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.
Florida results by county
67 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua | Andrew Gillum+31,416 | 41,28535.8% | 72,70163.1% | 1,2021.0% | 115,188 |
| Baker | Ron Desantis+6,928 | 8,68882.4% | 1,76016.7% | 940.9% | 10,542 |
| Bay | Ron Desantis+28,952 | 45,70972.2% | 16,75726.5% | 8651.4% | 63,331 |
| Bradford | Ron Desantis+5,027 | 7,69873.3% | 2,67125.4% | 1361.3% | 10,505 |
| Brevard | Ron Desantis+47,292 | 162,21357.6% | 114,92140.8% | 4,4521.6% | 281,586 |
| Broward | Andrew Gillum+260,140 | 222,01231.3% | 482,15268.0% | 5,0150.7% | 709,179 |
| Calhoun | Ron Desantis+2,653 | 3,57677.6% | 92320.0% | 1102.4% | 4,609 |
| Charlotte | Ron Desantis+22,854 | 54,10262.3% | 31,24836.0% | 1,5451.8% | 86,895 |
| Citrus | Ron Desantis+26,532 | 47,72967.3% | 21,19729.9% | 1,9722.8% | 70,898 |
| Clay | Ron Desantis+36,253 | 64,40468.9% | 28,15130.1% | 9311.0% | 93,486 |
| Collier | Ron Desantis+46,709 | 100,30364.5% | 53,59434.5% | 1,5561.0% | 155,453 |
| Columbia | Ron Desantis+10,317 | 17,42570.1% | 7,10828.6% | 3121.3% | 24,845 |
| Desoto | Ron Desantis+2,605 | 5,66363.6% | 3,05834.4% | 1812.0% | 8,902 |
| Dixie | Ron Desantis+3,655 | 4,66280.4% | 1,00717.4% | 1302.2% | 5,799 |
| Duval | Andrew Gillum+16,710 | 179,90247.3% | 196,61251.7% | 3,4330.9% | 379,947 |
| Escambia | Ron Desantis+21,883 | 74,71857.8% | 52,83540.8% | 1,8121.4% | 129,365 |
| Flagler | Ron Desantis+9,768 | 30,95158.6% | 21,18340.1% | 6821.3% | 52,816 |
| Franklin | Ron Desantis+1,722 | 3,51664.7% | 1,79433.0% | 1222.2% | 5,432 |
| Gadsden | Andrew Gillum+7,514 | 6,20430.9% | 13,71868.4% | 1440.7% | 20,066 |
| Gilchrist | Ron Desantis+4,693 | 5,97581.1% | 1,28217.4% | 1091.5% | 7,366 |
| Glades | Ron Desantis+1,552 | 2,64769.1% | 1,09528.6% | 882.3% | 3,830 |
| Gulf | Ron Desantis+2,754 | 4,26572.3% | 1,51125.6% | 1202.0% | 5,896 |
| Hamilton | Ron Desantis+1,317 | 2,90863.9% | 1,59135.0% | 531.2% | 4,552 |
| Hardee | Ron Desantis+2,683 | 4,48570.1% | 1,80228.2% | 1101.7% | 6,397 |
| Hendry | Ron Desantis+1,661 | 5,17758.3% | 3,51639.6% | 1802.0% | 8,873 |
| Hernando | Ron Desantis+20,243 | 49,67461.6% | 29,43136.5% | 1,5171.9% | 80,622 |
| Highlands | Ron Desantis+13,502 | 26,28566.1% | 12,78332.2% | 6891.7% | 39,757 |
| Hillsborough | Andrew Gillum+46,763 | 234,83544.9% | 281,59853.9% | 6,4281.2% | 522,861 |
| Holmes | Ron Desantis+5,203 | 5,94087.7% | 73710.9% | 961.4% | 6,773 |
| Indian River | Ron Desantis+16,464 | 44,92460.5% | 28,46038.3% | 8671.2% | 74,251 |
| Jackson | Ron Desantis+5,752 | 10,77167.4% | 5,01931.4% | 1871.2% | 15,977 |
| Jefferson | Ron Desantis+501 | 3,87752.7% | 3,37645.9% | 1071.5% | 7,360 |
| Lafayette | Ron Desantis+1,944 | 2,36383.7% | 41914.8% | 421.5% | 2,824 |
| Lake | Ron Desantis+32,344 | 92,63359.7% | 60,28938.9% | 2,2131.4% | 155,135 |
