2018 Florida gubernatorial election
The 2018 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the next governor of Florida , alongside an election to the United States Senate , elections to the United States House of Representatives and other state and local elections . Incumbent two-term Republican Governor Rick Scott was term-limited and could not run for a third term, and he successfully ran for Florida's Class I Senate seat .
Republican U.S. representative Ron DeSantis narrowly defeated Democratic mayor of Tallahassee Andrew Gillum for the governorship, in what some considered an upset . The candidate filing deadline was June 22, 2018, and primary elections were held on August 28. Florida uses a closed primary process, in which the selection of each party's candidates for a general election is limited to registered members of that party;[ 3] [ 4]
The close margin mandated a machine recount, which had a deadline of November 15, 2018. After the recount was complete, DeSantis was certified as the winner. Gillum conceded on November 17. DeSantis's victory marked the sixth straight election in which Florida elected a Republican to the governorship, and the third in a row that neither candidate received over 50% of the vote. With a margin of 0.4%, this election was the closest race of the 2018 gubernatorial election cycle . Gillum became the first Democrat to win Duval County since 1986 and Seminole County since 1990 , while DeSantis became the first Republican gubernatorial candidate to win Jefferson County since 1884 .
Republican primary
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined
Endorsements
Ron DeSantis
U.S. executive branch officials Adam Putnam
U.S. representatives Statewide officials State senators State representatives Sheriffs Organizations Newspapers
Polling
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample
Margin
Richard
Ron
Jack
Adam
Bob
Other
Undecided
Gravis Marketing [ 54] August 21–25, 2018
579
± 4.1%
–
39%
–
27%
6%
4%[ a]
23%
St. Pete Polls [ 55] August 22–23, 2018
2,141
± 2.1%
–
56%
–
33%
3%
–
8%
Gravis Marketing [ 56] August 21–22, 2018
321
± 5.5%
–
39%
–
24%
6%
4%[ a]
26%
Florida Atlantic University [ 57] August 16–20, 2018
222
± 6.5%
–
32%
–
31%
2%
13%[ b]
22%
Saint Leo University [ 58] August 10–16, 2018
172
–
–
41%
–
52%
–
5%
–
SurveyUSA [ 59] August 10–13, 2018
558
± 5.2%
–
40%
–
38%
2%
5%[ c]
16%
North Star Opinion Research (R-DeSantis)[ 60] August 5–7, 2018
600
± 4.0%
–
50%
–
30%
–
–
–
Mason-Dixon [ 61] July 23–25, 2018
500
± 4.5%
–
41%
–
29%
0%
2%[ d]
28%
Florida Atlantic University [ 62] July 20–21, 2018
262
± 6.0%
–
36%
–
27%
3%
12%[ e]
23%
Clearview Research [ 63] July 14–19, 2018
700
± 4.0%
–
38%
–
39%
–
–
23%
St. Pete Polls [ 64] July 16–17, 2018
1,709
± 2.4%
–
50%
–
30%
4%
–
17%
Gravis Marketing [ 65] July 13–14, 2018
905
± 3.3%
–
35%
–
29%
4%[ f]
25%
Fabrizio, Lee and Associates (R)[ 66] July 8–12, 2018
349
± 5.2%
–
42%
–
30%
–
–
27%
Remington (R-Tenth Amendment Project)[ 67] July 2–5, 2018
2,826
± 1.8%
–
43%
–
26%
–
–
25%
1892 Polling (R-DeSantis)[ 68] July 2, 2018
800
± 3.4%
–
47%
–
28%
–
–
Marist College [ 69] June 17–21, 2018
326
± 6.7%
–
21%
–
38%
–
3%
39%
Fox News [ 70] June 15–19, 2018
901
± 3.0%
–
17%
–
32%
