2022 Florida gubernatorial election

2022 Florida gubernatorial election

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Turnout53.6% Decrease 9 pp
 
Nominee Ron DeSantis Charlie Crist
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Jeanette Nuñez Karla Hernández-Mats
Popular vote 4,614,210 3,106,313
Percentage 59.37% 39.97%

DeSantis:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Crist:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No votes

Governor before election

Ron DeSantis
Republican

Elected Governor

Ron DeSantis
Republican

The 2022 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Florida, alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Party governor Ron DeSantis won re-election in a landslide and defeated the Democratic Party nominee, former U.S. representative Charlie Crist, who previously served as governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 as a Republican and later as an Independent. No Democrat has been elected governor of Florida since 1994.

According to exit polls, DeSantis won 65% of White voters, 13% of Black voters, and 58% of Latinos; of the latter group, DeSantis won 69% of Cubans and 56% of Puerto Ricans. DeSantis' large margin of victory was in part due to him flipping Democratic stronghold Miami-Dade County for the first time since 2002, and Palm Beach County for the first time since 1986, as well as winning Hillsborough, Osceola, Pinellas, and St. Lucie counties for the first time since 2006; this was also the first gubernatorial election since 2006 in which a candidate received over 50% of the vote. His near 20% margin of victory was the largest since 1982 and the largest for a Republican in state history. It was also the first time the governorship was won by double digits since 2002, and the first time it was won by over one million votes.

Significantly, Crist's 40% performance was the worst for a Democratic nominee for governor of Florida since 1916. Republicans won the other statewide races by double digits; this is the first time since the end of Reconstruction that Democrats do not hold at least one of the statewide positions. DeSantis also made large gains among Hispanic voters, becoming the first Republican in decades to win a majority of those voters. He also had a major fundraising advantage over Crist, setting an all time record for a gubernatorial candidate.

Some analysts believe that this election indicates that Florida has transitioned from being a Republican-leaning swing state into a reliable red state.

Qualifying for the ballot

To qualify for the ballot in Florida, partisan candidates must first file with the Division of Elections of the Florida Department of State. After filing, a candidate must then qualify for the ballot by a deadline by either paying qualifying fees totaling 6% of the salary of the position sought, or obtaining sufficiently many signatures. Not all candidates who filed to run for governor subsequently qualified to appear on the ballot.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Failed to qualify

Declined

Endorsements

Ron DeSantis
U.S. senators
Organizations

Democratic primary

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried finished second in the primary.

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Failed to qualify

  • Robert Conner
  • Ivan Graham, dentist
  • Carlos Enrique Gutierrez, property manager and candidate for mayor of Miami Beach in 2021
  • Jonathan Karns, businessman
  • Alex Lundmark, real estate agent and candidate for governor in 2018
  • Christine Powers
  • Randy Zapata, legal advocate

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Charlie Crist
U.S. representatives
State officials
State legislators
Local officials
Organizations
Labor unions
Newspapers
Individuals
Nikki Fried
State legislators
Individuals
Organizations
Annette Taddeo (withdrawn)
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Local officials
Organizations
Individuals

