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2018 Chief Financial Officer of Florida General Election

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Nominee Jimmy Patronis Jeremy Ring
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 4,152,221 3,872,540
Percentage 51.7% 48.3%

Patronis:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Ring:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%
     No votes

CFO before election

Jimmy Patronis
Republican

Elected CFO

Jimmy Patronis
Republican

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,[1] defeating Democratic nominee Jeremy Ring, a former state senator, in the general election.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

Declined[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Jimmy Patronis
U.S. Senators
Statewide officials
Organizations

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

Declined[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Jeremy Ring
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Mayors and other municipal officials
Other individuals
Organizations

General election[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Jimmy
Patronis (R)
Jeremy
Ring (D)
Undecided
Gravis Marketing October 22–23, 2018 773 ± 3.5% 41% 44% 15%
Public Policy Polling September 27–28, 2018 538 34% 40% 26%
Cherry Communications September 19–24, 2018 622 ± 4.4% 38% 38% 20%
Gravis Marketing August 29–30, 2018 1,225 ± 2.8% 41% 40% 19%
Gravis Marketing July 13–14, 2018 1,840 ± 2.3% 34% 33% 32%
Public Policy Polling June 18–19, 2018 1,308 34% 39% 27%
Cherry Communications May 25 – June 4, 2018 605 ± 4% 40% 31% 29%
EMC Research November 12–16, 2017 705 ± 3.7% 35% 37% 28%

Results[edit]

Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jimmy Patronis (incumbent) 4,152,221 51.74% -7.19%
Democratic Jeremy Ring 3,872,540 48.26% +7.19%
Total votes 8,025,058 100.0% N/A
Republican hold

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Turner, Jim (November 1, 2017). "Patronis to run for full term as Florida's CFO". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
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  33. ^ a b c Schorsch, Peter (November 30, 2017). "Jeremy Ring announces 'hat trick' of congressional endorsements for CFO bid". Florida Politics. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  34. ^ Schorsch, Peter (March 5, 2018). "Jeremy Ring picks up endorsement of Patrick Murphy, once mentioned as possible CFO candidate". Florida Politics. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  35. ^ Powers, Scott (October 24, 2017). "Former CFO Alex Sink endorses Jeremy Ring for the job". Florida Politics. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  36. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Wilson, Drew (January 4, 2018). "Jeremy Ring snags a pile of endorsements from state lawmakers". Florida Politics. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  37. ^ a b Powers, Scott (December 14, 2017). "Jeremy Ring gets nods from Mayors Buddy Dyer, Jack Seiler in CFO race". Florida Politics. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  38. ^ Wilson, Drew (January 9, 2018). "It looks like John Morgan is backing Jeremy Ring for Chief Financial Officer". Florida Politics. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  39. ^ "Big, early get: State's firefighters endorse Jeremy Ring in Democratic primary of CFO race". Florida Politics. June 9, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

External links[edit]

Official campaign websites