3%
5%[ g]
Gravis Marketing [ 71] May 31 – June 15, 2018
543
± 4.2%
4%
19%
–
29%
5%
–
43%
Cherry Communications [ 72] June 7–9, 2018
501
± 5.3%
–
15%
–
32%
–
5%
48%
Saint Leo University [ 73] May 25–31, 2018
175
–
–
13%
–
35%
–
9%
44%
Florida Atlantic University [ 74] May 4–7, 2018
371
± 5.0%
–
16%
–
15%
3%
24%[ h]
43%
1892 Polling (R-DeSantis)[ 75] April 19–23, 2018
800
± 3.4%
7%
30%
–
23%
–
–
40%
–
30%
–
26%
–
–
44%
Gravis Marketing [ 76] February 26 – March 19, 2018
–
–
3%
19%
0%
17%
0%
–
60%
North Star Opinion Research (R-DeSantis)[ 77] March 12–15, 2018
600
–
<6%
21%
–
19%
–
–
–
–
28%
–
23%
–
–
–
Saint Leo University [ 78] February 18–24, 2018
175
–
7%
14%
3%
15%
5%
9%[ i]
46%
Gravis Marketing [ 79] February 1–18, 2018
–
–
3%
16%
0%
18%
2%
–
61%
Mason-Dixon [ 80] January 29 – February 1, 2018
500
± 4.5%
7%
23%
–
27%
–
–
43%
Remington [ 81] December 30–31, 2017
1,423
± 2.6%
3%
28%
–
25%
–
–
44%
Gravis Marketing [ 82] December 19–24, 2017
–
–
2%
12%
2%
23%
1%
–
60%
Saint Leo University [ 83] November 19–24, 2017
166
–
5%
15%
4%
10%[ j]
63%
Cherry Communications [ 84] September 17–24, 2017
256
–
1%
9%
26%
–
3%
59%
Saint Leo University [ 85] September 10–16, 2017
173
–
4%
7%
20%
2%
11%[ k]
44%
Florida Atlantic University [ 86] August 24–26, 2017
304
± 6.5%
10%
9%
27%
–
–
53%
Results
Results by county: DeSantis—40–50%
DeSantis—50–60%
DeSantis—60–70%
DeSantis—70–80%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Democratic primary
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrew
Declined
Bob Buckhorn , mayor of Tampa [ 110] Kathy Castor , U.S. representative (ran for reelection [ 111] [ 112] Charlie Crist , U.S. representative , former governor of Florida , and nominee for governor in 2014 (ran for reelection [ 113] [ 114] Buddy Dyer , mayor of Orlando [ 115] [ 116] Rick Kriseman , mayor of St. Petersburg [ 117] John Morgan , lawyer and medical marijuana advocate[ 118] [ 119] [ 120] [ 121] Patrick Murphy , former U.S. representative and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2016 [ 122] Bill Nelson , U.S. senator (ran for reelection [ 123] Jeremy Ring , former Florida state senator (ran for CFO [ 124] [ 125] Jack Seiler , mayor of Fort Lauderdale [ 115] [ 126]
Endorsements
Gwen Graham
U.S. senators U.S. representatives Kathy Castor , U.S. representative (FL-14)[ 130] Jim Davis , former U.S. representative (FL-11), Democratic nominee for governor in 2006 [ 131] Steny Hoyer , U.S. representative (MD-05), House Minority Whip[ 132] David Jolly , former U.S. representative (Republican) (FL-13)[ 133] John Lewis , U.S. representative (GA-05)[ 134] Ted Lieu , U.S. representative (CA-35)[ 135] Patrick Murphy , former U.S. representative (FL-18), Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016 [ 136] Statewide officials State legislators Lori Berman , state senator (D-Lantana )[ 140] Karen Castor Dentel , former state representative (D-Maitland )[ 141] John Cortes , state representative (D-Kissimmee )[ 142] Tracie Davis , state representative (D-Jacksonville )[ 143] Ben Diamond, state representative (D-St. Petersburg )[ 144]
