2018-11-06 Senatorial Election Results for Florida (Class 1)

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County	Turnout	Rick Scott (R)		Bill Nelson* (D)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Alachua	51%	40,599	35.3%	74,493	64.7%	20	0.0%	-33,894	115,112
Baker	49%	8,579	81.5%	1,945	18.5%	1	0.0%	6,634	10,525
Bay	46%	46,681	73.6%	16,723	26.4%	7	0.0%	29,958	63,411
Bradford	46%	7,576	72.5%	2,879	27.5%	1	0.0%	4,697	10,456
Brevard	58%	160,305	57.0%	121,112	43.0%	56	0.0%	39,193	281,473
Broward	46%	211,397	30.9%	472,239	69.1%	0	0.0%	-260,842	683,636
Calhoun	42%	3,586	77.6%	1,033	22.4%	0	0.0%	2,553	4,619
Charlotte	54%	52,916	61.2%	33,525	38.8%	16	0.0%	19,391	86,457
Citrus	55%	48,008	67.9%	22,660	32.1%	15	0.0%	25,348	70,683
Clay	57%	65,639	70.3%	27,718	29.7%	11	0.0%	37,921	93,368
Collier	52%	101,266	65.1%	54,390	34.9%	6	0.0%	46,876	155,662
Columbia	46%	17,234	69.6%	7,505	30.3%	6	0.0%	9,729	24,745
Dade	38%	316,020	39.4%	485,496	60.6%	31	0.0%	-169,476	801,547
De Soto	32%	5,503	62.3%	3,328	37.7%	0	0.0%	2,175	8,831
Dixie	42%	4,442	77.1%	1,322	22.9%	0	0.0%	3,120	5,764
Duval	50%	185,904	49.1%	192,381	50.9%	45	0.0%	-6,477	378,330
Escambia	51%	75,947	58.9%	52,891	41.0%	17	0.0%	23,056	128,855
Flagler	57%	31,467	59.5%	21,419	40.5%	11	0.0%	10,048	52,897
Franklin	53%	3,404	62.9%	2,011	37.1%	0	0.0%	1,393	5,415
Gadsden	58%	6,051	30.3%	13,945	69.7%	1	0.0%	-7,894	19,997
Gilchrist	52%	5,703	77.7%	1,633	22.3%	0	0.0%	4,070	7,336
Glades	37%	2,666	69.7%	1,156	30.2%	1	0.0%	1,510	3,823
Gulf	49%	4,321	73.2%	1,580	26.8%	0	0.0%	2,741	5,901
Hamilton	40%	2,856	63.1%	1,671	36.9%	0	0.0%	1,185	4,527
Hardee	34%	4,455	69.9%	1,916	30.1%	0	0.0%	2,539	6,371
Hendry	30%	5,304	60.0%	3,542	40.0%	0	0.0%	1,762	8,846
Hernando	52%	49,501	61.6%	30,798	38.3%	14	0.0%	18,703	80,313
Highlands	47%	26,282	66.2%	13,398	33.8%	6	0.0%	12,884	39,686
Hillsborough	47%	239,641	46.0%	281,661	54.0%	72	0.0%	-42,020	521,374
Holmes	43%	5,919	87.4%	856	12.6%	0	0.0%	5,063	6,775
Indian River	57%	44,798	60.5%	29,195	39.5%	11	0.0%	15,603	74,004
Jackson	41%	10,791	67.6%	5,182	32.4%	1	0.0%	5,609	15,974
Jefferson	60%	3,699	50.5%	3,626	49.5%	2	0.0%	73	7,327
Lafayette	43%	2,195	77.9%	623	22.1%	0	0.0%	1,572	2,818
Lake	52%	93,537	60.4%	61,402	39.6%	15	0.0%	32,135	154,954
Lee	48%	174,316	60.3%	114,857	39.7%	41	0.0%	59,459	289,214
Leon	60%	48,767	34.9%	91,097	65.1%	34	0.0%	-42,330	139,898
Levy	50%	11,658	68.7%	5,319	31.3%	3	0.0%	6,339	16,980
Liberty	41%	2,076	76.7%	632	23.3%	0	0.0%	1,444	2,708
