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2018 Florida Chief Financial Officer election

The 2018 Florida Chief Financial Officer election took place on November 6, 2018. Incumbent Republican Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, who was appointed in 2017, successfully ran for a full term, defeating Democratic nominee Jeremy Ring, a former state senator, in the general election.


The 2018 Florida Chief Financial Officer election took place on November 6, 2018. Incumbent Republican Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, who was appointed in 2017, successfully ran for a full term, defeating Democratic nominee Jeremy Ring, a former state senator, in the general election.

  • Jimmy Patronis, incumbent Chief Financial Officer of Florida

  • Aaron Bean, state senator

  • Jeff Brandes, state senator

  • Lenny Curry, Mayor of Jacksonville

  • Don Gaetz, former state senator

  • Tom Grady, Florida Board of Education member and former state representative

  • Teresa Jacobs, Mayor of Orange County

  • Jack Latvala, state senator (running for governor)

  • Tom Lee, state senator and nominee in 2006

  • Carlos López-Cantera, lieutenant governor and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016

  • Seth McKeel, former state representative

  • Pat Neal, real estate developer and former state senator

  • Will Weatherford, former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives

  • Jeremy Ring, former state senator

  • Kevin Beckner, former Hillsborough County Commissioner

  • Bob Buckhorn, Mayor of Tampa

  • Patrick Murphy, former U.S. Representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016

  • Jack Seiler, Mayor of Fort Lauderdale

Poll sourceDate(s)administeredSamplesizeMargin oferrorJimmyPatronis (R)JeremyRing (D)Undecided
Gravis MarketingOctober 22–23, 2018773± 3.5%41%44%15%
Public Policy PollingSeptember 27–28, 201853834%40%26%
Cherry CommunicationsSeptember 19–24, 2018622± 4.4%38%38%20%
Gravis MarketingAugust 29–30, 20181,225± 2.8%41%40%19%
Gravis MarketingJuly 13–14, 20181,840± 2.3%34%33%32%
Public Policy PollingJune 18–19, 20181,30834%39%27%
Cherry CommunicationsMay 25 – June 4, 2018605± 4%40%31%29%
EMC ResearchNovember 12–16, 2017705± 3.7%35%37%28%
PartyCandidateVotes%.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
Republican4,152,22151.74%−7.19%
Democratic3,872,54048.26%+7.19%
8,025,058100.0%N/A

Patronis won 14 of 27 congressional districts.

DistrictPatronisRingRepresentative
70%30%Matt Gaetz
69%30%Neal Dunn
58%42%Ted Yoho
65%35%John Rutherford
37%63%Al Lawson
59%41%Ron DeSantis
Mike Waltz
48%52%Stephanie Murphy
60%40%Bill Posey
46%54%Darren Soto
38%61%Val Demings
66%33%Daniel Webster
59%41%Gus Bilirakis
48%52%Charlie Crist
43%57%Kathy Castor
55%45%Dennis Ross
Ross Spano
56%44%Vern Buchanan
64%36%Tom Rooney
Greg Steube
54%46%Brian Mast
63%37%Francis Rooney
18%82%Alcee Hastings
39%60%Lois Frankel
41%59%Ted Deutch
37%62%Debbie Wasserman Schultz
17%83%Frederica Wilson
59%41%Mario Díaz-Balart
47%52%Carlos Curbelo
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
46%54%Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Donna Shalala

Official campaign websites

  • Jimmy Patronis (R) for CFO
  • Jeremy Ring (D) for CFO
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