Polling

Graphical summary
Source of poll
aggregation
Dates
administered
Dates
updated
Charlie
Crist
Nikki
Fried
Other
Margin
Real Clear Politics February 7 – June 17, 2022 June 20, 2022 40.0% 23.3% 36.7% Crist +16.7
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Charlie
Crist
Nikki
Fried
Annette
Taddeo
Other Undecided
St. Pete Polls August 20–21, 2022 1,617 (LV) ± 2.4% 59% 30% 11%
Change Research (D) Archived January 27, 2023, at the Wayback Machine August 12–14, 2022 702 (LV) ± 4.2% 47% 37% 16%
University of North Florida Archived February 19, 2023, at the Wayback Machine August 8–12, 2022 529 (LV) ± 6.0% 43% 47% 5% 6%
Public Policy Polling (D) August 8–9, 2022 664 (LV) ± 3.8% 42% 35% 23%
St. Pete Polls August 2–3, 2022 1,361 (LV) ± 2.7% 56% 24% 20%
GBAO (D) July 27–31, 2022 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 52% 36% 12%
Kaplan Strategies July 6, 2022 671 (LV) ± 3.8% 39% 39% 22%
GBAO (D) June 23–26, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 55% 34% 11%
St. Pete Polls June 16–17, 2022 1,007 (LV) ± 3.1% 49% 24% 27%
Global Strategy Group (D) June 8–13, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 38% 34% 29%
June 6, 2022 Taddeo withdraws from the race
St. Pete Polls May 2–3, 2022 1,859 (LV) ± 2.3% 52% 19% 5% 24%
Sachs Media Group April 8–10, 2022 700 (RV) ± 3.7% 35% 20% 4% 41%
University of North Florida Archived July 6, 2022, at the Wayback Machine February 7–20, 2022 271 (RV) ± 6.0% 27% 19% 4% 8% 44%
Mason-Dixon February 7–10, 2022 400 (LV) ± 5.0% 44% 27% 3% 26%
Alvarado Strategies (R) February 2022 1,007 (LV) ± 3.1% 36% 25% 6% 10% 23%
GBAO (D) January 26–31, 2022 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 54% 28% 7% 11%
56% 33% 11%
Public Policy Polling (D) January 26–27, 2022 582 (LV) ± 4.1% 36% 34% 29%
Public Policy Polling (D) August 10–11, 2021 274 (LV) ± 5.9% 33% 36% 31%
Susquehanna Polling & Research (R) August 4–10, 2021 245 (RV) ± 6.3% 38% 27% 5% 30%
Political Matrix (R) June 9–11, 2021 660 (LV) ± 4.5% 41% 31% 29%
St. Pete Polls May 24–26, 2021 2,752 (RV) ± 1.9% 55% 22% 11% 12%
Victory Insights (R) May 4, 2021 232 (RV) ± 7.0% 53% 30% 17%
SEA Polling (D) April 15–20, 2021 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 28% 26% 13% 34%

Results

Results by county:
 Crist
  •  40–50%
  •  50–60%
  •  60–70%
  •  70–80%
 Fried
  •  40–50%
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlie Crist 904,524 59.71%
Democratic Nicole "Nikki" Fried 535,480 35.35%
Democratic Cadance Daniel 38,198 2.52%
Democratic Robert L. Willis 36,786 2.43%
Total votes 1,513,180 100.0%

Running mate selection

In June 2022, Politico released a shortlist of 18 people who Crist was considering as his running mate. On August 26, four days after Crist won the gubernatorial primary, CBS News reported that he had selected Karla Hernández-Mats, one of the people on the Politico shortlist.

Selected

  • Karla Hernández-Mats, president of the United Teachers of Dade

On shortlist

Independent and third-party candidates

Green Party

Withdrawn

Independent Party

Withdrawn

  • Gizmo Wexler, IT administrator

Libertarian Party

Declared

  • Hector Roos

Declined

Independent candidates

Declared

  • Carmen Jackie Gimenez

Failed to qualify

  • Eugene H. Steele, attorney

Withdrawn

  • Mark B. Graham, computer technician and candidate for president in 2016
  • Frank Hughes Jr., education consultant
  • Jodi Gregory Jeloudov

Declined

Write-ins

Declared

  • Piotr Blass, perennial candidate
  • James Thompson, pastor

General election

Debates and forums

2022 Florida gubernatorial debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Participants
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee   W  Withdrawn
Ron DeSantis Charlie Crist
1 October 24, 2022 WPEC-TV Liz Quirantes YouTube P P

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report Likely R July 22, 2022
Inside Elections Likely R July 22, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball Safe R October 31, 2022
Politico Likely R April 1, 2022
RCP Lean R January 10, 2022
Fox News Likely R May 12, 2022
538 Solid R October 18, 2022
Elections Daily Safe R November 7, 2022

