2018 Florida gubernatorial election

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The 2018 Florida gubernatorial election was a closely watched U.S. state election in which Republican Ron DeSantis narrowly defeated Democrat Andrew Gillum to become governor of Florida.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 2018 election
gubernatorial election
ballotsCast millions
campaignIssues economy
education
environment
gun control
health care
closelyWatched true
country United States of America
surface form: United States
DemocraticNominee Andrew Gillum NERFINISHED
electionDate 2018-11-06
electionLevel statewide
electionYear 2018
electorate registered voters in Florida
governorAfterElection Ron DeSantis NERFINISHED
governorPartyAfterElection Republican Party NERFINISHED
governorTermLength 4 years
hadDemocraticPrimary true
hadRepublicanPrimary true
incumbentBeforeElection Rick Scott NERFINISHED
incumbentPartyBeforeElection Republican Party NERFINISHED
locatedIn Florida
loser Andrew Gillum NERFINISHED
marginOfVictory narrow
mediaCharacterization toss-up race
nationalAttention high
nextElection 2022 Florida gubernatorial election NERFINISHED
notableThirdPartyOrIndependentCandidates minor candidates
officeTitle Governor
partOf 2018 United States elections
partyOfRunnerUp Democratic Party NERFINISHED
partyOfWinner Republican Party NERFINISHED
popularVoteRunnerUp Andrew Gillum NERFINISHED
popularVoteWinner Ron DeSantis NERFINISHED
positionContested Governor of Florida
previousElection 2014 Florida gubernatorial election NERFINISHED
primaryElectionHeld 2018-08-28
recountOccurred true
RepublicanNominee Ron DeSantis NERFINISHED
resultCertifiedBy Florida Department of State NERFINISHED
resultContested true
runningMateOfAndrewGillum Chris King NERFINISHED
runningMateOfRonDeSantis Jeanette Nuñez NERFINISHED
state Florida
type general election
voterTurnoutLevel high
winner Ron DeSantis NERFINISHED

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Ron electedIn 2018 Florida gubernatorial election
subject surface form: Ron DeSantis