Elections / 2018 · Governor · FL
Florida — 2018 governor election
Akashicstate2018 gubernatorial electionFlorida · GovernorDesantisR+0.4
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
| Ron Desantis ✓Republican | 49.6% | 4,076,521 |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew GillumDemocrat | 49.2% | 4,044,092 |
| Darcy G RichardsonReform | 0.6% | 47,143 |
2018gubernatorial margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alachua, FL | Democratic | D+27.3 |
| Baker, FL | Republican | R+65.7 |
| Bay, FL | Republican | R+45.7 |
| Bradford, FL | Republican | R+47.9 |
| Brevard, FL | Republican | R+16.8 |
| Broward, FL | Democratic | D+36.7 |
| Calhoun, FL | Republican | R+57.6 |
| Charlotte, FL | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Citrus, FL | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Clay, FL | Republican | R+38.8 |
| Collier, FL | Republican | R+30.0 |
| Columbia, FL | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Desoto, FL | Republican | R+29.3 |
| Dixie, FL | Republican | R+63.0 |
| Duval, FL | Democratic | D+4.4 |
| Escambia, FL | Republican | R+16.9 |
| Flagler, FL | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Franklin, FL | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Gadsden, FL | Democratic | D+37.4 |
| Gilchrist, FL | Republican | R+63.7 |
| Glades, FL | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Gulf, FL | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Hamilton, FL | Republican | R+28.9 |
| Hardee, FL | Republican | R+41.9 |
| Hendry, FL | Republican | R+18.7 |
| Hernando, FL | Republican | R+25.1 |
| Highlands, FL | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Hillsborough, FL | Democratic | D+8.9 |
| Holmes, FL | Republican | R+76.8 |
| Indian River, FL | Republican | R+22.2 |
| Jackson, FL | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Jefferson, FL | Republican | R+6.8 |
| Lafayette, FL | Republican | R+68.8 |
| Lake, FL | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Lee, FL | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Leon, FL | Democratic | D+27.7 |
| Levy, FL | Republican | R+43.1 |
| Liberty, FL | Republican | R+57.2 |
| Madison, FL | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Manatee, FL | Republican | R+15.7 |
| Marion, FL | Republican | R+24.2 |
| Martin, FL | Republican | R+24.0 |
| Miami-Dade, FL | Democratic | D+20.9 |
| Monroe, FL | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Nassau, FL | Republican | R+46.4 |
| Okaloosa, FL | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Okeechobee, FL | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Orange, FL | Democratic | D+25.7 |
| Osceola, FL | Democratic | D+20.9 |
| Palm Beach, FL | Democratic | D+17.1 |
| Pasco, FL | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Pinellas, FL | Democratic | D+3.0 |
| Polk, FL | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Putnam, FL | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Santa Rosa, FL | Republican | R+50.2 |
| Sarasota, FL | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Seminole, FL | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| St Johns, FL | Republican | R+28.6 |
| St Lucie, FL | Democratic | D+3.7 |
| Sumter, FL | Republican | R+40.3 |
| Suwannee, FL | Republican | R+55.2 |
| Taylor, FL | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Union, FL | Republican | R+58.9 |
| Volusia, FL | Republican | R+10.6 |
| Wakulla, FL | Republican | R+39.4 |
| Walton, FL | Republican | R+52.4 |
| Washington, FL | Republican | R+56.9 |
presidential baselinePresident 2016R+1.2Governor 2018R+0.4vs. baselineD+0.8
Florida's 2018 governor race ran 0.8 points more Democratic than its 2016 presidential margin.