Madison	52%	4,184	55.0%	3,425	45.0%	0	0.0%	759	7,609
Manatee	52%	94,390	57.8%	68,877	42.2%	28	0.0%	25,513	163,295
Marion	52%	95,592	61.8%	59,025	38.2%	44	0.0%	36,567	154,661
Martin	59%	46,733	60.4%	30,691	39.6%	12	0.0%	16,042	77,436
Monroe	53%	18,035	50.0%	18,051	50.0%	4	0.0%	-16	36,090
Nassau	62%	31,795	73.1%	11,703	26.9%	3	0.0%	20,092	43,501
Okaloosa	52%	60,924	72.7%	22,902	27.3%	19	0.0%	38,022	83,845
Okeechobee	36%	7,727	68.8%	3,496	31.1%	1	0.0%	4,231	11,224
Orange	44%	180,763	38.0%	294,308	61.9%	70	0.0%	-113,545	475,141
Osceola	41%	47,898	41.6%	67,123	58.4%	8	0.0%	-19,225	115,029
Palm Beach	50%	244,850	41.6%	344,008	58.4%	36	0.0%	-99,158	588,894
Pasco	48%	121,212	57.5%	89,447	42.5%	51	0.0%	31,765	210,710
Pinellas	55%	205,935	47.4%	228,712	52.6%	127	0.0%	-22,777	434,774
Polk	45%	138,751	56.7%	105,748	43.2%	45	0.0%	33,003	244,544
Putnam	48%	18,689	66.7%	9,344	33.3%	5	0.0%	9,345	28,038
Santa Rosa	53%	56,374	74.7%	19,047	25.3%	10	0.0%	37,327	75,431
Sarasota	58%	113,585	53.9%	96,973	46.0%	35	0.0%	16,612	210,593
Seminole	55%	97,457	49.0%	101,504	51.0%	31	0.0%	-4,047	198,992
St. Johns	64%	85,031	65.1%	45,638	34.9%	12	0.0%	39,393	130,681
St. Lucie	48%	59,612	48.2%	63,978	51.8%	34	0.0%	-4,366	123,624
Sumter	66%	52,868	70.9%	21,678	29.1%	3	0.0%	31,190	74,549
Suwannee	47%	11,842	74.5%	4,044	25.5%	2	0.0%	7,798	15,888
Taylor	45%	5,638	71.4%	2,263	28.6%	0	0.0%	3,375	7,901
Union	37%	3,650	75.3%	1,197	24.7%	0	0.0%	2,453	4,847
Volusia	51%	125,762	55.0%	102,819	45.0%	0	0.0%	22,943	228,581
Wakulla	54%	9,322	65.7%	4,868	34.3%	0	0.0%	4,454	14,190
Walton	52%	22,776	75.3%	7,485	24.7%	4	0.0%	15,291	30,265
Washington	45%	7,101	78.4%	1,959	21.6%	0	0.0%	5,142	9,060
TOTAL	49%	4,099,505	50.1%	4,089,472	49.9%	1,028	0.0%	10,033	8,190,005
Total R vote: 4,099,505 (50.1%)      Total D vote: 4,089,472 (49.9%)      Total Other vote: 1,028 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$83,771,112		$33,367,569
Total Receipts:		$85,231,716		$34,102,191
Cash on Hand:		$1,460,603		$1,730,969
Contributions by Candidate:		$63,569,753		$310
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$18,341,671		$26,239,433
Party Contributions:		$5,050		$2,000
Other Committee Contributions:		$981,797		$3,315,639
Transfers from Other Committees:		$1,036,189		$1,131,990
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$612,536		$18,917,837
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$35,672,988		$31,733,001
Net Independent Expenditures:		$-35,060,452		$-12,815,164
Net Spending:		$48,710,660		$20,552,405

