dane Eagle * Danny Burgess * David Santiago * Elizabeth W. Porter * Erin Grall * Frank White * Gayle Harrell * Halsey Beshears * Holly Raschein * Jamie Grant * Jason Fischer * Jayer Williamson * Jim Boyd * Joe Gruters * Manny Díaz Jr. * MaryLynn Magar * Michael Bileca * Mike La Rosa * Paul Renner * Randy Fine * Ray Pilon * Rick Roth * Sam Killebrew * Shawn Harrison * Stan McClain * Travis Cummings * Mel Ponder * José R. Oliva * Tom Leek * Jake Raburn * Clay Ingram ;Mayors and other municipal leaders * Scotty Rhoden, Baker County Sheriff * Tommy Ford, Bay County Sheriff * Gordon Smith, Bradford County Sheriff * Mike Prendergast, Citrus County Sheriff * Bill Prummell, Charlotte County Sheriff * Darryl Daniels, Clay County Sheriff * Kevin Rambosk, Collier County Sheriff * Mark Hunter, Columbia County Sheriff * Mike Williams, Duval County Sheriff * David Morgan, Escambia County Sheriff * AJ Smith, Franklin County Sheriff * Bobby Schultz, Gilchrist County Sheriff * Arnold Lanier, Hardee County Sheriff * Steve Whidden, Hendry County Sheriff * Al Nienhuis, Hernando County Sheriff * Deryl Loar, Indian River County Sheriff * Lou Roberts, Jackson County Sheriff * Rick Wells, Manatee County Sheriff * Mac McNeillm, Jefferson County Sheriff * Peyton Grinnell, Lake County Sheriff * Bobby McCallum, Levy County Sheriff * Benjamine Stewart, Madison County Sheriff * Rick Wells, Manatee County Sheriff * William Snyder, Martin County Sheriff * Rick Ramsay, Monroe County Sheriff * Bill Leeper, Nassau County Sheriff * Larry Ashley, Okaloosa County Sheriff * Chris Nocco, Pasco County Sheriff * Bob Gualtieri, Pinellas County Sheriff * Grady Judd, Polk County Sheriff * Gator DeLoach, Putnam County Sheriff * David Shoar, St. Johns County Sheriff * Sam St. Johns, Suwannee County Sheriff * Bob Johnson, Santa Rosa County Sheriff * Bill Farmer, Sumter County Sheriff * Brad Whitehead, Union County Sheriff * Michael Chitwood, Volusia County Sheriff * Mike Adkinson, Walton County Sheriff * Lenny Curry, Mayor of Jacksonville * Carlos A. Giménez, Mayor of Miami-Dade County * Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City * Carlos Hernández, Mayor of Hialeah * Wayne Ivey, Brevard County Sheriff * Dennis Lemma, Seminole County Sheriff * Rick Staly, Flagler County Sheriff * Mike Williams, Jacksonville Sheriff * Billy Woods, Marion County Sheriff * Ramón Luis Rivera Jr., Mayor of Bayamón * Angel Pérez Otero, mayor of Guaynabo * Carlos Molina, mayor of Arecibo ;State and territorial officials * Rick Scott, Governor of Florida * Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida * Luis Rivera Marín, Secretary of State of Puerto Rico * Carlos Johnny Méndez, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico * José Aponte Hernández, Representative * Maricarmen Mas Rodríguez, Representative * José 'Quiquito' Melendéz Ortiz, Representative * José 'Pichy' Torres Zamora, Representative * María de Lourdes Ramos Rivera, Representative * María Milagros Charbonier, Representative * Néstor Alonso Vega, Representative * Eddie Charbonier Chinea, Representative * Juan Oscar Morales, Representative * Víctor Parés, Representative * Jorge Navarro Suárez, Representative * Yashira Lebrón Rodríguez, Representative * Nelson del Valle, Representative * Pellé Santiago, Representative * Tony Soto, Representative * Guillermo Miranda Rivera, Representative * Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló, Representative * José 'Memo' González Mercado, Representative * Michael Abid Quiñones Irizarry, Representative * June Rivera, Representative * Joel Franqui Atiles, Representative * Víctor M. Torres, Representative * Urayoán Hernández, Representative * Luis Pérez Ortiz, Representative * Ángel Bulerín, Representative * Félix Lasalle Toro, Representative * Jackeline 'Jackie' Rodríguez Hernández, Representative * José Banchs Alemán, Representative * Reinaldo 'Rey' Vargas, Representative * Wilson Roman, Representative-elect ; Individuals * Sheldon Adelson, business magnate, investor, and philanthropist * Hushang Ansary, businessman, former diplomat, and philanthropist * Dan Bongino, NRATV contributor * David Bossie, political activist * Foster Friess, businessman and supporter of conservative Christian causes * Sean Hannity, talk show host, author, and conservative political commentator * Kyle Kashuv, school safety activist * Mark Levin, lawyer, author, and radio personality * Bernard Marcus, businessman * Rebekah Mercer, heiress, foundation director, and major Republican donor * Isaac Perlmutter, businessman, financier, CEO of Marvel Entertainment * David A. Siegel, businessman * Donald Trump Jr., businessman and son of U.S. President Donald Trump * Lara Trump, television host, producer, and daughter-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump * Richard Uihlein, businessman and major Republican Party donor ; Organizations * Great America Committee * American Conservative Union * Freedom Partners Action Fund * Florida Medical Association * The Everglades Trust * National Rifle Association * Florida Realtors Association * Florida Chamber of Commerce * Florida Police Benevolent Association * Broward Sheriff's Office Deputies Association * National Federation of Independent Business * JAXBIZ * International Union of Police Associations * Florida Police Chiefs Association * Florida Right to Life * First Coast Manufacturers Association ; Newspapers * The Jewish Press (en)
;Former U.S. Executive Branch officials *Barack Obama, 44th President of United States *Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States *Julian Castro, 16th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development *Eric Holder, 82nd United States Attorney General *Valerie Jarrett, former director of the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs ;U.S. Senators *Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator *Bill Nelson, U.S. Senator *Cory Booker, U.S. Senator *Jeff Merkley, U.S. Senator *Chris Murphy, U.S. Senator *Kamala Harris, U.S. Senator *Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator *Bob Graham, former U.S. Senator and former Governor of Florida ;U.S. Representatives *Charlie Crist, U.S. Representative and former Governor of Florida *David Jolly, former U.S. Representative *Luis Gutiérrez, U.S. Representative * Alcee Hastings, U.S. Representative * Ro Khanna, U.S. Representative * Frederica Wilson, U.S. Representative * Darren Soto, U.S. Representative * Ted Deutch, U.S. Representative * Al Lawson, U.S. Representative * Stephanie Murphy, U.S. Representative * Kathy Castor, U.S. Representative * Debbie Wasserman Schultz, U.S. Representative * Patrick Murphy, former U.S. Representative * Gwen Graham, former U.S. Representative and former candidate * Nydia Velázquez, U.S. Representative * Adam Schiff, U.S. Representative * John Lewis, U.S. Representative ;State and territorial officials * Ricardo Rosselló, Governor of Puerto Rico * Aramis Ayala, State Attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida * Phil Murphy, Governor of New Jersey * John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado * Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington * Ralph Northam, Governor of Virginia * Martin O'Malley, former Governor of Maryland * Terry McAuliffe, former Governor of Virginia * Justin Fairfax, Lt. Governor of Virginia * Dave Zuckerman, Lt. Governor of Vermont ;State legislators * Joseph Abruzzo, State Representative * Ramon Alexander, State Representative * Loranne Ausley, State Representative * Randolph Bracy, State Senator * Kamia Brown, State Representative * Dwight M. Bullard, former State Senator * Jeff Clemens, former State Senator * Patrick Henry, State Representative * Tony Hill, former State Senator * Al Jacquet, State Representative * Mia L. Jones, former State Representative * Shevrin D. Jones, State Representative * Bobby Powell, State Senator * Bakari Sellers, former State Representative * Carlos Guillermo Smith, State Representative * Margaret Good, State Representative (en)