Dwight Dudley , former state representative (D-St. Petersburg )[ 131] Katie Edwards , state representative (D-Plantation )[ 142] Kristin Jacobs , state representative (D-Coconut Creek )[ 145] Evan Jenne , state representative (D-Hollywood )[ 145] Arthenia Joyner , former state senator (D-Tampa )[ 146] Amy Mercado, state representative (D-Orlando )[ 140]
Jon L. Mills , former state representative (D-Gainesville ), former State House Speaker[ 147] Jared Moskowitz , state representative (D-Coral Springs )[ 148] Mark S. Pafford , former state representative (D-West Palm Beach ), former State House Minority Leader[ 142] Darryl Rouson , state senator (D-St. Petersburg )[ 149] David Silvers, state representative (D-West Palm Beach )[ 150]
Kelly Skidmore , former state representative (D-Boca Raton )[ 141] Emily Slosberg, state representative (D-Boca Raton )[ 150]
Richard Stark , state representative (D-Weston )[ 145] Victor M. Torres Jr. , state senator (D-Orlando )[ 151] Barbara Watson , state representative (D-Miami Gardens )[ 140] Clovis Watson Jr. , state representative (D-Gainesville )[ 152] Matt Willhite, state representative (D-Wellington )[ 153] Mayors and other municipal leaders Shannon Blankenship, Duval County Soil and Water Conservation District chair[ 142]
Skip Campbell , mayor of Coral Springs [ 154] John Dailey, Leon County Commissioner[ 155]
Garrett Dennis, Jacksonville City Councilman[ 156]
Kristin Dozier, Leon County Commissioner[ 155]
Pat Collier Frank , Hillsborough County Clerk of Courts[ 157] Tabitha Frazier, Leon County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor[ 155]
Shirley Freeman, former mayor of Monroe County [ 158]
Jake Godbold , former mayor of Jacksonville [ 156] Pegeen Hanrahan , former mayor of Gainesville [ 141] Tommy Hazouri , Jacksonville City Councilman, former mayor of Jacksonville[ 142] Warren Jones, Duval County School Board member[ 143]
Cindy Lerner, former mayor of Pinecrest [ 158]
Shanon Matiero, former City Commissioner of West Palm Beach [ 153]
Melissa McKinlay, mayor of Palm Beach County [ 159]
Barry Moss, Pompano Beach City Commissioner[ 153]
Jeri Muoio , mayor of West Palm Beach [ 154] Karl Nurse, former St. Petersburg City Councilman[ 131]
Frank Ortis, mayor of Pembroke Pines [ 154]
Darden Rice, St. Petersburg City Council Chair[ 149]
Nan Rich , Broward County Commissioner, Democratic candidate for governor in 2014 [ 160] Katy Sorenson, former Miami-Dade County Commissioner[ 153]
Mike Suarez, Tampa City Councilman[ 149]
Matt Surrency, mayor of Hawthorne [ 158]
Dean Trantalis , mayor of Fort Lauderdale [ 161] Gil Ziffer, Tallahassee City Commissioner[ 162] Individuals Organizations Newspaper editorial boards Chris King
State legislators Mayors and other municipal officials Organizations Philip Levine
Statewide officials State legislators Mayors and other municipal officials John Elizabeth Alemán, Miami Beach City Commissioner[ 181]
Andy Amoroso, vice mayor of Lake Worth [ 182]
Ricky Arriola, Miami Beach City Commissioner[ 182]
Carmen Yulín Cruz , mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico [ 183] Oliver Gilbert, mayor of Miami Gardens [ 184]
Justin Katz, Boynton Beach City Commissioner[ 182]
Ken Keechl, former Broward County Commissioner[ 182]
Alex Penelas , former mayor of Miami-Dade County [ 184] Robert Shelley, Aventura City Commissioner
