2018 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election

2018 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election

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Nominee Nikki Fried Matt Caldwell
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 4,032,954 4,026,201
Percentage 50.04% 49.96%

Fried:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Caldwell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%
     No votes

Agriculture
Commissioner before election

Adam Putnam
Republican

Elected Agriculture
Commissioner

Nikki Fried
Democratic

The 2018 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election occurred on November 6, 2018, to elect the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term. Democrat Nikki Fried narrowly defeated Republican Matt Caldwell. Fried became the only statewide elected Democrat in Florida, as U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, who had held Florida's Class I U.S. Senate seat since 2000, lost reelection. As of 2023, this remains the last time that a Democrat has won a statewide election in Florida, and the only time since 2012.


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