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| election_name = 2022 Florida gubernatorial election | election_name = 2022 Florida gubernatorial election
| country = Florida | country = Florida
| type = presidential | type = presidential
| ongoing = yes | ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2018 Florida gubernatorial election | previous_election = 2018 Florida gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 2018 | previous_year = 2018
| next_election = 2026 Florida gubernatorial election | next_election = 2026 Florida gubernatorial election
| next_year = 2026 | next_year = ''2026''
| election_date = November 8, 2022 | election_date = November 8, 2022
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The '''2022 Florida gubernatorial election''' will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the ]. Incumbent ] Governor ] will be eligible to seek a second term. The '''2022 Florida gubernatorial election''' was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the ], alongside other state and ]. Incumbent ] governor ] won re-election in a ],<ref name="Landslide">Citations for Landslide victory:

* {{Cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Zac |last2=Varn |first2=Kathryn |date=November 8, 2022 |title=Florida governor race: Ron DeSantis wins in a landslide over Democrat Charlie Crist |url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/11/08/fl-governor-race-results-ron-desantis-charlie-crist-florida-election/10615398002/ |access-date=December 7, 2024 |work=]}}
* {{Cite news |last=Ogles |first=Jacob |date=November 8, 2022 |title=Ron DeSantis wins landslide victory over Charlie Crist |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/569708-ron-desantis-wins-landslide-victory-over-charlie-crist/ |access-date=December 7, 2024 |work=Florida Politics}}
* {{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Zac |date=November 9, 2022 |title=DeSantis strengthens potential presidential campaign with landslide reelection win |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/politics/2022/11/09/when-could-gov-ron-desantis-announce-campaign-against-donald-trump/8313610001/?amp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109193143/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/politics/2022/11/09/when-could-gov-ron-desantis-announce-campaign-against-donald-trump/8313610001/?amp |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |access-date=November 13, 2022 |website=]}}
* {{Cite web |last=Pengelly |first=Martin |date=November 9, 2022 |title=Ron DeSantis landslide victory brings Trump and 2024 into focus |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/09/ron-desantis-trump-2024-florida-midterms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109055029/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/09/ron-desantis-trump-2024-florida-midterms |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |access-date=November 13, 2022 |website=]}}
* {{Cite web |last1=Mahoney |first1=Emily L. |last2=Peace |first2=Lauren |date=November 8, 2022 |title=DeSantis wins second term as Florida governor, beating Crist in landslide |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/elections/2022/11/08/desantis-crist-florida-governor-election-politics-republican-democrat/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428033202/https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/elections/2022/11/08/desantis-crist-florida-governor-election-politics-republican-democrat/ |archive-date=April 28, 2023 |access-date=November 13, 2022 |website=]}}</ref> and defeated the ] nominee, ], 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 ].<ref>{{cite web |last=Samuels |first=Alex |date=2021-06-09 |title=Most Candidates Take The Hint After Two Losses. Why Won't Beto O'Rourke and Charlie Crist? |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-most-candidates-dont-run-again-after-losing-twice/ |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=FiveThirtyEight}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2022-11-08 |title=2022 Election: Live Analysis and Results |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/2022-midterm-election/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=FiveThirtyEight }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Rakich |first=Nathaniel |date=2022-11-09 |title=Gubernatorial Races Were A Mixed Bag For Each Party |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/gubernatorial-races-were-a-mixed-bag-for-each-party/ |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=FiveThirtyEight }}</ref>

With 59.4 percent of the vote, DeSantis won the largest margin of victory in a Florida gubernatorial election since ].<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 9, 2022|title=With GOP sweep, Gov. Ron DeSantis says he recast Florida's political map|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/politics/2022/11/09/florida-republicans-historic-command-state-government/8313853001/|website=]|first=John|last=Kennedy|access-date=November 13, 2022|archive-date=November 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109182310/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/politics/2022/11/09/florida-republicans-historic-command-state-government/8313853001/|url-status=live}}</ref> Significantly, DeSantis won ], which had been considered a Democratic stronghold and had last voted Republican in ], and ], which had not voted Republican since ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/trump-and-biden-big-losers-desantis-big-winner-in-2022|title=Trump and Biden big losers, DeSantis big winner in 2022|work=Washington Examiner|first=Michael|last=Barone|date=November 9, 2022|access-date=November 13, 2022|archive-date=November 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113111916/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/trump-and-biden-big-losers-desantis-big-winner-in-2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=November 10, 2022|title=DeSantis-led red wave penetrates even once-blue Palm Beach County|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-florida-red-wave-palm-beach-broward-miami-dade-20221110-jxpzxv6mlzblflyequ6rbousiq-story.html|website=]|first1=Anthony|last1=Man|first2=Wells|last2=Dusenbury|access-date=November 13, 2022|archive-date=November 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113191817/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-florida-red-wave-palm-beach-broward-miami-dade-20221110-jxpzxv6mlzblflyequ6rbousiq-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Crist conceded the election shortly after DeSantis was projected as the winner.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 8, 2022|title=Charlie Crist drowned by Democrat groans as he concedes to Ron DeSantis in Florida|url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/charlie-crist-drowned-by-democrat-groans-as-he-concedes-to-ron-desantis-in-florida/ar-AA13U6hZ|website=]|first=Dodds|last=Lo|access-date=December 1, 2022|archive-date=December 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202013508/https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/charlie-crist-drowned-by-democrat-groans-as-he-concedes-to-ron-desantis-in-florida/ar-AA13U6hZ|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to ], DeSantis won 65% of ], 13% of ], and 58% of ]; of the latter group, DeSantis won 69% of ] and 56% of ].<ref name=":02">{{cite web |date=2022-11-08 |title=Exit polls for Midterm Election Results 2022 |url=https://www.cnn.com/election/2022/exit-polls/florida/governor/0 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=CNN}}</ref> DeSantis's large margin of victory was in part due to him flipping Democratic stronghold ] for the first time since ], and ] for the first time since ], as well as winning ], ], ], and ] counties for the first time since ]. 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 ] 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carrasquillo |first1=Adrian |title=Ron DeSantis Wins the Florida Latino Vote, Setting Stage for 2024 Clash |url=https://www.newsweek.com/ron-desantis-wins-florida-latino-vote-setting-stage-2024-clash-1758404 |website=Newsweek |access-date=12 November 2022 |date=9 November 2022 |quote= flipped Miami-Dade County, Florida's political crown jewel, which completed a stunning reversal in just six years, after backing Hillary Clinton by 30 points in 2016, Joe Biden by 7 in 2020, and now DeSantis by 11 points. In running up the score, DeSantis also secured another major win, becoming the first Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate to win the Latino vote in 20 years, and the first Republican governor to do so since Brian Sandoval in Nevada in 2014. ... Devon Murphy-Anderson, the former finance director for the Florida Democratic Party and cofounder of Mi Vecino, which works to activate Latino voters in Florida, told Newsweek that while Miami-Dade is getting all of the attention, DeSantis' complete and total win also impressively flipped traditional blue areas like Palm Beach County and Hillsborough County. "It's important to know this was a strategy from Florida Republicans, and not to shift the blame to Latino voters," she argued, seeing the results as "a response to strategic investment by a political party."}}</ref><ref name="BBCNewsFL">{{cite web |last1=Tawfik |first1=Nada |title=Ron DeSantis: How the Republican governor conquered Florida |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63565224 |website=BBC News |access-date=12 November 2022 |date=12 November 2022 |quote=DeSantis outperformed Trump's 2020 figures in key groups that Democrats will need to hold onto the White House. He made gains with Latinos, women and even slightly with black voters, which allowed him to flip counties that traditionally favour Democrats such as Palm Beach, Osceola and of course Miami Dade. He was the first Republican governor since 2002 to win the state's most populous and heavily Hispanic county - not only with Cuban Americans who traditionally lean Republican but also many South Americans and Puerto Ricans who tend to vote Democratic. Joe Biden won the Latino vote in Florida by seven points in 2020 and now DeSantis has carried it by 15 points. These results will shape Florida's politics for years to come. In his victory speech, the governor declared that they had "rewritten the political map". There is no question that Florida is now a Republican state, ending its status as one of the most important swing states in the nation.}}</ref>

Significantly, Crist's 39.9% performance was the worst for a Democratic nominee for governor of Florida since ]. Republicans won all other statewide races by double digits; this is the first time since the end of ] 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.<ref name=":02" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Downey |first1=Renzo |date=3 November 2022 |title=Vote with your feet: Post-pandemic Florida transplants twice as likely to be Rs as Ds |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/567801-vote-with-your-feet-post-pandemic-florida-transplants-twice-as-likely-to-be-rs-as-ds/ |access-date=27 January 2023 |website=]}}</ref> He also had a major fundraising advantage over Crist, setting an all-time record for a gubernatorial candidate.<ref>{{cite web |last1=NW |first1=charitable organization 1300 L. St |last2=Washington |first2=Suite 200 |date=16 September 2022 |title=Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis breaks gubernatorial fundraising record |url=https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/09/florida-gov-ron-desantis-breaks-gubernatorial-fundraising-record/ |access-date=27 January 2023 |website=OpenSecrets News |language=en}}</ref>

The election was described as marking the transition from Florida being a ] into a solid ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Breuninger |first=Kevin |title=Florida no longer looks like a swing state after DeSantis, Rubio lead big Republican wins |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/18/desantis-win-in-florida-midterm-election-undercuts-swing-state-status.html|date=2022-11-18 |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Friedersdorf |first=Conor |date=2022-11-09 |title=Is Florida Still a Swing State? |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/11/is-florida-still-a-swing-state/672060/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref>

==Qualifying for the ballot==
To qualify for the ballot in Florida, partisan candidates must first file with the ] of the ]. 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.<ref>{{cite book|last=Medvic|first=Stephen|title=Campaigns and Elections: Players and Processes|year=2021|publisher=]|location=]|isbn=0-367-64084-8}}</ref>


==Republican primary== ==Republican primary==
===Candidates=== ===Candidates===
====Potential==== ====Nominee====
*], incumbent ]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Contorno|first=Steve|date=November 8, 2021|title=Florida Gov. DeSantis officially launches 2022 reelection bid|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/08/politics/ron-desantis-2022/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-07|website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108194807/https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/08/politics/ron-desantis-2022/index.html |archive-date=November 8, 2021 }}</ref>
*], incumbent governor

==== Failed to qualify ====
*John Joseph Mercadante, ] official and candidate for ] in ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State |url=https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79182 |url-status=live |access-date=2021-01-28 |website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202155002/https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79182 |archive-date=February 2, 2021 }}</ref>
*Donald J. Peterson, ] activist<ref>{{Cite web |title=Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State |url=https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=80002 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=]}}</ref>

====Declined====
*], political consultant<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fineout |first1=Gary |date=26 April 2022 |title=DeSantis gets his election police. Now what? |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/florida-playbook/2022/04/26/desantis-gets-his-election-police-now-what-00027704 |access-date=28 April 2022 |website=]}}</ref>
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===Endorsements===
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'''U.S. senators'''
*], ] from ] (2019–present),<ref name="auto24">{{cite web |last1=Gancarski |first1=A. G. |title=Endorsement? Rick Scott says Ron DeSantis will 'continue to lead the party' into 2022 |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/429954-scott-desantis-22/ |website=Florida Politics |access-date=25 May 2021 |date=2021-05-17}}</ref> previously Governor (2011-2019)
'''Organizations'''

*American Seniors Association<ref name="Endorsements"/>
*]<ref name="afpendorsement">{{cite web |title=Americans For Prosperity Action endorses Governor Desantis |url=https://afpaction.com/americans-for-prosperity-action-endorses-governor-desantis/ |website=afpaction.com |date=May 2, 2022 |access-date=2 May 2022 |ref=67}}</ref>
*Associated Industries of Florida<ref name="aifendorsement">{{cite web |title=Ron DeSantis, Ashley Moody Endorsed by AIF for Reelection |url=https://www.floridadaily.com/ron-desantis-ashley-moody-endorsed-by-aif-for-reelection/ |website=floridadaily.com |date=July 20, 2022 |access-date=29 July 2022 |ref=48}}</ref>
*]<ref name="auto23">{{cite web |last1=Axelrod |first1=Tal |title=Club for Growth endorses DeSantis reelection bid |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/553437-club-for-growth-endorses-desantis-reelection-bid |website=] |access-date=25 May 2021 |language=en |date=2021-05-13}}</ref>
*Florida ]<ref name="auto32">{{cite web |last1=Gancarski |first1=A.G. |title=Statewide police union endorses Ron DeSantis' re-election |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/490625-desantis-fop/ |website=floridapolitics.com |access-date=29 March 2022 |date=27 January 2022}}</ref>
*]<ref name="auto10">{{cite web |title=Florida PBA Backs Ron DeSantis for Reelection |url=https://www.floridadaily.com/florida-pba-backs-ron-desantis-for-reelection/ |website=floridadaily.com |date=November 16, 2021 |access-date=14 December 2021}}</ref>
*Florida Police Chiefs Association<ref name="policechiefendorse">{{cite web |title=Florida Police Chiefs Association Backs Ron DeSantis for a Second Term |url=https://www.floridadaily.com/florida-police-chiefs-association-backs-ron-desantis-for-a-second-term/ |website=floridadaily.com |date=January 28, 2022 |access-date=28 January 2022 |ref=45}}</ref>
*Florida Professional Firefighters<ref name="firefighterendorse">{{cite web |title=Florida Professional Firefighters endorse Desantis for re-election |url=https://www.iaff.org/news/florida-professional-firefighters-endorse-desantis-for-re-election/ |website=iaff.org |date=July 14, 2022 |access-date=14 July 2022 |ref=56}}</ref>
*Florida Sheriffs Conference<ref name="auto21">{{cite web |last1=Gancarski |first1=A.G. |title=Sheriffs endorse Gov. DeSantis' re-election bid |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/489252-sheriffs-endorse-gov-desantis-re-election-bid/ |website=floridapolitics.com |access-date=29 March 2022 |date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
*National Defense PAC<ref name="Endorsements"/>
*]<ref name="Endorsements">{{cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/137630/ron-desantis|title=Ron DeSantis' Ratings and Endorsements - Vote Smart|website=justfacts.votesmart.org|access-date=October 6, 2022}}</ref>
}}

== Democratic primary ==
] ] finished second in the primary.]]


==Democratic primary==
===Candidates=== ===Candidates===
====Potential==== ====Nominee====
*], ], former Republican ] and former ]<ref name="Crist">{{Cite news |last=Greenwood |first=Max |date=May 4, 2021 |title=Crist launches bid for Florida governor, seeking to recapture his old job |work=] |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/special/551638-crist-launches-bid-for-florida-governor-seeking-to-recapture-his-old-job |access-date=May 4, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Greggis, Anne|url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/537326-charlie-crist-confluence-of-current-events-nightmare-for-republicans-good-for-democrats/|title=Charlie Crist: Confluence of current events 'nightmare' for Republicans, good for Democrats|work=Florida Politics|date=July 7, 2022}}</ref>
*], State Senator

*], former ]
====Eliminated in primary====
*], incumbent Florida state senator and former minority leader of the ]
*], ]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ritchie|first=Bruce|date=June 1, 2021|title=Florida's Nikki Fried jumps into 2022 race to challenge DeSantis|url=https://politi.co/2TpUSuo|access-date=2021-06-01|website=]|language=en}}</ref>
*], incumbent Agriculture Commissioner
*Cadance Daniel, consultant<ref>{{Cite web |title=Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State |url=https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=80039 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=]}}</ref>
*], ], former Minority Leader of the ], former State Senator and nominee for Attorney General in ]
*Robert Lee Willis, teacher and ] minister<ref>{{Cite web|title=Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State|url=https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79552|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-02|website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182448/https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79552 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 }}</ref>
*], former ] and nominee for Governor in ]<ref>https://floridapolitics.com/archives/298998-florida-democrats-still-have-an-andrew-gillum-problem</ref>

*Chris King, nominee for lieutenant governor in ]
====Failed to qualify====
*], former ] and candidate for Governor in ]
*Robert Conner<ref>{{Cite web |title=Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State |url=https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=80121 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=]}}</ref>
*], incumbent minority leader of the ]
*Ivan Graham, ]<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 17, 2021|title=Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State|url=https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79518|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-17|website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200354/https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79518 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 }}</ref>
*], former U.S. Representative and nominee for U.S. Senator in ]
*Carlos Enrique Gutierrez, property manager and candidate for ] of ] in 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State |url=https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=80053 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=]}}</ref>
*Jonathan Karns, businessman<ref>{{Cite web |title=Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State |url=https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79277 |url-status=live |access-date=2021-03-04 |website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512134512/https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79277 |archive-date=May 12, 2021 }}</ref>
*Alex Lundmark, real estate agent and candidate for ] in ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State |url=https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79111 |access-date=2020-12-30 |website=]}}</ref>
*Christine Powers
*Randy Zapata, legal advocate<ref>{{Cite web|title=Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State|url=https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79771|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-05|website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106032055/https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79771 |archive-date=November 6, 2021 }}</ref>

