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Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

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2018
Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Florida
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: June 17, 2022
Primary: August 23, 2022
General: November 8, 2022

Pre-election incumbent(s):
Gov. Ron DeSantis (Republican)
Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Florida
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Likely Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Inside Elections: Likely Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
Federal and state primary competitiveness
State executive elections in 2022
Impact of term limits in 2022
State government trifectas
State government triplexes
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
Florida
executive elections
Governor

Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Chief Financial Officer
Agriculture Commissioner

Florida held an election for governor and lieutenant governor on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for August 23, 2022. The filing deadline was June 17, 2022. This was one of 36 gubernatorial elections that took place place in 2022. The governor serves as a state's top executive official and is the only executive office that is elected in all 50 states. At the time of the 2022 elections, there were 28 Republican governors and 22 Democratic governors. Click here for a map with links to our coverage of all 50 states' responses to the pandemic and here for an overview of all 36 gubernatorial elections that took place in 2022.

Heading into the 2022 elections, there were 23 Republican trifectas, 14 Democratic trifectas, and 13 divided governments where neither party held trifecta control. There were 23 Republican triplexes, 18 Democratic triplexes, and nine divided governments where neither party held triplex control.

A state government trifecta refers to a situation where one party controls a state's governorship and majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. A state government triplex refers to a situation where the governor, attorney general, and secretary of state are all members of the same political party.

Incumbent Ron DeSantis won election in the general election for Governor of Florida.

Incumbent Jeanette Nuñez won election in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Florida.

To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.

Candidates and election results

Governor

General election

General election for Governor of Florida

Incumbent Ron DeSantis defeated Charlie Crist, Carmen Gimenez, and Hector Roos in the general election for Governor of Florida on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis (R)
 
59.4
 
4,614,210
Image of Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist (D)
 
40.0
 
3,106,313
Image of Carmen Gimenez
Carmen Gimenez (No Party Affiliation)
 
0.4
 
31,577
Image of Hector Roos
Hector Roos (L)
 
0.2
 
19,299

Total votes: 7,771,399
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Florida

Charlie Crist defeated Nikki Fried, Cadance Daniel, and Robert Willis in the Democratic primary for Governor of Florida on August 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
 
59.7
 
904,524
Image of Nikki Fried
Nikki Fried
 
35.3
 
535,480
Image of Cadance Daniel
Cadance Daniel
 
2.5
 
38,198
Image of Robert Willis
Robert Willis
 
2.4
 
36,786

Total votes: 1,514,988
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ron DeSantis advanced from the Republican primary for Governor of Florida.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Hector Roos advanced from the Libertarian primary for Governor of Florida.

Lieutenant Governor

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Florida

Incumbent Jeanette Nuñez defeated Karla Hernandez, Kyle Gibson, and Jerry Rorabaugh in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Florida on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jeanette Nuñez
Jeanette Nuñez (R)
 
59.4
 
4,614,210
Image of Karla Hernandez
Karla Hernandez (D)
 
40.0
 
3,106,313
Image of Kyle Gibson
Kyle Gibson (No Party Affiliation)
 
0.4
 
31,577
Image of Jerry Rorabaugh
Jerry Rorabaugh (L) Candidate Connection
 
0.2
 
19,299

Total votes: 7,771,399
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Florida

Election information in Florida: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 11, 2022
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2022
  • Online: Oct. 11, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 29, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Oct. 29, 2022
  • Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 29, 2022 to Nov. 5, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A


Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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News and conflicts in this primary

This race was featured in The Heart of the Primaries, a newsletter capturing stories related to conflicts within each major party. Click here to read more about conflict in this and other 2022 Democratic gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial primaries. Click here to subscribe to the newsletter.

Election competitiveness

Race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]

Race ratings: Florida gubernatorial election, 2022
Race trackerRace ratings
November 8, 2022November 1, 2022October 25, 2022October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterLikely RepublicanLikely RepublicanLikely RepublicanLikely Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesLikely RepublicanLikely RepublicanLikely RepublicanLikely Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanLikely RepublicanLikely Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Election spending

Campaign finance

General election

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for gubernatorial candidates in Florida in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Florida, click here.

Filing requirements for gubernatorial candidates, 2022
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source Notes
Florida Governor Ballot-qualified party 144,419 $8,050.86 6/17/2022 Source Petition signatures only required in lieu of filing fee.
Florida Governor Unaffiliated 144,419 $5,367.24 6/17/2022 Source Petition signatures only required in lieu of filing fee.