; U.S. Representative * Ron Paul, former U.S. Representative from Texas and presidential candidate in 2008 and 2012 (en)
; Newspapers * Sun-Sentinel (en)
; U.S. President * Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States. (en)
;U.S. Senators * Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Senator from Illinois * Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator from New York * Bob Graham, former Governor of Florida and former U.S. Senator from Florida, father of Gwen Graham ;U.S. Representatives * Kathy Castor, U.S. Representative * Jim Davis, former U.S. Representative , Democratic nominee for Governor in 2006 * Steny Hoyer, U.S. Representative , House Minority Whip * David Jolly, former U.S. Representative * John Lewis, U.S. Representative * Ted Lieu, U.S. Representative * Patrick Murphy, former U.S. Representative , Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016 ;Statewide officials * Betty Castor, former Florida Commissioner of Education, former President of the University of South Florida, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2004 * Howard Dean, 79th Governor of Vermont, Democratic candidate for President in 2004 * Alex Sink, former Florida Chief Financial Officer, Democratic nominee for governor in 2010 ;State legislators * Lori Berman, State Senator * Karen Castor Dentel, former State Representative * John Cortes, State Representative * Tracie Davis, State Representative * Ben Diamond, State Representative * Dwight Dudley, former State Representative * Katie Edwards, State Representative * Kristin Jacobs, State Representative * Evan Jenne, State Representative * Arthenia Joyner, former State Senator * Amy Mercado, State Representative * Jon L. Mills, former State Representative , former State House Speaker * Jared Moskowitz, State Representative * Mark S. Pafford, former State Representative , former State House Minority Leader * Darryl Rouson, State Senator * David Silvers, State Representative * Kelly Skidmore, former State Representative * Emily Slosberg, State Representative * Richard Stark, State Representative * Victor M. Torres Jr., State Senator * Barbara Watson, State Representative * Clovis Watson Jr., State Representative * Matt Willhite, State Representative ;Mayors and other municipal leaders * Shannon Blankenship, Duval County Soil and Water Conservation District Chair * Skip Campbell, Mayor of Coral Springs * John Dailey, Leon County Commissioner * Garrett Dennis, Jacksonville City Councilman * Kristin Dozier, Leon County Commissioner * Pat Collier Frank, Hillsborough County Clerk of Courts * Tabitha Frazier, Leon County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor * Shirley Freeman, former Mayor of Monroe County * Jake Godbold, former Mayor of Jacksonville * Pegeen Hanrahan, former Mayor of Gainesville * Tommy Hazouri, Jacksonville City Councilman, former Mayor of Jacksonville * Warren Jones, Duval County School Board member * Cindy Lerner, former Mayor of Pinecrest * Shanon Matiero, West Palm Beach Former City Commissioner * Melissa McKinlay, Mayor of Palm Beach County * Barry Moss, Pompano Beach City Commissioner * Jeri Muoio, Mayor of West Palm Beach * Karl Nurse, former St. Petersburg City Councilman * Frank Ortis, Mayor of Pembroke Pines * Darden Rice, St. Petersburg City Council Chair * Nan Rich, Broward County Commissioner, Democratic candidate for Governor in 2014 * Katy Sorenson, former Miami-Dade County Commissioner * Mike Suarez, Tampa City Councilman * Matt Surrency, Mayor of Hawthorne * Dean Trantalis, Mayor of Fort Lauderdale * Gil Ziffer, Tallahassee City Commissioner ;Other individuals * Jimmy Buffett, musician * Alan Clendenin, DNC member, former Florida Democratic Party Vice-Chair * Wendy Davis, former Texas State Senator, Democratic nominee for Governor of Texas in 2014 * Manley Fuller, President of the Florida Wildlife Federation * Alma Gonzalez, DNC member, former Florida Democratic Party Treasurer ;Organizations * EMILY's List * Florida Education Association * Florida Police Benevolent Association * International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers * Ruth's List * United Steelworkers * The Everglades Trust ;Newspaper editorial boards * The Palm Beach Post * Tampa Bay Times (en)