Endorsements

Ron DeSantis (R)
Former U.S. Executive Branch officials
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
State officials
State legislators
Local officials
  • Dave Kerner, member of the Palm Beach County Commission from the 3rd District (2016–present); former state representative from the 87th district (2012–2016) (Democrat)
Individuals
Organizations
Charlie Crist (D)
U.S. Executive Branch officials
U.S. representatives
State officials
State legislators
  • Crist kept his legislative endorsements going into the general election.
Local officials
Individuals
Organizations
Labor unions
Newspapers
Individuals

Polling

Aggregate polls
Source of poll
aggregation
Dates
administered
Dates
updated
Ron
DeSantis (R)
Charlie
Crist (D)
Other
Margin
Real Clear Politics October 17 – November 6, 2022 November 8, 2022 54.4% 42.2% 3.4% DeSantis +12.2
FiveThirtyEight October 30, 2022 – November 7, 2022 November 8, 2022 54.5% 42.4% 3.0% DeSantis +12.1
270 to win November 4–7, 2022 November 8, 2022 54.0% 41.8% 4.2% DeSantis +12.2
Average 54.3% 42.1% 3.6% DeSantis +12.2
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Ron
DeSantis (R)
Charlie
Crist (D)
Other Undecided
Research Co. November 4–6, 2022 450 (LV) ± 4.6% 54% 41% 2% 3%
Data for Progress (D) November 2–6, 2022 1,436 (LV) ± 3.0% 57% 42% 2%
Amber Integrated (R) November 1–2, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 53% 40% 4% 4%
Civiqs October 29 – November 2, 2022 772 (LV) ± 3.9% 54% 45% 1% 1%
InsiderAdvantage (R) November 1, 2022 550 (LV) ± 4.2% 53% 43% 1% 3%
Siena College October 30 – November 1, 2022 659 (LV) ± 4.4% 54% 42% 3%
Victory Insights October 30 – November 1, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.8% 54% 41% 5%
Florida State University/YouGov October 20–31, 2022 1,117 (RV) 53% 43%
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) October 27–28, 2022 633 (LV) ± 3.3% 47% 53%
University of North Florida Archived November 10, 2022, at the Wayback Machine October 17–24, 2022 622 (LV) ± 4.7% 55% 41% 2% 3%
Data for Progress (D) October 19–23, 2022 1,251 (LV) ± 3.0% 54% 42% 1% 2%
Florida Atlantic University October 12–16, 2022 719 (LV) ± 3.7% 51% 40% 4% 5%
Sachs Media October 15, 2022 600 (LV) 52% 42% 6%
RMG Research (R) Archived November 15, 2022, at the Wayback Machine October 10–13, 2022 685 (LV) ± 3.7% 52% 42% 6%
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy September 26–28, 2022 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 52% 41% 1% 6%
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) September 21, 2022 700 (LV) ± 3.3% 47% 53%
Siena College September 18–25, 2022 669 (LV) ± 4.5% 49% 41% 2% 7%
Civiqs September 17–20, 2022 617 (LV) ± 4.5% 52% 45% 1% 2%
Suffolk University September 15–18, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 48% 41% 5% 7%
Sachs Media September 10, 2022 600 (LV) 51% 45% 4%
Survey Monkey (D) September 9–10, 2022 999 (RV) ± 3.0% 49% 43% 8%
563 (LV) ± 3.0% 50% 47% 3%
Echelon Insights August 31 – September 7, 2022 815 (LV) ± 4.3% 52% 42% 7%
