US Senate Elections 2018 | US Senate Elections | Florida Races
2018 Florida US Senate Election Results
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 50.05%
Votes: 4,099,505
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 49.93%
Votes: 4,089,472
Race Summary
In the 2018 U.S. Senate election in Florida, Republican Governor Rick Scott narrowly defeated incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson by just 10,033 votes, or 0.12%, following a contentious recount process.
Full Results
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 50.05%
Votes: 4,099,505
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 49.93%
Votes: 4,089,472
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 1,028
Total votes: 8,190,005
State Map
Results by County
Alachua County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 35.27%
Votes: 40,599
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 64.71%
Votes: 74,493
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 20
Total votes: 115,112
Brevard County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 56.95%
Votes: 160,305
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 43.03%
Votes: 121,112
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 56
Total votes: 281,473
Citrus County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 67.92%
Votes: 48,008
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 32.06%
Votes: 22,660
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 15
Total votes: 70,683
Desoto County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 62.31%
Votes: 5,503
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 37.69%
Votes: 3,328
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 8,831
Flagler County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 59.49%
Votes: 31,467
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 40.49%
Votes: 21,419
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 52,897
Glades County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 69.74%
Votes: 2,666
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 30.24%
Votes: 1,156
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 3,823
Hendry County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 59.96%
Votes: 5,304
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 40.04%
Votes: 3,542
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 8,846
Holmes County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 87.37%
Votes: 5,919
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 12.63%
Votes: 856
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 6,775
Lafayette County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 77.89%
Votes: 2,195
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 22.11%
Votes: 623
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 2,818
Levy County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 68.66%
Votes: 11,658
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 31.33%
Votes: 5,319
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 16,980
Marion County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 61.81%
Votes: 95,592
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 38.16%
Votes: 59,025
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 44
Total votes: 154,661
Nassau County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 73.09%
Votes: 31,795
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 26.90%
Votes: 11,703
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 43,501
Osceola County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 41.64%
Votes: 47,898
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 58.35%
Votes: 67,123
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 8
Total votes: 115,029
Polk County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 56.74%
Votes: 138,751
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 43.24%
Votes: 105,748
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 45
Total votes: 244,544
Seminole County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 48.98%
Votes: 97,457
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 51.01%
Votes: 101,504
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 31
Total votes: 198,992
Suwannee County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 74.53%
Votes: 11,842
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 25.45%
Votes: 4,044
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 15,888
Wakulla County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 65.69%
Votes: 9,322
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 34.31%
Votes: 4,868
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 14,190
Baker County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 81.51%
Votes: 8,579
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 18.48%
Votes: 1,945
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 10,525
Broward County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 30.92%
Votes: 211,397
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 69.08%
Votes: 472,239
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 683,636
Clay County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 70.30%
Votes: 65,639
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 29.69%
Votes: 27,718
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 93,368
Dixie County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 77.06%
Votes: 4,442
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 22.94%
Votes: 1,322
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 5,764
Franklin County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 62.86%
Votes: 3,404
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 37.14%
Votes: 2,011
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 5,415
Gulf County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 73.22%
Votes: 4,321
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 26.78%
Votes: 1,580
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 5,901
Hernando County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 61.64%
Votes: 49,501
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 38.35%
Votes: 30,798
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 14
Total votes: 80,313
Indian River County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 60.53%
Votes: 44,798
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 39.45%
Votes: 29,195
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 11
Total votes: 74,004
Lake County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 60.36%
Votes: 93,537
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 39.63%
Votes: 61,402
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 15
Total votes: 154,954
Liberty County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 76.66%
Votes: 2,076
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 23.34%
Votes: 632
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 2,708
Martin County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 60.35%
Votes: 46,733
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 39.63%
Votes: 30,691
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 12
Total votes: 77,436
Okaloosa County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 72.66%
Votes: 60,924
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 27.31%
Votes: 22,902
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 19
Total votes: 83,845
Palm Beach County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 41.58%
Votes: 244,850
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 58.42%
Votes: 344,008
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 36
Total votes: 588,894
Putnam County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 66.66%
Votes: 18,689
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 33.33%
Votes: 9,344
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 5
Total votes: 28,038
St. Johns County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 65.07%
Votes: 85,031
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 34.92%
Votes: 45,638
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 12