2018 Senate class 1, Alachua County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	40,599	35.3%
Bill Nelson* (D)	74,493	64.7%
TOTAL	115,112
Turnout: 51%

2018 Senate class 1, Baker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	8,579	81.5%
Bill Nelson* (D)	1,945	18.5%
TOTAL	10,525
Turnout: 49%

2018 Senate class 1, Bay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	46,681	73.6%
Bill Nelson* (D)	16,723	26.4%
TOTAL	63,411
Turnout: 46%

2018 Senate class 1, Bradford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	7,576	72.5%
Bill Nelson* (D)	2,879	27.5%
TOTAL	10,456
Turnout: 46%

2018 Senate class 1, Brevard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	160,305	57.0%
Bill Nelson* (D)	121,112	43.0%
TOTAL	281,473
Turnout: 58%

2018 Senate class 1, Broward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	211,397	30.9%
Bill Nelson* (D)	472,239	69.1%
TOTAL	683,636
Turnout: 46%

2018 Senate class 1, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	3,586	77.6%
Bill Nelson* (D)	1,033	22.4%
TOTAL	4,619
Turnout: 42%

2018 Senate class 1, Charlotte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	52,916	61.2%
Bill Nelson* (D)	33,525	38.8%
TOTAL	86,457
Turnout: 54%

2018 Senate class 1, Citrus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	48,008	67.9%
Bill Nelson* (D)	22,660	32.1%
TOTAL	70,683
Turnout: 55%

2018 Senate class 1, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	65,639	70.3%
Bill Nelson* (D)	27,718	29.7%
TOTAL	93,368
Turnout: 57%

2018 Senate class 1, Collier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	101,266	65.1%
Bill Nelson* (D)	54,390	34.9%
TOTAL	155,662
Turnout: 52%

2018 Senate class 1, Columbia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	17,234	69.6%
Bill Nelson* (D)	7,505	30.3%
TOTAL	24,745
Turnout: 46%

2018 Senate class 1, Dade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	316,020	39.4%
Bill Nelson* (D)	485,496	60.6%
TOTAL	801,547
Turnout: 38%

2018 Senate class 1, De Soto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	5,503	62.3%
Bill Nelson* (D)	3,328	37.7%
TOTAL	8,831
Turnout: 32%

2018 Senate class 1, Dixie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	4,442	77.1%
Bill Nelson* (D)	1,322	22.9%
TOTAL	5,764
Turnout: 42%

2018 Senate class 1, Duval County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	185,904	49.1%
Bill Nelson* (D)	192,381	50.9%
TOTAL	378,330
Turnout: 50%

2018 Senate class 1, Escambia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	75,947	58.9%
Bill Nelson* (D)	52,891	41.0%
TOTAL	128,855
Turnout: 51%

2018 Senate class 1, Flagler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	31,467	59.5%
Bill Nelson* (D)	21,419	40.5%
TOTAL	52,897
Turnout: 57%

2018 Senate class 1, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	3,404	62.9%
Bill Nelson* (D)	2,011	37.1%
TOTAL	5,415
Turnout: 53%

2018 Senate class 1, Gadsden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	6,051	30.3%
Bill Nelson* (D)	13,945	69.7%
TOTAL	19,997
Turnout: 58%

2018 Senate class 1, Gilchrist County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	5,703	77.7%
Bill Nelson* (D)	1,633	22.3%
TOTAL	7,336
Turnout: 52%

2018 Senate class 1, Glades County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	2,666	69.7%
Bill Nelson* (D)	1,156	30.2%
TOTAL	3,823
Turnout: 37%

2018 Senate class 1, Gulf County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	4,321	73.2%
Bill Nelson* (D)	1,580	26.8%
TOTAL	5,901
Turnout: 49%

2018 Senate class 1, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	2,856	63.1%
Bill Nelson* (D)	1,671	36.9%
TOTAL	4,527
Turnout: 40%