==== Withdrawn ====
* Richard Dembinsky, engineer and candidate for ] in 2016<ref>{{Cite web|title=Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State|url=https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79018|access-date=2021-02-12|website=]}}</ref>
*David Nelson Freeman, businessman<ref>{{Cite web |title=Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State |url=https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79031 |url-status=live |access-date=2021-02-12 |website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512060027/https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79031 |archive-date=May 12, 2021 }}</ref>
*Timothy Mosley, charity founder<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State|url=https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79248|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-26|website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917104229/https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79248 |archive-date=September 17, 2021 }}</ref>
*], ] and nominee for ] in ]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Padró Ocasio |first1=Bianca |title=Miami Democrat Annette Taddeo launches campaign to be Florida's first Latina governor |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article254977232.html |access-date=18 October 2021 |work=Miami Herald |date=18 October 2021}}</ref> (''] for ]'')<ref>{{Cite web |last=Contorno |first=Steve |date=June 6, 2022 |title=Annette Taddeo drops out of Florida gubernatorial race and shifts focus to US House seat |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/06/politics/annette-taddeo-florida/index.html |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=]}}</ref> ''(endorsed Crist)''<ref name=atcc/>

====Declined====
* ], ] ] and former ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Drew |date=2021-01-27 |title=Florida Influencer Poll: All sorts of predictions for 2022 |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/398598-florida-influencer-poll-2022-predictions |url-status=live |access-date=2021-02-15 |website=Florida Politics |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127090221/https://floridapolitics.com/archives/398598-florida-influencer-poll-2022-predictions |archive-date=January 27, 2021 }}</ref>
* ], ]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smiley |first=David |date=November 10, 2020 |title=Florida's 2022 elections are already shaping up. Here's who is (and may be) running |work=] |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article247075342.html |access-date=November 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fineout |first=Gary |date=April 21, 2021 |title=Book wins backing as Senate Democratic leader, will forgo statewide run in 2022 |url=https://politi.co/3gspTaB |access-date=2021-04-25 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>
*], ]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rohrer|first=Gray|date=February 23, 2021|title=Sen. Randolph Bracy of Orlando considering run for governor|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-bracy-governor-race-primary-20210223-jpz435jsqfahxfv5bhstfkee7u-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-23|website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224021842/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-bracy-governor-race-primary-20210223-jpz435jsqfahxfv5bhstfkee7u-story.html |archive-date=February 24, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Paschall-Brown|first=Gail|date=2021-03-24|title=Does Sen. Randolph Bracy have his sights on a 2022 run for governor?|url=https://www.wesh.com/article/does-sen-randolph-bracy-have-his-sights-on-a-2022-run-for-governor/35918880|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-29|website=]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324031903/https://www.wesh.com/article/does-sen-randolph-bracy-have-his-sights-on-a-2022-run-for-governor/35918880 |archive-date=March 24, 2021 }}</ref> (''] for ]'')<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lemongello|first=Steven|date=May 26, 2021|title=Ex-State Attorney Aramis Ayala, Sen. Randolph Bracy to run for Congress in Val Demings' district|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-aramis-ayala-congress-20210526-5lga7xkec5grlioywiszrklz4y-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-27|website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526163050/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-aramis-ayala-congress-20210526-5lga7xkec5grlioywiszrklz4y-story.html |archive-date=May 26, 2021 }}</ref>
*], ]<ref>{{Cite news|last=DeFede|first=Jim|date=March 28, 2021|title=Facing South Florida: 1-On-1 With US Rep. Val Demings|work=]|url=https://miami.cbslocal.com/2021/03/28/facing-south-florida-1-on-1-with-us-rep-val-demings/|access-date=March 29, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Beavers|first=Olivia|date=April 23, 2021|title=Demings 'seriously considering' challenging DeSantis or Rubio|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/23/demings-challenging-desantis-rubio-484386|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-23|website=]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423120146/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/23/demings-challenging-desantis-rubio-484386 |archive-date=April 23, 2021 }}</ref> (''])''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Greenwood|first=Max|date=2021-06-09|title=Florida Rep. Val Demings officially enters Senate race against Rubio|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/557485-florida-rep-val-demings-officially-enters-senate-race-against-rubio|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-09|website=]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609120702/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/557485-florida-rep-val-demings-officially-enters-senate-race-against-rubio |archive-date=June 9, 2021 }}</ref>
*], ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gancarski |first=A. G. |date=2020-07-31 |title=Governor Eskamani? Progressive lawmaker not ruling it out |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/353632-gov-eskamani-current-state-representative-not-ruling-it-out/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-05-06 |website=Florida Politics |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802142616/https://floridapolitics.com/archives/353632-gov-eskamani-current-state-representative-not-ruling-it-out |archive-date=August 2, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Downey |first=Renzo |date=2021-05-06 |title=Anna Eskamani won't run for Florida Governor in 2022 |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/427199-anna-eskamani-passes-on-statewide-campaign/ |access-date=2021-05-06 |website=Florida Politics |language=en-US}}</ref>
* ], ] of ] and former state house minority leader<ref name="TBTFLAgov">{{Cite web |last=Contorno |first=Steve |date=2020-07-19 |title=As Ron DeSantis slips in Florida polls, Democratic challengers for governor are starting to emerge |url=https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2020/07/19/as-ron-desantis-slips-in-florida-polls-democratic-challengers-for-governor-are-starting-to-emerge/?outputType=amp |url-status=live |access-date=2020-07-19 |website=] |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720003024/https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2020/07/19/as-ron-desantis-slips-in-florida-polls-democratic-challengers-for-governor-are-starting-to-emerge/?outputType=amp |archive-date=July 20, 2020 }}</ref> ''(endorsed Crist)''<ref name="FP-Crist-11-12" />
*], former ] of ] and nominee for ] in ]<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2020 |title=Democratic star ex-mayor Andrew Gillum to enter rehab |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51914530 |url-status=live |access-date=July 31, 2020 |website=] |publisher=BBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316205610/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51914530 |archive-date=March 16, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bowden |first=Jorn |date=March 15, 2020 |title=Gillum to seek treatment, withdraw from public life |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/487712-gillum-to-seek-treatment-for-alcohol-abuse |url-status=live |access-date=July 31, 2020 |website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328005737/https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/487712-gillum-to-seek-treatment-for-alcohol-abuse |archive-date=March 28, 2020 }}</ref>
*], former ] analyst<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hayes|first=Kelly|date=2021-05-05|title=Rebekah Jones hints at potential congressional run in FL CD-13|url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/426985-rebekah-jones-hints-at-potential-congressional-run/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Florida Politics|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505225208/https://floridapolitics.com/archives/426985-rebekah-jones-hints-at-potential-congressional-run/ |archive-date=May 5, 2021 }}</ref> ''(endorsed Fried)''
* ], ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gancarski |first=A. G. |date=2021-02-03 |title=Al Lawson eyeing run for Florida Governor? |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/400394-lawson-gov |url-status=live |access-date=2021-02-03 |website=Florida Politics |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202190332/https://floridapolitics.com/archives/400394-lawson-gov |archive-date=February 2, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Call |first=James |date=February 2, 2021 |title='Not on my radar': Congressman Al Lawson deflates Florida gubernatorial trial balloon |url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/02/al-lawson-florida-governor-campaign-gubernatorial-ron-desantis-u-s-rep-house/4363315001/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-02-03 |website=] |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202225209/https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/02/al-lawson-florida-governor-campaign-gubernatorial-ron-desantis-u-s-rep-house/4363315001/ |archive-date=February 2, 2021 }}</ref> ''(endorsed Crist)''
*], ]<ref name="TBTFLAgov" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Caputo|first=Marc|date=May 24, 2021|title=Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy will not challenge Rubio for Senate|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/24/stephanie-murphy-marco-rubio-senate-490563|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-24|website=]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524170854/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/24/stephanie-murphy-marco-rubio-senate-490563 |archive-date=May 24, 2021 }}</ref>
* ], ]<ref name="TBTFLAgov" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Downey |first=Renzo |date=2021-02-22 |title=Jason Pizzo shoots down 2022 gubernatorial rumors |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/406055-jason-pizzo-shoots-down-2022-gubernatorial-rumors |url-status=live |access-date=2021-02-23 |website=Florida Politics |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222205910/https://floridapolitics.com/archives/406055-jason-pizzo-shoots-down-2022-gubernatorial-rumors |archive-date=February 22, 2021 }}</ref>
*], ] and nominee for ] in ]<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Fineout|first1=Gary|last2=Dixon|first2=Matt|date=May 26, 2021|title=Demings is taking on Rubio. Now Florida's other big 2022 races are jumbled.|url=https://politi.co/3vCqYkI|access-date=2021-05-27|website=]|language=en}}</ref> ''(endorsed Crist)''

===Endorsements===
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'''U.S. representatives'''
*], ] from ]<ref name="auto2">{{cite news|last=Contorno|first=Steve|title=Kathy Castor endorses Charlie Crist in Democratic primary for Florida governor|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2021/05/24/kathy-castor-endorses-charlie-crist-in-democratic-primary-for-florida-governor/|access-date=May 24, 2021 |website=]|date=May 24, 2021}}</ref>
*], former U.S. representative from ] and Democratic nominee for ] in ]<ref name="cce">{{cite web |last1=Wood |first1=Tristan |title=Charlie Crist adds six new endorsements for gubernatorial bid |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/511740-charlie-crist-earns-six-new-endorsements-in-governor-race/ |website=floridapolitics.com |access-date=28 March 2022|date=March 28, 2022}}</ref>
*], ] from ]<ref name="auto6">{{cite web |last1=Call |first1=James |title='Big Al' has Charlie's back in North Florida: Lawson endorses Crist for governor |url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2021/07/23/al-lawson-endorses-charlie-crist-florida-governor-2022/8067669002/ |website=] |access-date=24 July 2021|date=July 23, 2021}}</ref>
*], ] from ]<ref name="auto34">{{cite news|last=Fineout|first=Gary|title=Pelosi backs Crist for Florida governor|url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/florida-playbook/2022/04/18/pelosi-backs-crist-for-florida-governor-00025750/|access-date=April 18, 2022 |website=]|date=April 18, 2022}}</ref>
*], U.S. representative for ]<ref name="auto20">{{cite web |last1=Ogles |first1=Jacob |title=Debbie Wasserman Schultz latest backer of Charlie Crist's bid for Governor |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/530681-debbie-wasserman-schultz-latest-backer-of-charlie-crists-bid-for-governor/ |website=floridapolitics.com |date=8 June 2022}}</ref>

'''State officials'''
*], former ]<ref name="auto7">{{cite web |last1=Geggis |first1=Anne |title=Florida's longest-serving Attorney General endorses Charlie Crist for Governor |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/476477-floridas-longest-serving-attorney-general-endorses-charlie-crist/ |website=Florida Politics |access-date=14 December 2021 |date=30 November 2021}}</ref>
*], former ]<ref name="auto8">{{cite web |last1=Ogles |first1=Jacob |title=Alex Sink endorse Charlie Crist for Governor |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/508567-alex-sink-endorses-charlie-crist-for-governor/ |website=floridapolitics.com |access-date=28 March 2022 |date=15 March 2022}}</ref>
'''State legislators'''
*], state representative<ref name="CristEndorse">{{cite web|url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/434970-seven-house-members-back-charlie-crists-run-for-governor/|title=Seven House members back Charlie Crist's run for Governor|work=Florida Politics|last=Ogles|first=Jacob|date=June 10, 2021|access-date=June 10, 2021}}</ref>
*], state senator<ref name="lb">{{cite web |last1=Hayes |first1=Kelly |title=Charlie Crist adds 10 more endorsements for his gubernatorial campaign |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/519863-charlie-crist-adds-10-more-endorsements-for-his-gubernatorial-campaign/ |website=floridapolitics.com |access-date=28 April 2022|date=April 27, 2022}}</ref>
*], former state representative and Democratic nominee for ] in 2002<ref name="FP-Crist-11-12" />
*], state representative<ref name="jpkc">{{cite web |last1=Geggis |first1=Anna |title=Charlie Crist's bid for Governor earns nods from high-profile progressives |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/541019-charlie-crists-bid-for-governor-earns-nods-from-high-profile-progressives/ |website=floridapolitics.com |access-date=29 July 2022 |date=22 July 2022}}</ref>
*], state representative<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/444745-charlie-crist-adds-4-lawmakers-to-his-list-of-endorsers/|title=Charlie Crist adds 4 lawmakers to his list of endorsers|date=July 30, 2021}}</ref>
*], state representative<ref name="CristEndorse" />
*], state representative<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |last1=Schorsch |first1=Peter |title=Sunburn – The morning read of what's hot in Florida politics – 5.5.22 |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/521855-sunburn-the-morning-read-of-whats-hot-in-florida-politics-5-5-22/ |website=floridapolitics.com |date=May 5, 2022 |access-date=6 May 2022}}</ref>
*], state representative<ref name="cdca">{{cite web |last1=Fineout |first1=Gary |title=Crist gets knocked for D.C. absences |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/florida-playbook/2022/04/27/crist-gets-knocked-for-d-c-absences-00028114 |website=www.politico.com |publisher=] |access-date=28 April 2022|date=April 27, 2022}}</ref>
*], state representative<ref name="auto37">{{cite web |last1=Ogles |first1=Jacob |title=Anna Eskamani endorses Charlie Crist for Governor |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/529218-anna-eskamani-endorses-charlie-crist-for-governor/ |website=floridapolitics.com |access-date=3 June 2022 |date=2 June 2022}}</ref>
*], former state representative<ref name="CristEndorse2" />
*], state representative<ref name="CristEndorse" />
*], state senator and former ]<ref name="auto17">{{cite web |last1=Hayes |first1=Kelly |title=Audrey Gibson backs Charlie Crist for Governor |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/439275-audrey-gibson-backs-charlie-crist-for-governor/ |website=Florida Politics |access-date=15 July 2021 |date=6 July 2021}}</ref>
*], state representative<ref name="CristEndorse" />
*], state representative<ref name="CristEndorse" />
*], state representative<ref name="auto" />
*], state representative<ref name="auto" />
*], former state senator<ref name="auto13">{{cite news|url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/465963-charlie-crist-campaign-spotlights-support-from-100-current-and-former-elected-officials/|title=Charlie Crist campaign spotlights support from 100 current and former elected officials |website=Florida Politics|author=Geggis, Anne|date=October 19, 2021}}</ref>
*], former state senator<ref name=cdca />
*], state senator<ref name=lb />
*], former state senator and former ]<ref name="auto22">{{cite web |last1=Hayes |first1=Kelly |title=Civil rights leader Arthenia Joyner endorses Charlie Crist for Governor |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/479823-civil-rights-leader-arthenia-joyner-endorses-charlie-crist-for-governor/ |website=Florida Politics |access-date=14 December 2021 |date=13 December 2021}}</ref>
*], state representative<ref name="CristEndorse2" />
*], state representative<ref name="CristEndorse" />
*], state senator<ref name=jpkc/>
*], state senator<ref name=lb />
*], state senator<ref name="auto33">{{cite web |last1=Powers |first1=Scott |title=Charlie Crist adds Bobby Powell endorsement in Governor's race |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/520529-charlie-crist-adds-bobby-powell-endorsement-in-governors-race/ |website=floridapolitics.com |access-date=29 April 2022|date=April 29, 2022}}</ref>
*], state representative<ref name="auto" />
*], former state representative and nominee for ] in ]<ref name="auto25">{{Cite web|url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/454298-sean-shaw-backs-charlie-crist-for-governor/|title=Sean Shaw backs Charlie Crist for Governor|date=August 31, 2021}}</ref>
*], state representative<ref name="auto30">{{cite web |last1=Geggis |first1=Anna |title=Leading LGBTQ lawmaker endorses Charlie Crist for Governor |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/532232-leading-lgbtq-lawmaker-endorses-charlie-crist-for-governor/ |website=floridapolitics.com |access-date=18 June 2022 |date=14 June 2022}}</ref>
*], state senator, withdrawn candidate in this election<ref name="atcc">{{cite web |last1=Scheckner |first1=Jesse |title='Ready for the fight ahead': Annette Taddeo endorses 'battle-tested' Charlie Crist for Governor |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/531973-ready-for-the-fight-ahead-annette-taddeo-endorses-battle-tested-charlie-crist-for-governor/ |website=floridapolitics.com |access-date=18 June 2022 |date=13 June 2022}}</ref>
*], former state senator<ref name=cdca />
*], state representative<ref name="CristEndorse" />
*], state representative<ref name="CristEndorse4" />
'''Local officials'''
*Larry Brinson, ] city commissioner<ref name=lb />
*], mayor of ]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/545625-charlie-is-the-leader-this-moment-calls-for-daniella-levine-cava-endorses-charlie-crist-for-governor/ | title='Charlie is the leader this moment calls for': Daniella Levine Cava endorses Charlie Crist for Governor | date=August 9, 2022 }}</ref>
*Ron Feinsod, mayor of ]<ref name=cce />
*Reggie Gaffney, ] ]<ref name="auto14">{{cite web |last1=Gancarski |first1=A.G. |title=In Jacksonville swing, Charlie Crist collects Tony Hill endorsement |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/529595-crist-hill/ |website=floridapolitics.com |date=June 3, 2022 |access-date=3 June 2022}}</ref>
*], mayor of ]<ref name="FP-Crist-11-12" />
*], mayor of ]<ref name="CristEndorse4">{{cite news|url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/463138-charlie-crist-corals-two-dozen-south-florida-endorsements/|title=Charlie Crist corrals two dozen South Florida endorsements|date=October 7, 2021 |website=Florida Politics}}</ref>
*], ] commissioner<ref name="FP-Crist-11-12">{{Cite web|last=Scheckner|first=Jesse|date=November 12, 2021|title=Charlie Crist adds 11 Miami-Dade County endorsements|url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/472939-charlie-crist-adds-11-miami-dade-county-endorsements/|access-date=November 17, 2021|website=www.floridapolitics.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
*Dorothy Inman-Johnson, former mayor of ]<ref name=cce />
*Kenny Johnson, ] vice mayor<ref name=lb />
*], mayor of ] and candidate for ] in ]<ref name="auto27">{{cite news|url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/464134-miramar-mayor-wayne-messam-joins-more-than-90-endorsing-charlie-crist-for-governor/|title=Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam joins more than 90 endorsing Charlie Crist for Governor|date=October 7, 2021 |website=Florida Politics|author=Scheckner, Jesse}}</ref>
*], former ]<ref name="CristEndorse2" />
*], ] commissioner, former ], and ]<ref name="CristEndorse2">{{cite news|url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/460532-charlie-crist-adds-50-endorsements-in-democratic-primary-for-governor/|title=Charlie Crist adds 50 endorsements in bid for Florida Governor|date=September 28, 2021 |website=Florida Politics|author=Wilson, Drew}}</ref>
*], mayor of ]<ref name=cdca />
*Harold Pryor, ] state attorney<ref name=cce />
*], mayor of ]<ref name="CristEndorse4" />
*], ] commissioner<ref name="CristEndorse4" />
*Mike Suarez, former ] city councilman<ref name=cce />
*], ] of ]<ref name="auto12">{{cite web |last1=Ellenbogen |first1=Romy |title=Ken Welch, St. Petersburg Mayor-elect, endorses Charlie Crist for governor |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2021/12/01/ken-welch-st-petersburg-mayor-elect-endorses-charlie-crist-for-governor/ |website=] |access-date=14 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
'''Organizations'''
*] Florida<ref name="auto35">{{cite web |last1=Powers |first1=Scott |title=Sierra Club endorses Charlie Crist in Governor's race |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/530069-sierra-club-endorses-charlie-crist-in-governors-race/ |website=floridapolitics.com |access-date=18 June 2022 |date=6 June 2022}}</ref>
'''Labor unions'''
*]<ref name="auto36">{{cite web |title=Charlie Crist, Val Demings and Aramis Ayala are among 60+ candidates endorsed by 1199SEIU Healthcare Workers and Other SEIU Florida Essential Workers |url=https://www.1199seiu.org/media-center/charlie-crist-val-demings-and-aramis-ayala-are-among-60-candidates-endorsed-1199seiu-healthcare-workers-and-other-seiu-florida-e |publisher=] |access-date=13 August 2022 |date=1 July 2022}}</ref>
*]<ref name="auto29">{{cite web |last1=Geggis |first1=Anne |title=Charlie Crist earns nod from nation's largest federal workers' union |date=November 11, 2021 |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/472488-charlie-crists-bid-for-governor-earns-nod-from-nations-largest-union-for-federal-workers/ |publisher=Florida Politics |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref>
*]<ref name="auto3">{{cite web |last1=Powers |first1=Scott |title=Communication workers' union endorses Charlie Crist for Governor |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/512963-communications-workers-union-endorses-charlie-crist-for-governor/ |website=floridapolitics.com |access-date=7 April 2022 |date=31 March 2022}}</ref>
*Florida ]<ref name="auto4">{{cite web |last1=Geggis |first1=Anna |title=One of Florida's biggest unions backs Charlie Crist for Governor |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/535311-one-of-floridas-biggest-unions-backs-charlie-crist-for-governor/ |website=floridapolitics.com |date=24 June 2022}}</ref>
*]<ref name="auto5">{{cite web |last1=Scheckner |first1=Jesse |title='A long-standing fighter for Florida's teachers and students': Education unions back Charlie Crist |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/528755-a-long-standing-fighter-for-floridas-teachers-and-students-education-unions-back-charlie-crist/ |website=floridapolitics.com |access-date=3 June 2022 |date=31 May 2022}}</ref>
*] Florida<ref name="auto26">{{cite web |title=SEIU Florida Announces Support for Charlie Crist and Val Demings with 2022 Endorsement Roll-Out |url=https://seiufl.org/news/2022endorsementrelease |access-date=18 June 2022 |date=16 June 2022}}</ref>
*] Local 1625<ref name="auto11">{{cite web |last1=Geggis |first1=Anna |title=Charlie Crist's gubernatorial campaign touting endorsement of union 15K members strong |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/510370-charlie-crists-campaign-for-governor-wins-endorsement-of-union-15k-strong/ |website=floridapolitics.com |access-date=28 March 2022 |date=22 March 2022}}</ref>

