The 2018 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 6, 2018, alongside a

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to the

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and other state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic senator

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ran for re-election to a fourth term, but was narrowly defeated by Republican governor

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. The election was the closest Senate race in the state's history. This was one of ten Democratic-held Senate seats up for election in a state won by

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in the

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. The results of the race were in dispute for 12 days following the election. The results showed that Nelson was narrowly trailing Scott, but the margin remained below 0.5%, triggering an automatic recount under Florida law. A controversial recount ensued, with both campaigns claiming irregularities. Following the recount, Florida elections officials confirmed Scott's victory on November 18, 2018. Scott received 50.05% of the vote, while Nelson received 49.93%; the margin of victory was 10,033 votes out of 8.19 million votes cast, or 0.12%. Both in terms of raw vote margin and by percentage of difference, this was the closest

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election in the 2018 cycle. Scott's victory marked the first time since the

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in 1875 that Republicans have held both Senate seats in Florida.

Background

Incumbent Democratic Senator Bill Nelson sought re-election in the 2018 U.S. Senate election in Florida. The election was expected to be a key race in determining which party would control the U.S. Senate in 2019. As of the second quarter of 2018, Nelson had a 44%–34% approval rating among his constituents. Despite having won re-election in

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by a 13% margin, Nelson was considered potentially vulnerable; he had been the only statewide elected Democrat in Florida since 2011, and his previous opponents,

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and

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, were seen as much weaker challengers than Scott. Additionally, he was one of 10 incumbent Democratic senators running in states that had been carried by Donald Trump in 2016. Nelson was described as a "low-key

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" that might not be able to energize progressive voters. After being encouraged by President Trump to enter the Senate race, Republican governor of Florida Rick Scott announced his candidacy on April 9, 2018. As of the first quarter of 2018, Scott held a 54%–35% approval rating among his constituents, with a majority of Florida voters believing the state was moving in the right direction under Scott's administration. Republican

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Donald Trump also held a positive approval rating of 49%–47% in Florida as of August 2018. Trump had won the state in

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by 1.2% over Democratic nominee

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. Scott had put more than $86 million of his own money into his successful

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and

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gubernatorial bids.

Republican primary

The Republican primary was considered merely a formality, as Governor Scott's lone challenger was a

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who was running for Senate seats in eight other Republican primaries across the country. No other notable Republicans entered the race before or after Scott announced his candidacy.

Candidates

Nominee

, incumbent

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Eliminated in the primary

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, businessman and

; American Delta and

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for president in

Withdrew

* Virginia Fuller, registered nurse; Republican nominee for

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from CA-11 in

* Alexander George, businessman, political activist, and minister; candidate for

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* Augustus Sol Invictus,

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activist; candidate for

* Lateresa Jones, life coach;

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candidate for

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and

(running as a

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) * Martin Mikhail * Mike Pompura * Joseph Smith, chiropractor; candidate for

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and FL-19 in

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; Republican nominee for FL-16 in

* Marcia R. Thorne, pastor (ran as an

) * Angela Marie Walls-Windhauser, candidate for

(ran as a

)

Declined

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2011–2017 * Carlos Beruff, real estate developer and Republican donor; candidate for

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since 2011 *

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(District 37) since 2010; Speaker of the Florida House since 2016 * John Delaney,

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1995–2003 *

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from FL-6 2013–2018; candidate for

(

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for

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) *

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, semi-retired

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from FL-13 2014–2017; candidate for

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since 2014; candidate for

* Tom Rooney,

from FL-17 since 2009

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

As both of Senator Nelson's primary opponents failed to qualify for the ballot, no Democratic primary was held.

Candidates

Nominee

, incumbent

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since 2001;

from FL-11 1979–1991

Declined

* Randolph Bracy,

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(District 11) since 2016 * Tim Canova, law professor; candidate for FL-23 in

(

for FL-23) * Pam Keith,

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veteran, labor attorney; candidate for

(

for FL-18)

Failed to qualify

* Tamika Lyles * Randy White

Libertarian Party

Candidates

Withdrew

* Joe Wendt, janitor

Declined

* Augustus Sol Invictus,

activist; candidate for

(ran as a Republican) *

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, political consultant, lobbyist, and strategist

American Independent Party

Candidates

Withdrew

* Ed Shoemaker, psychologist (

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for FL-15)

Independents and write-ins

Candidates

Declared

* Lateresa Jones, life coach; candidate for

and

(''

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'') * Howard Knepper, businessman and real estate developer; candidate for president in

(''

'') * Michael S. Levinson, candidate for FL-13 in

and the 2014 special election (''

'') * Charles Frederick Tolbert, pastor (''

'') * David Weeks (''

'')

Withdrew

* Edward Janowski * Scott McCatty (''

'') * Marcia R. Thorne, pastor * Angela Marie Walls-Windhauser, Republican candidate for

(''

'')

General election

According to

The Cook Political Report Amy Elizabeth Walter (born October 19, 1969)"Profile: Amy Walter"
Scott responded with ads accusing Nelson of having cut Medicare benefits and stolen from Medicare; fact-checkers found that both of Scott's assertions were "mostly false." During the campaign, Scott characterize Nelson as a "

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described the assertion as "pants-on-fire" false.