InsiderAdvantage (R) September 5–6, 2022 550 (LV) ± 4.2% 50% 45% 5%
Susquehanna Polling and Research (R) August 29 – September 4, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.3% 47% 43% 10%
Fabrizio Ward (R)/Impact Research (D) August 24–31, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 50% 47% 3%
Clarity Campaign Labs (D) August 25–30, 2022 3,017 (LV) ± 1.8% 48% 45% 7%
Impact Research (D) August 12–18, 2022 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 51% 46% 3%
Cherry Communications (R) August 4–15, 2022 608 (LV) ± 4.0% 51% 43% 6%
University of North Florida Archived February 19, 2023, at the Wayback Machine August 8–12, 2022 1,624 (RV) ± 3.4% 50% 42% 6% 2%
Clarity Campaign Labs (D) July 26–31, 2022 2,244 (LV) ± 2.1% 47% 44% 9%
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) May 27 – June 4, 2022 714 (LV) ± 3.7% 49% 51%
Fabrizio Lee & Associates (R) Mid-May 2022 1,200 (RV) ± 2.8% 47% 48% 5%
Phillips Academy May 7–9, 2022 543 (RV) ± 4.2% 36% 35% 30%
Saint Leo University February 28 – March 12, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.5% 49% 33% 18%
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) February 23, 2022 1,064 (LV) ± 3.0% 44% 56%
University of North Florida Archived July 6, 2022, at the Wayback Machine February 7–20, 2022 685 (RV) ± 3.7% 55% 34% 11%
Mason-Dixon February 7–10, 2022 625 (RV) ± 4.0% 51% 43% 6%
Suffolk University January 26–29, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 49% 43% 0% 8%
St. Pete Polls November 18–19, 2021 2,896 (LV) ± 1.8% 51% 45% 5%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies November 9, 2021 867 (RV) ± 3.3% 44% 37% 5% 9%
842 (LV) ± 3.4% 46% 40% 4% 7%
Saint Leo University October 17–23, 2021 500 (A) ± 4.5% 47% 35% 18%
VCreek/AMG (R) September 23–27, 2021 405 (LV) ± 4.9% 47% 39% 2% 12%
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) September 11–12, 2021 1,144 (LV) ± 3.1% 45% 55%
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) September 3–5, 2021 1,144 (LV) ± 3.1% 45% 55%
RMG Research August 21–28, 2021 1,000 (RV) ± 3.1% 45% 38% 17%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies August 20–24, 2021 1,000 (RV) ± 3.1% 45% 36% 5% 9%
977 (LV) 48% 38% 5% 8%
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) August 14–18, 2021 1,000 (LV) ± 3.1% 43% 57%
Change Research (D) August 14–17, 2021 1,585 (LV) ± 2.5% 49% 45% 6%
Susquehanna Polling & Research (R) August 4–10, 2021 700 (RV) ± 3.7% 46% 43% 3% 7%
Cherry Communications (R) July 26 – August 4, 2021 610 (LV) ± 4.0% 51% 43% 6%
St. Pete Polls August 2–3, 2021 3,952 (LV) ± 1.6% 44% 45% 11%
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) June 21, 2021 716 (LV) ± 3.7% 55% 45%
Cherry Communications (R) April 30 – May 8, 2021 602 (LV) ± 4.0% 51% 41% 8%
Victory Insights (R) May 4, 2021 600 (RV) ± 4.1% 53% 47%
Mason-Dixon February 24–28, 2021 625 (RV) ± 4.0% 52% 41% 7%
Hypothetical polling
Ron DeSantis vs. Nikki Fried
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Ron
DeSantis (R)
Nikki
Fried (D)
Other Undecided
Cherry Communications (R) August 4–15, 2022 608 (LV) ± 4.0% 50% 43% 7%