'''Newspapers'''
*'']''<ref name="auto16">{{cite web |title=In the Democratic primary for Florida governor, Charlie Crist is the only choice |url=https://amp.miamiherald.com/article263959756.html |publisher=] |access-date=13 August 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220731171140/https://amp.miamiherald.com/article263959756.html |archive-date=31 July 2022 |date=31 July 2022}}</ref>
*'']''<ref name="auto9">{{cite web |title=Endorsement: Charlie Crist is the champion Democrats need |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/endorsements/os-op-edit-crist-endorsement-florida-20220722-wq4c3p7shfhehhpse4lwlg5bqm-story.html |publisher=] |access-date=13 August 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220724073527/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/endorsements/os-op-edit-crist-endorsement-florida-20220722-wq4c3p7shfhehhpse4lwlg5bqm-story.html |archive-date=24 July 2022 |date=22 July 2022}}</ref>
*'']''<ref name="auto31">{{cite web |title=Palm Beach Post Editorial Board endorsement: Pick Crist as Democratic nominee for Governor |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinion/2022/07/29/elections-2022-post-endorses-charlie-crist-as-democratic-nominee-governor/10163206002/ |publisher=] |access-date=7 August 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220807044041/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinion/2022/07/29/elections-2022-post-endorses-charlie-crist-as-democratic-nominee-governor/10163206002/ |archive-date=7 August 2022 |date=29 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*'']''<ref name="auto15">{{cite web |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/opinion/editorials/2022/08/08/charlie-crist-wise-pick-florida-voters-dems-governor-race/10260342002/|title=Who should Florida voters pick in the Democratic primary for governor? The choice is clear|date=August 8, 2022|website=heraldtribune.com}}</ref>
*'']''<ref name="auto28">{{cite web |title=Endorsement: For Democrats, Charlie Crist for governor |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/endorsements/fl-op-endorse-charlie-crist-governor-20220722-la2ad7q5gbav5bjctart4mehsi-story.html |publisher=] |access-date=29 July 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220722220215/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/endorsements/fl-op-endorse-charlie-crist-governor-20220722-la2ad7q5gbav5bjctart4mehsi-story.html |archive-date=22 July 2022 |date=22 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*'']''<ref name="auto19">{{cite web |title=The Democratic primary for governor: The Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board recommendation |url=https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2022/07/28/the-democratic-primary-for-governor-the-tampa-bay-times-editorial-board-recommendation/ |publisher=] |access-date=13 August 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220813183959/https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2022/07/28/the-democratic-primary-for-governor-the-tampa-bay-times-editorial-board-recommendation/ |archive-date=13 August 2022 |date=28 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

'''Individuals'''
*], political strategist and lobbyist<ref name="auto18">{{cite web |last1=Stipanovich |first1=Mac |title=Mac Stipanovich: Nikki Fried should take one for the team |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/519661-mac-stipanovich-nikki-fried-should-take-one-for-the-team/ |website=floridapolitics.com |access-date=28 April 2022|date=April 27, 2022}}</ref>
{{div col end}}
}}
{{Endorsements box
|title= Nikki Fried
|list=
'''State legislators'''
*], state representative<ref name="FriedEndorsements">{{cite web |last1=Fineout |first1=Gary |title=Gator Growl: UF's political problem |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/floridaplaybook |website=] |access-date=14 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214141259/https://www.politico.com/newsletters/floridaplaybook |archive-date=December 14, 2021 |language=en |date=December 14, 2021 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
*], state representative<ref name="FriedEndorsements" />
*], former state representative<ref name="FriedEndorsements" />
*], former state representative<ref>{{cite web |last1=Polo |first1=Cindy |title=Letter: Why we need something new for Florida |url=https://amp.miamiherald.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article254253603.html |website=] |access-date=12 October 2021 |language=en|date=September 15, 2021}}</ref>
*], state representative<ref name="FriedEndorsements" />
*], former state representative<ref name="FriedEndorsements" />

'''Individuals'''
*], CEO of eMerge Americas<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ogles |first1=Jacob |title=Nikki Fried announces round of endorsements from South, Central Florida |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/481567-nikki-fried-announces-round-of-endorsements-from-south-central-florida/ |website=Florida Politics |access-date=18 January 2022 |date=21 December 2021}}</ref>
*], gun control activist<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ogles |first1=Jacob |title=Fred Guttenberg endorses Nikkie Fried ... again |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/532319-fred-guttenberg-endorses-nikki-fried-for-governor/ |website=floridapolitics.com |access-date=18 June 2022 |date=14 June 2022}}</ref>
*], former GIS manager for the ]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kirkl |first1=Jordan |title=Nikki Fried gives silent treatment to Rebekah Jones "endorsement" and dubious "campaigning" claim |url=https://thecapitolist.com/nikki-fried-gives-silent-treatment-to-rebekah-jones-endorsement-and-dubious-campaign-claim/ |website=] |access-date=10 June 2021 |date=2021-06-02}}</ref>
'''Organizations'''
*]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ogles |first1=Jacob |title=Democratic Black Caucus endorses Nikki Fried for Governor |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/526917-democratic-black-caucus-endorses-nikki-fried-for-governor/ |website=floridapolitics.com |access-date=28 May 2022 |date=22 May 2022}}</ref>
}}
{{Endorsements box
|title= Annette Taddeo ''(withdrawn)''
|list=
{{div col}}
'''U.S. representatives'''
*], former ] from ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/471890-embodiment-of-the-american-dream-donna-shalala-endorses-annette-taddeo-for-governor/|title='Embodiment of the American dream': Donna Shalala endorses Annette Taddeo for Governor|author=Scheckner, Jesse|date=November 9, 2021|website=Florida Politics}}</ref>
'''State legislators'''
*], state representative<ref name="ChamblissRangel">{{cite web |last1=Scheckner |first1=Jesse |title=Annette Taddeo adds three more endorsements in Governor's race |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/479170-annette-taddeo-adds-three-more-democratic-endorsements-in-governors-race/ |website=Florida Politics |access-date=14 December 2021 |date=10 December 2021}}</ref>
*], former state representative<ref name="TaddeoEndorse">{{cite web |last1=Scheckner |first1=Jesse |title=Annette Taddeo adds bipartisan endorsements for Governor's race |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/469385-annette-taddeo-adds-bipartisan-endorsements-for-governor-run/ |website=Florida Politics |access-date=2 November 2021 |date=1 November 2021}}</ref>
*], former state representative ''(Republican)''<ref name="TaddeoEndorse" />
*], former state representative<ref name="ChamblissRangel" />
*], state senator<ref name="TaddeoEndorse" />
'''Local officials'''
*Brian Corey, ] city commissioner<ref name=atbc>{{cite web |last1=Scheckner |first1=Jesse |title='A Governor for all her constituents': South Miami Mayor, Commissioners endorse Annette Taddeo |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/519850-a-governor-for-all-her-constituents-south-miami-mayor-commissioners-endorse-annette-taddeo/ |website=floridapolitics.com |access-date=29 April 2022 |date=27 April 2022}}</ref>
*Luis Gil, ] city commissioner<ref name=atbc />
*], former ] commissioner<ref name=ate>{{cite web |last1=Scheckner |first1=Jesse |title=Three former South Florida policymakers endorse Annette Taddeo for Governor |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/509272-three-former-south-florida-policymakers-endorse-annette-taddeo-for-governor/ |website=floridapolitics.com |access-date=29 March 2022 |date=17 March 2022}}</ref>
*Paul Hernández, former ] city councilman<ref name=ate />
*], ] of ]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Scheckner |first1=Jesse |title='We must reverse course': Daniella Levine Cava endorses Annette Taddeo for Florida Governor |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/483386-we-must-reverse-course-daniella-levine-cava-endorses-annette-taddeo-for-florida-governor/ |website=] |access-date=18 January 2022 |date=4 January 2022}}</ref>
*Josh Liebman, ] city commissioner<ref name=atbc />
*Joy Malakoff, former ] commissioner<ref name=ate />
*], ] property appraiser<ref name="trio">{{cite web |last1=Figueroa IV |first1=Juan |title=Annette Taddeo announces trio of endorsements |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/475655-annette-taddeo-announces-trio-of-endorsements-for-governor/ |website=Florida Politics |access-date=18 January 2022 |date=28 November 2021}}</ref>
*], ] commissioner<ref name="trio" />
*Sally Phillips, mayor of South Miami<ref name=atbc />
*], ] city commissioner<ref name="trio" />
'''Organizations'''
*]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/08/latino-group-dems-not-write-off-florida-00006523|title=Key Latino group urges Dems not to write off Florida|date=February 8, 2022|website=Politico|author=Rodriguez, Sabrina}}</ref>
'''Individuals'''
*], political strategist<ref>{{cite web |title=Last Call for 12.13.21 — A prime-time read of what's going down in Florida politics |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/480007-last-call-for-12-13-21-a-prime-time-read-of-whats-going-down-in-florida-politics/ |website=Florida Politics |date=13 December 2021}}</ref>
{{div col end}}
}}

=== Polling ===
'''Graphical summary'''<br />
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| y3= 13, , , , , , , 7, 6, 3, 4, 4, 5
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:17px"
!Source of poll<br />aggregation
!Dates<br />administered
!Dates<br />updated
! style="width:60px;"| Charlie<br />Crist
! style="width:60px;"| Nikki<br />Fried
! style="width:60px;"| Other<br />{{Efn|Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.|name=|group=}}
!Margin
|-
|]<ref></ref>
|February 7 – June 17, 2022
|June 20, 2022
|{{party shading/Democratic}};"|'''40.0%'''
|23.3%
|36.7%
|{{party shading/Democratic}};"|'''Crist +16.7'''
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! Date(s)<br />administered
! Sample<br />size{{efn|name="Key"}}
! Margin<br />of error
! style="width:60px;"| Charlie<br />Crist
! style="width:60px;"| Nikki<br />Fried
! style="width:60px;"| Annette<br />Taddeo
! Other
! Undecided
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref></ref>
|August 20–21, 2022
|1,617 (LV)
|±&nbsp;2.4%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''59%'''
|30%
|–
|–
|11%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (D)<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127093240/https://charliecrist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/August-2022-Florida-Primary-Change-Research.pdf |date=January 27, 2023 }}</ref>{{efn-ua|name="CC"}}
|August 12–14, 2022
|702 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.2%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47%'''
|37%
|–
|–
|16%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219201639/https://www.unf.edu/uploadedFiles/aa/coas/porl/UNF%20PORL%20August%20Survey.pdf |date=February 19, 2023 }}</ref>
|August 8–12, 2022
|529 (LV)
|±&nbsp;6.0%
|43%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''47%'''
|–
|5%{{efn|Daniel with 4%; Willis with 1%}}
|6%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (D)<ref></ref>{{efn-ua|name="Fried"}}
|August 8–9, 2022
|664 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.8%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''42%'''
|35%
|–
|–
|23%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref></ref>
|August 2–3, 2022
|1,361 (LV)
|±&nbsp;2.7%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''56%'''
|24%
|–
|–
|20%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (D)<ref></ref>{{efn-ua|name=CC}}
|July 27–31, 2022
|800 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.5%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''52%'''
|36%
|–
|–
|12%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref></ref>
|July 6, 2022
|671 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.8%
|'''39%'''
|'''39%'''
|–
|–
|22%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (D)<ref></ref>{{efn-ua|name=CC}}
|June 23–26, 2022
|600 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.0%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''55%'''
|34%
|–
|–
|11%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref></ref>
|June 16–17, 2022
|1,007 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.1%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''49%'''
|24%
|–
|–
|27%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (D)<ref></ref>{{efn-ua|This poll was sponsored by Fried's campaign|name="Fried"}}
|June 8–13, 2022
|600 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.0%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''38%'''
|34%
|–
|–
|29%
|- style="background:lightyellow;"
| style="border-right-style:hidden; background:lightyellow;" |
| style="border-right-style:hidden; " | June 6, 2022
| colspan="99"| Taddeo withdraws from the race
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref></ref>
|May 2–3, 2022
|1,859 (LV)
|±&nbsp;2.3%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''52%'''
|19%
|5%
|–
|24%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref></ref>
|April 8–10, 2022
|700 (RV)
|±&nbsp;3.7%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''35%'''
|20%
|4%
|–
|{{party shading/Undecided}}|'''41%'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706010240/https://www.unf.edu/uploadedFiles/aa/coas/porl/UNF%20PORL%20Political%20Press%20Release%202-24-22.pdf |date=July 6, 2022 }}</ref>
|February 7–20, 2022
|271 (RV)
|±&nbsp;6.0%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''27%'''
|19%
|4%
|8%{{efn|Freeman with 4%; "Someone Else" with 3%; Lionheart with 1%}}
|{{party shading/Undecided}}|'''44%'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref name="Mason-Dixon"></ref>
|February 7–10, 2022
|400 (LV)
|±&nbsp;5.0%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''44%'''
|27%
|3%
|–
|26%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref></ref>{{efn-ua|This poll was sponsored by Floridians For Economic Advancement|name=FFEA}}
|February 2022
|1,007 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.1%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''36%'''
|25%
|6%
|10%
|23%
|-
|style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|] (D)<ref></ref>{{efn-ua|This poll was sponsored by Crist's campaign|name=CC}}
|rowspan="2"|January 26–31, 2022
|rowspan="2"|800 (LV)
|rowspan="2"|±&nbsp;3.5%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''54%'''
|28%
|7%
|–
|11%
|-
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''56%'''
|33%
|–
|–
|11%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (D)<ref></ref>{{efn-ua|name="Fried"}}
|January 26–27, 2022
|582 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.1%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''36%'''
|34%
|–
|–
|29%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (D)<ref></ref>{{efn-ua|name="Fried"}}
|August 10–11, 2021
|274 (LV)
|±&nbsp;5.9%
|33%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''36%'''
|–
|–
|31%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref name="Susquehanna Polling & Research R"></ref>
|August 4–10, 2021
|245 (RV)
|±&nbsp;6.3%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''38%'''
|27%
|–
|5%
|30%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref></ref>
|June 9–11, 2021
|660 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.5%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''41%'''
|31%
|–
|–
|29%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref></ref>
|May 24–26, 2021
|2,752 (RV)
|±&nbsp;1.9%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''55%'''
|22%
|–
|11%
|12%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref name="Victory Insights R"></ref>
|May 4, 2021
|232 (RV)
|±&nbsp;7.0%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''53%'''
|30%
|–
|17%{{Efn|17% for ]}}
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (D)<ref></ref>{{efn-ua|Poll sponsored by Taddeo's campaign committee}}
|April 15–20, 2021
|600 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.0%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''28%'''
|26%
|13%
|–
|{{party shading/Undecided}}|'''34%'''
|}

