2018 Florida Chief Financial Officer election
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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.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jimmy Patronis, incumbent Chief Financial Officer of Florida
Declined
- 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
Endorsements
Jimmy Patronis
U.S. Senators
- Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator (R-FL)
Statewide officials
Organizations
- Associated Industries of Florida
- Florida Chamber of Commerce
- National Federation of Independent Business
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jeremy Ring, former state senator
Declined
- 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
Endorsements
Jeremy Ring
U.S. Representatives
- Ted Deutch, U.S. Representative (FL-22)
- Lois Frankel, U.S. Representative (FL-21)
- Alcee Hastings, U.S. Representative (FL-20)
- Al Lawson, U.S. Representative (FL-05)
- Patrick Murphy, former U.S. Representative (FL-18), Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016
- Darren Soto, U.S. Representative (FL-09)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz, U.S. Representative (FL-23)
- Frederica Wilson, U.S. Representative (FL-24)
Statewide officials
- Alex Sink, former Chief Financial Officer of Florida, Democratic nominee for Governor in 2010
State legislators
- Joseph Abruzzo, State Representative (D-Boynton Beach)
- Lori Berman, State Representative (D-Lantana)
- Randolph Bracy, State Senator (D-Orlando)
- Oscar Braynon, State Senator (D-Miami Gardens)
- Ben Diamond, State Representative (D-St. Petersburg)
- Bobby DuBose, State Representative (D-Fort Lauderdale)
- Katie Edwards, State Representative (D-Plantation)
- Gary Farmer, State Senator (D-Fort Lauderdale)
- Joe Geller, State Representative (D-Aventura)
- Audrey Gibson, State Senator (D-Jacksonville)
- Evan Jenne, State Representative (D-Hollywood)
- Shevrin D. Jones, State Representative (D-West Park)
- Kionne McGhee, State Representative (D-Miami)
- Bill Montford, State Senator (D-Tallahassee)
- Kevin Rader, State Representative (D-Delray Beach)
- Darryl Rouson, State Senator (D-St. Petersburg)
- Sean Shaw, State Representative (D-Tampa)
- Richard Stark, State Representative (D-Weston)
- Perry Thurston, State Senator (D-Fort Lauderdale)
Mayors and other municipal officials
- Buddy Dyer, Mayor of Orlando
- Jack Seiler, Mayor of Fort Lauderdale
Other individuals
- John Morgan, lawyer and Democratic fundraiser
Organizations
General election
Polling
Results
By congressional district
Patronis won 14 of 27 congressional districts.
References
External links
Official campaign websites