University of North Florida Archived February 19, 2023, at the Wayback Machine August 8–12, 2022 1,624 (RV) ± 3.4% 50% 43% 5% 2%
Clarity Campaign Labs (D) July 26–31, 2022 2,244 (LV) ± 2.1% 49% 43% 8%
Saint Leo University Archived April 1, 2022, at the Wayback Machine February 28 – March 12, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.5% 51% 27% 22%
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) February 23, 2022 1,064 (LV) ± 3.0% 50% 50%
University of North Florida Archived July 6, 2022, at the Wayback Machine February 7–20, 2022 685 (RV) ± 3.7% 55% 32% 12%
Mason-Dixon February 7–10, 2022 625 (RV) ± 4.0% 53% 42% 5%
Suffolk University January 26–29, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 51% 40% 0% 9%
St. Pete Polls November 18–19, 2021 2,896 (LV) ± 1.8% 51% 42% 6%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies November 9, 2021 867 (RV) ± 3.3% 46% 35% 4% 8%
842 (LV) ± 3.4% 50% 37% 4% 7%
Saint Leo University October 17–23, 2021 500 (A) ± 4.5% 46% 33% 21%
VCreek/AMG (R) September 23–27, 2021 405 (LV) ± 4.9% 48% 36% 5% 11%
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) September 3–5, 2021 1,144 (LV) ± 3.1% 52% 48%
RMG Research August 21–28, 2021 1,000 (RV) ± 3.1% 41% 38% 21%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies August 20–24, 2021 1,000 (RV) ± 3.1% 45% 36% 4% 11%
977 (LV) 48% 38% 3% 10%
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) August 14–18, 2021 1,000 (LV) ± 3.1% 46% 54%
Change Research (D) August 14–17, 2021 1,585 (LV) ± 2.5% 49% 44% 7%
Susquehanna Polling & Research (R) August 4–10, 2021 700 (RV) ± 3.7% 50% 40% 2% 7%
Cherry Communications (R) July 26 – August 4, 2021 610 (LV) ± 4.0% 51% 42% 7%
St. Pete Polls August 2–3, 2021 3,952 (LV) ± 1.6% 45% 42% 13%
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) June 21, 2021 716 (LV) ± 3.7% 61% 39%
Cherry Communications (R) April 30 – May 8, 2021 602 (LV) ± 4.0% 51% 39% 10%
Victory Insights (R) May 4, 2021 600 (RV) ± 4.1% 53% 47%
St. Pete Polls March 22–24, 2021 1,923 (LV) ± 2.2% 45% 45% 10%
Mason-Dixon February 24–28, 2021 625 (RV) ± 4.0% 51% 42% 7%
Ron DeSantis vs. Annette Taddeo
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Ron
DeSantis (R)
Annette
Taddeo (D)
Undecided
Saint Leo University Archived April 1, 2022, at the Wayback Machine February 28 – March 12, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.5% 49% 30% 22%
Mason-Dixon February 7–10, 2022 625 (RV) ± 4.0% 53% 37% 10%
Saint Leo University October 17–23, 2021 500 (A) ± 4.5% 47% 28% 25%
Ron DeSantis vs. generic Democrat
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Ron
DeSantis (R)
Generic
Democrat
Undecided
Clarity Campaign Labs (D) July 26–31, 2022 2,244 (LV) ± 2.1% 48% 43% 9%
Data for Progress (D) September 15–22, 2020 620 (LV) ± 3.9% 42% 44% 14%
Ron DeSantis vs. Val Demings
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Ron
DeSantis (R)
Val
Demings (D)
Undecided
Cherry Communications (R) April 30 – May 8, 2021 602 (LV) ± 4.0% 53% 38%
Victory Insights (R) May 4, 2021 600 (RV) ± 4.1% 54% 46%

