2018 Senate elections · Florida history
Florida U.S. Senate election 2018
Rick Scott REP +0.1 gain · Class I seat · held 11/6/18
- Votes counted
- 8,190,005
- Margin
- 0.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
General election 11/6/18
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Scott Won | REP | 4,099,505 | 50.06% | |
| Bill Nelson | DEM | 4,089,472 | 49.93% | |
| Lateresa Jones | W | 467 | 0.01% | |
| David Weeks | W | 220 | 0.00% | |
| Charles Frederick Tolbert | W | 121 | 0.00% | |
| Howard Knepper | W | 113 | 0.00% | |
| Michael Stephen Levinson | W | 107 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 8,190,005 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Florida Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Rick Scott | 12.8 |
| 2022 | Class III | Marco Rubio | 16.4 |
| 2018 | Class I | Rick Scott | 0.1 |
| 2016 | Class III | Marco Rubio | 7.7 |
| 2012 | Class I | Bill Nelson | 13.0 |
| 2010 | Class III | Marco Rubio | 19.2 |
| 2006 | Class I | Bill Nelson | 22.2 |
| 2004 | Class III | Mel Martinez | 1.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Bill Nelson | 4.9 |
| 1998 | Class III | Bob Graham | 24.9 |
| 1994 | Class I | Connie Mack | 41.0 |
| 1992 | Class III | Bob Graham | 30.8 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 2018 Florida Senate race?
Rick Scott (REP) won with 50.1% of the vote, ahead of Bill Nelson (49.9%), a margin of 0.1 points.
Did the Florida Senate seat change party in 2018?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2018 Florida Senate race?
8,190,005 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.