2018 United States Senate election in Florida

The 2018 United States Senate election in Florida took place on November 6, 2018.^[source?]

2018 United States Senate election in Florida

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Turnout	61.68%
Nominee Rick Scott Bill Nelson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 4,099,505 4,089,472 Percentage 50.06% 49.93%
County results Scott:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Nelson:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. Senator before election Bill Nelson Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Rick Scott Republican

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

Republican

Republican primary results
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

No Democratic primary was held.

General election

General election results[3]
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%