The 2018 Florida gubernatorial election will be held on November 6, 2018, alongside a U.S. Senate election, U.S. House elections, and other state and local elections. Incumbent two-term Republican Governor Rick Scott is term-limited. Florida elects its Governor and Lieutenant Governor on a joint ticket.
The candidate filing deadline for this gubernatorial race was on June 22, 2018, with primary elections being held on August 28, 2018. 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.
Video Florida gubernatorial election, 2018
Background
A Democratic candidate has not won a gubernatorial election in Florida since 1994 when Governor Lawton Chiles was elected to a second term.
The winner of this election will be involved in the redistricting process following the 2020 Census. Under Florida state law, the state legislature is responsible for drawing boundaries for Congressional and state legislative seats. The governor has the power to veto U.S. House boundaries, but not state legislative ones.
Nearly 100,000 Puerto Ricans, a largely Democratic voter demographic, have moved to Florida after the island was ravaged by Hurricane Maria in September 2017. It is expected that this large influx of potential voters could drastically reshape future elections.
Maps Florida gubernatorial election, 2018
Republican primary
Declared
- Don Baldauf
- Ron DeSantis, U.S. Representative for FL-6 since 2013 and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016
- Timothy Devine, write-in candidate for Governor in 2014
- Bob Langford
- John Joseph Mercadante
- Bruce Nathan, physical therapist and Independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016
- Adam Putnam, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture since 2011 and U.S. Representative for FL-12 2001-2011
- Bob White, chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida
Withdrawn
- Issak Almaleh
- Frederick Buntin
- Usha Jain, medical director
- Jack Latvala, State Senator 1994-2002 and 2010-2018
- Armando Adames Rivas
- Angel Rivera, businessman, political strategist
- Nathan Dale Wilson
Declined
- Jeff Atwater, CFO of Florida 2011-2017
- Pam Bondi, Attorney General since 2011 (endorsed Adam Putnam)
- Richard Corcoran, State Representative (District 37) since 2010; Speaker of the Florida House since 2016 (endorsed Adam Putnam)
- John Delaney, Mayor of Jacksonville 1995-2003
- Mike Huckabee, Governor of Arkansas 1996-2007; candidate for President in 2008 and in 2016
- Francis Rooney, U.S. Representative from FL-19 since 2017
- Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator from Florida since 2011; candidate for President in 2016
- Will Weatherford, State Representative (District 38) 2006-2014; Speaker of the Florida House 2012-2014
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Andrew Gillum, Mayor of Tallahassee since 2014
- Gwen Graham, U.S. Representative for FL-2 2015-2017, daughter of former Governor and Senator Bob Graham
- Jeff Greene, real estate billionaire and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010
- Chris King, entrepreneur and founder of Elevation Financial Group
- Philip Levine, Mayor of Miami Beach 2013-2017
- Alex "Lundy" Lundmark
- John Wetherbee, entrepreneur
Withdrew
- Henry E. Davis
- Richard Paul Dembinsky, candidate for U.S. Representative for FL-6 in 2016; Independent candidate for Governor in 2006
- Lucretia Fordyce, activist
- Josue Larose, political organizer; candidate for U.S. Representative for FL-19 in 2010 and U.S. Senate in 2016; write-in candidate for Governor in 2010; Republican candidate for U.S. Representative for LA-2 in 2012 and President in 2016
- Brooke Russell Locke Marx
- Louis McClanahan
Declined
- Bob Buckhorn, Mayor of Tampa
- Kathy Castor, U.S. Representative (running for reelection)
- Charlie Crist, U.S. Representative, former Republican-turned-Independent Governor and Democratic nominee for Governor in 2014 (running for reelection)
- Buddy Dyer, Mayor of Orlando
- Rick Kriseman, Mayor of St. Petersburg
- John Morgan, personal injury lawyer and medical marijuana advocate
- Patrick Murphy, former U.S. Representative and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2016
- Bill Nelson, U.S. Senator (running for reelection)
- Jeremy Ring, former state senator (running for CFO)
- Jack Seiler, Mayor of Fort Lauderdale
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Other parties and independents
Reform Party (declared candidates)
- Darcy Richardson, author, 2012 Democratic candidate for President, 1988 US Senate candidate, 1980 Pennsylvania Auditor general candidate
Libertarian Party (withdrawn candidates)
- Riquet Caballero, banker, Afro-Cuban activist, and former member of the Black Affairs Advisory Board of Miami-Dade County. Ended campaign to run for State House District 108
- Randy Wiseman, former Republican Chair of the Lake County School Board, Republican candidate for the State House in 2004 and candidate for Mayor of Mount Dora in 2013
Constitution Party (withdrawn candidates)
- Daniel P. Zutler, small business owner; Independent candidate for President in 2016
Independents
Declared
- Ryan Christopher Foley
- Kyle "KC" Gibson
- Raphael Herman
- Bruce Stanley
Declined
- Grant Hill, former basketball player
- John Morgan, personal injury lawyer and medical marijuana advocate
- Ellen Marie Wilds
Endorsements
General election
Predictions
Polling
- with Adam Putnam and Andrew Gillum
- with Adam Putnam and Gwen Graham
- with Adam Putnam and Jeff Greene
- with Adam Putnam and Chris King
- with Adam Putnam and Philip Levine
- with Ron DeSantis and Andrew Gillum
- with Ron DeSantis and Gwen Graham
- with Ron DeSantis and Jeff Greene
- with Ron DeSantis and Chris King
- with Ron DeSantis and Philip Levine
- with Bob White and Andrew Gillum
- with Bob White and Gwen Graham
- with Bob White and Chris King
- with Bob White and Philip Levine
Results
See also
- List of Governors of Florida
- United States gubernatorial elections, 2018
References
External links
- Candidates at Vote Smart
- Candidates at Ballotpedia
- Official campaign websites
- Don Baldauf (R) for Governor
- Ron DeSantis (R) for Governor
- Andrew Gillum (D) for Governor
- Gwen Graham (D) for Governor
- Jeff Greene (D) for Governor
- Chris King (D) for Governor
- Philip Levine (D) for Governor
- John Joseph Mercadante (R) for Governor
- Bruce Nathan (R) for Governor
- Adam Putnam (R) for Governor
- Darcy Richardson (Reform) for Governor
- Bruce Stanley (No Party Affiliation) for Governor
- Bob White (R) for Governor
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