=== Results ===
[[File:2022 Florida Democratic gubernatorial primary results by county.svg|275px|thumb|Results by county:
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#7996e2|Crist}}
|{{legend|#a5b0ff|40–50%}}
|{{legend|#7996e2|50–60%}}
|{{legend|#6674de|60–70%}}
|{{legend|#584cde|70–80%}}
}}
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#5fd35f|Fried}}
|{{legend|#87de87|40–50%}}
}}
]]
{{Election box begin no change|title=Democratic primary results<ref>{{cite web |title=Primary results |url=https://floridaelectionwatch.gov/StateOffices/Governor |access-date=3 September 2022}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=]|votes=904,524|percentage=59.71%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=]|votes=535,480|percentage=35.35%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Cadance Daniel|votes=38,198|percentage=2.52%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Robert L. Willis|votes=36,786|percentage=2.43%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=1,513,180|percentage=100.0%}}
{{Election box end}}

===Running mate selection===
In June 2022, ] released a shortlist of 18 people who Crist was considering as his running mate.<ref name = "18 possible"/> On August 26, four days after Crist won the gubernatorial primary, ] reported that he had selected Karla Hernández-Mats, one of the people on the Politico shortlist.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/charlie-crist-selects-karlan-hernandez-mats-as-running-mate/ | title=Charlie Crist expected to select Karla Hernandez-Mats as running mate | website=] | date=August 27, 2022 }}</ref>

====Selected====
*Karla Hernández-Mats, president of the United Teachers of ]<ref name = "18 possible"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/26/crist-to-pick-miami-teachers-union-head-for-running-mate-00053985|title=Crist to pick Miami teachers union head as his running mate|date=August 26, 2022|access-date=August 28, 2022|website=]}}</ref>

====On shortlist====
*], journalist and former ] news anchor<ref name = "18 possible"/>
*], chair of the ] and former ] of ]<ref name = "18 possible">{{cite web |last=Fineout |first=Gary | url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/florida-playbook/2022/06/22/crist-and-his-18-possible-running-mates-00041295 | title=Crist and his 18 possible running mates | website=] | date=June 22, 2022 }}</ref>
*], state representative and ]-designate for the 2024–2026 legislative session<ref name = "18 possible"/>
*], state representative<ref name = "18 possible"/>
*], ] Tax Collector and former state representative<ref name = "18 possible"/>
*], mayor of ], former state senator, and nominee for ] in ]<ref name = "18 possible"/>
*Jennifer Jenkins, ] school board member<ref name = "18 possible"/>
*], state senator<ref name = "18 possible"/>
*], U.S. representative for ]<ref name = "18 possible"/>
*], ] Property Appraiser and former state representative<ref name = "18 possible"/>
*], mayor of ] and candidate for president in ]<ref name = "18 possible"/>
*], former U.S. representative for ]<ref name = "18 possible"/>
*], state senator<ref name = "18 possible"/>
*], state senator<ref name = "18 possible"/>
*Mary Ann Ruiz, attorney<ref name = "18 possible"/>
*], former state representative and nominee for ] in ]<ref name = "18 possible"/>
*], state representative<ref name = "18 possible"/>

== Independent and third-party candidates ==

=== Green Party ===

==== Withdrawn ====

* ], activist and ]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Winger |first=Richard |date=March 16, 2022 |title=Brian Moore Files for Governor of Florida as a Green |url=https://ballot-access.org/2022/03/16/brian-moore-files-for-governor-of-florida-as-a-green/ |access-date=March 27, 2022 |website=]}}</ref> ''(])''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/533945-blaise-ingoglia-promises-spirited-campaign-against-green-party-candidate/ | title=Blaise Ingoglia promises spirited campaign against Green Party candidate|website=floridapolitics.com|first=Mike|last=Wright|date=June 21, 2022|access-date=February 8, 2023}}</ref>

=== Independent Party ===

==== Withdrawn ====

* Gizmo Wexler, IT administrator<ref>{{Cite web|title=Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State|url=https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79627|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-12|website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812231110/https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79627 |archive-date=August 12, 2021 }}</ref>

=== Libertarian Party ===

==== Declared ====
*Hector Roos<ref>{{Cite web|title=Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State|url=https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=82220|access-date=2022-04-27|website=]}}</ref>

==== Declined ====
* ], political activist and consultant<ref>{{cite web|last1=Colarossi|first1=Natalie|date=31 October 2021|title=Roger Stone threatens to run against Ron DeSantis for not conducting election audit|url=https://www.newsweek.com/roger-stone-threatens-run-against-ron-desantis-not-conducting-election-audit-1644329|website=Newsweek|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Man |first=Anthony |date=April 25, 2022 |title=Roger Stone won't run against DeSantis for governor — but says he might challenge 'RINO' Rubio |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-roger-stone-ron-desantis-marco-rubio-20220425-lhizb4h34reqrkk465jdljl7jy-story.html |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Independent candidates ===

==== Declared ====
*Carmen Jackie Gimenez<ref>{{Cite web|title=Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State|url=https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=81243|access-date=2022-04-27|website=]}}</ref>

==== Failed to qualify ====
*Eugene H. Steele, attorney<ref>{{Cite web|title=Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State|url=https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79837|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-04|website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204052446/https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79837 |archive-date=December 4, 2021 }}</ref>

==== Withdrawn ====
* Mark B. Graham, computer technician and candidate for ] in ]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State|url=https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79022|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-12|website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916103247/https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79022 |archive-date=September 16, 2021 }}</ref>
*Frank Hughes Jr., education consultant<ref>{{Cite web |title=Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State |url=https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79181 |url-status=live |access-date=2021-01-28 |website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201174956/https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=79181 |archive-date=February 1, 2021 }}</ref>
*Jodi Gregory Jeloudov<ref>{{Cite web|title=Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State|url=https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=81463|access-date=2022-04-27|website=]}}</ref>

==== Declined ====

* ], former ]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Mitch |date=March 18, 2021 |title=Jolly Likely to Run for Florida Governor as Independent in 2022 |url=https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2021/03/18/jolly--likely--to-run-for-florida-governor-as-independent-in-2022 |url-status=live |access-date=2021-03-23 |website=] |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318230332/https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2021/03/18/jolly--likely--to-run-for-florida-governor-as-independent-in-2022 |archive-date=March 18, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Scherberger|first=Janet|date=2021-07-01|title=Internal polling shows long odds for David Jolly's bid for Florida governor|url=https://www.wmnf.org/internal-polling-shows-long-odds-for-jollys-bid-for-governor/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-20|website=]|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701004954/https://www.wmnf.org/internal-polling-shows-long-odds-for-jollys-bid-for-governor/ |archive-date=July 1, 2021 }}</ref>

=== Write-ins ===

==== Declared ====
*Piotr Blass, perennial candidate<ref>{{Cite web|title=Candidate Tracking system - Florida Division of Elections - Department of State|url=https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/CanDetail.asp?account=81725|access-date=2022-04-27|website=]}}</ref>
*James Thompson, pastor

==General election==
=== Debates and forums ===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center;"
|+ class="nowrap" | 2022 Florida gubernatorial debate
|- style="font-size:small;"
!scope="col"| {{abbr|No.|Number}}
!scope="col"| Date
!scope="col"| Host
!scope="col"| Moderator
!scope="col"| Link
!scope="col" colspan="2"| Participants
|-
!colspan="5" rowspan="2" |<!--
-->{{Colors|black|#90ff90|&nbsp;P&nbsp;}} <small>Participant &nbsp;</small><!--
-->{{Colors|black|#ff9090|&nbsp;A&nbsp;}} <small>Absent &nbsp;</small><!--
-->{{Colors|black|#A2B2C2|&nbsp;N&nbsp;}} <small>Non-invitee &nbsp;</small><!--
-->{{Colors|black|#CCFFCC|&nbsp;I&nbsp;}} <small>Invitee &nbsp;</small><!--
-->{{colors|black|#f0e68c|&nbsp;W&nbsp;}} <small>Withdrawn</small>
! scope="col" style="background:#E81B23;"|
! scope="col" style="background:{{Party color|Democratic Party (US)}};"|
|-
!scope="col"| ]
!scope="col"| ]

|- style="background:#fff; font-size:small;"
!scope="row"| 1
|style="white-space:nowrap;"| October 24, 2022
|style="white-space:nowrap;"| ]
|style="white-space:nowrap;"| Liz Quirantes
|style="white-space:nowrap;"|]<ref></ref>
| {{Yes|'''P'''}}
| {{Yes|'''P'''}}
|}

===Predictions===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Source
! Ranking
! As of
|-
| align=left | ]<ref name="Cook PR">{{cite web | title=2022 Governor Race Ratings | url=https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/governor-race-ratings |website=The Cook Political Report | access-date=February 4, 2021}}</ref>
| {{USRaceRating|Likely|R}}
| July 22, 2022
|-
| align=left |]<ref name="Inside Elections">{{Cite web |access-date=February 19, 2021 |title=Gubernatorial Ratings |url=https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/governor |publisher=]}}</ref>
| {{USRaceRating|Likely|R}}
| July 22, 2022
|-
| align=left | ]<ref name="Sabato's Crystal Ball">{{cite web | title=2022 Gubernatorial race ratings | url=https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2022-governor// | website=Sabato's Crystal Ball | access-date=March 11, 2021}}</ref>
|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}
| October 31, 2022
|-
| align="left" |]<ref name="Politico">{{cite web |url= https://www.politico.com/2022-election/race-forecasts-ratings-and-predictions/florida/governor/|title=Florida Governor Race 2022|date=April 1, 2022 |publisher=]}}</ref>
|{{USRaceRating|Likely|R}}
|April 1, 2022
|-
| align=left | ]<ref name="RCP">{{Cite web |date=January 10, 2022 |title= 2022 Governor Races|url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2022/governor/elections-map.html|access-date=January 10, 2022 |publisher=]}}</ref>
|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}
|January 10, 2022
|-
| align=left |]<ref name="Fox News">{{cite web |title=2022 Election Forecast |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/power-rankings-ohio-senate-governor|website=Fox News |date=May 12, 2022 |access-date=May 12, 2022}}</ref>
| {{USRaceRating|Likely|R}}
|May 12, 2022
|-
| align="left" |]<ref name="FiveThirtyEight">{{cite web |title=2022 Election Forecast |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-election-forecast/|website=FiveThirtyEight |date=June 30, 2022 |access-date=June 30, 2022}}</ref>
|{{USRaceRating|Solid|R}}
|October 18, 2022
|-
| align="left" |]<ref name="Elections Daily">{{cite web |title=Elections Daily Unveils Final 2022 Midterm Ratings |url=https://elections-daily.com/2022/11/07/elections-daily-unveils-final-2022-midterm-ratings/ |last=Szymanski |first=Joe |website=Elections Daily |date=November 7, 2022 |access-date=November 28, 2022}}</ref>
|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}
|November 7, 2022
|}

===Endorsements===
{{Endorsements box
| title = Ron DeSantis (R)
| list =
'''Former U.S. Executive Branch officials'''
*], 70th ] (2018–2021)<ref>{{cite web |last=Schonfeld |first=Zach |date=2022-11-06 |title=Pompeo tweets support for DeSantis after Trump chides governor |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3722196-pompeo-tweets-support-for-desantis-after-trump-chides-governor/ |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=The Hill }}</ref>
'''U.S. senators'''
*], former ] from ] (2009–2011)<ref name="FormerCrist">{{Cite web |last=Bakich |first=Jackson |date=2022-10-25 |title=Former Crist Colleagues Endorse DeSantis |url=https://floridianpress.com/2022/10/former-crist-colleagues-endorse-desantis/ |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=The Floridian |language=en-US}}</ref>
*], U.S. senator from Florida (2011–present)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2022/08/25/gov--desantis--sen--rubio-make-gop-rally-stop-in-tampa|title=Gov. DeSantis, Sen. Rubio make GOP rally stop in Tampa|website=www.baynews9.com|date=August 25, 2022|access-date=September 24, 2022}}</ref>
*], U.S. senator from Florida (2019–present)<ref name="auto24"/>
'''U.S. representatives'''
*], ] from ] (2021–present)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bitchute.com/video/tUZSDFOhAMo/|title=REP. KAT CAMMACK PRAISES GOV. RON DESANTIS - WAKE UP AMERICA|website=www.bitchute.com|date=October 5, 2022|access-date=October 21, 2022}}</ref>
*], ] from ] (2003–present)<ref name="Hialeah">{{Cite web |last=Sabovic |first=Sanela |date=2022-11-08 |title=Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at rally in Hialeah on eve of Election Day |url=https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/11/08/florida-gov-ron-desantis-speaks-at-rally-in-hialeah-on-eve-of-election-day/ |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref>

'''State officials'''
*], former ] (2011–2017)<ref name="FormerCrist" />
*], former ] (2001–2011)<ref name="FormerCrist" />
*], Secretary of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity<ref name=desk>{{cite web |last1=Ogles |first1=Jacob |title=Former Charlie Crist staffers, colleagues endorse Ron DeSantis |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/566303-former-charlie-crist-staffers-colleagues-endorse-ron-desantis/ |website=floridapolitics.com |access-date=18 December 2022 |date=25 October 2022}}</ref>
*], former secretary of the ] (2007–2011)<ref name=desk/>
*], former ] (2007–2011)<ref name="FormerCrist" />
*], former ] (2007–2011)<ref name="FormerCrist" />
'''State legislators '''
*], former state representative<ref name="FormerCrist" />
'''Local officials '''
*], member of the ] Commission from the 3rd District (2016–present); former state representative from the 87th district (2012–2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dave-kerner-a-palm-beach-county-democrat-backs-republican-desantis-re-election-what-s-behind-it/ar-AA123soI?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=73a36c538e364f88a994bbbd1684a0fe|website=Microsoft News|date=September 20, 2022|access-date=September 20, 2022|title=Dave Kerner, a Palm Beach County Democrat, backs Republican DeSantis' re-election. What's behind it?|author=Man, Anthony}}</ref> ''(Democrat)''
'''Individuals'''
*], former General Counsel for Governor Crist<ref name=desk/>
*], activist and founder of ]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2022/07/23/ron-desantis-ted-cruz-josh-hawley-speak-florida-republican-event-tampa/10119429002/|title=Gov. Ron DeSantis, Republican leaders tout tough stance against Democrats and avoid Trump|website=www.tallahassee.com|date=July 23, 2022|access-date=October 21, 2022}}</ref>
*], professional mixed martial artist<ref name="Hialeah" />

