Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2018
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
- Early voting: Oct. 27 - Nov. 3[2]
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration:Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: Photo ID required
- Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline:June 22, 2018 |
| General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent(s): Jimmy Patronis (Republican) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Florida |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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Florida held an election forchief financial officer onNovember 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was June 22, 2018.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Florida Chief Financial Officer
IncumbentJimmy Patronis defeatedJeremy Ring in the general election for Florida Chief Financial Officer on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jimmy Patronis (R) | 51.7 | 4,152,221 |
 | Jeremy Ring (D) | 48.3 | 3,872,540 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 297 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 8,025,058 | ||
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State overview
Partisan control
This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Florida heading into the 2018 elections.
Congressional delegation
- Following the2016 elections, Democrats and Republicans each held one U.S. Senate seat in Florida.
- Republicans held 16 of 27U.S. House seats in Florida.
State executives
- As of September 2018, Republicans held six out of ninestate executive positions. The other three positions were held by nonpartisan officials.
- The governor of Florida wasRepublicanRick Scott. The state heldelections forgovernor andlieutenant governor onNovember 6, 2018.
State legislature
- Republicans controlled both chambers of theFlorida State Legislature. They had a 22-16 majority in thestate Senate and a 75-41 majority in thestate House.
Trifecta status
- Florida was underRepublican trifecta control since thegovernor was aRepublican and both chambers of theFlorida State Legislature were underRepublican control.
2018 elections
- See also:Florida elections, 2018
Florida held elections for the following positions in 2018:
- One U.S. Senate seat
- 27 U.S. House seats
- Governor and lieutenant governor
- Three other state executive offices
- 20 out of 40 state Senate seats
- 120 state House seats
- Four of seven state Supreme Court seats
- Municipal elections in Hillsborough, Miami-Dade, Orange, and Pinellas counties and the city of Jacksonville
Demographics
| Demographic data for Florida | ||
|---|---|---|
| Florida | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 20,244,914 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 53,625 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 76% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 16.1% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 2.6% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.4% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 23.7% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 86.9% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 27.3% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $47,507 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 19.8% | 11.3% |
| Source:U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Clickhere for more information on the 2020 census andhere for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Florida. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the censushere. | ||
As of July 2017, Florida's three largest cities were Jacksonville (pop. est. 860,000), Miami (pop. est. 430,000), and Tampa (pop. est. 360,000).[3][4]
State election history
This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Florida from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from theFlorida Department of State.
Historical elections
Presidential elections
This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Florida every year from 2000 to 2016.
| Election results (President of the United States), Florida 2000-2016 | |||||
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| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2016 |  Donald Trump | 49.0% |  Hillary Clinton | 47.8% | 1.2% |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 50.0% | Mitt Romney | 49.1% | 0.9% |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 51.0% | John McCain | 48.2% | 2.8% |
| 2004 | George W. Bush | 52.10% | John Kerry | 47.09% | 5.01% |
| 2000 | George W. Bush | 48.847% | Al Gore | 48.838% | 0.009% |
U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results ofU.S. Senate races in Florida from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.
| Election results (U.S. Senator), Florida 2000-2016 | |||||
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| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2016 | Marco Rubio | 52.0% | Patrick Murphy | 44.3% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | Bill Nelson | 55.2% | Connie Mack | 42.2% | 13.0% |
| 2010 | Marco Rubio | 48.9% |  Charlie Crist | 29.7% | 19.2% |
| 2006 | Bill Nelson | 60.3% | Katherine Harris | 38.1% | 22.2% |
| 2004 | Mel Martinez | 49.4% | Betty Castor | 48.3% | 1.1% |
| 2000 | Bill Nelson | 51.0% | Bill McCollum | 46.2% | 4.8% |
Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Florida.
| Election results (Governor/Lt. Governor), Florida 2000-2016 | |||||
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| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2014 | Rick Scott/Carlos Lopez-Cantera | 48.1% | Charlie Crist/Annette Taddeo-Goldstein | 47.1% | 1% |
| 2010 | Rick Scott/Jennifer Carroll | 48.9% | Alex Sink/Rod Smith | 47.7% | 1.2% |
| 2006 | Charlie Crist/Jeff Kottkamp | 52.2% | Jim Davis/Daryl Jones | 45.1% | 7.1% |
| 2002 | Jeb Bush/Frank Brogan | 56.0% | Bill McBride/Tom Rossin | 43.2% | 12.8% |
Congressional delegation, 2000-2016
This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Florida in theU.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.
| Congressional delegation, Florida 2000-2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Republicans | Republicans (%) | Democrats | Democrats (%) | Balance of power |
| 2016 | 17 | 62.9% | 10 | 37.0% | R+7 |
| 2014 | 17 | 62.9% | 10 | 37.0% | R+7 |
| 2012 | 17 | 62.9% | 10 | 37.0% | R+7 |
| 2010 | 19 | 76.0% | 6 | 24.0% | R+13 |
| 2008 | 15 | 60.0% | 10 | 40.0% | R+5 |
| 2006 | 16 | 64.0% | 9 | 36.0% | R+7 |
| 2004 | 18 | 66.7% | 7 | 33.3% | R+11 |
| 2002 | 17 | 66.7% | 8 | 33.3% | R+9 |
| 2000 | 15 | 57.9% | 8 | 42.1% | R+7 |
Trifectas, 1992-2017
Astate government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.
Florida Party Control: 1992-2026
One year of a Democratic trifecta • Twenty-seven years of Republican trifectas
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Recent news
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑Counties could add additional early voting days from October 22 through October 26 and/or November 4.
- ↑Counties could add additional early voting days from October 22 through October 26 and/or November 4.
- ↑United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts - Florida," accessed May 9, 2018
- ↑Florida Demographics, "Florida Cities by Population," accessed May 9, 2018