; U.S. Representative * David Jolly, former U.S. Representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016 (en)
;State legislators * Nick Duran, State Representative ;Mayors and other municipal officials * Linda Chapin, former Mayor of Orange County * Eddie Cole, mayor of Eatonville ;Organizations * American Federation of Government Employees (en)
;Statewide officials * Ed Rendell, 45th Governor of Pennsylvania ;State legislators * Keith Fitzgerald, former State Representative , Democratic nominee for U.S. House in 2012 ;Mayors and other municipal officials * John Elizabeth Alemán, Miami Beach City Commissioner * Andy Amoroso, Vice-Mayor of Lake Worth * Ricky Arriola, Miami Beach City Commissioner * Carmen Yulín Cruz, mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico * Oliver Gilbert, mayor of Miami Gardens * Justin Katz, Boynton Beach City Commissioner * Ken Keechl, former Broward County Commissioner * Alex Penelas, former mayor of Miami-Dade County * Robert Shelley, Aventura City Commissioner * Glenn Singer, mayor of Golden Beach * Micky Steinberg, Miami Beach City Commissioner * Enid Weisman, mayor of Aventura ;Other individuals * Ray Allen, former NBA player * Shaquille O'Neal, former NBA player, sports analyst ;Newspaper Editorial Boards * Miami Herald (en)
; U.S. Representatives * Lincoln Díaz-Balart, former U.S. Representative * Steve Southerland, former U.S. Representative ; Statewide officials * Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida * Richard Corcoran, State Representative ; Speaker of the Florida House ; State Senator * George Gainer ; State Representatives * Allan Bense * Jay Trumbull ; Sheriffs * Paul Blackman, Highlands County * Chad Chronister, Hillsborough County * Bob Gualtieri, Pinellas County * Grady Judd, Polk County * Tom Knight, Sarasota County * Arnold Lanier, Hardee County * Al Nienhuis, Hernando County * Chris Nocco, Pasco County * Rick Wells, Manatee County ; Organizations * Associated Builders and Contractors * Florida Chamber of Commerce * Florida Family Action * Florida Fraternal Order of Police * Florida Police Benevolent Association * Florida Professional Firefighters * Associated Industries of Florida ; Newspapers * Sun-Sentinel * Tampa Bay Times (en)
* Nancy Argenziano, former Florida State Senator and Public Service Commissioner * Randy Wiseman, former Republican Chair of the Lake County School Board (en)
* Snoop Dogg, rapper and actor * Roger Stone, political activist and consultant (en)
;U.S. Senators * Mike Gravel, former Democratic Senator from Alaska and Libertarian candidate for president in 2008 ;State officials * Nancy Argenziano, former Florida state senator and Public Service Commissioner * Randy Wiseman, former Republican Chair of the Lake County School Board (en)

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Democratic Party (en)
Florida Democratic Party (en)
Reform Party of the United States of America (en)
Independent (en)
Republican Party (en)
Republican Party of Florida (en)

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Ron DeSantis (en)
John Morgan (en)
Bob White (en)
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Darcy Richardson (en)
Adam Putnam (en)
Chris King (en)
Jeff Greene (en)
Philip Levine (en)
Andrew Gillum (en)
Gwen Graham (en)
Jack Latvala (en)

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2018 Florida gubernatorial election (en)
Elección para gobernador de Florida de 2018 (es)

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