2018 Florida gubernatorial election

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The 2018 Florida gubernatorial election was a closely watched U.S. state election in which Republican Ron DeSantis narrowly defeated Democrat Andrew Gillum to become governor of Florida.

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instanceOf 2018 election
gubernatorial election
ballotsCast millions
campaignIssues economy
education
environment
gun control
health care
closelyWatched true
country United States
DemocraticNominee Andrew Gillum
electionDate 2018-11-06
electionLevel statewide
electionYear 2018
electorate registered voters in Florida
governorAfterElection Ron DeSantis
governorPartyAfterElection Republican Party
governorTermLength 4 years
hadDemocraticPrimary true
hadRepublicanPrimary true
incumbentBeforeElection Rick Scott
incumbentPartyBeforeElection Republican Party
locatedIn Florida
loser Andrew Gillum
marginOfVictory narrow
mediaCharacterization toss-up race
nationalAttention high
nextElection 2022 Florida gubernatorial election
notableThirdPartyOrIndependentCandidates minor candidates
officeTitle Governor
partOf 2018 United States elections
partyOfRunnerUp Democratic Party
partyOfWinner Republican Party
popularVoteRunnerUp Andrew Gillum
popularVoteWinner Ron DeSantis
positionContested Governor of Florida
previousElection 2014 Florida gubernatorial election
primaryElectionHeld 2018-08-28
recountOccurred true
RepublicanNominee Ron DeSantis
resultCertifiedBy Florida Department of State
resultContested true
runningMateOfAndrewGillum Chris King
runningMateOfRonDeSantis Jeanette Nuñez
linked to: Jeanette Núñez
state Florida
type general election
voterTurnoutLevel high
winner Ron DeSantis

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Ron DeSantis electedIn 2018 Florida gubernatorial election
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