'''Organizations'''
*American Seniors Association<ref name="Endorsements"/>
*]<ref name="afpendorsement" />
*Associated Industries of Florida<ref name="aifendorsement" />
*]<ref name="auto23"/>
*Combat Veterans for Congress<ref name="Endorsements"/>
*Everglades Trust<ref>{{cite web|url=https://evergladestrust.org/everglades-trust-endorses-ron-desantis-he-has-delivered/|title=Everglades Trust Endorses Ron DeSantis: 'He Has Delivered'|website=evergladestrust.org|access-date=October 21, 2022}}</ref>
*Florida Farm Bureau<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtsp.com/amp/article/news/regional/florida/gov-desantis-dover-florida-farm-bureau-federation-farmpac/67-6d5f0bfb-ac2b-467e-8a16-2ffc7c39e0c8|title=DeSantis endorsed by Florida Farm Bureau Federation FarmPac during campaign event|website=www.wtsp.com|date=September 7, 2022|access-date=October 21, 2022}}</ref>
*Florida ]<ref name="auto32"/>
*]<ref name="auto10"/>
*Florida Police Chiefs Association<ref name="policechiefendorse" />
*Florida Professional Firefighters<ref name="firefighterendorse" />
*Florida Sheriffs Conference<ref name="auto21"/>
*National Defense PAC<ref name="Endorsements"/>
*]<ref name="NRAPVF">{{cite web |title=Florida Grades & Endorsements |url=https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/florida/ |website=nrapvf.org |publisher=NRA-PVF |access-date=15 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108105616/https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/florida |archive-date=8 November 2022 |url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name="Endorsements"/>
*]<ref name="Endorsements"/>

}}
{{Endorsements box
|title= Charlie Crist (D)
|list=
{{div col}}
'''U.S. Executive Branch officials '''
*], ] ] (2021–present)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/biden-campaign-ron-desantis-rival-225350479.html | title=Biden to campaign for Ron DeSantis rival in November Florida trip | date=October 16, 2022 }}</ref>
*], 44th president of the United States (2009–2017)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/565683-barack-obama-embraces-charlie-crist-for-governor-in-video-endorsement/ | title=Barack Obama embraces Charlie Crist for Governor in video endorsement | date=October 21, 2022 }}</ref>

'''U.S. representatives'''
*], ] from ]<ref name="auto2"/>
*], former U.S. representative from ] (1997–2007) and Democratic nominee for ] in ]<ref name="cce"/>
*], ] from ] (2017–present)<ref name="auto6"/>
*], ] from ]<ref name="auto34"/>
*], U.S. representative for ]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/564389-darren-soto-endorses-charlie-crist-after-unveiling-of-boricuas-con-crist-plan/ | title=Darren Soto endorses Charlie Crist after unveiling of 'Boricuas Con Crist' plan | date=October 16, 2022 }}</ref>
*], U.S. representative for ]<ref name="auto20"/>

'''State officials'''
*], former ] (1987–2003)<ref name="auto7"/>
*], ] (2019–present)<ref>{{Cite web |author=Steve Contorno |title=Gavin Newsom pledges $100K to help Charlie Crist defeat Ron DeSantis |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/25/politics/newsom-crist-money-florida/index.html |access-date=2022-08-26 |website=CNN|date=August 25, 2022 }}</ref>
*], former ] (2007–2011)<ref name="auto8"/>
'''State legislators'''
* Crist kept his legislative endorsements going into the general election.
'''Local officials'''
*Larry Brinson, ] city commissioner<ref name=lb />
*], mayor of ]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/545625-charlie-is-the-leader-this-moment-calls-for-daniella-levine-cava-endorses-charlie-crist-for-governor/ | title='Charlie is the leader this moment calls for': Daniella Levine Cava endorses Charlie Crist for Governor | date=August 9, 2022|author=Scheckner, Jesse}}</ref>
*Ron Feinsod, mayor of ]<ref name=cce />
*Reggie Gaffney, ] ]<ref name="auto14"/>
*], mayor of ]<ref name="FP-Crist-11-12" />
*], mayor of ]<ref name="CristEndorse4"/>
*], ] commissioner<ref name="FP-Crist-11-12"/>
*Dorothy Inman-Johnson, former mayor of ]<ref name=cce />
*Kenny Johnson, ] vice mayor<ref name=lb />
*], mayor of ] and candidate for ] in ]<ref name="auto27"/>
*], former ]<ref name="CristEndorse2" />
*], ] commissioner, former ], and ]<ref name="CristEndorse2"/>
*], mayor of ]<ref name=cdca />
*Harold Pryor, ] state attorney<ref name=cce />
*], mayor of ]<ref name="CristEndorse4" />
*], ] commissioner<ref name="CristEndorse4" />
*Mike Suarez, former ] city councilman<ref name=cce />
*], ] of ]<ref name="auto12"/>
'''Individuals '''
*], ]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wesh.com/article/jill-biden-orlando-rally/41630402 | title=First Lady Jill Biden joins Val Demings and Charlie Crist at Orlando rally | date=October 15, 2022 }}</ref>
'''Organizations'''
*]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ogles |first1=Jacob |title=Equality Florida endorses, raises resources to elect Charlie Crist |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/553245-equality-florida-endorses-raises-resources-to-elect-charlie-crist/ |website=floridapolitics.com |access-date=2 September 2022 |date=1 September 2022}}</ref>
*]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Geggis |first1=Anne |title=National gun control group backs Charlie Crist as Ron DeSantis goes the other way |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/553174-national-gun-control-group-backs-charlie-crist-as-his-rival-goes-the-other-way/ |website=floridapolitics.com |access-date=2 September 2022 |date=1 September 2022}}</ref>
*] Florida<ref name="auto35"/>
'''Labor unions'''
*]<ref name="auto36"/>
*]<ref name="auto29"/>
*]<ref name="auto3"/>
*Florida ]<ref name="auto4"/>
*]<ref name="auto5"/>
*] Florida<ref name="auto26"/>
*] Local 1625<ref name="auto11"/>
'''Newspapers'''
*'']''<ref name="auto16"/>
*'']''<ref name="auto9"/>
*'']''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moyer |first1=Matthew |last2=Young |first2=Jessica Bryce |title=Orlando Weekly's endorsements for the 2022 midterm elections |url=https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando-weeklys-endorsements-for-the-2022-midterm-elections-32815523 |website=Orlando Weekly |access-date=November 3, 2022 |date=November 2, 2022}}</ref>
*'']''<ref name="auto31"/>
*'']''<ref name="auto15"/>
*'']''<ref name="auto28"/>
*'']''<ref name="auto19"/>

'''Individuals'''
*], political strategist and lobbyist<ref name="auto18"/>
{{div col end}}
}}

