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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 neither candidate received over 50% of the vote. With a margin of 0.4%, this election was the closest race of the 2018 gubernatorial election cycle.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Florida on November 6, 2018. All of Florida's executive officers were up for election as well as Florida's Class I Senate seat and all 27 seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were on August 28, 2018.
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One-term incumbent Pete Ricketts ran for re-election. Former governor Dave Heineman considered a primary challenge to Ricketts. [172] State Senator Bob Krist won the Democratic nomination. He intended to create a third party to run, but abandoned this plan. [173] Ricketts won re-election.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 6, 2018, alongside a gubernatorial election, elections to the U.S. House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic senator Bill Nelson ran for re-election to a fourth term, but was narrowly defeated by Republican governor Rick Scott. The ...
This article describes the electoral history of Ron DeSantis, the 46th and current governor of Florida and a former member of the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, DeSantis was initially elected to the House in 2012 to represent Florida's 6th congressional district. He retained his seat for three terms ...
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For state elections, the Governor of Florida, Lieutenant Governor, and the members of the Florida Cabinet, and members of the Florida Senate are elected every four years; members of the Florida House of Representatives are elected every two years. In a 2020 study, Florida was ranked as the 11th hardest state for citizens to vote in. [2]