Total votes: 130,681
Taylor County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 71.36%
Votes: 5,638
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 28.64%
Votes: 2,263
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 7,901
Walton County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 75.26%
Votes: 22,776
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 24.73%
Votes: 7,485
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 30,265
Bay County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 73.62%
Votes: 46,681
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 26.37%
Votes: 16,723
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 7
Total votes: 63,411
Calhoun County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 77.64%
Votes: 3,586
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 22.36%
Votes: 1,033
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 4,619
Collier County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 65.06%
Votes: 101,266
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 34.94%
Votes: 54,390
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 155,662
Duval County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 49.14%
Votes: 185,904
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 50.85%
Votes: 192,381
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 45
Total votes: 378,330
Gadsden County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 30.26%
Votes: 6,051
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 69.74%
Votes: 13,945
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 19,997
Hamilton County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 63.09%
Votes: 2,856
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 36.91%
Votes: 1,671
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 4,527
Highlands County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 66.22%
Votes: 26,282
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 33.76%
Votes: 13,398
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 39,686
Jackson County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 67.55%
Votes: 10,791
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 32.44%
Votes: 5,182
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 15,974
Lee County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 60.27%
Votes: 174,316
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 39.71%
Votes: 114,857
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 41
Total votes: 289,214
Madison County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 54.99%
Votes: 4,184
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 45.01%
Votes: 3,425
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 7,609
Miami-Dade County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 39.43%
Votes: 316,020
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 60.57%
Votes: 485,496
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 31
Total votes: 801,547
Okeechobee County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 68.84%
Votes: 7,727
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 31.15%
Votes: 3,496
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 11,224
Pasco County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 57.53%
Votes: 121,212
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 42.45%
Votes: 89,447
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 51
Total votes: 210,710
Santa Rosa County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 74.74%
Votes: 56,374
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 25.25%
Votes: 19,047
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 10
Total votes: 75,431
St. Lucie County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 48.22%
Votes: 59,612
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 51.75%
Votes: 63,978
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 34
Total votes: 123,624
Union County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 75.30%
Votes: 3,650
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 24.70%
Votes: 1,197
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 4,847
Washington County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 78.38%
Votes: 7,101
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 21.62%
Votes: 1,959
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 9,060
Bradford County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 72.46%
Votes: 7,576
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 27.53%
Votes: 2,879
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 10,456
Charlotte County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 61.20%
Votes: 52,916
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 38.78%
Votes: 33,525
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 16
Total votes: 86,457
Columbia County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 69.65%
Votes: 17,234
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 30.33%
Votes: 7,505
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 6
Total votes: 24,745
Escambia County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 58.94%
Votes: 75,947
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 41.05%
Votes: 52,891
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 17
Total votes: 128,855
Gilchrist County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 77.74%
Votes: 5,703
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 22.26%
Votes: 1,633
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 7,336
Hardee County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 69.93%
Votes: 4,455
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 30.07%
Votes: 1,916
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 6,371
Hillsborough County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 45.96%
Votes: 239,641
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 54.02%
Votes: 281,661
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 72
Total votes: 521,374
Jefferson County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 50.48%
Votes: 3,699
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 49.49%
Votes: 3,626
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 2
Total votes: 7,327
Leon County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 34.86%
Votes: 48,767
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 65.12%
Votes: 91,097
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 34
Total votes: 139,898
Manatee County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 57.80%
Votes: 94,390
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 42.18%
Votes: 68,877
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 28
Total votes: 163,295
Monroe County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 49.97%
Votes: 18,035
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 50.02%
Votes: 18,051
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 36,090
Orange County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 38.04%
Votes: 180,763
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 61.94%
Votes: 294,308
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 70
Total votes: 475,141
Pinellas County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 47.37%
Votes: 205,935
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 52.60%
Votes: 228,712
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 127
Total votes: 434,774
Sarasota County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 53.94%
Votes: 113,585
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 46.05%
Votes: 96,973
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 35
Total votes: 210,593
Sumter County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 70.92%
Votes: 52,868
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 29.08%
Votes: 21,678
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 3
Total votes: 74,549
Volusia County
Rick Scott (REP)
Percent: 55.02%
Votes: 125,762
Bill Nelson (DEM)
Percent: 44.98%
Votes: 102,819
Write-Ins
Percent: 0.00%
Votes: 0
Total votes: 228,581