Election 2018

Florida Election Results

One Senate seat is up for election in Florida, held by a Democratic incumbent. Voters will also choose representatives for 27 House seats, 11 of which are held by Democrats and 15 by Republicans. (One seat is vacant, most recently held by a Republican.) And they will select a governor, an office currently held by a Republican. See Florida’s primary results.

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In one of the most competitive Senate matchups of 2018, term-limited Gov. Rick Scott (R) is using millions of his own dollars in an attempt to oust Sen. Bill Nelson (D). High turnout could help Nelson, but both candidates are fighting to appeal to Florida's large bloc of Latino voters. Donald Trump won Florida by 1.2 points in 2016.

How the vote has swung from 2016, so far

Margin in the 2018 Senate race for counties that went for Clinton or Trump in the 2016 general election, and the number of precincts reporting in those counties overall.

For counties with at least 10% of precincts reporting, this is how far the vote in the Senate race has shifted towards Democrats or Republicans, compared to 2016.

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Liberal Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum (D) advanced out of a crowded primary, becoming the state's first black gubernatorial nominee. He held a slight lead in the polls over Rep. Ron DeSantis (R), an Iraq War veteran who has closely aligned himself with President Trump and received his endorsement. Gov. Rick Scott (R) is term-limited.

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How each House district leans politically

Going into this election, Florida had 11 Democratic representatives and 15 Republican representatives, with 1 seat currently open. Here’s how each district leans politically, based on how it voted in the 2016 presidential election, with 2018 results as they come in.

District 1 Previously Republican

In 2016, Trump won this district by 39.3 points and Matt Gaetz (R) won by 38.2.

District 2 Previously Republican

In 2016, Trump won this district by 35.6 points and Neal Dunn (R) won by 37.4.

District 3 Previously Republican

In 2016, Trump won this district by 16 points and Ted Yoho (R) won by 16.8.

District 4 Previously Republican

In 2016, Trump won this district by 28 points and John Rutherford (R) won by 42.6.

District 5 Previously Democrat

In 2016, Clinton won this district by 25.4 points and Al Lawson (D) won by 28.5.

District 6 Open Seat

In 2016, Trump won this district by 17 points and Ron DeSantis (R) won by 17.1.

District 7 Previously Democrat

In 2016, Clinton won this district by 7.3 points and Stephanie Murphy (D) won by 3.

District 8 Previously Republican

In 2016, Trump won this district by 20.7 points and Bill Posey (R) won by 30.6.

District 9 Previously Democrat

In 2016, Clinton won this district by 12.9 points and Darren Soto (D) won by 15.

District 10 Previously Democrat

In 2016, Clinton won this district by 26.9 points and Val Demings (D) won by 29.7.

District 11 Previously Republican

In 2016, Trump won this district by 32.3 points and Daniel Webster (R) won by 33.8.

District 12 Previously Republican

In 2016, Trump won this district by 18.6 points and Gus Bilirakis (R) won by 37.2.

District 13 Previously Democrat

In 2016, Clinton won this district by 3.2 points and Charlie Crist (D) won by 3.8.

District 14 Previously Democrat

In 2016, Clinton won this district by 18.2 points and Kathy Castor (D) won by 23.6.

District 15 Previously Republican

In 2016, Trump won this district by 10 points and Dennis Ross (R) won by 14.9.

State Rep. Russ Spano (R) and Democrat Kristen Carlson, a former prosecutor, are on the ballot to replace the retiring Rep. Dennis A. Ross, a Republican, in this Tampa area district.

District 16 Previously Republican

In 2016, Trump won this district by 10.8 points and Vern Buchanan (R) won by 19.5.

Lawyer David Shapiro is the Democratic nominee to challenge Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan in the Sarasota area district.

District 17 Previously Republican

In 2016, Trump won this district by 27.2 points and Tom Rooney (R) won by 27.6.

District 18 Previously Republican

In 2016, Trump won this district by 9.2 points and Brian Mast (R) won by 10.5.

District 19 Previously Republican

In 2016, Trump won this district by 22.1 points and Francis Rooney (R) won by 31.8.

District 20 Previously Democrat

In 2016, Clinton won this district by 62.1 points and Alcee Hastings (D) won by 60.6.

District 21 Previously Democrat

In 2016, Clinton won this district by 19.5 points and Lois Frankel (D) won by 27.6.

District 22 Previously Democrat

In 2016, Clinton won this district by 15.7 points and Ted Deutch (D) won by 17.9.

District 23 Previously Democrat

In 2016, Clinton won this district by 26.1 points and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) won by 16.2.

District 24 Previously Democrat

In 2016, Clinton won this district by 67.2 points and Frederica Wilson (D) won by 100.

District 25 Previously Republican

In 2016, Trump won this district by 1.9 points and Mario Diaz-Balart (R) won by 24.7.

District 26 Previously Republican

In 2016, Clinton won this district by 16.3 points and Carlos Curbelo (R) won by 11.8.

This district, which stretches from south of Miami through the Florida Keys, has been represented by Carlos Curbelo (R) since 2015. Curbelo, who has worked to distance himself from President Trump, is being challenged by Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, a former medical associate dean who says she was prompted by Curbelo's vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

District 27 Previously Republican

In 2016, Clinton won this district by 19.7 points and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) won by 9.8.

Democrat Donna Shalala, a former president at the University of Miami and a Cabinet secretary under President Bill Clinton, and Republican Maria Elvira Salazar, a Cuban American former TV journalist, are on the ballot to replace the retiring Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R), the first Cuban American in Congress.

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