2018 Florida House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:2018 Florida House of Representatives election
Percentage2:42.24%
Leader2:Janet Cruz
Party2:Florida Democratic Party
Leader Since2:November 21, 2016
Leaders Seat2:62nd–Tampa
Last Election2:41 seats, 39.77%
Seats2:47
Popular Vote2:2,494,934
Percentage1:56.21%
Speaker
Before Election:Richard Corcoran
Before Party:Republican Party of Florida
After Election:José R. Oliva
Image2 Size:160x160px
Seats Before2:42
Seat Change2: 5
Image1:Richard Corcoran.jpeg
Majority Seats:61
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 Florida House of Representatives election
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 Florida House of Representatives election
Next Year:2020
Seats For Election:All 120 seats in the Florida House of Representatives
Popular Vote1:3,320,015
Image1 Size:160x160px
Country:Florida
Leader1:Richard Corcoran
Party1:Republican Party of Florida
Leader Since1:November 22, 2016
Leaders Seat1:37th–Dade City
Last Election1:79 seats, 57.08%
Seats Before1:78
Seats1:73
Seat Change1: 5
Type:legislative
After Party:Republican Party of Florida
Turnout:45.39% 1.86 pp
Map Size:400px

The 2018 Florida House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Florida on November 6, 2018, to elect members to the House of Representatives. The election coincided with the election for governor, and other elections. The Republicans won 73 seats and losing only 2, maintaining their control since 1997, while the Democrats gained 6 seats.[1] Four vacant seats, all won by Republicans in 2016, were picked up by Democrats.

Results

PartyVotesSeats
%+/−%
Republican Party of Florida3,320,01556.2173−260.83
Florida Democratic Party2,494,93442.2447+639.16
Independent81,7201.38000.00
Libertarian Party of Florida5,3810.32000.00
Green Party of Florida4,6220.32000.00
Write-in3,9250.15000.00
Total5,906,926100.00120±0100.00
Registered voters(as of August 2018)13,013,657100.00
Turnout5,906,92645.39
Source: Florida Division of Elections,[2] CBS Miami[3]

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

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Retiring incumbents

Republicans

Democrats

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2018.
  2. Web site: Florida Department of State - Election Results.
  3. Web site: 2018-08-13. Florida Tops 13 Million Registered Voters. 2020-12-03. en-US.