Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2018

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Chief Financial Officer of Florida General Election, 2018
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Nominee Jimmy Patronis Jeremy Ring
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote4,152,2213,872,540
Percentage51.74%48.26%
CFO before election

Jimmy Patronis
Republican

Elected CFO

Jimmy Patronis
Republican

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, [1] defeating Democratic nominee Jeremy Ring, a former State Senator, in the general election.

Republican Party (United States) Major political party in the United States

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Jimmy Patronis Florida State Representative

Jimmy Theo Patronis, Jr. is an American restaurateur and politician who currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the state of Florida. He was previously a member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 6th District, which includes Panama City and other parts of southern Bay County, from 2006 to 2014.

Jeremy Ring American politician

Jeremy Ring is a Democratic politician and former tech startup executive from Florida. He served in the Florida Senate from 2006 to 2016, representing parts of Broward County. He was the Democratic nominee for Chief Financial Officer of Florida in the 2018 election.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Chief Financial Officer of Florida

The Chief Financial Officer of Florida is an elected statewide constitutional officer of Florida. The office was created in 2002 following the 1998 reforms of the Florida Cabinet. The CFO is a combination of the former offices of Comptroller and Treasurer/Insurance Commissioner/Fire Marshal. The office heads the Florida Department of Financial Services and is responsible for overseeing the state's finances, collecting revenue, paying state bills, auditing state agencies, regulating cemeteries and funerals, and handling fires and arsons. In addition, the CFO has administrative oversight over the offices which handles banking and insurance regulation. The CFO is a member of the Cabinet.

Declined

Aaron Bean American politician

Aaron Bean is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing the 4th District, which includes all of Nassau County and parts of Duval County, since 2012. He previous served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 12th District from 2000 to 2008.

Jeff Brandes American politician

Jeffrey P. "Jeff" Brandes is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the Pinellas County area since 2012.

Lenny Curry Florida politician

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Endorsements

Jimmy Patronis
U.S. Senators
Statewide officials
Jeb Bush American politician, former Governor of Florida

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Rick Scott United States Senator from Florida

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Organizations

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Hillsborough County, Florida County in the United States

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Bob Buckhorn Mayor-elect of Tampa, Florida

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Tampa, Florida City in Central Florida

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Endorsements

Jeremy Ring
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Mayors and other municipal officials
Other individuals
Organizations

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Jimmy
Patronis (R)		Jeremy
Ring (D)		Undecided
Gravis Marketing October 22–23, 2018773± 3.5%41%44%15%
Public Policy Polling September 27–28, 2018538—34%40%26%
Cherry Communications September 19–24, 2018622± 4.4%38%38%20%
Gravis Marketing August 29–30, 20181,225± 2.8%41%40%19%
Gravis Marketing July 13–14, 20181,840± 2.3%34%33%32%
Public Policy Polling June 18–19, 20181,308—34%39%27%
Cherry Communications May 25 – June 4, 2018605± 4%40%31%29%
EMC Research November 12–16, 2017705± 3.7%35%37%28%

Results

Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jimmy Patronis 4,152,22151.74
Democratic Jeremy Ring 3,872,54048.26
Total votes8,025,058100.0

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