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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