<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The 2018 Florida gubernatorial election will be held on November 6, 2018, alongside a U.S. Senate election, U.S. House elections, and other state and local elections . Incumbent two - term Republican Governor Rick Scott is term - limited . Florida elects its governor and lieutenant governor on a joint ticket . </P> <P> The candidate filing deadline for this gubernatorial race was on June 22, 2018, with primary elections being held on August 28, 2018 . Florida uses a closed primary process, in which the selection of each party's candidates for a general election is limited to registered members of that party . Andrew Gillum won the Democratic primary, and Ron DeSantis won the Republican primary . </P> <Ul> <Li> Ron DeSantis, former U.S. Representative for FL - 6 from 2013 to 2018, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016 </Li> </Ul>

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