===Polling===
'''Aggregate polls'''<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:17px"
!Source of poll<br />aggregation
!Dates<br />administered
!Dates<br />updated
! style="width:100px;"| Ron<br />DeSantis (R)
! style="width:100px;"| Charlie<br />Crist (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Other<br />{{Efn|Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.|name=|group=}}
!Margin
|-
|]<ref></ref>
|October 17 – November 6, 2022
|November 8, 2022
|style="background: rgb(248, 193, 190);"|'''54.4%'''
|42.2%
|3.4%
|style="background: rgb(248, 193, 190);"|'''DeSantis +12.2'''
|-
|]<ref></ref>
|October 30, 2022 – November 7, 2022
|November 8, 2022
|style="background: rgb(248, 193, 190);"|'''54.5%'''
|42.4%
|3.0%
|style="background: rgb(248, 193, 190);"|'''DeSantis +12.1'''
|-
|]<ref></ref>
|November 4–7, 2022
|November 8, 2022
|style="background: rgb(248, 193, 190);"|'''54.0%'''
|41.8%
|4.2%
|style="background: rgb(248, 193, 190);"|'''DeSantis +12.2'''
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Average'''
|style="background: rgb(248, 193, 190);"|'''54.3%'''
|42.1%
|3.6%
|style="background: rgb(248, 193, 190);"|'''DeSantis +12.2'''
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! Date(s)<br />administered
! Sample<br />size{{efn|name="Key"}}
! Margin<br />of error
! style="width:100px;"| Ron<br />DeSantis (R)
! style="width:100px;"| Charlie<br />Crist (D)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/20221107_FL_Listener.pdf|title=Ron DeSantis takes lead in Listener Group Election Eve poll vs Charlie Crist|website=]|date=November 7, 2022}}</ref>
|November 6–7, 2022
|722 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.8%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''52%'''
|48%
|–
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref></ref>
|November 4–6, 2022
|450 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.6%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''54%'''
|41%
|2%{{efn|"Some other candidate" with 2%}}
|3%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (D)<ref></ref>
|November 2–6, 2022
|1,436 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.0%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''57%'''
|42%
|2%{{efn|Gimenez (I) with 1%; Roos (L) with 1%}}
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref></ref>
|November 1–2, 2022
|600 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.0%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''53%'''
|40%
|4%{{efn|Roos (L) with 3%; "Other" with 1%}}
|4%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref></ref>
|October 29 – November 2, 2022
|772 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.9%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''54%'''
|45%
|1%{{efn|"Someone else" with 1%}}
|1%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref></ref>{{efn-ua|name=WOFL|Poll sponsored by ]}}
|November 1, 2022
|550 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.2%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''53%'''
|43%
|1%{{efn|"Another candidate" with 1%}}
|3%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref></ref>
|October 30 – November 1, 2022
|659 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.4%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''54%'''
|42%
|–
|3%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref></ref>
|October 30 – November 1, 2022
|500 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.8%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''54%'''
|41%
|–
|5%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]/]<ref></ref>
|October 20–31, 2022
|1,117 (RV)
|–
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''53%'''
|43%
|–
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]/] (R)<ref></ref>
|October 27–28, 2022
|633 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.3%
|47%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''53%'''
|–
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110061241/https://www.unf.edu/coas/porl/_files/polls/statewide/UNF-Oct-Statewide-22.pdf |date=November 10, 2022 }}</ref>
|October 17–24, 2022
|622 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.7%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''55%'''
|41%
|2%{{efn|"Someone else" with 1%; "Refused" with 1%}}
|3%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (D)<ref></ref>
|October 19–23, 2022
|1,251 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.0%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''54%'''
|42%
|1%{{efn|Gimenez (I) with 1%; Roos (L) with <1%}}
|2%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Cherry Communications (R)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flchamber.com/new-florida-chamber-statewide-poll-shows-governor-ron-desantis-holding-commanding-lead-over-charlie-crist/|title=New Florida Chamber Statewide Poll Shows Governor Ron DeSantis Holding Commanding Lead over Charlie Crist|website=Florida Chamber of Commerce|date=October 26, 2022}}</ref>{{efn-ua|name=FCOC|Poll sponsored by ]}}
|October 13–23, 2022
|601 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.0%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''53%'''
|42%
|–
|5%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stetson.edu/artsci/cpor/media/Stetson%20poll.October%202022_edited.pdf|title=Poll: DeSantis holds 8-point lead over Crist in 'Increasingly Red' Florida|website=Stetson University|date=October 26, 2022}}</ref>
|October 16–20, 2022
|644 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.0%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''53%'''
|45%
|–
|2%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref></ref>
|October 12–16, 2022
|719 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.7%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''51%'''
|40%
|4%{{efn|"Someone else" with 4%}}
|5%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://roseinstitute.org/2022-red-vs-blue-states/|title=Red vs. Blue States: Competing Visions for 2022 and 2024|first1=Andrew|last1=Sinclair|first2=Kenneth|last2=Miller|website=Rose Institute of State and Local Government|date=November 4, 2022}}</ref>{{efn-ua|Poll conducted for the ]}}
|October 11–16, 2022
|832 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.0%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''53%'''
|43%
|4%
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref></ref>
|October 15, 2022
|600 (LV)
|–
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''52%'''
|42%
|–
|6%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115203744/https://nordot.app/955938799448784896 |date=November 15, 2022 }}</ref>{{efn-ua|name=TS|Poll conducted for Tripp Scott, a law firm associated with the ].}}
|October 10–13, 2022
|685 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.7%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''52%'''
|42%
|–
|6%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|African American Research Collaborative (D)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://localprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/AARC-Memo-to-Interested-Parties-September-2022-Florida-Housing-Poll.pdf|title=October 2022 Poll of Florida Voters on Affordable Housing for Local Progress|first1=Henry|last1=Fernandez|first2=Ray|last2=Block Jr.|website=Local Progress Impact Lab|date=October 31, 2022}}</ref>{{efn-ua|Poll conducted for Local Progress Impact Lab}}
|October 4–11, 2022
|1,250 (RV)
|±&nbsp;2.8%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''46%'''
|41%
|–
|13%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref></ref>
|September 26–28, 2022
|800 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.5%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''52%'''
|41%
|1%
|6%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Clarity Campaign Labs (D)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/560986-progressive-poll-shows-charlie-crist-within-1-point-of-ron-desantis/|title=Progressive poll shows Charlie Crist within 1 point of Ron DeSantis|first=Jacob|last=Ogles|website=]|date=October 4, 2022}}</ref>{{efn-ua|name="PFFW"}}
|September 22–27, 2022
|2,860 (LV)
|±&nbsp;1.8%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''47%'''
|46%
|–
|7%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]/] (R)<ref></ref>
|September 21, 2022
|700 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.3%
|47%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''53%'''
|–
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref></ref>
|September 18–25, 2022
|669 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.5%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''49%'''
|41%
|2%{{efn|"Another candidate" with 1%; "Not going to vote" with 1%}}
|7%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref></ref>
|September 17–20, 2022
|617 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.5%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''52%'''
|45%
|1%{{efn|"Someone else" with 1%}}
|2%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref></ref>
|September 15–18, 2022
|500 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.4%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''48%'''
|41%
|5%{{efn|Roos (L) with 1%; Gimenez (I) with 3%; "Refused" with 1%}}
|7%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref></ref>
|September 10, 2022
|600 (LV)
|–
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''51%'''
|45%
|–
|4%
|-
|style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|] (D)<ref></ref>{{efn-ua|This poll was sponsored by Center Street PAC, which opposes DeSantis|name="CSPAC"}}
|rowspan="2"|September 9–10, 2022
|999 (RV)
|±&nbsp;3.0%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''49%'''
|43%
|–
|8%
|-
|563 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.0%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''50%'''
|47%
|–
|3%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref></ref>
|August 31 – September 7, 2022
|815 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.3%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''52%'''
|42%
|–
|7%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref></ref>{{efn-ua|name=WOFL}}
|September 5–6, 2022
|550 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.2%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''50%'''
|45%
|–
|5%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref></ref>
|August 29 – September 4, 2022
|500 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.3%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''47%'''
|43%
|–
|10%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Neighborhood Research and Media<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=491694806296111&set=pcb.491695686296023|title=DeSantis Leads Crist 50-41 in First Post-Primary #FLGov Poll|first=Rick|last=Shaftan|website=]|date=September 6, 2022}}</ref>
|August 29 – September 2, 2022
|362 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.3%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''50%'''
|41%
|–
|9%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)/] (D)<ref></ref>
|August 24–31, 2022
|500 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.4%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''50%'''
|47%
|–
|3%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (D)<ref></ref>{{efn-ua|name="PFFW"}}
|August 25–30, 2022
|3,017 (LV)
|±&nbsp;1.8%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''48%'''
|45%
|–
|7%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (D)<ref></ref>{{efn-ua|This poll was sponsored by the Democratic Governors Association|name="DGA"}}
|August 12–18, 2022
|800 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.5%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''51%'''
|46%
|–
|3%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref name="Cherry Communications R"></ref>{{efn-ua|name=FCOC}}
|August 4–15, 2022
|608 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.0%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''51%'''
|43%
|–
|6%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219201639/https://www.unf.edu/uploadedFiles/aa/coas/porl/UNF%20PORL%20August%20Survey.pdf |date=February 19, 2023 }}</ref>
|August 8–12, 2022
|1,624 (RV)
|±&nbsp;3.4%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''50%'''
|42%
|6%
|2%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (D)<ref name="Clarity Campaign Labs D"></ref>{{efn-ua|name="PFFW"}}
|July 26–31, 2022
|2,244 (LV)
|±&nbsp;2.1%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''47%'''
|44%
|–
|9%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]/] (R)<ref></ref>
|May 27 – June 4, 2022
|714 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.7%
|49%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''51%'''
|–
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref></ref>{{efn-ua|This poll was conducted for an undisclosed Republican client|name="unknownGOP"}}
|Mid-May 2022
|1,200 (RV)
|±&nbsp;2.8%
|47%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''48%'''
|–
|5%
|-
|style="text-align:left;" |]<ref></ref>
|May 7–9, 2022
|543 (RV)
|±&nbsp;4.2%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''36%'''
|35%
|–
|30%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref></ref>
|February 28 – March 12, 2022
|500 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.5%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''49%'''
|33%
|–
|18%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]/] (R)<ref name="thelistenergroup.com"></ref>
|February 23, 2022
|1,064 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.0%
|44%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''56%'''
|–
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706010240/https://www.unf.edu/uploadedFiles/aa/coas/porl/UNF%20PORL%20Political%20Press%20Release%202-24-22.pdf |date=July 6, 2022 }}</ref>
|February 7–20, 2022
|685 (RV)
|±&nbsp;3.7%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''55%'''
|34%
|–
|11%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref name="Mason-Dixon"/>
|February 7–10, 2022
|625 (RV)
|±&nbsp;4.0%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''51%'''
|43%
|–
|6%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref name="Suffolk University"></ref>
|January 26–29, 2022
|500 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.4%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''49%'''
|43%
|0%
|8%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref name="St. Pete Polls"></ref>
|November 18–19, 2021
|2,896 (LV)
|±&nbsp;1.8%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''51%'''
|45%
|–
|5%
|-
|style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|]<ref name="Redfield & Wilton Strategies"></ref>
|rowspan="2"|November 9, 2021
|867 (RV)
|±&nbsp;3.3%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''44%'''
|37%
|5%
|9%
|-
|842 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.4%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''46%'''
|40%
|4%
|7%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref name="Saint Leo University"></ref>
|October 17–23, 2021
|500 (A)
|±&nbsp;4.5%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''47%'''
|35%
|–
|18%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref name="VCreek/AMG R"></ref>{{efn-ua|This poll was sponsored by Americas PAC|name=APAC}}
|September 23–27, 2021
|405 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.9%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''47%'''
|39%
|2%
|12%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]/] (R)<ref></ref>
|September 11–12, 2021
|1,144 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.1%
|45%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''55%'''
|–
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]/] (R)<ref name="ReferenceA"></ref>
|September 3–5, 2021
|1,144 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.1%
|45%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''55%'''
|–
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref name="RMG Research"></ref>
|August 21–28, 2021
|1,000 (RV)
|±&nbsp;3.1%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''45%'''
|38%
|–
|17%
|-
|style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|]<ref name="redfieldandwiltonstrategies.com"></ref>
|rowspan="2"|August 20–24, 2021
|1,000 (RV)
|rowspan="2"|±&nbsp;3.1%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''45%'''
|36%
|5%
|9%
|-
|977 (LV)
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''48%'''
|38%
|5%
|8%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]/] (R)<ref name="ReferenceB"></ref>
|August 14–18, 2021
|1,000 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.1%
|43%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''57%'''
|–
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (D)<ref name="Change Research D"></ref>{{efn-ua|This poll was sponsored by Future Majority|name=FM}}
|August 14–17, 2021
|1,585 (LV)
|±&nbsp;2.5%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''49%'''
|45%
|–
|6%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref name="Susquehanna Polling & Research R"/>
|August 4–10, 2021
|700 (RV)
|±&nbsp;3.7%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''46%'''
|43%
|3%
|7%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref name="flchamber.com"></ref>{{efn-ua|name=FCOC}}
|July 26 – August 4, 2021
|610 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.0%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''51%'''
|43%
|–
|6%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref name="floridapolitics.com"></ref>
|August 2–3, 2021
|3,952 (LV)
|±&nbsp;1.6%
|44%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''45%'''
|–
|11%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]/] (R)<ref name="ReferenceC"></ref>
|June 21, 2021
|716 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.7%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''55%'''
|45%
|–
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref name="thecapitolist.com"></ref>{{efn-ua|name=FCOC}}
|April 30 – May 8, 2021
|602 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.0%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''51%'''
|41%
|–
|8%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref name="Victory Insights R"/>
|May 4, 2021
|600 (RV)
|±&nbsp;4.1%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''53%'''
|47%
|–
|–
|-
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref name="assets.documentcloud.org"></ref>
|February 24–28, 2021
|625 (RV)
|±&nbsp;4.0%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''52%'''
|41%
|–
|7%
|}
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'''Ron DeSantis vs. Nikki Fried'''<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! Date(s)<br />administered
! Sample<br />size{{efn|name="Key"}}
! Margin<br />of error
! style="width:100px;"| Ron<br />DeSantis (R)
! style="width:100px;"| Nikki<br />Fried (D)
! Other
! Undecided
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref name="Cherry Communications R"/>{{efn-ua|name=FCOC}}
|August 4–15, 2022
|608 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.0%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''50%'''
|43%
|–
|7%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219201639/https://www.unf.edu/uploadedFiles/aa/coas/porl/UNF%20PORL%20August%20Survey.pdf |date=February 19, 2023 }}</ref>
|August 8–12, 2022
|1,624 (RV)
|±&nbsp;3.4%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''50%'''
|43%
|5%
|2%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (D)<ref name="Clarity Campaign Labs D"/>{{efn-ua|name="PFFW"}}
|July 26–31, 2022
|2,244 (LV)
|±&nbsp;2.1%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''49%'''
|43%
|–
|8%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401045203/https://polls.saintleo.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SLU-Poll-Report-2022-2.pdf |date=April 1, 2022 }}</ref>
|February 28 – March 12, 2022
|500 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.5%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''51%'''
|27%
|–
|22%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]/] (R)<ref name="thelistenergroup.com"/>
|February 23, 2022
|1,064 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.0%
|'''50%'''
|'''50%'''
|–
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706010240/https://www.unf.edu/uploadedFiles/aa/coas/porl/UNF%20PORL%20Political%20Press%20Release%202-24-22.pdf |date=July 6, 2022 }}</ref>
|February 7–20, 2022
|685 (RV)
|±&nbsp;3.7%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''55%'''
|32%
|–
|12%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref name="Mason-Dixon"/>
|February 7–10, 2022
|625 (RV)
|±&nbsp;4.0%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''53%'''
|42%
|–
|5%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref name="Suffolk University"/>
|January 26–29, 2022
|500 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.4%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''51%'''
|40%
|0%
|9%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref name="St. Pete Polls"/>
|November 18–19, 2021
|2,896 (LV)
|±&nbsp;1.8%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''51%'''
|42%
|–
|6%
|-
|style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|]<ref name="Redfield & Wilton Strategies"/>
|rowspan="2"|November 9, 2021
|867 (RV)
|±&nbsp;3.3%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''46%'''
|35%
|4%
|8%
|-
|842 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.4%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''50%'''
|37%
|4%
|7%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref name="Saint Leo University"/>
|October 17–23, 2021
|500 (A)
|±&nbsp;4.5%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''46%'''
|33%
|–
|21%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref name="VCreek/AMG R"/>{{efn-ua|name=APAC}}
|September 23–27, 2021
|405 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.9%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''48%'''
|36%
|5%
|11%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]/] (R)<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
|September 3–5, 2021
|1,144 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.1%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''52%'''
|48%
|–
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref name="RMG Research"/>
|August 21–28, 2021
|1,000 (RV)
|±&nbsp;3.1%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''41%'''
|38%
|–
|21%
|-
|style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|]<ref name="redfieldandwiltonstrategies.com"/>
|rowspan="2"|August 20–24, 2021
|1,000 (RV)
|rowspan="2"|±&nbsp;3.1%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''45%'''
|36%
|4%
|11%
|-
|977 (LV)
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''48%'''
|38%
|3%
|10%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]/] (R)<ref name="ReferenceB"/>
|August 14–18, 2021
|1,000 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.1%
|46%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''54%'''
|–
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (D)<ref name="Change Research D"/>{{efn-ua|name=FM}}
|August 14–17, 2021
|1,585 (LV)
|±&nbsp;2.5%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''49%'''
|44%
|–
|7%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref name="Susquehanna Polling & Research R"/>
|August 4–10, 2021
|700 (RV)
|±&nbsp;3.7%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''50%'''
|40%
|2%
|7%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref name="flchamber.com"/>{{efn-ua|name=FCOC}}
|July 26 – August 4, 2021
|610 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.0%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''51%'''
|42%
|–
|7%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref name="floridapolitics.com"/>
|August 2–3, 2021
|3,952 (LV)
|±&nbsp;1.6%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''45%'''
|42%
|–
|13%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]/] (R)<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
|June 21, 2021
|716 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.7%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''61%'''
|39%
|–
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref name="thecapitolist.com"/>{{efn-ua|name=FCOC}}
|April 30 – May 8, 2021
|602 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.0%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''51%'''
|39%
|–
|10%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref name="Victory Insights R"/>
|May 4, 2021
|600 (RV)
|±&nbsp;4.1%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''53%'''
|47%
|–
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref></ref>
|March 22–24, 2021
|1,923 (LV)
|±&nbsp;2.2%
|'''45%'''
|'''45%'''
|–
|10%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref name="assets.documentcloud.org"/>
|February 24–28, 2021
|625 (RV)
|±&nbsp;4.0%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''51%'''
|42%
|–
|7%
|}
'''Ron DeSantis vs. Annette Taddeo'''<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! Date(s)<br />administered
! Sample<br />size{{efn|name="Key"}}
! Margin<br />of error
! style="width:100px;"| Ron<br />DeSantis (R)
! style="width:100px;"| Annette<br />Taddeo (D)
! Undecided
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401045203/https://polls.saintleo.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SLU-Poll-Report-2022-2.pdf |date=April 1, 2022 }}</ref>
|February 28 – March 12, 2022
|500 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.5%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''49%'''
|30%
|22%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref name="Mason-Dixon"/>
|February 7–10, 2022
|625 (RV)
|±&nbsp;4.0%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''53%'''
|37%
|10%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|]<ref name="Saint Leo University"/>
|October 17–23, 2021
|500 (A)
|±&nbsp;4.5%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''47%'''
|28%
|25%
|}
'''Ron DeSantis vs. generic Democrat'''<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! Date(s)<br />administered
! Sample<br />size{{efn|name="Key"|Key:<br />A – all adults<br />RV – registered voters<br />LV – likely voters<br />V – unclear}}
! Margin<br />of error
! style="width:100px;"| Ron<br />DeSantis (R)
! style="width:100px;"| Generic<br />Democrat
! Undecided
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (D)<ref></ref>{{efn-ua|This poll was sponsored by Progress Florida and Florida Watch|name="PFFW"}}
|July 26–31, 2022
|2,244 (LV)
|±&nbsp;2.1%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''48%'''
|43%
|9%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (D)<ref></ref>{{efn-ua|This poll was sponsored by the Defend Students Action Fund|name="DSAF"}}
|September 15–22, 2020
|620 (LV)
|±&nbsp;3.9%
|42%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''44%'''
|14%
|}
'''Ron DeSantis vs. Val Demings'''<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! Date(s)<br />administered
! Sample<br />size{{efn|name="Key"}}
! Margin<br />of error
! style="width:100px;"| Ron<br />DeSantis (R)
! style="width:100px;"| Val<br />Demings (D)
! Undecided
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref name="thecapitolist.com"/>{{efn-ua|name=FCOC}}
|April 30 – May 8, 2021
|602 (LV)
|±&nbsp;4.0%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''53%'''
|38%
|–
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|] (R)<ref name="Victory Insights R"/>
|May 4, 2021
|600 (RV)
|±&nbsp;4.1%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''54%'''
|46%
|–
|}
{{hidden end}}

=== Results ===
{{align|right|{{Switcher| ]|Swing by county<br />{{collapsible list| title = Legend|{{legend|#00bdec|Democratic — +12.5-15%}}|{{legend|#09ceff|Democratic — +10-12.5%}}|{{legend|#4bdbff|Democratic — +7.5-10%}}|{{legend|#77e3ff|Democratic — +5-7.5%}}|{{legend|#AAEEFF|Democratic — +2.5-5%}}|{{legend|#D5F6FF|Democratic — +0-2.5%}}|{{legend|#FFD5D5|Republican — +0-2.5%}}|{{legend|#FFAAAA|Republican — +2.5-5%}}|{{legend|#FF8080|Republican — +5-7.5%}}|{{legend|#FF5555|Republican — +7.5-10%}}|{{legend|#FF2A2A|Republican — +10-12.5%}}|{{legend|#FF0000|Republican — +12.5-15%}}|{{legend|#D40000|Republican — +>15%}}
}}|]|Trend by county<br />{{collapsible list| title = Legend|{{legend|#00bdec|Democratic — +12.5-15%}}|{{legend|#09ceff|Democratic — +10-12.5%}}|{{legend|#4bdbff|Democratic — +7.5-10%}}|{{legend|#77e3ff|Democratic — +5-7.5%}}|{{legend|#AAEEFF|Democratic — +2.5-5%}}|{{legend|#D5F6FF|Democratic — +0-2.5%}}|{{legend|#FFD5D5|Republican — +0-2.5%}}|{{legend|#FFAAAA|Republican — +2.5-5%}}|{{legend|#FF8080|Republican — +5-7.5%}}|{{legend|#FF5555|Republican — +7.5-10%}}|{{legend|#FF2A2A|Republican — +10-12.5%}}|{{legend|#FF0000|Republican — +12.5-15%}}|{{legend|#D40000|Republican — +>15%}}}}}}}}{{Election box begin
| title = 2022 Florida gubernatorial election<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 General Election - Official Results: Governor and Lieutenant Governor |url=https://results.elections.myflorida.com/Index.asp?ElectionDate=11/8/2022&DATAMODE=|website=Florida Election Watch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://floridaelectionwatch.gov/CountyReportingStatus | title=Florida Election Watch - County Reporting Status }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=] (incumbent)<br />] (incumbent)|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=4,614,210|percentage=59.37%|change=+9.78%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=]<br />Karla Hernandez|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=3,106,313|percentage=39.97%|change=-9.22%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Carmen Jackie Gimenez<br />Kyle "KC" Gibson|party=Independent (United States)|votes=31,577|percentage=0.41%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Hector Roos<br />Jerry "Tub" Rorabaugh|party=Libertarian Party of Florida|votes=19,299|percentage=0.25%|change=N/A}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 7,771,399
| percentage = 100.0%
| change = N/A
}}{{Election box turnout
|votes = 7,796,916
|percentage = 53.76%
|change =
}}{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 14,503,978
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