By county — 67 counties
| County | Won | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade | D | Andrew Gillum | +20.9 | 799,481 |
| Broward | D | Andrew Gillum | +36.7 | 709,179 |
| Palm Beach | D | Andrew Gillum | +17.1 | 586,720 |
| Hillsborough | D | Andrew Gillum | +8.9 | 522,861 |
| Orange | D | Andrew Gillum | +25.7 | 475,784 |
| Pinellas | D | Andrew Gillum | +3.0 | 435,285 |
| Duval | D | Andrew Gillum | +4.4 | 379,947 |
| Lee | R | Ron Desantis | +21.7 | 289,591 |
| Brevard | R | Ron Desantis | +16.8 | 281,586 |
| Polk | R | Ron Desantis | +13.4 | 244,405 |
| Volusia | R | Ron Desantis | +10.6 | 228,759 |
| Sarasota | R | Ron Desantis | +8.6 | 211,022 |
| Pasco | R | Ron Desantis | +16.3 | 210,936 |
| Seminole | D | Andrew Gillum | +1.8 | 199,223 |
| Manatee | R | Ron Desantis | +15.7 | 163,320 |
| Collier | R | Ron Desantis | +30.0 | 155,453 |
| Lake | R | Ron Desantis | +20.8 | 155,135 |
| Marion | R | Ron Desantis | +24.2 | 154,847 |
| Leon | D | Andrew Gillum | +27.7 | 140,037 |
| St Johns | R | Ron Desantis | +28.6 | 131,004 |
| Escambia | R | Ron Desantis | +16.9 | 129,365 |
| St Lucie | D | Andrew Gillum | +3.7 | 124,042 |
| Alachua | D | Andrew Gillum | +27.3 | 115,188 |
| Osceola | D | Andrew Gillum | +20.9 | 115,042 |
| Clay | R | Ron Desantis | +38.8 | 93,486 |
| Charlotte | R | Ron Desantis | +26.3 | 86,895 |
| Okaloosa | R | Ron Desantis | +44.7 | 83,881 |
| Hernando | R | Ron Desantis | +25.1 | 80,622 |
| Martin | R | Ron Desantis | +24.1 | 77,767 |
| Santa Rosa | R | Ron Desantis | +50.2 | 75,566 |
| Sumter | R | Ron Desantis | +40.3 | 74,399 |
| Indian River | R | Ron Desantis | +22.2 | 74,251 |
| Citrus | R | Ron Desantis | +37.4 | 70,898 |
| Bay | R | Ron Desantis | +45.7 | 63,331 |
| Flagler | R | Ron Desantis | +18.5 | 52,816 |
| Nassau | R | Ron Desantis | +46.4 | 43,565 |
| Highlands | R | Ron Desantis | +34.0 | 39,757 |
| Monroe | R | Ron Desantis | +3.7 | 36,129 |
| Walton | R | Ron Desantis | +52.4 | 30,331 |
| Putnam | R | Ron Desantis | +34.5 | 28,124 |
| Columbia | R | Ron Desantis | +41.5 | 24,845 |
| Gadsden | D | Andrew Gillum | +37.5 | 20,066 |
| Levy | R | Ron Desantis | +43.1 | 17,089 |
| Jackson | R | Ron Desantis | +36.0 | 15,977 |
| Suwannee | R | Ron Desantis | +55.2 | 15,906 |
| Wakulla | R | Ron Desantis | +39.4 | 14,220 |
| Okeechobee | R | Ron Desantis | +39.4 | 11,239 |
| Baker | R | Ron Desantis | +65.7 | 10,542 |
| Bradford | R | Ron Desantis | +47.9 | 10,505 |
| Washington | R | Ron Desantis | +56.9 | 9,048 |
| Desoto | R | Ron Desantis | +29.3 | 8,902 |
| Hendry | R | Ron Desantis | +18.7 | 8,873 |
| Taylor | R | Ron Desantis | +51.2 | 7,941 |
| Madison | R | Ron Desantis | +14.5 | 7,629 |
| Gilchrist | R | Ron Desantis | +63.7 | 7,366 |
| Jefferson | R | Ron Desantis | +6.8 | 7,360 |
| Holmes | R | Ron Desantis | +76.8 | 6,773 |
| Hardee | R | Ron Desantis | +41.9 | 6,397 |
| Gulf | R | Ron Desantis | +46.7 | 5,896 |
| Dixie | R | Ron Desantis | +63.0 | 5,799 |
| Franklin | R | Ron Desantis | +31.7 | 5,432 |
| Union | R | Ron Desantis | +58.9 | 4,870 |
| Calhoun | R | Ron Desantis | +57.6 | 4,609 |
| Hamilton | R | Ron Desantis | +28.9 | 4,552 |
| Glades | R | Ron Desantis | +40.5 | 3,830 |
| Lafayette | R | Ron Desantis | +68.8 | 2,824 |
| Liberty | R | Ron Desantis | +57.2 | 2,680 |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2018 gubernatorial returns · precinct returns aggregated to county. Real returns — nothing estimated.