| Lee | Ron Desantis+62,880 | 174,07860.1% | 111,19838.4% | 4,3151.5% | 289,591 |
| Leon | Andrew Gillum+38,823 | 49,94735.7% | 88,77063.4% | 1,3200.9% | 140,037 |
| Levy | Ron Desantis+7,366 | 12,08470.7% | 4,71827.6% | 2871.7% | 17,089 |
| Liberty | Ron Desantis+1,533 | 2,05976.8% | 52619.6% | 953.5% | 2,680 |
| Madison | Ron Desantis+1,110 | 4,34757.0% | 3,23742.4% | 450.6% | 7,629 |
| Manatee | Ron Desantis+25,620 | 93,23557.1% | 67,61541.4% | 2,4701.5% | 163,320 |
| Marion | Ron Desantis+37,509 | 94,89761.3% | 57,38837.1% | 2,5621.7% | 154,847 |
| Martin | Ron Desantis+18,701 | 47,84961.5% | 29,14837.5% | 7701.0% | 77,767 |
| Miami-Dade | Andrew Gillum+167,405 | 311,79239.0% | 479,19759.9% | 8,4921.1% | 799,481 |
| Monroe | Ron Desantis+1,332 | 18,50851.2% | 17,17647.5% | 4451.2% | 36,129 |
| Nassau | Ron Desantis+20,231 | 31,70372.8% | 11,47226.3% | 3900.9% | 43,565 |
| Okaloosa | Ron Desantis+37,532 | 59,94071.5% | 22,40826.7% | 1,5331.8% | 83,881 |
| Okeechobee | Ron Desantis+4,424 | 7,73068.8% | 3,30629.4% | 2031.8% | 11,239 |
| Orange | Andrew Gillum+122,044 | 174,25336.6% | 296,29762.3% | 5,2341.1% | 475,784 |
| Osceola | Andrew Gillum+24,087 | 44,63438.8% | 68,72159.7% | 1,6871.5% | 115,042 |
| Palm Beach | Andrew Gillum+100,393 | 241,01641.1% | 341,40958.2% | 4,2950.7% | 586,720 |
| Pasco | Ron Desantis+34,372 | 120,75457.2% | 86,38241.0% | 3,8001.8% | 210,936 |
| Pinellas | Andrew Gillum+13,159 | 207,66747.7% | 220,82650.7% | 6,7921.6% | 435,285 |
| Polk | Ron Desantis+32,672 | 136,71755.9% | 104,04542.6% | 3,6431.5% | 244,405 |
| Putnam | Ron Desantis+9,710 | 18,72166.6% | 9,01132.0% | 3921.4% | 28,124 |
| Santa Rosa | Ron Desantis+37,941 | 56,14874.3% | 18,20724.1% | 1,2111.6% | 75,566 |
| Sarasota | Ron Desantis+18,247 | 113,26153.7% | 95,01445.0% | 2,7471.3% | 211,022 |
| Seminole | Andrew Gillum+3,571 | 96,63048.5% | 100,20150.3% | 2,3921.2% | 199,223 |
| St Johns | Ron Desantis+37,456 | 83,66463.9% | 46,20835.3% | 1,1320.9% | 131,004 |
| St Lucie | Andrew Gillum+4,612 | 58,99447.6% | 63,60651.3% | 1,4421.2% | 124,042 |
| Sumter | Ron Desantis+29,958 | 51,80169.6% | 21,84329.4% | 7551.0% | 74,399 |
| Suwannee | Ron Desantis+8,784 | 12,23476.9% | 3,45021.7% | 2221.4% | 15,906 |
| Taylor | Ron Desantis+4,065 | 5,94274.8% | 1,87723.6% | 1221.5% | 7,941 |
| Union | Ron Desantis+2,869 | 3,84278.9% | 97320.0% | 551.1% | 4,870 |
| Volusia | Ron Desantis+24,325 | 124,81154.6% | 100,48643.9% | 3,4621.5% | 228,759 |
| Wakulla | Ron Desantis+5,608 | 9,80268.9% | 4,19429.5% | 2241.6% | 14,220 |
| Walton | Ron Desantis+15,906 | 22,92575.6% | 7,01923.1% | 3871.3% | 30,331 |
| Washington | Ron Desantis+5,152 | 7,01777.6% | 1,86520.6% | 1661.8% | 9,048 |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2018 gubernatorial returns · precinct returns aggregated to county. Real returns — nothing estimated.