====By county====
{{collapse top|1=<span style="font-size:88%;">By county</span>|left=yes|bg=#B0CEFF;line-height:135%;|border=none}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!rowspan="2" colspan="1" style="text-align:center" | County || colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" {{party shading/Republican}} | Ron DeSantis<br />''Republican'' || colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" {{party shading/Democratic}} | Charlie Crist<br />''Democratic''|| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Other votes || rowspan="2" colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Total<br />votes
|-
! colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" {{party shading/Republican}} | %
! colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" {{party shading/Republican}} | #
! colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" {{party shading/Democratic}} | %
! colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" {{party shading/Democratic}} | #
! colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | %
! colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | #
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|''']'''
|align="center"| 42.04%
|align="center"| 40,321
|align="center"|'''57.14%'''
|align="center"|'''54,796'''
|align="center"| 0.82%
|align="center"|''784''
|align="center"|95,901
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''89.45%'''
|align="center"|'''9,594'''
|align="center"| 10.18%
|align="center"| 1,092
|align="center"| 0.37%
|align="center"|''41''
|align="center"|10,725
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''78.38%'''
|align="center"|'''52,590'''
|align="center"| 21.00%
|align="center"| 14,091
|align="center"| 0.61%
|align="center"|''412''
|align="center"|67,093
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''81.29%'''
|align="center"|'''8,346'''
|align="center"| 18.04%
|align="center"| 1,852
|align="center"| 0.67%
|align="center"|''69''
|align="center"|10,267
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''63.77%'''
|align="center"|'''170,562'''
|align="center"| 35.57%
|align="center"| 95,131
|align="center"| 0.66%
|align="center"|''1,760''
|align="center"|267,453
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|''']'''
|align="center"| 41.97%
|align="center"| 251,238
|align="center"|'''57.35%'''
|align="center"|'''343,286'''
|align="center"| 0.68%
|align="center"|''4,083''
|align="center"|598,607
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''86.04%'''
|align="center"|'''4,180'''
|align="center"| 13.52%
|align="center"| 657
|align="center"| 0.43%
|align="center"|''21''
|align="center"|4,858
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''70.52%'''
|align="center"|'''65,473'''
|align="center"| 29.11%
|align="center"| 27,031
|align="center"| 0.37%
|align="center"|''344''
|align="center"|92,848
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''74.23%'''
|align="center"|'''56,283'''
|align="center"| 25.19%
|align="center"| 19,100
|align="center"| 0.58%
|align="center"|''443''
|align="center"|75,826
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''74.67%'''
|align="center"|'''67,292'''
|align="center"| 24.62%
|align="center"| 22,187
|align="center"| 0.71%
|align="center"|''640''
|align="center"|90,119
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''71.74%'''
|align="center"|'''117,477'''
|align="center"| 27.98%
|align="center"| 45,815
|align="center"| 0.29%
|align="center"|''467''
|align="center"|163,759
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''79.19%'''
|align="center"|'''18,790'''
|align="center"| 20.18%
|align="center"| 4,789
|align="center"| 0.62%
|align="center"|''148''
|align="center"|23,727
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''76.28%'''
|align="center"|'''6,637'''
|align="center"| 23.25%
|align="center"| 2,023
|align="center"| 0.47%
|align="center"|''41''
|align="center"|8,701
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''87.30%'''
|align="center"|'''5,394'''
|align="center"| 11.90%
|align="center"| 735
|align="center"| 0.81%
|align="center"|''50''
|align="center"|6,179
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''55.44%'''
|align="center"|'''182,569'''
|align="center"| 43.68%
|align="center"| 143,837
|align="center"| 0.88%
|align="center"|''2,913''
|align="center"|329,319
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''64.46%'''
|align="center"|'''74,608'''
|align="center"| 34.63%
|align="center"| 40,076
|align="center"| 0.91%
|align="center"|''1,053''
|align="center"|115,737
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''66.76%'''
|align="center"|'''39,183'''
|align="center"| 32.67%
|align="center"| 19,177
|align="center"| 0.57%
|align="center"|''336''
|align="center"|58,696
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''73.56%'''
|align="center"|'''4,003'''
|align="center"| 25.84%
|align="center"| 1,406
|align="center"| 0.61%
|align="center"|''33''
|align="center"|5,442
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|''']'''
|align="center"| 37.36%
|align="center"| 6,511
|align="center"|'''62.01%'''
|align="center"|'''10,805'''
|align="center"| 0.63%
|align="center"|''110''
|align="center"|17,426
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''86.50%'''
|align="center"|'''6,806'''
|align="center"| 12.93%
|align="center"| 1,017
|align="center"| 0.57%
|align="center"|''45''
|align="center"|7,868
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''80.73%'''
|align="center"|'''3,091'''
|align="center"| 18.83%
|align="center"| 721
|align="center"| 0.44%
|align="center"|''17''
|align="center"|3,829
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''80.16%'''
|align="center"|'''5,150'''
|align="center"| 19.41%
|align="center"| 1,247
|align="center"| 0.44%
|align="center"|''28''
|align="center"|6,425
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''73.26%'''
|align="center"|'''3,145'''
|align="center"| 26.09%
|align="center"| 1,120
|align="center"| 0.65%
|align="center"|''28''
|align="center"|4,293
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''82.33%'''
|align="center"|'''4,558'''
|align="center"| 17.14%
|align="center"| 949
|align="center"| 0.52%
|align="center"|''29''
|align="center"|5,536
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''74.25%'''
|align="center"|'''6,134'''
|align="center"| 24.84%
|align="center"| 2,052
|align="center"| 0.91%
|align="center"|''75''
|align="center"|8,261
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''69.95%'''
|align="center"|'''56,228'''
|align="center"| 29.47%
|align="center"| 23,689
|align="center"| 0.58%
|align="center"|''468''
|align="center"|80,385
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''74.12%'''
|align="center"|'''29,518'''
|align="center"| 25.09%
|align="center"| 9,994
|align="center"| 0.79%
|align="center"|''313''
|align="center"|39,825
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''54.17%'''
|align="center"|'''261,936'''
|align="center"| 44.95%
|align="center"| 217,349
|align="center"| 0.87%
|align="center"|''4,229''
|align="center"|483,514
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''91.62%'''
|align="center"|'''6,214'''
|align="center"| 7.86%
|align="center"| 533
|align="center"| 0.52%
|align="center"|''35''
|align="center"|6,782
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''67.53%'''
|align="center"|'''52,269'''
|align="center"| 31.97%
|align="center"| 24,744
|align="center"| 0.50%
|align="center"|''387''
|align="center"|77,400
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''76.03%'''
|align="center"|'''12,412'''
|align="center"| 23.49%
|align="center"| 3,835
|align="center"| 0.48%
|align="center"|''79''
|align="center"|16,326
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''60.47%'''
|align="center"|'''4,310'''
|align="center"| 38.95%
|align="center"| 2,776
|align="center"| 0.58%
|align="center"|''41''
|align="center"|7,127
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''89.68%'''
|align="center"|'''2,617'''
|align="center"| 10.08%
|align="center"| 294
|align="center"| 0.24%
|align="center"|''7''
|align="center"|2,918
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''66.54%'''
|align="center"|'''106,578'''
|align="center"| 32.83%
|align="center"| 52,579
|align="center"| 0.63%
|align="center"|''1,003''
|align="center"|160,160
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''68.79%'''
|align="center"|'''189,335'''
|align="center"| 30.79%
|align="center"| 84,739
|align="center"| 0.42%
|align="center"|''1,165''
|align="center"|275,239
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|''']'''
|align="center"| 41.82%
|align="center"| 49,244
|align="center"|'''57.35%'''
|align="center"|'''67,535'''
|align="center"| 0.83%
|align="center"|''972''
|align="center"|117,751
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''78.42%'''
|align="center"|'''14,049'''
|align="center"| 20.98%
|align="center"| 3,758
|align="center"| 0.60%
|align="center"|''107''
|align="center"|17,914
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''85.36%'''
|align="center"|'''2,345'''
|align="center"| 14.18%
|align="center"| 371
|align="center"| 0.46%
|align="center"|''12''
|align="center"|2,617
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''66.77%'''
|align="center"|'''4,661'''
|align="center"| 32.85%
|align="center"| 2,293
|align="center"| 0.39%
|align="center"|''27''
|align="center"|6,981
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''64.70%'''
|align="center"|'''111,109'''
|align="center"| 34.82%
|align="center"| 59,801
|align="center"| 0.48%
|align="center"|''820''
|align="center"|171,730
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''69.23%'''
|align="center"|'''108,027'''
|align="center"| 30.20%
|align="center"| 47,129
|align="center"| 0.57%
|align="center"|''894''
|align="center"|156,050
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''69.01%'''
|align="center"|'''53,595'''
|align="center"| 30.58%
|align="center"| 23,748
|align="center"| 0.42%
|align="center"|''324''
|align="center"|77,667
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''55.28%'''
|align="center"|'''393,532'''
|align="center"| 43.97%
|align="center"| 312,972
|align="center"| 0.75%
|align="center"|''5,347''
|align="center"|711,851
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''60.23%'''
|align="center"|'''20,479'''
|align="center"| 39.15%
|align="center"| 13,314
|align="center"| 0.62%
|align="center"|''211''
|align="center"|34,004
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''76.52%'''
|align="center"|'''36,551'''
|align="center"| 22.97%
|align="center"| 10,973
|align="center"| 0.50%
|align="center"|''240''
|align="center"|47,764
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''76.18%'''
|align="center"|'''61,715'''
|align="center"| 22.92%
|align="center"| 18,569
|align="center"| 0.89%
|align="center"|''724''
|align="center"|81,008
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''80.34%'''
|align="center"|'''8,746'''
|align="center"| 19.10%
|align="center"| 2,079
|align="center"| 0.56%
|align="center"|''61''
|align="center"|10,886
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Democratic}}|''']'''
|align="center"| 46.08%
|align="center"| 187,653
|align="center"|'''53.10%'''
|align="center"|'''216,221'''
|align="center"| 0.82%
|align="center"|''3,356''
|align="center"|407,230
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''52.84%'''
|align="center"|'''54,330'''
|align="center"| 46.09%
|align="center"| 47,387
|align="center"| 1.08%
|align="center"|''1,108''
|align="center"|102,825
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''51.21%'''
|align="center"|'''278,454'''
|align="center"| 48.30%
|align="center"| 262,655
|align="center"| 0.49%
|align="center"|''2,679''
|align="center"|543,788
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''65.82%'''
|align="center"|'''148,083'''
|align="center"| 33.49%
|align="center"| 75,342
|align="center"| 0.69%
|align="center"|''1,555''
|align="center"|224,980
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''54.61%'''
|align="center"|'''231,284'''
|align="center"| 44.76%
|align="center"| 189,563
|align="center"| 0.63%
|align="center"|''2,647''
|align="center"|423,494
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''64.45%'''
|align="center"|'''148,254'''
|align="center"| 34.85%
|align="center"| 80,172
|align="center"| 0.69%
|align="center"|''1,591''
|align="center"|230,017
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''76.02%'''
|align="center"|'''20,217'''
|align="center"| 23.30%
|align="center"| 6,196
|align="center"| 0.68%
|align="center"|''180''
|align="center"|26,593
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''79.38%'''
|align="center"|'''60,091'''
|align="center"| 19.94%
|align="center"| 15,096
|align="center"| 0.68%
|align="center"|''511''
|align="center"|75,698
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''60.92%'''
|align="center"|'''133,354'''
|align="center"| 38.65%
|align="center"| 84,614
|align="center"| 0.42%
|align="center"|''929''
|align="center"|218,897
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''55.78%'''
|align="center"|'''102,191'''
|align="center"| 43.48%
|align="center"| 79,664
|align="center"| 0.73%
|align="center"|''1,346''
|align="center"|183,201
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''69.87%'''
|align="center"|'''101,066'''
|align="center"| 29.64%
|align="center"| 42,873
|align="center"| 0.49%
|align="center"|''715''
|align="center"|144,654
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''59.31%'''
|align="center"|'''72,354'''
|align="center"| 40.17%
|align="center"| 49,009
|align="center"| 0.52%
|align="center"|''630''
|align="center"|121,993
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''73.21%'''
|align="center"|'''65,496'''
|align="center"| 26.51%
|align="center"| 23,718
|align="center"| 0.28%
|align="center"|''250''
|align="center"|89,464
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''83.39%'''
|align="center"|'''13,649'''
|align="center"| 16.19%
|align="center"| 2,650
|align="center"| 0.42%
|align="center"|''68''
|align="center"|16,367
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''82.76%'''
|align="center"|'''6,308'''
|align="center"| 16.74%
|align="center"| 1,276
|align="center"| 0.50%
|align="center"|''38''
|align="center"|7,622
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''87.65%'''
|align="center"|'''3,995'''
|align="center"| 11.94%
|align="center"| 544
|align="center"| 0.42%
|align="center"|''19''
|align="center"|4,558
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''63.99%'''
|align="center"|'''144,768'''
|align="center"| 35.34%
|align="center"| 79,965
|align="center"| 0.67%
|align="center"|''1,513''
|align="center"|226,246
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''73.25%'''
|align="center"|'''11,033'''
|align="center"| 26.02%
|align="center"| 3,920
|align="center"| 0.73%
|align="center"|''110''
|align="center"|15,063
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''82.08%'''
|align="center"|'''28,647'''
|align="center"| 17.51%
|align="center"| 6,112
|align="center"| 0.41%
|align="center"|''142''
|align="center"|34,901
|-
|align="center" {{party shading/Republican}}|''']'''
|align="center"|'''85.32%'''
|align="center"|'''7,786'''
|align="center"| 14.08%
|align="center"| 1,285
|align="center"| 0.60%
|align="center"|''55''
|align="center"|9,126
|}

'''Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican'''
* ] (largest municipality: ])
* ] (largest municipality: ])
* ] (largest city: ])
* ] (largest municipality: ])
* ] (largest city: ])
* ] (largest municipality: ])
* ] (largest municipality: ])
* ] (largest city: ])
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====By congressional district====
DeSantis won 22 of 28 congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mcimaps.substack.com/p/issue-85-the-2022-florida-races-by | title=Issue #85: The 2022 Florida Races by Congressional District | date=December 6, 2022 }}</ref>
{|class=wikitable
! District
! DeSantis
! Crist
! Representative
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Florida|1|1st}}
| '''73%'''
| 26%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Florida|2|2nd}}
| '''61%'''
| 38%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Florida|3|3rd}}
| '''64%'''
| 35%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Florida|4|4th}}
| '''60%'''
| 39%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Florida|5|5th}}
| '''65%'''
| 34%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Florida|6|6th}}
| '''68%'''
| 31%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|]
|- align=center
! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Florida|7|7th}}
| rowspan=2|'''60%'''
| rowspan=2|39%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|] (])
|- align=center
| {{party shading/Republican}}|] (])
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Florida|8|8th}}
| '''65%'''
| 35%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Florida|9|9th}}
| '''50%'''
| 49%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|]
|- align=center
! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Florida|10|10th}}
| rowspan=2|41%
| rowspan=2|'''58%'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|] (])
|- align=center
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|] (])
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Florida|11|11th}}
| '''63%'''
| 37%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Florida|12|12th}}
| '''69%'''
| 30%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Florida|13|13th}}
| '''58%'''
| 41%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Florida|14|14th}}
| 47%
| '''52%'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Florida|15|15th}}
| '''59%'''
| 40%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Florida|16|16th}}
| '''61%'''
| 38%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Florida|17|17th}}
| '''64%'''
| 35%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Florida|18|18th}}
| '''69%'''
| 30%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Florida|19|19th}}
| '''69%'''
| 30%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Florida|20|20th}}
| 30%
| '''69%'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Florida|21|21st}}
| '''62%'''
| 37%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Florida|22|22nd}}
| 48%
| '''51%'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Florida|23|23rd}}
| '''50%'''
| 49%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Florida|24|24th}}
| 31%
| '''68%'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Florida|25|25th}}
| 47%
| '''52%'''
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Florida|26|26th}}
| '''70%'''
| 29%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Florida|27|27th}}
| '''58%'''
| 41%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|]
|- align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Florida|28|28th}}
| '''64%'''
| 36%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|]
|}

====Voter demographics====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Edison Research exit poll
! Demographic subgroup
! {{party shading/Democratic}} | Crist
! {{party shading/Republican}} | DeSantis
! % of<br />voters
|-
! colspan="5" | Gender
|-
| Men
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 35
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 64
| style="text-align:right;" | 49
|-
| Women
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 46
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 53
| style="text-align:right;" | 51
|-
! colspan="5" data-sort-value="0"| Age
|-
| 18–24 years old
| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 54
| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 44
| style="text-align:right;" | 7
|-
| 25–29 years old
| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 56
| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 41
| style="text-align:right;" | 4
|-
| 30–39 years old
| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 52
| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 47
| style="text-align:right;" | 13
|-
| 40–49 years old
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 38
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 60
| style="text-align:right;" | 12
|-
| 50–64 years old
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 36
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 63
| style="text-align:right;" | 32
|-
| 65 and older
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 36
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 64
| style="text-align:right;" | 32
|-
! colspan="5" data-sort-value="0"| Race
|-
| ]
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 34
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 65
| style="text-align:right;" | 64
|-
| ]
| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 86
| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 13
| style="text-align:right;" | 11
|-
| ]
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 40
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 58
| style="text-align:right;" | 21
|-
! colspan="5" data-sort-value="0"| Race by gender
|-
| White men
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 27
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 72
| style="text-align:right;" | 32
|-
| White women
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 40
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 58
| style="text-align:right;" | 32
|-
| Black men
| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 81
| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 19
| style="text-align:right;" | 5
|-
| Black women
| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 91
| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 9
| style="text-align:right;" | 6
|-
| Latino men
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 41
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 57
| style="text-align:right;" | 10
|-
| Latina women
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 39
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 60
| style="text-align:right;" | 11
|-
! colspan="5" data-sort-value="0"| Education
|-
| ] or less
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 33
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 67
| style="text-align:right;" | 15
|-
| Some ] education
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 41
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 58
| style="text-align:right;" | 25
|-
| ]
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 40
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 59
| style="text-align:right;" | 19
|-
| ]
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 43
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 56
| style="text-align:right;" | 24
|-
| Advanced degree
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 44
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 55
| style="text-align:right;" | 17
|-
! colspan="5" data-sort-value="0"| Party ID
|-
| ]
| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 95
| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 5
| style="text-align:right;" | 28
|-
| ]
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 2
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 97
| style="text-align:right;" | 42
|-
|]
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 45
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 53
| style="text-align:right;" | 30
|-
! colspan="5" data-sort-value="0"| Ideology
|-
|]
| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 90
| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 10
| style="text-align:right;" | 20
|-
| ]
| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 53
| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 45
| style="text-align:right;" | 39
|-
| ]
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 6
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 94
| style="text-align:right;" | 42
|-
! colspan="5" data-sort-value="0"| Marital status
|-
| Married
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 38
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 62
| style="text-align:right;" | 59
|-
| Unmarried
| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 50
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 50
| style="text-align:right;" | 41
|-
! colspan="5" data-sort-value="0"| Gender by marital status
|-
| Married men
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 32
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 68
| style="text-align:right;" | 30
|-
| Married women
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 44
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 55
| style="text-align:right;" | 29
|-
| Unmarried men
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 49
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 51
| style="text-align:right;" | 18
|-
| Unmarried women
| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 50
| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 49
| style="text-align:right;" | 23
|-
! colspan="5" data-sort-value="0"| First-time midterm election voter
|-
| Yes
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 41
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 59
| style="text-align:right;" | 11
|-
| No
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 43
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 57
| style="text-align:right;" | 89
|-
! colspan="5" data-sort-value="0"| Most important issue facing the country
|-
|Crime
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 35
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 63
| style="text-align:right;" | 10
|-
|Inflation
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 26
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 74
| style="text-align:right;" | 39
|-
|]
| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 62
| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 36
| style="text-align:right;" | 10
|-
|Immigration
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 12
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 88
| style="text-align:right;" | 10
|-
|Abortion
| style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" | 80
| style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 19
| style="text-align:right;" | 24
|-
! colspan="5" data-sort-value="0"|Area type
|-
|Urban
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" |43
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" |56
| style="text-align:right;" |46
|-
|Suburban
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" |40
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" |58
| style="text-align:right;" |44
|-
|Rural
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" |30
| style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" |70
| style="text-align:right;" |10
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="5" data-sort-value="0"|Source: ]<ref>{{cite news |title=Florida Gubernatorial exit poll |url=https://www.cnn.com/election/2022/exit-polls/florida/governor/0 |access-date=November 18, 2022 |publisher=]}}</ref>
|}

