2018 United States Senate election in Florida
Appearance
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Turnout | 61.68% | ||||||||||||||||
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County results Scott: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Nelson: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 United States Senate election in Florida took place on November 6, 2018.[source?]
Bill Nelson ran for a fourth term. He ran against Republican Rick Scott.[1]
The campaign was very competitive. It was one of the most competitive Senate elections in the nation.[2]
The victory margin was very close, so a recount was needed to find a winner. On November 18, Rick Scott officially won the election.[1]
Primary election
[change | change source]Republican
[change | change source]Republican primary results | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Rick Scott | 1,452,952 | 88.6 | |
Republican | Rocky De La Fuente | 186,636 | 11.4 | |
Total | 1,639,588 | 100.0% |
Democratic
[change | change source]No Democratic primary was held.
General election
[change | change source]General election results[3] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Rick Scott | 4,099,505 | 50.1 | |
Democratic | Bill Nelson (inc.) | 4,089,472 | 49.9 | |
Others | 607 | 0.0 | ||
Total | 8,190,005 | 100.0% |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bernie Woodall (November 18, 2018). "Republican Scott wins Florida U.S. Senate seat after manual recount". Reuters. Retrieved November 18, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ King, Ledyard (September 3, 2018). "Midterms: Stunning Florida primary result shifts Bill Nelson-Rick Scott Senate race from middle to extremes". USA Today.
- ↑ "Florida Election Watch - US Senator". floridaelectionwatch.gov.