- Source: 2022 Florida gubernatorial election
The 2022 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Florida, alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Ron DeSantis won re-election in a landslide and defeated the Democratic Party nominee, Charlie Crist, who served as governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011 as a Republican and later as an independent. No Democrat has been elected governor of Florida since 1994.
According to exit polls, DeSantis won 65% of White voters, 13% of Black voters, and 58% of Latinos; of the latter group, DeSantis won 69% of Cubans and 56% of Puerto Ricans. DeSantis's large margin of victory was in part due to him flipping Democratic stronghold Miami-Dade County for the first time since 2002, and Palm Beach County for the first time since 1986, as well as winning Hillsborough, Osceola, Pinellas, and St. Lucie counties for the first time since 2006. This was also the first gubernatorial election since 2006 in which a candidate received over 50% of the vote. His 19.4% margin of victory was the largest since 1982 and the largest for a Republican in state history, compared to 0.4% four years earlier. It was also the first time the governorship was won by double digits since 2002, and the first time it was won by over a million votes.
Significantly, Crist's 39.9% performance was the worst for a Democratic nominee for governor of Florida since 1916. Republicans won all other statewide races by double digits; this is the first time since the end of Reconstruction that Democrats do not hold at least one of the statewide positions. DeSantis also made large gains among Hispanic voters, becoming the first Republican in decades to win a majority of those voters. He also had a major fundraising advantage over Crist, setting an all-time record for a gubernatorial candidate.
Some analysts believe that this election indicates that Florida has transitioned from being a swing state into a reliable red state.
Qualifying for the ballot
To qualify for the ballot in Florida, partisan candidates must first file with the Division of Elections of the Florida Department of State. After filing, a candidate must then qualify for the ballot by a deadline by either paying qualifying fees totaling 6% of the salary of the position sought, or obtaining sufficiently many signatures. Not all candidates who filed to run for governor subsequently qualified to appear on the ballot.
Republican primary
= Candidates
=Nominee
Ron DeSantis, incumbent governor
Failed to qualify
John Joseph Mercadante, Republican National Committee official and candidate for governor in 2018
Donald J. Peterson, marijuana activist
Declined
Roger Stone, political consultant
= Endorsements
=Democratic primary
= Candidates
=Nominee
Charlie Crist, U.S. representative, former Republican governor of Florida and former attorney general of Florida
Eliminated in primary
Nikki Fried, Florida commissioner of agriculture
Cadance Daniel, consultant
Robert Lee Willis, teacher and Baptist minister
Failed to qualify
Robert Conner
Ivan Graham, dentist
Carlos Enrique Gutierrez, property manager and candidate for mayor of Miami Beach in 2021
Jonathan Karns, businessman
Alex Lundmark, real estate agent and candidate for governor in 2018
Christine Powers
Randy Zapata, legal advocate
Withdrawn
Richard Dembinsky, engineer and candidate for state senate in 2016
David Nelson Freeman, businessman
Timothy Mosley, charity founder
Annette Taddeo, state senator and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2014 (running for Florida's 27th congressional district) (endorsed Crist)
Declined
Dave Aronberg, Palm Beach County state attorney and former state senator
Lauren Book, state senator
Randolph Bracy, state senator (running for Florida's 10th congressional district)
Val Demings, U.S. representative (running for U.S. Senate)
Anna Eskamani, state representative
Dan Gelber, mayor of Miami Beach and former state house minority leader (endorsed Crist)
Andrew Gillum, former mayor of Tallahassee and nominee for governor in 2018
Rebekah Jones, former Florida Department of Health analyst (endorsed Fried)
Al Lawson, U.S. representative (endorsed Crist)
Stephanie Murphy, U.S. representative
Jason Pizzo, state senator
Sean Shaw, state representative and nominee for attorney general in 2018 (endorsed Crist)
= Endorsements
== Polling
=Graphical summary
= Results
== Running mate selection
=In June 2022, Politico released a shortlist of 18 people who Crist was considering as his running mate. On August 26, four days after Crist won the gubernatorial primary, CBS News reported that he had selected Karla Hernández-Mats, one of the people on the Politico shortlist.
