2018 Florida Chief Financial Officer election

The 2018 Florida Chief Financial Officer election took place on November 6, 2018. Incumbent Republican Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, who was appointed in 2017, successfully ran for a full term, defeating Democratic nominee Jeremy Ring, a former state senator, in the general election.

Declared

 * Jimmy Patronis, incumbent Chief Financial Officer of Florida

Declined

 * Aaron Bean, state senator
 * Jeff Brandes, state senator
 * Lenny Curry, Mayor of Jacksonville
 * Don Gaetz, former state senator
 * Tom Grady, Florida Board of Education member and former state representative
 * Teresa Jacobs, Mayor of Orange County
 * Jack Latvala, state senator (running for governor)
 * Tom Lee, state senator and nominee in 2006
 * Carlos López-Cantera, lieutenant governor and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016
 * Seth McKeel, former state representative
 * Pat Neal, real estate developer and former state senator
 * Will Weatherford, former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives

Declared

 * Jeremy Ring, former state senator

Declined

 * Kevin Beckner, former Hillsborough County Commissioner
 * Bob Buckhorn, Mayor of Tampa
 * Patrick Murphy, former U.S. Representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016
 * Jack Seiler, Mayor of Fort Lauderdale