Glenn Singer, mayor of Golden Beach
Micky Steinberg, Miami Beach City Commissioner[ 182]
Enid Weisman, mayor of Aventura [ 182] Individuals Newspaper editorial boards
Polling
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample
Margin
Andrew
Gwen
Jeff
Chris
Philip
Other
Undecided
St. Pete Polls [ 188] August 25–26, 2018
2,342
± 2.0%
25%
32%
11%
2%
22%
4%
5%
Gravis Marketing [ 54] August 21–25, 2018
531
± 4.3%
16%
26%
19%
5%
18%
–
17%
Gravis Marketing [ 56] August 21–22, 2018
308
± 5.6%
15%
26%
19%
5%
18%
–
17%
Schroth, Eldon and Associates (D)[ 189] August 19–21, 2018
669
± 3.8%
18%
25%
13%
2%
26%
–
15%
Florida Atlantic University [ 57] August 16–20, 2018
280
± 6.3%
11%
29%
11%
10%
17%
3%
19%
Change Research (D-Gillum)[ 190] August 18–19, 2018
1,178
–
33%
22%
10%
–
22%
–
–
St. Pete Polls [ 191] August 18–19, 2018
2,202
± 2.1%
21%
27%
15%
3%
25%
4%
6%
Saint Leo University [ 58] August 10–16, 2018
188
–
15%
31%
17%
5%
22%
4%
–
Schroth, Eldon and Associates (D)[ 192] August 11–14, 2018
600
± 4.0%
15%
24%
13%
3%
27%
–
18%
SurveyUSA [ 193] August 10–13, 2018
631
± 5.2%
11%
22%
16%
3%
22%
2%[ l]
24%
Public Policy Polling (D-Levine)[ 194] August 5–6, 2018
572
–
13%
26%
16%
4%
22%
–
19%
ALG Research (D-Graham)[ 195] July 29 – August 2, 2018
800
± 3.4%
10%
33%
13%
3%
17%
–
23%
St. Pete Polls [ 196] July 30–31, 2018
1,652
± 2.4%
12%
29%
23%
3%
19%
4%
9%
Mason-Dixon [ 61] July 23–25, 2018
500
± 4.5%
10%
27%
12%
7%
18%
1%[ m]
25%
Florida Atlantic University [ 62] July 20–21, 2018
271
± 5.9%
7%
20%
14%
9%
16%
3%
31%
Associated Industries of Florida [ 197] July 16–18, 2018
800
–
12%
24%
13%
4%
16%
–
–
Frederick Polls [ 198] July 2018
506
–
15%
28%
23%
7%
27%
–
–
St. Pete Polls [ 199] July 14–15, 2018
1,314
± 2.7%
10%
22%
22%
3%
19%
1%[ n]
25%
Gravis Marketing [ 65] July 13–14, 2018
1,540
± 2.5%
10%
27%
18%
–
17%
–
27%
Marist College [ 69] June 17–21, 2018
344
± 6.5%
8%
17%
4%
3%
19%
1%
47%
RABA Research [ 200] June 15–16, 2018
660
± 3.8%
8%
26%
3%
15%
27%
–
21%
Gravis Marketing [ 71] May 31 – June 15, 2018
485
± 4.5%
29%
24%
–
3%
17%
–
27%
Let's Preserve the American Dream [ 201] June 6–9, 2018
800
± 3.1%
11%
21%
3%
4%
24%
–
37%
Schroth, Eldon and Associates (D)[ 202] June 3–5, 2018
600
± 4.0%
11%
16%
4%
6%
32%
–
31%
Saint Leo University [ 73] May 25–31, 2018
195
–
10%
14%
–
6%
14%
9%
47%
Public Policy Polling (D-Levine)[ 203] May 21–22, 2018
583
–
12%
20%
–
6%
30%
–
33%
Change Research (D-Gillum)[ 204] May 8–11, 2018
1,107
± 3.0%
13%
13%
–
3%
20%
–
52%
Florida Atlantic University [ 74] May 4–7, 2018
372
± 3.0%
6%
15%
–
10%
16%
11%[ o]
42%
Public Policy Polling (D-EDGE Comms.)[ 205] April 10–11, 2018
491
–
8%
23%
–
4%
29%
–
36%
Public Policy Polling [ 206] March 23–25, 2018
613
–
8%
19%
–
5%
22%
–
46%
Gravis Marketing [ 76] February 26 – March 19, 2018
–
–
11%
9%
2%
2%
13%
–
64%
Saint Leo University [ 78] February 18–24, 2018
190
–
10%
17%
5%
7%
8%
3%
50%
Gravis Marketing [ 79] February 1–18, 2018
–
–
9%
12%
1%
2%
12%
–
63%
Mason-Dixon [ 80] January 29 – February 1, 2018
500
± 4.5%
10%
20%
–
4%
17%
–
49%
Gravis Marketing [ 82] December 19–24, 2017
–
–
12%
18%
2%
3%
6%
–
60%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample
Margin
Bob
Kathy
Buddy
Andrew
Gwen
Jeff
