The 2018 Florida Chief Financial Officer election took place on November 6, 2018. Incumbent Republican Chief Financial Officer

Jimmy Patronis Jimmy Theo Patronis Jr. (born April 13, 1972) is an American politician serving as the chief financial officer of the state of Florida. He was previously a member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 6th district, which inclu ...

, who was appointed in 2017, successfully ran for a full term, defeating Democratic nominee

Jeremy Ring Jeremy Ring (born August 10, 1970) is an American Democratic politician and former tech startup executive from Florida. He served in the Florida Senate from 2006 to 2016, representing parts of Broward County. He was the Democratic nominee for Ch ...

, a former state senator, in the general election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

, incumbent

Chief Financial Officer of Florida The chief financial officer of Florida is an elected statewide constitutional officer of Florida. The office was created in 2002 following the 1998 reforms of the Florida Cabinet. The CFO is a combination of the former offices of comptroller and ...

Declined

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, state senator * Jeff Brandes, state senator * Lenny Curry,

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* Don Gaetz, former state senator * Tom Grady, Florida Board of Education member and former state representative * Teresa Jacobs,

of Orange County * Jack Latvala, state senator ( running for governor) * Tom Lee, state senator and nominee in 2006 *

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and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016 * Seth McKeel, former state representative *

Pat Neal Patrick K. "Pat" Neal (born March 4, 1949) is an American real estate developer and politician who is a former Florida State Senator and former representative in the Florida House of Representatives. Early life and education Neal was born in De ...

, real estate developer and former state senator *

Will Weatherford Will Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) is an American politician who was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included east ...

, former

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Endorsements

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

, former state senator

Declined

* Kevin Beckner, former Hillsborough County Commissioner * Bob Buckhorn,

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* Patrick Murphy, former U.S. Representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016 * Jack Seiler,

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Endorsements

General election

Polling

Results

References

External links

;Official campaign websites
Jimmy Patronis (R) for CFO

Jeremy Ring (D) for CFO
{{2018 United States elections Chief Financial Officer Florida Chief Financial Officer elections

Florida Chief Financial Officer The chief financial officer of Florida is an elected statewide constitutional officer of Florida. The office was created in 2002 following the 1998 reforms of the Florida Cabinet. The CFO is a combination of the former offices of comptroller and ...