Results

State Senate district results
State House district results
2022 Florida gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ron DeSantis (incumbent)
Jeanette Nuñez (incumbent)
4,614,210 59.37% +9.78%
Democratic Charlie Crist
Karla Hernandez
3,106,313 39.97% -9.22%
Independent Carmen Jackie Gimenez
Kyle "KC" Gibson
31,577 0.41% N/A
Libertarian Hector Roos
Jerry "Tub" Rorabaugh
19,299 0.25% N/A
Total votes 7,771,399 100.0% N/A
Turnout 7,796,916 53.76%
Registered electors 14,503,978
Republican hold

Results by county

By county
County Ron DeSantis
Republican
Charlie Crist
Democratic
Other votes Total
votes
% # % # % #
Alachua 42.04% 40,321 57.14% 54,796 0.82% 784 95,901
Baker 89.45% 9,594 10.18% 1,092 0.37% 41 10,725
Bay 78.38% 52,590 21.00% 14,091 0.61% 412 67,093
Bradford 81.29% 8,346 18.04% 1,852 0.67% 69 10,267
Brevard 63.77% 170,562 35.57% 95,131 0.66% 1,760 267,453
Broward 41.97% 251,238 57.35% 343,286 0.68% 4,083 598,607
Calhoun 86.04% 4,180 13.52% 657 0.43% 21 4,858
Charlotte 70.52% 65,473 29.11% 27,031 0.37% 344 92,848
Citrus 74.23% 56,283 25.19% 19,100 0.58% 443 75,826
Clay 74.67% 67,292 24.62% 22,187 0.71% 640 90,119
Collier 71.74% 117,477 27.98% 45,815 0.29% 467 163,759
Columbia 79.19% 18,790 20.18% 4,789 0.62% 148 23,727
DeSoto 76.28% 6,637 23.25% 2,023 0.47% 41 8,701
Dixie 87.30% 5,394 11.90% 735 0.81% 50 6,179
Duval 55.44% 182,569 43.68% 143,837 0.88% 2,913 329,319
Escambia 64.46% 74,608 34.63% 40,076 0.91% 1,053 115,737
Flagler 66.76% 39,183 32.67% 19,177 0.57% 336 58,696
Franklin 73.56% 4,003 25.84% 1,406 0.61% 33 5,442
Gadsden 37.36% 6,511 62.01% 10,805 0.63% 110 17,426
Gilchrist 86.50% 6,806 12.93% 1,017 0.57% 45 7,868
Glades 80.73% 3,091 18.83% 721 0.44% 17 3,829
Gulf 80.16% 5,150 19.41% 1,247 0.44% 28 6,425
Hamilton 73.26% 3,145 26.09% 1,120 0.65% 28 4,293
Hardee 82.33% 4,558 17.14% 949 0.52% 29 5,536
Hendry 74.25% 6,134 24.84% 2,052 0.91% 75 8,261
Hernando 69.95% 56,228 29.47% 23,689 0.58% 468 80,385
Highlands 74.12% 29,518 25.09% 9,994 0.79% 313 39,825
Hillsborough 54.17% 261,936 44.95% 217,349 0.87% 4,229 483,514
Holmes 91.62% 6,214 7.86% 533 0.52% 35 6,782
Indian River 67.53% 52,269 31.97% 24,744 0.50% 387 77,400
Jackson 76.03% 12,412 23.49% 3,835 0.48% 79 16,326
Jefferson 60.47% 4,310 38.95% 2,776 0.58% 41 7,127
Lafayette 89.68% 2,617 10.08% 294 0.24% 7 2,918
Lake 66.54% 106,578 32.83% 52,579 0.63% 1,003 160,160
Lee 68.79% 189,335 30.79% 84,739 0.42% 1,165 275,239
Leon 41.82% 49,244 57.35% 67,535 0.83% 972 117,751
Levy 78.42% 14,049 20.98% 3,758 0.60% 107 17,914
Liberty 85.36% 2,345 14.18% 371 0.46% 12 2,617
Madison 66.77% 4,661 32.85% 2,293 0.39% 27 6,981
Manatee 64.70% 111,109 34.82% 59,801 0.48% 820 171,730
Marion 69.23% 108,027 30.20% 47,129 0.57% 894 156,050
Martin 69.01% 53,595 30.58% 23,748 0.42% 324 77,667
Miami-Dade 55.28% 393,532 43.97% 312,972 0.75% 5,347 711,851
Monroe 60.23% 20,479 39.15% 13,314 0.62% 211 34,004
Nassau 76.52% 36,551 22.97% 10,973 0.50% 240 47,764
Okaloosa 76.18% 61,715 22.92% 18,569 0.89% 724 81,008
Okeechobee 80.34% 8,746 19.10% 2,079 0.56% 61 10,886
Orange 46.08% 187,653 53.10% 216,221 0.82% 3,356 407,230
Osceola 52.84% 54,330 46.09% 47,387 1.08% 1,108 102,825
Palm Beach 51.21% 278,454 48.30% 262,655 0.49% 2,679 543,788
Pasco 65.82% 148,083 33.49% 75,342 0.69% 1,555 224,980
Pinellas 54.61% 231,284 44.76% 189,563 0.63% 2,647 423,494
Polk 64.45% 148,254 34.85% 80,172 0.69% 1,591 230,017
Putnam 76.02% 20,217 23.30% 6,196 0.68% 180 26,593
Santa Rosa 79.38% 60,091 19.94% 15,096 0.68% 511 75,698
Sarasota 60.92% 133,354 38.65% 84,614 0.42% 929 218,897
Seminole 55.78% 102,191 43.48% 79,664 0.73% 1,346 183,201
St. Johns 69.87% 101,066 29.64% 42,873 0.49% 715 144,654
St. Lucie 59.31% 72,354 40.17% 49,009 0.52% 630 121,993
Sumter 73.21% 65,496 26.51% 23,718 0.28% 250 89,464
Suwannee 83.39% 13,649 16.19% 2,650 0.42% 68 16,367
Taylor 82.76% 6,308 16.74% 1,276 0.50% 38 7,622
Union 87.65% 3,995 11.94% 544 0.42% 19 4,558
Volusia 63.99% 144,768 35.34% 79,965 0.67% 1,513 226,246
Wakulla 73.25% 11,033 26.02% 3,920 0.73% 110 15,063
Walton 82.08% 28,647 17.51% 6,112 0.41% 142 34,901
Washington 85.32% 7,786 14.08% 1,285 0.60% 55 9,126
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

