2018 United States Senate election in Florida
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The 2018 United States Senate election in Florida was a closely contested race in which Republican Governor Rick Scott narrowly defeated incumbent Democratic Senator Bill Nelson, leading to one of the most expensive and high-profile Senate contests of the cycle.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | United States Senate election ⓘ |
| afterElectionOfficeholder | Rick Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| afterElectionOfficeholderParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beforeElectionOfficeholder | Bill Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beforeElectionOfficeholderParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignCharacteristic |
closely contested
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high-profile ⓘ one of the most expensive Senate races of 2018 cycle ⓘ |
| campaignSpendingLevel | among highest of 2018 Senate races ⓘ |
| campaignStatus | targeted by both national parties ⓘ |
| candidate |
Bill Nelson
NERFINISHED
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Rick Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| candidateParty |
Bill Nelson; Democratic Party
NERFINISHED
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Rick Scott; Republican Party ⓘ |
| certificationDate | 2018-11-18 ⓘ |
| challengerBackground | Rick Scott was Governor of Florida at time of campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| defeatedCandidate | Bill Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2018-11-06 ⓘ |
| electionType | general election ⓘ |
| electionYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Bill Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPartyBeforeElection | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentRanForReelection | Bill Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Florida ⓘ |
| marginOfVictory | 10,033 votes ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2024 United States Senate election in Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIssue |
Hurricane Michael recovery
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environment and red tide ⓘ gun control and Parkland shooting response ⓘ health care ⓘ |
| officeContested | United States Senate seat from Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 2018 United States Senate elections ⓘ |
| popularVote |
Bill Nelson; 4,089,472
NERFINISHED
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Rick Scott; 4,099,505 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2012 United States Senate election in Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryDate | 2018-08-28 ⓘ |
| primaryElectionsHeld | yes ⓘ |
| recount | yes ⓘ |
| recountType |
machine recount
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manual recount of overvotes and undervotes ⓘ |
| resultType | narrow victory ⓘ |
| seatClass | Class 1 United States Senate seat from Florida ⓘ |
| termLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| votePercentage |
Bill Nelson; 49.9%
NERFINISHED
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Rick Scott; 50.1% NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | Rick Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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Rick Scott (attended Crummer Graduate School of Business)
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electedIn
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2018 United States Senate election in Florida
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subject surface form:
Rick Scott