Selected
Karla Hernández-Mats, president of the United Teachers of Dade
On shortlist
María Celeste Arrarás, journalist and former Telemundo news anchor
Manny Diaz, chair of the Florida Democratic Party and former mayor of Miami
Fentrice Driskell, state representative and minority leader-designate for the 2024–2026 legislative session
Anna Eskamani, state representative
Anne Gannon, Palm Beach County Tax Collector and former state representative
Dan Gelber, mayor of Miami Beach, former state senator, and nominee for Florida Attorney General in 2010
Jennifer Jenkins, Brevard County school board member
Shevrin Jones, state senator
Al Lawson, U.S. representative for Florida's 5th congressional district
Amy Mercado, Orange County Property Appraiser and former state representative
Wayne Messam, mayor of Miramar and candidate for president in 2020
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, former U.S. representative for Florida's 26th congressional district
Tina Polsky, state senator
Bobby Powell, state senator
Mary Ann Ruiz, attorney
Sean Shaw, former state representative and nominee for Florida Attorney General in 2018
Marie Woodson, state representative
Independent and third-party candidates
= Green Party
=Withdrawn
Brian Moore, activist and perennial candidate (running for state senate)
= Independent Party
=Withdrawn
Gizmo Wexler, IT administrator
= Libertarian Party
=Declared
Hector Roos
Declined
Roger Stone, political activist and consultant
= Independent candidates
=Declared
Carmen Jackie Gimenez
Failed to qualify
Eugene H. Steele, attorney
Withdrawn
Mark B. Graham, computer technician and candidate for president in 2016
Frank Hughes Jr., education consultant
Jodi Gregory Jeloudov
Declined
David Jolly, former U.S. representative
= Write-ins
=Declared
Piotr Blass, perennial candidate
James Thompson, pastor
General election
= Debates and forums
== Predictions
== Endorsements
== Polling
=Aggregate polls
= Results
=By county
By congressional district
DeSantis won 22 of 28 congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats.
Voter demographics
Analysis
According to exit polls, DeSantis won 65% of White voters, 13% of Black voters, and 58% of Latinos; of the latter group, DeSantis won 69% of Cubans and 56% of Puerto Ricans. DeSantis' large margin of victory was in part due to him flipping Democratic stronghold Miami-Dade County for the first time since 2002, and Palm Beach County for the first time since 1986, as well as winning Hillsborough, Osceola, Pinellas, and St. Lucie counties for the first time since 2006; this was also the first gubernatorial election since 2006 in which a candidate received over 50% of the vote. His near 20% margin of victory was the largest since 1982 and the largest for a Republican in state history. It was also the first time the governorship was won by double digits since 2002, and the first time it was won by over one million votes.
Significantly, Crist's 40% performance was the worst for a Democratic nominee for governor of Florida since 1916. Republicans won the other statewide races by double digits; this is the first time since the end of Reconstruction that Democrats do not hold at least one of the statewide positions. DeSantis also made large gains among Hispanic voters, becoming the first Republican in decades to win a majority of those voters. He also had a major fundraising advantage over Crist, setting an all-time record for a gubernatorial candidate.
See also
Elections in Florida
Political party strength in Florida
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Republican Party
Government of Florida
2022 United States Senate election in Florida
2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
2022 Florida House of Representatives election
2022 Florida Senate election
2022 Florida elections
2022 United States gubernatorial elections
2022 United States elections
Notes
Partisan clients
References
External links
Florida Division of Elections Candidate Tracking System
Official campaign websites
Charlie Crist (D) for Governor Archived March 11, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
Ron DeSantis (R) for Governor
Kyle "KC" Gibson (I) for Governor
Frank Hughes Jr. (I) for Governor Archived January 27, 2023, at the Wayback Machine
Hector Roos (L) for Governor
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