Grant
Chris
Philip
John
Patrick
Jeremy
Katherine
Jack
Other
Undecided
Frederick Polls [ 207] April 23–28, 2018
750
± 3.6%
–
–
–
6%
14%
–
–
2%
20%
–
14%
–
–
–
–
44%
Saint Leo University [ 83] November 19–24, 2017
181
–
–
2%
–
6%
9%
2%
2%
3%
2%
13%
–
–
5%
–
2%
53%
Cherry Communications [ 208] September 17–24, 2017
263
–
–
–
–
6%
16%
–
–
2%
4%
23%
–
–
–
–
4%
44%
Saint Leo University [ 85] September 10–16, 2017
190
–
–
3%
–
5%
7%
1%
4%
4%
1%
12%
13%
–
5%
–
3%
44%
Florida Atlantic University [ 86] August 24–26, 2017
297
± 6.5%
–
–
–
9%
14%
–
–
4%
8%
19%
–
–
–
–
–
47%
Gravis Marketing [ 209] April 4–10, 2017
–
–
–
–
–
13%
11%
1%
–
–
3%
–
14%
–
–
–
3%
55%
Gravis Marketing [ 87] March 28–29, 2017
–
–
–
–
–
23%
8%
0%
–
–
1%
9%
24%
–
–
–
–
36%
Saint Leo University [ 88] March 3–11, 2017
203
–
3%
5%
6%
4%
4%
–
–
–
5%
9%
20%
2%
–
2%
4%
40%
Cherry Communications [ 90] December 3–8, 2016
–
–
5%
–
–
8%
16%
–
–
–
5%
15%
–
–
–
–
4%
45%
Saint Leo University [ 91] November 27–30, 2016
–
–
5%
4%
5%
–
5%
–
–
–
3%
20%
–
1%
–
1%
7%
49%
Results
Results by county: <30%
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
<30%
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
Independent and third party candidates
Declared
Libertarian Party
Withdrawn
Constitution party
Withdrawn
Independents
Declared
Ryan Christopher Foley, former emergency medical technician[ 215]
Kyle "KC" Gibson, pastor[ 215]
Bruce Stanley, environmental activist[ 215]
Declined
Endorsements
Darcy Richardson (Reform Party)
Individuals Nancy Argenziano , former Florida state senator and public service commissioner[ 220] Randy Wiseman, former Republican chair of the Lake County School Board[ 221]
General election
Debates
First debate
The first debate, moderated by CNN 's Jake Tapper , was hosted on October 21, 2018, at WEDU , Tampa, Florida .[ 223] climate change ,[ 224] [ 225] minimum wage ,[ 226] [ 227] health care ,[ 228] gun control ,[ 229] NRA ,[ 230] [ 231] Donald Trump being a role model for children.[ 232] [ 233]
This debate was held a day before early voting started in Florida on October 22, 2018.[ 234]
Second debate
The second debate occurred on October 24, 2018, and was hosted in Weston, Florida . It was moderated by Leadership Florida and the Florida Press Association.[ 235]
Endorsements
Andrew Gillum (D)
U.S. executive branch officials U.S. senators U.S. representatives Kathy Castor , U.S. representative (FL-14)[ 249] Charlie Crist , U.S. representative (FL-13) and former Republican governor of Florida[ 250] Ted Deutch , U.S. representative (FL-22)[ 251] Gwen Graham , former U.S. representative (FL-2) and former candidate[ 252] Luis Gutiérrez , U.S. representative (IL-04)[ 253] Alcee Hastings , U.S. representative (FL-20)[ 254] David Jolly , former U.S. representative (Republican) (FL-13)[ 255] Ro Khanna , U.S. representative (CA-17)[ 256] Al Lawson , U.S. representative (FL-5)[ 257] John Lewis , U.S. representative (GA-5)[ 258] Patrick Murphy , former U.S. representative (FL-18)[ 259] Stephanie Murphy , U.S. representative (FL-7)[ 260] Adam Schiff , U.S. representative (CA-28)[ 261] Darren Soto , U.S. representative (FL-9)[ 262] Nydia Velázquez , U.S. representative (NY-7)[ 263] Debbie Wasserman Schultz , U.S. representative (FL-23)[ 264] Frederica Wilson , U.S. representative (FL-24)[ 265] State and territorial officials Aramis Ayala , State Attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida[ 266] Justin Fairfax , lieutenant governor of Virginia[ 267] John Hickenlooper , governor of Colorado[ 268] Jay Inslee , governor of Washington[ 269] Terry McAuliffe , former governor of Virginia[ 270] Phil Murphy , governor of New Jersey[ 271] Ralph Northam , governor of Virginia[ 272] Martin O'Malley , former governor of Maryland[ 273] Ricardo Rosselló , governor of Puerto Rico[ 274] Dave Zuckerman , lieutenant governor of Vermont[ 275] State legislators Joseph Abruzzo , state representative (D-Boynton Beach )[ 276] Ramon Alexander , state representative (D-Tallahassee )[ 277] Loranne Ausley , state representative (D-Tallahassee )[ 278] Randolph Bracy , state senator (D-Orlando )[ 152] Kamia Brown, state representative (D-Orlando )[ 279]
Dwight M. Bullard , former state senator (D-Miami )[ 280] Jeff Clemens , former state senator (D-Lake Worth )[ 276] Margaret Good , state representative (D-Sarasota [ 281] Patrick Henry, state representative (D-Daytona Beach )[ 282]
Tony Hill , former state senator (D-Jacksonville )[ 283] Al Jacquet , state representative (D-Lantana )[ 284] Mia L. Jones , former state representative (D-Jacksonville )[ 285] Shevrin D. Jones , state representative (D-West Park )[ 279] Bobby Powell , state senator (D-West Palm Beach )[ 276] Bakari Sellers , former state representative (D-Denmark , South Carolina )[ 286] Carlos Guillermo Smith , state representative (D-Orlando )[ 287] Perry E. Thurston Jr. , state senator (D-Fort Lauderdale )[ 288] Mayors and other municipal leaders Bob Buckhorn , mayor of Tampa, Florida [ 289] Melvin Carter , mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota [ 290] Joyce Cusack , Volusia County Councilwoman[ 291] Bill de Blasio , mayor of New York City [ 292] Buddy Dyer , mayor of Orlando, Florida [ 289] Anne M. Gannon , Palm Beach County Tax Collector[ 293] Letitia James , Public Advocate of New York City[ 294] Rick Kriseman , mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida [ 295] Philip Levine , former mayor of Miami Beach and former candidate[ 296] Wayne Messam , mayor of Miramar [ 297] Gwendolyn M. Miller, former chairwoman of the Tampa, Florida City Council[ 298]
Svante Myrick , mayor of Ithaca, New York [ 299] Rosalind Osgood, Broward County School Board member[ 300]
Lauren Poe , mayor of Gainesville [ 301] Hazelle P. Rogers , mayor of Lauderdale Lakes [ 302] Levar Stoney , mayor of Richmond, Virginia [ 303] Individuals Alec Baldwin , actor[ 304] Ady Barkan, political activist and director of Fed Up[ 305]
Adam Best , entrepreneur, film producer, writer and political activist[ 306] Megan Boone , actress[ 307] Karamo Brown , television host, reality television personality, psychotherapist, and activist[ 308] Charlamagne Tha God , nationally-syndicated radio host[ 280] Don Cheadle , actor[ 309] Sean Combs , rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, record producer and entrepreneur[ 310] Billy Corben , documentary film director[ 311] Rosario Dawson , actress and activist[ 312] Lee Daniels , film producer