2018 Senate class 1, Hardee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	4,455	69.9%
Bill Nelson* (D)	1,916	30.1%
TOTAL	6,371
Turnout: 34%

2018 Senate class 1, Hendry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	5,304	60.0%
Bill Nelson* (D)	3,542	40.0%
TOTAL	8,846
Turnout: 30%

2018 Senate class 1, Hernando County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	49,501	61.6%
Bill Nelson* (D)	30,798	38.3%
TOTAL	80,313
Turnout: 52%

2018 Senate class 1, Highlands County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	26,282	66.2%
Bill Nelson* (D)	13,398	33.8%
TOTAL	39,686
Turnout: 47%

2018 Senate class 1, Hillsborough County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	239,641	46.0%
Bill Nelson* (D)	281,661	54.0%
TOTAL	521,374
Turnout: 47%

2018 Senate class 1, Holmes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	5,919	87.4%
Bill Nelson* (D)	856	12.6%
TOTAL	6,775
Turnout: 43%

2018 Senate class 1, Indian River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	44,798	60.5%
Bill Nelson* (D)	29,195	39.5%
TOTAL	74,004
Turnout: 57%

2018 Senate class 1, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	10,791	67.6%
Bill Nelson* (D)	5,182	32.4%
TOTAL	15,974
Turnout: 41%

2018 Senate class 1, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	3,699	50.5%
Bill Nelson* (D)	3,626	49.5%
TOTAL	7,327
Turnout: 60%

2018 Senate class 1, Lafayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	2,195	77.9%
Bill Nelson* (D)	623	22.1%
TOTAL	2,818
Turnout: 43%

2018 Senate class 1, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	93,537	60.4%
Bill Nelson* (D)	61,402	39.6%
TOTAL	154,954
Turnout: 52%

2018 Senate class 1, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	174,316	60.3%
Bill Nelson* (D)	114,857	39.7%
TOTAL	289,214
Turnout: 48%

2018 Senate class 1, Leon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	48,767	34.9%
Bill Nelson* (D)	91,097	65.1%
TOTAL	139,898
Turnout: 60%

2018 Senate class 1, Levy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	11,658	68.7%
Bill Nelson* (D)	5,319	31.3%
TOTAL	16,980
Turnout: 50%

2018 Senate class 1, Liberty County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	2,076	76.7%
Bill Nelson* (D)	632	23.3%
TOTAL	2,708
Turnout: 41%

2018 Senate class 1, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	4,184	55.0%
Bill Nelson* (D)	3,425	45.0%
TOTAL	7,609
Turnout: 52%

2018 Senate class 1, Manatee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	94,390	57.8%
Bill Nelson* (D)	68,877	42.2%
TOTAL	163,295
Turnout: 52%

2018 Senate class 1, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	95,592	61.8%
Bill Nelson* (D)	59,025	38.2%
TOTAL	154,661
Turnout: 52%

2018 Senate class 1, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	46,733	60.4%
Bill Nelson* (D)	30,691	39.6%
TOTAL	77,436
Turnout: 59%

2018 Senate class 1, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	18,035	50.0%
Bill Nelson* (D)	18,051	50.0%
TOTAL	36,090
Turnout: 53%

2018 Senate class 1, Nassau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	31,795	73.1%
Bill Nelson* (D)	11,703	26.9%
TOTAL	43,501
Turnout: 62%

2018 Senate class 1, Okaloosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	60,924	72.7%
Bill Nelson* (D)	22,902	27.3%
TOTAL	83,845
Turnout: 52%

2018 Senate class 1, Okeechobee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	7,727	68.8%
Bill Nelson* (D)	3,496	31.1%
TOTAL	11,224
Turnout: 36%

2018 Senate class 1, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	180,763	38.0%
Bill Nelson* (D)	294,308	61.9%
TOTAL	475,141
Turnout: 44%

