This article describes the electoral history of Ron DeSantis, the 46th and current governor of Florida and a former member of the United States House of Representatives.
A member of the Republican Party, DeSantis was initially elected to the House in 2012 to represent Florida's 6th congressional district. He retained his seat for three terms before not seeking a fourth to pursue the governorship.
DeSantis won the gubernatorial election in 2018 by a margin of around 32,000 votes against Democratic nominee Andrew Gillum. DeSantis won re-election, facing former Florida governor Charlie Crist in the 2022 Florida gubernatorial election.
US House of Representatives
2012
2014 In this election, no GOP primary was held and DeSantis won the nomination unopposed.
2016
Governor of Florida
2018
2022 In this election, DeSantis received the GOP gubernatorial nomination unopposed and no primary election was held.
Presidential elections 2024
Primaries
Presidential write-ins DeSantis received 325 write-in votes in the 2024 United States presidential election.This note is disputed as there is no nationwide aggregate of write-in votes and DeSantis was reported to have won at least 400 write-in votes in 5 Florida counties alone.
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