Past elections

2018

See also: Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

Governor

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
Image of Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis (R)
 
49.6
 
4,076,186
Image of Andrew Gillum
Andrew Gillum (D)
 
49.2
 
4,043,723
Image of Darcy Richardson
Darcy Richardson (Reform Party)
 
0.6
 
47,140
Image of Kyle Gibson
Kyle Gibson (No Party Affiliation)
 
0.3
 
24,310
Ryan Foley (No Party Affiliation)
 
0.2
 
14,630
Image of Bruce Stanley
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
Image of Andrew Gillum
Andrew Gillum
 
34.4
 
522,164
Image of Gwen Graham
Gwen Graham
 
31.3
 
474,875
Image of Philip Levine
Philip Levine
 
20.3
 
308,801
Image of Jeff Greene
Jeff Greene
 
10.1
 
152,955
Image of Christopher King
Christopher King
 
2.5
 
37,616
John Wetherbee
 
0.9
 
14,426
Image of Alex Lundmark
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
Image of Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
 
56.5
 
916,298
Image of Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
 
36.5
 
592,518
Image of Bob White
Bob White
 
2.0
 
32,710
Timothy Devine
 
1.3
 
21,380
Bob Langford
 
1.2
 
19,842
Image of Bruce Nathan
Bruce Nathan
 
0.9
 
14,556
Don Baldauf
 
0.8
 
13,173
Image of John Joseph Mercadante
John Joseph Mercadante
 
0.7
 
11,647

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

Lieutenant governor

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Florida

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

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jeanette Nuñez
Jeanette Nuñez (R)
 
49.6
 
4,076,186
Image of Christopher King
Christopher King (D)
 
49.2
 
4,043,723
Image of Nancy Argenziano
Nancy Argenziano (Reform Party)
 
0.6
 
47,140
Ellen Wilds (No Party Affiliation)
 
0.3
 
24,310
John Tutton Jr. (No Party Affiliation)
 
0.2
 
14,630
Ryan McJury (No Party Affiliation)
 
0.2
 
14,505
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
66

Total votes: 8,220,560
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2014

See also: Florida Gubernatorial and Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014
Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Florida, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRick Scott/Carlos Lopez-Cantera Incumbent 48.1% 2,865,343
     Democratic Charlie Crist/Annette Taddeo-Goldstein 47.1% 2,801,198
     Libertarian Adrian Wyllie/Greg Roe 3.8% 223,356
     No Party Affiliation Glenn Burkett/Jose Augusto Matos 0.7% 41,341
     No Party Affiliation Farid Khavari/Lateresa Jones 0.3% 20,186
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0% 137
Total Votes 5,951,561
Election results via Florida Division of Elections


Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
  • Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
  • State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

See also: Presidential voting trends in Florida and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Florida, 2022
District Incumbent Party PVI
Florida's 1st Matt Gaetz Ends.png Republican R+19
Florida's 2nd Neal Dunn / Alfred Lawson Ends.png Republican R+8
Florida's 3rd Kat Cammack Ends.png Republican R+9
Florida's 4th New Seat N/A R+6
Florida's 5th John Rutherford Ends.png Republican R+11
Florida's 6th Michael Waltz Ends.png Republican R+14
Florida's 7th Open Electiondot.png Democratic R+5
Florida's 8th Bill Posey Ends.png Republican R+11
Florida's 9th Darren Soto Electiondot.png Democratic D+8
Florida's 10th Open Electiondot.png Democratic D+14
Florida's 11th Dan Webster Ends.png Republican R+8
Florida's 12th Gus Bilirakis Ends.png Republican R+17
Florida's 13th Charlie Crist Electiondot.png Democratic R+6
Florida's 14th Kathy Castor Electiondot.png Democratic D+8
Florida's 15th New Seat N/A R+4
Florida's 16th Vern Buchanan Ends.png Republican R+7
Florida's 17th Greg Steube Ends.png Republican R+10
Florida's 18th Scott Franklin Ends.png Republican R+13
Florida's 19th Byron Donalds Ends.png Republican R+13
Florida's 20th Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Electiondot.png Democratic D+25
Florida's 21st Brian Mast Ends.png Republican R+7
Florida's 22nd Lois Frankel Electiondot.png Democratic D+7
Florida's 23rd Open Electiondot.png Democratic D+5
Florida's 24th Frederica Wilson Electiondot.png Democratic D+25
Florida's 25th Debbie Wasserman Schultz Electiondot.png Democratic D+9
Florida's 26th Mario Diaz-Balart Ends.png Republican R+8
Florida's 27th Maria Elvira Salazar Ends.png Republican Even
Florida's 28th Carlos Gimenez Ends.png Republican R+2