2018 Senate class 1, Osceola County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	47,898	41.6%
Bill Nelson* (D)	67,123	58.4%
TOTAL	115,029
Turnout: 41%

2018 Senate class 1, Palm Beach County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	244,850	41.6%
Bill Nelson* (D)	344,008	58.4%
TOTAL	588,894
Turnout: 50%

2018 Senate class 1, Pasco County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	121,212	57.5%
Bill Nelson* (D)	89,447	42.5%
TOTAL	210,710
Turnout: 48%

2018 Senate class 1, Pinellas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	205,935	47.4%
Bill Nelson* (D)	228,712	52.6%
TOTAL	434,774
Turnout: 55%

2018 Senate class 1, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	138,751	56.7%
Bill Nelson* (D)	105,748	43.2%
TOTAL	244,544
Turnout: 45%

2018 Senate class 1, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	18,689	66.7%
Bill Nelson* (D)	9,344	33.3%
TOTAL	28,038
Turnout: 48%

2018 Senate class 1, Santa Rosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	56,374	74.7%
Bill Nelson* (D)	19,047	25.3%
TOTAL	75,431
Turnout: 53%

2018 Senate class 1, Sarasota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	113,585	53.9%
Bill Nelson* (D)	96,973	46.0%
TOTAL	210,593
Turnout: 58%

2018 Senate class 1, Seminole County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	97,457	49.0%
Bill Nelson* (D)	101,504	51.0%
TOTAL	198,992
Turnout: 55%

2018 Senate class 1, St. Johns County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	85,031	65.1%
Bill Nelson* (D)	45,638	34.9%
TOTAL	130,681
Turnout: 64%

2018 Senate class 1, St. Lucie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	59,612	48.2%
Bill Nelson* (D)	63,978	51.8%
TOTAL	123,624
Turnout: 48%

2018 Senate class 1, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	52,868	70.9%
Bill Nelson* (D)	21,678	29.1%
TOTAL	74,549
Turnout: 66%

2018 Senate class 1, Suwannee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	11,842	74.5%
Bill Nelson* (D)	4,044	25.5%
TOTAL	15,888
Turnout: 47%

2018 Senate class 1, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	5,638	71.4%
Bill Nelson* (D)	2,263	28.6%
TOTAL	7,901
Turnout: 45%

2018 Senate class 1, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	3,650	75.3%
Bill Nelson* (D)	1,197	24.7%
TOTAL	4,847
Turnout: 37%

2018 Senate class 1, Volusia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	125,762	55.0%
Bill Nelson* (D)	102,819	45.0%
TOTAL	228,581
Turnout: 51%

2018 Senate class 1, Wakulla County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	9,322	65.7%
Bill Nelson* (D)	4,868	34.3%
TOTAL	14,190
Turnout: 54%

2018 Senate class 1, Walton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	22,776	75.3%
Bill Nelson* (D)	7,485	24.7%
TOTAL	30,265
Turnout: 52%

2018 Senate class 1, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rick Scott (R)	7,101	78.4%
Bill Nelson* (D)	1,959	21.6%
TOTAL	9,060
Turnout: 45%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Rick Scott
Total Disbursements:	$83,771,112
Total Receipts:	$85,231,716
Cash on Hand:	$1,460,603
Candidate Contributions:	$63,569,753
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$18,341,671
Party Contributions:	$5,050
Other Committee Contributions:	$981,797
Other Committee Transfers:	$1,036,189
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$612,536
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$35,672,988
Net Independent Expenditures:	$-35,060,452
Net Spending:	$48,710,660

Bill Nelson*
Total Disbursements:	$33,367,569
Total Receipts:	$34,102,191
Cash on Hand:	$1,730,969
Candidate Contributions:	$310
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$26,239,433
Party Contributions:	$2,000
Other Committee Contributions:	$3,315,639
Other Committee Transfers:	$1,131,990
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$18,917,837
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$31,733,001
Net Independent Expenditures:	$-12,815,164
Net Spending:	$20,552,405

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/FL/2018

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