May 3, 2024
Photo: Tampa Bay Times
The 2018 Florida governor's race is set. Two outsiders bucked their respective political establishments and will now face each other in November: Republican Ron DeSantis (left) will face Democrat Andrew Gillum.
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Florida Election 2018
Florida Primary Election Results for Senator and Governor
Below are results for the Florida 2018 primary
| United States Senator | |||
| Candidate | Party | Votes Received | % of vote |
| Roque "Rocky De La Fuente | REP | 186,611 | 11.38% |
| Rick Scott | REP | 1,452,875 | 88.62% |
| Total 1,639,486 | |||
| Governor | |||
| Republican | |||
| Candidate | Party | Votes Received | % of vote |
| Don Baldauf | REP | 13,130 | 0.81% |
| Ron DeSantis | REP | 913,954 | 56.47% |
| Timothy M. Devine | REP | 21,326 | 1.32% |
| Bob Langford | REP | 19,773 | 1.22% |
| John Joseph Mercadante | REP | 11,605 | 0.72% |
| Bruce Nathan | REP | 14,490 | 0.9% |
| Adam H. Putnam | REP | 591,506 | 36.55% |
| Bob White | REP | 32,587 | 2.01% |
| Total 1,618,371 | |||
| Governor | |||
| Democrat | |||
| Candidate | Party | Votes Received | % of vote |
| Andrew Gillum | DEM | 517,833 | 34.3% |
| Gwen Graham | DEM | 472,914 | 31.32% |
| Jeff Greene | DEM | 151,981 | 10.07% |
| Chris King | DEM | 37,469 | 2.48% |
| Philip Levine | DEM | 306,605 | 20.31% |
| lex "Lundy Lundmark | DEM | 8,633 | 0.57% |
| John Wetherbee | DEM | 14,358 | 0.95% |
| Total 1,509,793 | |||
Full primary election results at FloridaElectionWatch.gov.
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