2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Florida[5]
District Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
Florida's 1st 33.0% 65.3%
Florida's 2nd 44.0% 55.0%
Florida's 3rd 42.4% 56.5%
Florida's 4th 46.0% 52.7%
Florida's 5th 41.5% 57.3%
Florida's 6th 37.7% 61.4%
Florida's 7th 46.7% 52.2%
Florida's 8th 40.6% 58.3%
Florida's 9th 58.2% 40.8%
Florida's 10th 65.3% 33.5%
Florida's 11th 44.1% 55.0%
Florida's 12th 35.1% 63.9%
Florida's 13th 46.1% 52.9%
Florida's 14th 59.0% 39.8%
Florida's 15th 47.9% 51.0%
Florida's 16th 45.1% 54.0%
Florida's 17th 41.6% 57.6%
Florida's 18th 38.1% 60.9%
Florida's 19th 39.1% 60.2%
Florida's 20th 75.9% 23.5%
Florida's 21st 45.0% 54.4%
Florida's 22nd 58.5% 40.9%
Florida's 23rd 56.3% 43.1%
Florida's 24th 74.3% 25.2%
Florida's 25th 59.7% 39.7%
Florida's 26th 40.6% 58.9%
Florida's 27th 49.6% 49.9%
Florida's 28th 46.5% 52.9%


2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 46.6% of Floridians lived in one of the state's nine Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 40.2% lived in one of 52 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Florida was Trending Republican, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Florida following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Historical voting trends

Florida presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 17 Democratic wins
  • 14 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party D D D D D D D R D D D D D R R R D R R D R R R R D R R D D R R

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Florida

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Florida.

U.S. Senate election results in Florida
Race Winner Runner up
2018 50.1%Republican Party 49.9%Democratic Party
2016 52.0%Republican Party 44.3%Democratic Party
2012 55.2%Democratic Party 42.2%Republican Party
2010 48.9%Republican Party 29.7%Grey.png (Independent)
2006 60.3%Democratic Party 38.1%Republican Party
Average 53.3 40.8

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Florida

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Florida.

Gubernatorial election results in Florida
Race Winner Runner up
2018 49.6%Republican Party 49.2%Democratic Party
2014 48.1%Republican Party 47.1%Democratic Party
2010 48.9%Republican Party 47.7%Democratic Party
2006 52.2%Republican Party 45.1%Democratic Party
2002 56.0%Republican Party 43.2%Democratic Party
Average 51.0 46.5

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Delaware's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Delaware, November 2022
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 0 9 9
Republican 2 16 18
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 2 2
Total 2 27 29

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Florida's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Florida, November 2022
Office Officeholder
Governor Republican Party Ron DeSantis
Lieutenant Governor Republican Party Jeanette Nuñez
Secretary of State Republican Party Cord Byrd
Attorney General Republican Party Ashley B. Moody

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Florida State Legislature as of November 2022.

Florida State Senate

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 12
     Republican Party 28
     Vacancies 0
Total 40

Florida House of Representatives

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 35
     Republican Party 84
     Vacancies 1
Total 120

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Florida was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Florida Party Control: 1992-2022
One year of a Democratic trifecta  •  Twenty-three years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Governor D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R I R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate D S S R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Florida and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Florida
Florida United States
Population 21,538,187 331,449,281
Land area (sq mi) 53,653 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 71.6% 70.4%
Black/African American 15.9% 12.6%
Asian 2.8% 5.6%
Native American 0.3% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Other (single race) 3.3% 5.1%
Multiple 6% 5.2%
Hispanic/Latino 25.8% 18.2%
Education
High school graduation rate 88.5% 88.5%
College graduation rate 30.5% 32.9%
Income
Median household income $57,703 $64,994
Persons below poverty level 13.3% 12.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

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External links

Footnotes

  1. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  5. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022