2018 Florida Chief Financial Officer election
The 2018 Florida Chief Financial Officer election took place on November 6, 2018. Incumbent Republican Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, who was appointed in 2017, successfully ran for a full term, defeating Democratic nominee Jeremy Ring, a former state senator, in the general election.Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Jimmy Patronis, incumbent Chief Financial Officer of Florida
Declined
- Aaron Bean, state senator
- Jeff Brandes, state senator
- Lenny Curry, Mayor of Jacksonville
- Don Gaetz, former state senator
- Tom Grady, Florida Board of Education member and former state representative
- Teresa Jacobs, Mayor of Orange County
- Jack Latvala, state senator
- Tom Lee, state senator and nominee in 2006
- Carlos López-Cantera, lieutenant governor and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016
- Seth McKeel, former state representative
- Pat Neal, real estate developer and former state senator
- Will Weatherford, former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Endorsements
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
General election
Polling
Results