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Elections / 2018 · Senate · FL

The Republican candidate won Florida's Senate seat R+0.1.

Florida, 2018. Candidate results and statewide totals below.

Florida — 2018 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
4,089,472
49.9%
Republican (R)
4,099,505
50.1%
All others
0
0.0%
Margin
R+0.1
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2018 Senate returns.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rick ScottRRepublican4,099,50550.1%
Bill NelsonDDemocrat4,089,47249.9%
Florida, 2018
RepublicanR+0.1
2018 presidential margin by county for Florida — 2018 US Senate electionA map of the constituent counties of Florida — 2018 US Senate election, each outlined and filled by its 2018 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.MIAMI-DADE, FL · D+21.1BROWARD, FL · D+38.1PALM BEACH, FL · D+16.8HILLSBOROUGH, FL · D+8.0ORANGE, FL · D+23.9PINELLAS, FL · D+5.2DUVAL, FL · D+1.7LEE, FL · R+20.6BREVARD, FL · R+13.9POLK, FL · R+13.5VOLUSIA, FL · R+10.0PASCO, FL · R+15.1SARASOTA, FL · R+7.9SEMINOLE, FL · D+2.0MANATEE, FL · R+15.6COLLIER, FL · R+30.1LAKE, FL · R+20.7MARION, FL · R+23.7LEON, FL · D+30.3ST JOHNS, FL · R+30.2ESCAMBIA, FL · R+17.9ST LUCIE, FL · D+3.5ALACHUA, FL · D+29.4OSCEOLA, FL · D+16.7CLAY, FL · R+40.6CHARLOTTE, FL · R+22.4OKALOOSA, FL · R+45.4HERNANDO, FL · R+23.3MARTIN, FL · R+20.7SANTA ROSA, FL · R+49.5SUMTER, FL · R+41.9INDIAN RIVER, FL · R+21.1CITRUS, FL · R+35.9BAY, FL · R+47.2FLAGLER, FL · R+19.0NASSAU, FL · R+46.2HIGHLANDS, FL · R+32.5MONROE, FL · D+0.05WALTON, FL · R+50.5PUTNAM, FL · R+33.3COLUMBIA, FL · R+39.3GADSDEN, FL · D+39.5LEVY, FL · R+37.4JACKSON, FL · R+35.1SUWANNEE, FL · R+49.1WAKULLA, FL · R+31.4OKEECHOBEE, FL · R+37.7BAKER, FL · R+63.1BRADFORD, FL · R+44.9WASHINGTON, FL · R+56.8HENDRY, FL · R+19.9DESOTO, FL · R+24.6TAYLOR, FL · R+42.7MADISON, FL · R+10.0GILCHRIST, FL · R+55.5JEFFERSON, FL · R+1.0HOLMES, FL · R+74.7HARDEE, FL · R+39.9GULF, FL · R+46.4DIXIE, FL · R+54.2FRANKLIN, FL · R+25.7UNION, FL · R+50.6CALHOUN, FL · R+55.3HAMILTON, FL · R+26.2GLADES, FL · R+39.5LAFAYETTE, FL · R+55.9LIBERTY, FL · R+53.4
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
RepublicanRepublican50.1%4,099,038
DemocraticDemocratic49.9%4,088,007
OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60
R+60
67 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Florida's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
Florida's Senate marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1976 to 2024. Most recent: −12.8% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−12.8%DR19762024
Florida's Senate margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1976+26.0%
1980−3.3%
1982+23.5%
1986+9.5%
1988−0.8%
1992+30.8%
1994−41.0%
1998+24.9%
2000+4.9%
2004−1.1%
2006+22.2%
2010−28.7%
2012+13.0%
2016−7.7%
2018−0.1%
2022−16.4%
2024−12.8%