Midterms Live results

By Andrew Prokop, Tara Golshan and Ryan Mark
Updated

Florida results for every midterm race

Election Day might be over, but Florida is still counting votes for its competitive governor and Senate elections.

Republicans are narrowly leading and are fighting in court to end the process quickly.

The races between Gov. Rick Scott and Sen. Bill Nelson for US Senate and between Ron DeSantis and Andrew Gillum for governor remained too close to call after the November 6 election. By the end of the first count, Scott only held a 0.14 percent margin of victory, and DeSantis had a slightly larger 0.41 percent lead. The race for the state’s agricultural commissioner is also undergoing a recount.

Under Florida state law, a machine recount is triggered if the margin of victory is equal to or less than 0.5 percent, while a manual recount is triggered if it’s less than 0.25 percent.

The machine recount is due at 3 pm on Thursday, but if the new margin is less than 0.25 percent, a manual recount will begin. Manual recounts are due at noon on Sunday, November 18. If counties cannot meet those deadlines, the state will adopt the first round of tallies, which was submitted last Saturday.

Democrats flipped two seats in southern Florida, knocking out moderate Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo and clinching the open seat vacated by retiring Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. A hugely important ballot initiative for ex-felons’ voting rights also passed.

In the state legislature, Republicans retained their majority. Trump’s approval rating in Florida reflects the state’s overall swinginess. Trump crucially won Florida in 2016, but according to Morning Consult, his approval and disapproval numbers are essentially in a dead heat in the state — and that turned out to be enough to carry crucial races.

Florida US Senate

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
GOP Rick Scott 4,097,689 50%
DEM Bill Nelson 4,085,086 50%
6,007 of 6,007 (100%) precincts reporting, 8,182,775 total votes

Florida US House 1

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
GOP Matt Gaetz 216,118 67%
DEM Jennifer Zimmerman 106,117 33%
199 of 199 (100%) precincts reporting, 322,235 total votes

Florida US House 2

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
GOP Neal Dunn 199,284 67%
DEM Bob Rackleff 96,834 33%
303 of 303 (100%) precincts reporting, 296,118 total votes

Florida US House 3

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
GOP Ted Yoho 176,601 58%
DEM Yvonne Hinson 129,810 42%
223 of 223 (100%) precincts reporting, 306,411 total votes

Florida US House 4

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
GOP John Rutherford 248,371 65%
DEM Ges Selmont 123,283 32%
IND Joceline Berrios 7,147 2%
IND Jason Bulger 2,319 1%
180 of 180 (100%) precincts reporting, 381,120 total votes

Florida US House 5

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
DEM Al Lawson 180,464 67%
GOP Virginia Fuller 89,783 33%
273 of 269 (101%) precincts reporting, 270,247 total votes

Florida US House 6

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
GOP Michael Waltz 187,860 56%
DEM Nancy Soderberg 145,709 44%
185 of 185 (100%) precincts reporting, 333,569 total votes

Florida US House 7

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
DEM Stephanie Murphy 183,081 58%
GOP Mike Miller 134,298 42%
144 of 144 (100%) precincts reporting, 317,379 total votes

Florida US House 8

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
GOP Bill Posey 218,094 61%
DEM Sanjay Patel 142,356 39%
217 of 216 (100%) precincts reporting, 360,450 total votes

Florida US House 9

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
DEM Darren Soto 172,135 58%
GOP Wayne Liebnitzky 124,548 42%
206 of 206 (100%) precincts reporting, 296,683 total votes

Florida US House 10

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
DEM Val Demings 1 100%
144 of 144 (100%) precincts reporting, 1 total votes

Florida US House 11

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
GOP Daniel Webster 239,358 65%
DEM Dana Cottrell 128,005 35%
199 of 199 (100%) precincts reporting, 367,363 total votes

Florida US House 12

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
GOP Gus M Bilirakis 194,551 58%
DEM Chris Hunter 132,810 40%
IND Angelika Purkis 7,506 2%
178 of 178 (100%) precincts reporting, 334,867 total votes

Florida US House 13

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
DEM Charlie Christ 182,643 58%
GOP George Buck 134,238 42%
241 of 241 (100%) precincts reporting, 316,881 total votes

Florida US House 14

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
DEM Kathy Castor 1 100%
194 of 194 (100%) precincts reporting, 1 total votes

Florida US House 15

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
GOP Ross Spano 151,356 53%
DEM Kristen Carlson 134,076 47%
194 of 194 (100%) precincts reporting, 285,432 total votes

Florida US House 16

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
GOP Vern Buchanan 197,433 55%
DEM David Shapiro 164,357 45%
186 of 186 (100%) precincts reporting, 361,790 total votes

Florida US House 17

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
GOP Greg Steube 193,293 62%
DEM Allen Ellison 117,151 38%
234 of 234 (100%) precincts reporting, 310,444 total votes

Florida US House 18

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
GOP Brian Mast 185,543 54%
DEM Lauren Baer 155,974 46%
347 of 347 (100%) precincts reporting, 341,517 total votes

Florida US House 19

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
GOP Francis Rooney 211,450 62%
DEM David Holden 128,066 38%
148 of 148 (100%) precincts reporting, 339,516 total votes

Florida US House 20

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
DEM Alcee Hastings 202,205 100%
296 of 296 (100%) precincts reporting, 202,205 total votes

Florida US House 21

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
DEM Lois Frankel 3 100%
384 of 384 (100%) precincts reporting, 3 total votes

Florida US House 22

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
DEM Ted Deutch 184,145 62%
GOP Nicolas Kimaz 112,787 38%
273 of 273 (100%) precincts reporting, 296,932 total votes

Florida US House 23

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
DEM Debbie Wasserman Schultz 161,449 58%
GOP Joe Kaufman 99,362 36%
IND Tim Canova 13,676 5%
IND Don Endriss 1,612 1%
233 of 233 (100%) precincts reporting, 276,099 total votes

Florida US House 24

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
DEM Frederica Wilson 2 100%
250 of 250 (100%) precincts reporting, 2 total votes

Florida US House 25

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
GOP Mario Diaz-Balart 128,650 60%
DEM Mary Barzee Flores 84,083 40%
926 of 926 (100%) precincts reporting, 212,733 total votes

Florida US House 26

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
DEM Debbie Mucarsel-Powell 119,746 51%
GOP Carlos Curbelo 115,657 49%
254 of 254 (100%) precincts reporting, 235,403 total votes

Florida US House 27

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
DEM Donna Shalala 130,671 52%
GOP Maria Elvira Salazar 115,575 46%
IND Mayra Joli 6,255 2%
249 of 249 (100%) precincts reporting, 252,501 total votes

Florida Governor

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
GOP Ron DeSantis 4,074,728 50%
DEM Andrew Gillum 4,040,155 49%
OTH Darcy Richardson (Reform Party) 47,109 1%
IND Kyle Gibson 24,381 0%
IND Ryan Foley 14,760 0%
IND Bruce Stanley 14,760 0%
6,007 of 6,007 (100%) precincts reporting, 8,215,893 total votes

Florida State Referendum FL Amendment 6

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
Affirmative 4,454,479 61%
No 2,801,959 39%
5,608 of 6,007 (93%) precincts reporting, 7,256,438 total votes

Florida State Constitution FL Amendment 4

Updated Nov 19, 2018, 5:11pm EST
Affirmative 4,770,215 65%
No 2,603,372 35%