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The 2018 Florida gubernatorial election will take place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next Governor of Florida, concurrently with the election of Florida's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various Florida and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Scott is term-limited.
Video Florida gubernatorial election, 2018
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Usha Jain, physician and candidate for the Orange County Board of County Commissioners in 2016
- Jack Latvala, State Senator
- Bruce Nathan, physical therapist and independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016
- Adam Putnam, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and former U.S. Representative
- Angel Luis Rivera, businessman
- Bob White, chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida
- Daniel Zutler, businessman and independent candidate for President of the United States in 2016
Potential
- Ron Bergeron, businessman and member of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Carlos Beruff, real estate developer and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016
- Richard Corcoran, Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
- Ron DeSantis, U.S. Representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016
- Jackie Siegel, owner and director of the Mrs. Florida America pageant
Declined
- Jeff Atwater, former Chief Financial Officer of Florida
- Pam Bondi, Florida Attorney General
- John Delaney, President of the University of North Florida and former Mayor of Jacksonville
- Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas and candidate for President of the United States in 2008 and 2016
- Francis Rooney, U.S. Representative and former United States Ambassador to the Holy See
- Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator and candidate for President of the United States in 2016
- Will Weatherford, former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Polling
- *Denotes candidates who have not entered the race as of September 2017 and may ultimately choose not to.
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Andrew Gillum, Mayor of Tallahassee
- Gwen Graham, former U.S. Representative and daughter of former Governor Bob Graham
- Chris King, businessman
- Philip Levine, former Mayor of Miami Beach
Potential
- Kathy Castor, U.S. Representative
- Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami-Dade State Attorney
- Jeff Greene, real estate developer, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and Republican candidate for CA-23 in 1982
- Grant Hill, businessman and retired NBA player
Declined
- Bob Buckhorn, Mayor of Tampa
- Charlie Crist, U.S. Representative, former Republican-turned-independent governor and nominee for governor in 2014
- Buddy Dyer, Mayor of Orlando
- Rick Kriseman, Mayor of St. Petersburg
- John Morgan, personal injury lawyer and medical marijuana advocate
- Patrick Murphy, former U.S. Representative and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2016
- Jeremy Ring, former state senator (running for CFO)
- Jack Seiler, Mayor of Fort Lauderdale
Endorsements
Polling
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Libertarian primary
Candidates
Declared
- Randy Wiseman, former Republican Chair of the Lake County School Board, Republican candidate for the State House in 2004 and candidate for Mayor of Mount Dora in 2013
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Independents
Candidates
Potential
- John Morgan, personal injury lawyer and medical marijuana advocate
Endorsements
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General election
Predictions
Polling
- with David Jolly
- with Adam Putnam
- with Richard Corcoran
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See also
- List of Governors of Florida
- United States gubernatorial elections, 2018
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Notes
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References
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External links
- Official campaign websites
- Andrew Gillum (D) for Governor
- Gwen Graham (D) for Governor
- Usha Jain (R) for Governor
- Chris King (D) for Governor
- Jack Latvala (R) for Governor
- Philip Levine (D) for Governor
- Bruce Nathan (R) for Governor
- Adam Putnam (R) for Governor
- Angel Luis Rivera (R) for Governor
- Bob White (R) for Governor
- Randy Wiseman (L) for Governor
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