The 2018 Florida Chief Financial Officer election took place on November 6, 2018. Incumbent

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Chief Financial Officer

Jimmy Patronis Jimmy Theo Patronis Jr. (born April 13, 1972) is an American politician serving as the chief financial officer of the state of Florida. He was previously a member of the Florida House of Representatives representing the 6th district, which includ ...

, who was appointed in 2017, successfully ran for a full term, defeating Democratic nominee Jeremy Ring, a former state senator, in the general election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

, incumbent

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Declined

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, state senator *

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, state senator *

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, former state senator *

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member and former state representative *

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, state senator ( running for governor) * Tom Lee, state senator and nominee in

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and candidate for U.S. Senate in

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, former state representative * Pat Neal, real estate developer and former state senator *

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, former

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Endorsements

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

* Jeremy Ring, former state senator

Declined

* Kevin Beckner, former Hillsborough County Commissioner *

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* Patrick Murphy, former U.S. Representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in

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Endorsements

General election

Polling

Results

References

External links

;Official campaign websites
Jimmy Patronis (R) for CFO

Jeremy Ring (D) for CFO
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Florida Chief Financial Officer elections

Florida Chief Financial Officer The chief financial officer of Florida is an elected statewide constitutional officer of Florida. The office was created in 2002 following the 1998 reforms of the Florida Cabinet. The CFO is a combination of the former offices of comptroller and ...