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Parents > United States > Florida > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 2018 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 06, 2018 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 06, 2018 - 06:00pm Central
Term Start January 08, 2019 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2025 - 12:00pm
ContributorAshley
Last ModifiedCharlotte Rose February 22, 2022 12:33pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Swearing-in delayed by Scott
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/2012
NameBill Nelson Votes4,523,451 (55.23%)
Term01/03/2013 - 01/03/2019 Margin1,065,184 (+13.01%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/2024
NameRick Scott Votes5,977,706 (55.57%)
Term01/03/2025 - 01/03/2031 Margin1,374,629 (+12.78%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 28, 2018 FL US Senate - R Primary
Rick Scott
R 1,643,396
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/02/2013 11/06/2018
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Rick Scott 7 --1 --
Bill Nelson 16 3 ----
Tossup 3 ------
Leaning Call: Bill Nelson (62.86%)
Weighted Call: Bill Nelson (88.61%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

03/19/2015 11/05/2018

CANDIDATES
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Name Gov. Rick Scott (I) Sen. Bill Nelson (W) Lateresa A. Jones (W) David Weeks (W) Charles Frederick Tolbert (W) Howard W. Knepper (W) Michael S. Levinson
PartyRepublican Democratic No Party Affiliation No Party Affiliation No Party Affiliation No Party Affiliation No Party Affiliation
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Certified Votes 4,099,505 (50.06%) 4,089,472 (49.93%) 467 (0.01%) 220 (0.00%) 121 (0.00%) 113 (0.00%) 107 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -10,033 (-0.12%) -4,099,038 (-50.05%) -4,099,285 (-50.05%) -4,099,384 (-50.05%) -4,099,392 (-50.05%) -4,099,398 (-50.05%)
Predict Avg.49.07% 50.05% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand 10/17 $2,304,762.75 10/17 $3,804,589.50 $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 04/09/2018 00/00/2013 00/00/2018 00/00/2018 00/00/2018 00/00/2018 00/00/2018
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MATCHUP POLLS (91 from 36 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg46.81%-- 45.46%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Trafalgar Group 
11/04/18-11/05/18		 49.00% 1.8 47.30% 2.1 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
St. Pete Polls 
11/03/18-11/04/18		 46.20% 2.9 49.90% 2.4 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Harris Interactive 
11/02/18-11/04/18		 49.10% 2.1 45.20% 0.2 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
10/29/18-11/04/18		 44.00% 2.0 51.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Research Co. 
11/01/18-11/03/18		 46.00% -- 47.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Emerson College 
11/01/18-11/03/18		 45.00% -- 50.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Eddie Joe White 🔗
D Ric L. Bradshaw 🔗
D Sadie Darnell 🔗
BEER WSNJ
R Minnesota Populist
PNP Carlos A. Romero Barceló 🔗
D BLUEDOGS
D KeystoneProgressive
IRA Juan Croniqueur
  Orlando Sentinel
  Palm Beach Post
  South Florida Sun-Sentinel
D Crimson
D Qbanito
  Tampa Bay Times
FWP CBlock941
  Miami Herald
PPD Carmen Yulín Cruz 🔗
D Jason Savage
D DylanSH99

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Steve Warshell (SWP)
Jan 01, 2018 -  00, 2018

EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor

VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
09/11/2018 Rick Scott TVAd Issue eng First  00:00:30 RP 
08/29/2018 Bill Nelson TVAd Biography spa Juramento  00:00:30 RP 
08/28/2018 Bill Nelson TVAd Biography eng Oath  00:00:30 RP 
08/28/2018 vs Bill Nelson TVAd Attack eng Puppet  00:00:30 RP 
08/27/2018 vs Rick Scott TVAd Attack eng Mess  00:00:30 RP 
08/24/2018 Rick Scott TVAd Biography eng Fair Opportunity  00:00:30 RP 
08/03/2018 Rick Scott vs Bill Nelson TVAd Attack eng More Waiting, More Talk, More Algae  00:00:30 RP 
07/30/2018 Rick Scott vs Bill Nelson TVAd Attack eng Stealing from Medicare  00:00:30 RP 
07/24/2018 vs Rick Scott TVAd Attack eng Vetoed  00:00:30 RP 
06/18/2018 vs Bill Nelson TVAd Attack eng Negative Nelson  00:00:30 RP 
06/14/2018 Rick Scott TVAd Feel Good spa VENIMOS  00:00:30 RP 
06/13/2018 vs Bill Nelson TVAd Attack eng Pinto  00:00:30 RP 
06/06/2018 vs Bill Nelson TVAd Attack eng Bill Nelson = Federal Government  00:01:00 RP 
05/29/2018 vs Bill Nelson TVAd Attack eng New Ideas  00:00:30 RP 
05/21/2018 Bill Nelson TVAd Biography eng Served  00:00:30 RP 
05/16/2018 Rick Scott TVAd Biography spa Cambiar  00:00:30 RP 
05/15/2018 vs Bill Nelson TVAd Attack eng Party Line  00:00:30 RP 
05/14/2018 Rick Scott TVAd Biography spa Presente  00:00:30 RP 
05/14/2018 Rick Scott TVAd Biography spa Presente  00:00:30 RP 
05/01/2018 Rick Scott TVAd Issue eng Results  00:00:30 RP 
04/19/2018 Rick Scott TVAd Issue eng Tanto  00:00:30 RP 
04/17/2018 Rick Scott TVAd Issue eng Term Limits  00:00:30 RP 

BOOKS
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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Oct 15, 2018 11:45am News Hurricane Michael could play role in Senate, governor’s races  Article Poll Vaulter 
Sep 17, 2018 08:00am Event Rick Scott campaign stop besieged by red tide protesters  Article RP 
Sep 13, 2018 11:45am General Angry Trump supporters turn on GOP Senate candidate after he admits 3K Puerto Ricans died from hurricane  Article RP 

DISCUSSION
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D:6086Jason (11913.3682 points)
Mon, November 19, 2018 03:50:19 PM UTC0:00
With this I am 34/35 on this year's Senate races. I really thought Nelson had gotten his sh*t together but I guess Florida is just a Republican-leaning state as opposed to being a swing state now, where the GOP's ceiling is 51% and their floor is 49.999%.
 
R:7114Kyle ( 709.1907 points)
Sat, August 15, 2020 07:17:10 PM UTC0:00
On the Bradshaw endorsement, the article states: "The 10 other elected sheriffs who did not endorse Scott are all Democrats, including Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw..."


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