and actor[ 313] Michael Eric Dyson , preacher and academic[ 314] America Ferrera , actress[ 315] Jane Fonda , actress[ 304] Jeff Greene , real estate entrepreneur and former candidate[ 316] Fred Guttenberg , activist[ 317] Malynda Hale , singer[ 318] Grant Hill , professional basketball player[ 319] Alex Hirsch , animator[ 320] John Iadarola , anchor on The Young Turks [ 321] John P. Kee , gospel singer[ 322] DJ Khaled , disc jockey and record producer[ 323] Shaun King , writer and civil rights activist[ 324] Norman Lear , television writer and producer[ 325] [ 326] John Leguizamo , actor, stand-up comedian, film producer, playwright, and screenwriter[ 327] Eva Longoria , actress and activist[ 328] Alyssa Milano , actress[ 329] John Morgan , attorney, founder of the law firm Morgan & Morgan[ 330] Ana Navarro , Republican political strategist[ 331] Bob Poe , former chair of the Florida Democratic Party , Democratic candidate for U.S. House in 2016 [ 332] Cecile Richards , activist[ 333] Rihanna , singer, actress, and diplomat[ 334] Gina Rodriguez , actress and activist[ 335] Rick Ross , rapper, entrepreneur and record executive[ 336] Mark Ruffalo , actor[ 337] Angela Rye , attorney and commentator[ 338] Zoe Saldana , actress[ 339] Kendrick Sampson , actor[ 340] [ 341] Amy Schumer , actress[ 342] Jussie Smollett , actor and singer[ 343] George Soros , investor, business magnate, philanthropist, political activist and author[ 344] Tom Steyer , hedge fund manager, philanthropist, environmentalist, Democratic fundraiser[ 345] Tara Strong , voice actress and activist[ 346] Allison Tant, former chair of the Florida Democratic Party [ 347]
Gabrielle Union , actress, activist, and author[ 348] Tommy Vietor , political commentator[ 349] Organizations Newspapers Sheriffs Ron DeSantis (R)
U.S. executive branch officials U.S. senators U.S. representatives State senators State representatives Sheriffs Mike Adkinson, Walton County sheriff[ 372]
Larry Ashley, Okaloosa County sheriff[ 372]
Michael Chitwood, Volusia County sheriff[ 372]
Darryl Daniels , Clay County sheriff[ 372] Gator DeLoach, Putnam County sheriff[ 372]
Bill Farmer, Sumter County sheriff[ 372]
Tommy Ford, Bay County sheriff[ 372]
Peyton Grinnell, Lake County sheriff[ 372]
Bob Gualtieri, Pinellas County sheriff[ 372]
Mark Hunter, Columbia County sheriff[ 372]
Wayne Ivey, Brevard County sheriff[ 373]
Bob Johnson, Santa Rosa County sheriff[ 372]
Grady Judd , Polk County sheriff[ 372] Arnold Lanier, Hardee County sheriff[ 372]
Bill Leeper, Nassau County sheriff[ 372]
Dennis Lemma , Seminole County sheriff[ 373] Deryl Loar, Indian River County sheriff[ 372]
Bobby McCallum, Levy County sheriff[ 372]
Mac McNeill, Jefferson County sheriff[ 372]
David Morgan, Escambia County sheriff[ 372]
Al Nienhuis, Hernando County sheriff[ 372]
Chris Nocco, Pasco County sheriff[ 372]
Mike Prendergast, Citrus County Sheriff[ 372]
Bill Prummell , Charlotte County sheriff[ 372] Kevin Rambosk, Collier County sheriff[ 372]
Rick Ramsay, Monroe County sheriff[ 372]
Scotty Rhoden , Baker County sheriff[ 372] Lou Roberts, Jackson County sheriff[ 372]
Sam St. Johns, Suwannee County sheriff[ 372]
Bobby Schultz, Gilchrist County sheriff[ 372]
