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Elections and appointments
Last election

August 28, 2018

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Bob White (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of Florida. He lost in the Republican primary on August 28, 2018.

Biography

A native of Polk County, Florida, White has been involved in a number of political causes. At the time of his entrance into the 2018 gubernatorial election, White was the chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida and the Republican Liberty Caucus of Central East Florida. White is also the founder of the Liberty Catalyst Fund, an organization whose mission is "to educate our fellow Americans on the issues of Liberty, Freedom and Constitutional Integrity, so that they will make informed choices as they exercise their rights at the ballot box."[1][2][3]

Elections

2018

See also: Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 and Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 (August 28 Republican primary)

General election

General election for Governor of Florida

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Florida on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Ron DeSantis (R)
 
49.6
 
4,076,186
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Andrew Gillum (D)
 
49.2
 
4,043,723
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Darcy Richardson (Reform Party)
 
0.6
 
47,140
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Kyle Gibson (No Party Affiliation)
 
0.3
 
24,310
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Ryan Foley (No Party Affiliation)
 
0.2
 
14,630
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Bruce Stanley (No Party Affiliation) Candidate Connection
 
0.2
 
14,505
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
66

Total votes: 8,220,560
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Florida

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Florida on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Andrew Gillum
 
34.4
 
522,164
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Gwen Graham
 
31.3
 
474,875
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Philip Levine
 
20.3
 
308,801
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Jeff Greene
 
10.1
 
152,955
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Christopher King
 
2.5
 
37,616
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John Wetherbee
 
0.9
 
14,426
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Alex Lundmark
 
0.6
 
8,655

Total votes: 1,519,492
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Florida

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Florida on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Ron DeSantis
 
56.5
 
916,298
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Adam Putnam
 
36.5
 
592,518
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Bob White
 
2.0
 
32,710
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Timothy Devine
 
1.3
 
21,380
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Bob Langford
 
1.2
 
19,842
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Bruce Nathan
 
0.9
 
14,556
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Don Baldauf
 
0.8
 
13,173
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John Joseph Mercadante
 
0.7
 
11,647

Total votes: 1,622,124
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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