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was a key issue in this race. The election came less than nine months after the

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in Parkland. Nelson also mentioned the

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that occurred in June 2016 and killed 49 people, asserting that "nothing was done" by Scott's administration. In the wake of Stoneman Douglas, Scott raised the age to purchase a gun from 18 to 21, set a three-day waiting period to purchase assault-style weapons, and banned

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s—moves that Nelson described as "doing the bare...minimum". The

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opposed Scott's legislation. Environmental issues also took on a prominent role in the race. Scott and his administration had been heavily criticized for weakening regulations designed to protect the environment, even going as far as to instruct the FDEP not to use the words "

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" or "

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" in official reports. Because of this, Scott was blamed for the state's worsening algae blooms, even being dubbed "

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Rick" on social media. Scott blamed the toxic blooms on Nelson and on

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' general inefficiency. During the campaign, Scott sought to avoid mentioning President Trump and at times criticized or distanced himself from actions of the Trump administration. Prior to the campaign, he had used his friendship with Trump to boost his profile, had been an early and vocal supporter of Trump in 2016, and reportedly spoke to President Trump every one or two weeks. Trump endorsed Scott in his Senate bid. Both Nelson's and Scott's responses to Hurricanes Irma and

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(which made landfall in September 2017 and October 2018, respectively) were closely watched during the campaign season. Scott made Nelson's age an issue in the campaign. A 2024 study found that the confusing ballot design in Broward County, which flouted federal guidelines on ballot design, led approximately 25,000 voters to undervote in the 2018 Senate election. As the race was determined by less than 10,000 votes, some have speculated that the ballot design flaws contributed to the election outcome. However, the study concluded that this was unlikely to be the case.

Debates

Complete video of debate
October 2, 2018

Endorsements

Predictions

Fundraising

Polling

with Pam Bondi

Initial results and recount

The results of the race were in dispute for 12 days following the election. Because Scott's lead over Nelson was less than 0.5% of the vote, an automatic recount was triggered under Florida law. A controversial recount ensued, with both campaigns claiming irregularities. Nelson and Scott traded accusations of voter suppression and voter fraud. Two lawsuits were filed by the Scott campaign after the election against the Supervisor of Elections in both Palm Beach and Broward Counties while the Nelson campaign filed one against the secretary of state in Florida. On November 9, the Scott campaign won both of its lawsuits. Notably, election officials in Broward County had to receive police protection after accusations of voter fraud were made by a few members of Congress. Additionally, a number of mail-in ballots were found in a mail distribution center in the city of

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three days after the election. The Miami-Dade Elections Department considered the votes uncountable because they had not arrived at the department by the time the polls closed. The deadline for all ballots to be machine-counted was 3:00 pm EST on Thursday, November 15, 2018. The revised totals triggered a statewide hand-recount of rejected ballots. At least three counties (Broward, Hillsborough, and

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) missed the deadline. During machine counting, 846 votes from Hillsborough County were lost, presumably due to a power outage. Machines purchased from

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broke down, creating delays in the count of Palm Beach County votes.

Results

Florida elections officials announced on November 18, 2018, that Scott had prevailed. Scott received 50.05% of the vote, while Nelson received 49.93%; the margin of victory was 10,033 votes out of 8.19 million votes cast. Nelson then conceded the race to Scott.

By county

Final results from Florida Division of Elections. Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican * Brevard (largest municipality: Palm Bay) * Flagler (largest municipality:

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) *

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(largest municipality: Eastpoint) *

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(largest municipality:

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) * Hendry (largest municipality:

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) * Hernando (largest municipality: Spring Hill) * Jefferson (largest municipality:

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(largest municipality:

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(largest municipality:

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(largest municipality:

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) *

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(largest municipality:

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) * Okeechobee (largest municipality: Okeechobee) * Pasco (largest municipality: Wesley Chapel) *

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(largest municipality: Lakeland) *

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(largest municipality: North Port) * Volusia (largest municipality:

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)

By congressional district

Scott won 14 of 27 congressional districts.

Analysis

Edison Research exit poll

Notes

References

External links

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Background

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in the primary

Withdrew

Declined

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Declined

Failed to qualify

Libertarian Party

Candidates

Withdrew

Declined

American Independent Party

Candidates

Withdrew

Independents and write-ins

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

General election

Debates

Endorsements

Predictions

Fundraising

Polling

Initial results and recount

Results

By county

By congressional district

Analysis

Edison Research exit poll

Notes

See also

References

External links