David Shoar, St. Johns County sheriff[ 372]
AJ Smith, Franklin County sheriff[ 372]
Gordon Smith, Bradford County sheriff[ 372]
William Snyder , Martin County sheriff[ 372] Rick Staly, Flagler County sheriff[ 373]
Benjamine Stewart, Madison County sheriff[ 372]
Rick Wells, Manatee County sheriff[ 372]
Steve Whidden, Hendry County sheriff[ 372]
Brad Whitehead, Union County sheriff[ 372]
Mike Williams, Duval County sheriff[ 372]
Mike Williams, Jacksonville sheriff[ 368]
Billy Woods, Marion County sheriff[ 373] Mayors and other municipal leaders State and territorial officials José Banchs Alemán, representative[ 376]
José Aponte Hernández , representative[ 376] Joel Franqui Atiles, representative[ 376]
Ángel Bulerín , representative[ 376] Jeb Bush , former governor of Florida[ 377] Eddie Charbonier Chinea, representative[ 376]
Nelson del Valle , representative[ 376] José "Memo" González Mercado, representative[ 376]
Urayoán Hernández , representative[ 376] Maricarmen Mas Rodríguez, representative[ 376]
José "Quiquito" Melendéz Ortiz, representative[ 376]
Carlos Johnny Méndez , Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico [ 376] María Milagros Charbonier , representative[ 376] Juan Oscar Morales, representative[ 376]
Jorge Navarro Suárez , representative[ 376] Víctor Parés , representative[ 376] Luis Pérez Ortiz , representative[ 376] Michael Abid Quiñones Irizarry, representative[ 376]
María de Lourdes Ramos Rivera , representative[ 376] Guillermo Miranda Rivera, representative[ 376]
June Rivera , representative[ 376] Luis Rivera Marín , Secretary of State of Puerto Rico [ 378] Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló , representative[ 376] Jackeline "Jackie" Rodríguez Hernández, representative[ 376]
Yashira Lebrón Rodríguez , representative[ 376] Wilson Roman, representative-elect[ 376]
Pellé Santiago , representative[ 376] Rick Scott , governor of FloridaTony Soto , representative[ 376] Félix Lasalle Toro, representative[ 376]
Víctor M. Torres , representative[ 376] José "Pichy" Torres Zamora, representative[ 376]
Reinaldo "Rey" Vargas, representative[ 376]
Néstor Alonso Vega, representative[ 376] Individuals Sheldon Adelson , business magnate, investor, and philanthropist[ 379] Hushang Ansary , businessman, former diplomat, and philanthropist[ 380] Dan Bongino , NRATV contributor[ 381] David Bossie , political activist[ 379] Foster Friess , businessman and supporter of conservative Christian causes[ 379] Sean Hannity , talk show host, author, and conservative political commentator[ 382] Kyle Kashuv , school safety activist[ 383] Mark Levin , lawyer, author, and radio personality[ 384] Bernard Marcus , businessman[ 379] Rebekah Mercer , heiress, foundation director, and major Republican donor[ 379] Isaac Perlmutter , businessman, financier, CEO of Marvel Entertainment[ 379] Andrew Pollack , activist[ 385] David A. Siegel , businessman[ 379] Donald Trump Jr. , businessman and son of U.S. President Donald Trump[ 386] Lara Trump , television host, producer, and daughter-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump[ 387] Richard Uihlein , businessman and major Republican Party donor[ 379] Organizations 
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