DeSantis won 22 of 28 congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats.

District DeSantis Crist Representative
1st 73% 26% Matt Gaetz
2nd 61% 38% Neal Dunn
3rd 64% 35% Kat Cammack
4th 60% 39% Aaron Bean
5th 65% 34% John Rutherford
6th 68% 31% Michael Waltz
7th 60% 39% Stephanie Murphy (117th Congress)
Cory Mills (118th Congress)
8th 65% 35% Bill Posey
9th 50% 49% Darren Soto
10th 41% 58% Val Demings (117th Congress)
Maxwell Frost (118th Congress)
11th 63% 37% Daniel Webster
12th 69% 30% Gus Bilirakis
13th 58% 41% Anna Paulina Luna
14th 47% 52% Kathy Castor
15th 59% 40% Laurel Lee
16th 61% 38% Vern Buchanan
17th 64% 35% Greg Steube
18th 69% 30% Scott Franklin
19th 69% 30% Byron Donalds
20th 30% 69% Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
21st 62% 37% Brian Mast
22nd 48% 51% Lois Frankel
23rd 50% 49% Jared Moskowitz
24th 31% 68% Frederica Wilson
25th 47% 52% Debbie Wasserman Schultz
26th 70% 29% Mario Díaz-Balart
27th 58% 41% María Elvira Salazar
28th 64% 36% Carlos A. Giménez

Voter demographics

Edison Research exit poll
Demographic subgroup Crist DeSantis % of
voters
Gender
Men 35 64 49
Women 46 53 51
Age
18–24 years old 54 44 7
25–29 years old 56 41 4
30–39 years old 52 47 13
40–49 years old 38 60 12
50–64 years old 36 63 32
65 and older 36 64 32
Race
White 34 65 64
Black 86 13 11
Latino 40 58 21
Race by gender
White men 27 72 32
White women 40 58 32
Black men 81 19 5
Black women 91 9 6
Latino men 41 57 10
Latina women 39 60 11
Education
High school or less 33 67 15
Some college education 41 58 25
Associate degree 40 59 19
Bachelor's degree 43 56 24
Advanced degree 44 55 17
Party ID
Democrats 95 5 28
Republicans 2 97 42
Independents 45 53 30
Ideology
Liberals 90 10 20
Moderates 53 45 39
Conservatives 6 94 42
Marital status
Married 38 62 59
Unmarried 50 50 41
Gender by marital status
Married men 32 68 30
Married women 44 55 29
Unmarried men 49 51 18
Unmarried women 50 49 23
First-time midterm election voter
Yes 41 59 11
No 43 57 89
Most important issue facing the country
Crime 35 63 10
Inflation 26 74 39
Gun policy 62 36 10
Immigration 12 88 10
Abortion 80 19 24
Area type
Urban 43 56 46
Suburban 40 58 44
Rural 30 70 10
Source: CNN

See also


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