==Analysis==
According to ], DeSantis won 65% of ], 13% of ], and 58% of ]; of the latter group, DeSantis won 69% of ] and 56% of ].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=2022-11-08 |title=Exit polls for Midterm Election Results 2022 |url=https://www.cnn.com/election/2022/exit-polls/florida/governor/0 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=CNN}}</ref> DeSantis' large margin of victory was in part due to him flipping Democratic stronghold ] for the first time since ], and ] for the first time since ], as well as winning ], ], ], and ] counties for the first time since ]; 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 ] 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 ]. Republicans won the other statewide races by double digits; this is the first time since the end of ] 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.<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Downey |first1=Renzo |title=Vote with your feet: Post-pandemic Florida transplants twice as likely to be Rs as Ds |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/567801-vote-with-your-feet-post-pandemic-florida-transplants-twice-as-likely-to-be-rs-as-ds/ |website=] |access-date=27 January 2023 |date=3 November 2022}}</ref> He also had a major fundraising advantage over Crist, setting an all-time record for a gubernatorial candidate.<ref>{{cite web |last1=NW |first1=charitable organization 1300 L. St |last2=Washington |first2=Suite 200 |title=Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis breaks gubernatorial fundraising record |url=https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/09/florida-gov-ron-desantis-breaks-gubernatorial-fundraising-record/ |website=OpenSecrets News |access-date=27 January 2023 |language=en |date=16 September 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
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==Notes==
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==References== ==References==
{{Reflist}} {{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* Florida Division of Elections
'''Official campaign websites'''
* {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311043132/https://charliecrist.com/ |date=March 11, 2023 }}
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2022 Florida gubernatorial election
← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →
Turnout53.6% Decrease 9.0 pp
 
Nominee Ron DeSantis Charlie Crist
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Jeanette Nuñez Karla Hernández-Mats
Popular vote 4,614,210 3,106,313
Percentage 59.37% 39.97%
County results Congressional district results State house district results State Senate district results Precinct resultsDeSantis:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Crist:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votes
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Ron DeSantis
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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.

With 59.4 percent of the vote, DeSantis won the largest margin of victory in a Florida gubernatorial election since 1982. Significantly, DeSantis won Miami-Dade County, which had been considered a Democratic stronghold and had last voted Republican in 2002, and Palm Beach County, which had not voted Republican since 1986. Crist conceded the election shortly after DeSantis was projected as the winner.

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.

The election was described as marking the transition from Florida being a swing state into a solid 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

Failed to qualify

Declined

Endorsements

Ron DeSantis

U.S. senators

Organizations

Democratic primary

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried finished second in the primary.

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

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

Declined

Endorsements

Charlie Crist

U.S. representatives

State officials

State legislators

Local officials

Organizations

Labor unions

Newspapers

Individuals

Nikki Fried

State legislators

Individuals

Organizations

Annette Taddeo (withdrawn)

U.S. representatives

State legislators

Local officials

Organizations

Individuals

Polling

Graphical summary

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Source of poll
aggregation 		Dates
administered 		Dates
updated 		Charlie
Crist 		Nikki
Fried 		Other
 Margin
Real Clear Politics February 7 – June 17, 2022 June 20, 2022 40.0% 23.3% 36.7% Crist +16.7
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Charlie
Crist 		Nikki
Fried 		Annette
Taddeo 		Other Undecided
St. Pete Polls August 20–21, 2022 1,617 (LV) ± 2.4% 59% 30% – – 11%
Change Research (D) August 12–14, 2022 702 (LV) ± 4.2% 47% 37% – – 16%
University of North Florida August 8–12, 2022 529 (LV) ± 6.0% 43% 47% – 5% 6%
Public Policy Polling (D) August 8–9, 2022 664 (LV) ± 3.8% 42% 35% – – 23%
St. Pete Polls August 2–3, 2022 1,361 (LV) ± 2.7% 56% 24% – – 20%
GBAO (D) July 27–31, 2022 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 52% 36% – – 12%
Kaplan Strategies July 6, 2022 671 (LV) ± 3.8% 39% 39% – – 22%
GBAO (D) June 23–26, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 55% 34% – – 11%
St. Pete Polls June 16–17, 2022 1,007 (LV) ± 3.1% 49% 24% – – 27%
Global Strategy Group (D) June 8–13, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 38% 34% – – 29%
June 6, 2022 Taddeo withdraws from the race
St. Pete Polls May 2–3, 2022 1,859 (LV) ± 2.3% 52% 19% 5% – 24%
Sachs Media Group April 8–10, 2022 700 (RV) ± 3.7% 35% 20% 4% – 41%
University of North Florida February 7–20, 2022 271 (RV) ± 6.0% 27% 19% 4% 8% 44%
Mason-Dixon February 7–10, 2022 400 (LV) ± 5.0% 44% 27% 3% – 26%
Alvarado Strategies (R) February 2022 1,007 (LV) ± 3.1% 36% 25% 6% 10% 23%
GBAO (D) January 26–31, 2022 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 54% 28% 7% – 11%
56% 33% – – 11%
Public Policy Polling (D) January 26–27, 2022 582 (LV) ± 4.1% 36% 34% – – 29%
Public Policy Polling (D) August 10–11, 2021 274 (LV) ± 5.9% 33% 36% – – 31%
Susquehanna Polling & Research (R) August 4–10, 2021 245 (RV) ± 6.3% 38% 27% – 5% 30%
Political Matrix (R) June 9–11, 2021 660 (LV) ± 4.5% 41% 31% – – 29%
St. Pete Polls May 24–26, 2021 2,752 (RV) ± 1.9% 55% 22% – 11% 12%
Victory Insights (R) May 4, 2021 232 (RV) ± 7.0% 53% 30% – 17% –
SEA Polling (D) April 15–20, 2021 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 28% 26% 13% – 34%

Results

Results by county:   Crist
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Fried
  •   40–50%
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlie Crist 904,524 59.71%
Democratic Nicole "Nikki" Fried 535,480 35.35%
Democratic Cadance Daniel 38,198 2.52%
Democratic Robert L. Willis 36,786 2.43%
Total votes 1,513,180 100.0%

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

Independent and third-party candidates

Green Party

Withdrawn

Independent Party

Withdrawn

  • Gizmo Wexler, IT administrator

Libertarian Party

Declared

  • Hector Roos

Declined

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

Write-ins

Declared

  • Piotr Blass, perennial candidate
  • James Thompson, pastor

General election

Debates and forums

2022 Florida gubernatorial debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Participants
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee   W  Withdrawn
Ron DeSantis Charlie Crist
1 October 24, 2022 WPEC-TV Liz Quirantes YouTube P P

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report Likely R July 22, 2022
Inside Elections Likely R July 22, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball Safe R October 31, 2022
Politico Likely R April 1, 2022
RCP Lean R January 10, 2022
Fox News Likely R May 12, 2022
538 Solid R October 18, 2022
Elections Daily Safe R November 7, 2022

Endorsements

Ron DeSantis (R)

Former U.S. Executive Branch officials

U.S. senators

U.S. representatives

State officials

State legislators

Local officials

  • Dave Kerner, member of the Palm Beach County Commission from the 3rd District (2016–present); former state representative from the 87th district (2012–2016) (Democrat)

Individuals

Organizations

Charlie Crist (D)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

U.S. representatives

State officials

State legislators

  • Crist kept his legislative endorsements going into the general election.

Local officials

Individuals

Organizations

Labor unions

Newspapers

Individuals

Polling

Aggregate polls

Source of poll
aggregation 		Dates
administered 		Dates
updated 		Ron
DeSantis (R) 		Charlie
Crist (D) 		Other
 Margin
Real Clear Politics October 17 – November 6, 2022 November 8, 2022 54.4% 42.2% 3.4% DeSantis +12.2
FiveThirtyEight October 30, 2022 – November 7, 2022 November 8, 2022 54.5% 42.4% 3.0% DeSantis +12.1
270 to win November 4–7, 2022 November 8, 2022 54.0% 41.8% 4.2% DeSantis +12.2
Average 54.3% 42.1% 3.6% DeSantis +12.2
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Ron
DeSantis (R) 		Charlie
Crist (D) 		Other Undecided
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) November 6–7, 2022 722 (LV) ± 3.8% 52% 48% – –
Research Co. November 4–6, 2022 450 (LV) ± 4.6% 54% 41% 2% 3%
Data for Progress (D) November 2–6, 2022 1,436 (LV) ± 3.0% 57% 42% 2% –
Amber Integrated (R) November 1–2, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 53% 40% 4% 4%
Civiqs October 29 – November 2, 2022 772 (LV) ± 3.9% 54% 45% 1% 1%
InsiderAdvantage (R) November 1, 2022 550 (LV) ± 4.2% 53% 43% 1% 3%
Siena College October 30 – November 1, 2022 659 (LV) ± 4.4% 54% 42% – 3%
Victory Insights October 30 – November 1, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.8% 54% 41% – 5%
Florida State University/YouGov October 20–31, 2022 1,117 (RV) – 53% 43% – –
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) October 27–28, 2022 633 (LV) ± 3.3% 47% 53% – –
University of North Florida October 17–24, 2022 622 (LV) ± 4.7% 55% 41% 2% 3%
Data for Progress (D) October 19–23, 2022 1,251 (LV) ± 3.0% 54% 42% 1% 2%
Cherry Communications (R) October 13–23, 2022 601 (LV) ± 4.0% 53% 42% – 5%
Stetson University October 16–20, 2022 644 (LV) ± 4.0% 53% 45% – 2%
Florida Atlantic University October 12–16, 2022 719 (LV) ± 3.7% 51% 40% 4% 5%
YouGov October 11–16, 2022 832 (LV) ± 3.0% 53% 43% 4% –
Sachs Media October 15, 2022 600 (LV) – 52% 42% – 6%
RMG Research (R) October 10–13, 2022 685 (LV) ± 3.7% 52% 42% – 6%
African American Research Collaborative (D) October 4–11, 2022 1,250 (RV) ± 2.8% 46% 41% – 13%
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy September 26–28, 2022 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 52% 41% 1% 6%
Clarity Campaign Labs (D) September 22–27, 2022 2,860 (LV) ± 1.8% 47% 46% – 7%
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) September 21, 2022 700 (LV) ± 3.3% 47% 53% – –
Siena College September 18–25, 2022 669 (LV) ± 4.5% 49% 41% 2% 7%
Civiqs September 17–20, 2022 617 (LV) ± 4.5% 52% 45% 1% 2%
Suffolk University September 15–18, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 48% 41% 5% 7%
Sachs Media September 10, 2022 600 (LV) – 51% 45% – 4%
Survey Monkey (D) September 9–10, 2022 999 (RV) ± 3.0% 49% 43% – 8%
563 (LV) ± 3.0% 50% 47% – 3%
Echelon Insights August 31 – September 7, 2022 815 (LV) ± 4.3% 52% 42% – 7%
InsiderAdvantage (R) September 5–6, 2022 550 (LV) ± 4.2% 50% 45% – 5%
Susquehanna Polling and Research (R) August 29 – September 4, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.3% 47% 43% – 10%
Neighborhood Research and Media August 29 – September 2, 2022 362 (LV) ± 4.3% 50% 41% – 9%
Fabrizio Ward (R)/Impact Research (D) August 24–31, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 50% 47% – 3%
Clarity Campaign Labs (D) August 25–30, 2022 3,017 (LV) ± 1.8% 48% 45% – 7%
Impact Research (D) August 12–18, 2022 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 51% 46% – 3%
Cherry Communications (R) August 4–15, 2022 608 (LV) ± 4.0% 51% 43% – 6%
University of North Florida August 8–12, 2022 1,624 (RV) ± 3.4% 50% 42% 6% 2%
Clarity Campaign Labs (D) July 26–31, 2022 2,244 (LV) ± 2.1% 47% 44% – 9%
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) May 27 – June 4, 2022 714 (LV) ± 3.7% 49% 51% – –
Fabrizio Lee & Associates (R) Mid-May 2022 1,200 (RV) ± 2.8% 47% 48% – 5%
Phillips Academy May 7–9, 2022 543 (RV) ± 4.2% 36% 35% – 30%
Saint Leo University February 28 – March 12, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.5% 49% 33% – 18%
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) February 23, 2022 1,064 (LV) ± 3.0% 44% 56% – –
University of North Florida February 7–20, 2022 685 (RV) ± 3.7% 55% 34% – 11%
Mason-Dixon February 7–10, 2022 625 (RV) ± 4.0% 51% 43% – 6%
Suffolk University January 26–29, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 49% 43% 0% 8%
St. Pete Polls November 18–19, 2021 2,896 (LV) ± 1.8% 51% 45% – 5%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies November 9, 2021 867 (RV) ± 3.3% 44% 37% 5% 9%
842 (LV) ± 3.4% 46% 40% 4% 7%
Saint Leo University October 17–23, 2021 500 (A) ± 4.5% 47% 35% – 18%
VCreek/AMG (R) September 23–27, 2021 405 (LV) ± 4.9% 47% 39% 2% 12%
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) September 11–12, 2021 1,144 (LV) ± 3.1% 45% 55% – –
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) September 3–5, 2021 1,144 (LV) ± 3.1% 45% 55% – –
RMG Research August 21–28, 2021 1,000 (RV) ± 3.1% 45% 38% – 17%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies August 20–24, 2021 1,000 (RV) ± 3.1% 45% 36% 5% 9%
977 (LV) 48% 38% 5% 8%
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) August 14–18, 2021 1,000 (LV) ± 3.1% 43% 57% – –
Change Research (D) August 14–17, 2021 1,585 (LV) ± 2.5% 49% 45% – 6%
Susquehanna Polling & Research (R) August 4–10, 2021 700 (RV) ± 3.7% 46% 43% 3% 7%
Cherry Communications (R) July 26 – August 4, 2021 610 (LV) ± 4.0% 51% 43% – 6%
St. Pete Polls August 2–3, 2021 3,952 (LV) ± 1.6% 44% 45% – 11%
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) June 21, 2021 716 (LV) ± 3.7% 55% 45% – –
Cherry Communications (R) April 30 – May 8, 2021 602 (LV) ± 4.0% 51% 41% – 8%
Victory Insights (R) May 4, 2021 600 (RV) ± 4.1% 53% 47% – –
Mason-Dixon February 24–28, 2021 625 (RV) ± 4.0% 52% 41% – 7%
Hypothetical polling

Ron DeSantis vs. Nikki Fried

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Ron
DeSantis (R) 		Nikki
Fried (D) 		Other Undecided
Cherry Communications (R) August 4–15, 2022 608 (LV) ± 4.0% 50% 43% – 7%
University of North Florida August 8–12, 2022 1,624 (RV) ± 3.4% 50% 43% 5% 2%
Clarity Campaign Labs (D) July 26–31, 2022 2,244 (LV) ± 2.1% 49% 43% – 8%
Saint Leo University February 28 – March 12, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.5% 51% 27% – 22%
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) February 23, 2022 1,064 (LV) ± 3.0% 50% 50% – –
University of North Florida February 7–20, 2022 685 (RV) ± 3.7% 55% 32% – 12%
Mason-Dixon February 7–10, 2022 625 (RV) ± 4.0% 53% 42% – 5%
Suffolk University January 26–29, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 51% 40% 0% 9%
St. Pete Polls November 18–19, 2021 2,896 (LV) ± 1.8% 51% 42% – 6%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies November 9, 2021 867 (RV) ± 3.3% 46% 35% 4% 8%
842 (LV) ± 3.4% 50% 37% 4% 7%
Saint Leo University October 17–23, 2021 500 (A) ± 4.5% 46% 33% – 21%
VCreek/AMG (R) September 23–27, 2021 405 (LV) ± 4.9% 48% 36% 5% 11%
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) September 3–5, 2021 1,144 (LV) ± 3.1% 52% 48% – –
RMG Research August 21–28, 2021 1,000 (RV) ± 3.1% 41% 38% – 21%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies August 20–24, 2021 1,000 (RV) ± 3.1% 45% 36% 4% 11%
977 (LV) 48% 38% 3% 10%
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) August 14–18, 2021 1,000 (LV) ± 3.1% 46% 54% – –
Change Research (D) August 14–17, 2021 1,585 (LV) ± 2.5% 49% 44% – 7%
Susquehanna Polling & Research (R) August 4–10, 2021 700 (RV) ± 3.7% 50% 40% 2% 7%
Cherry Communications (R) July 26 – August 4, 2021 610 (LV) ± 4.0% 51% 42% – 7%
St. Pete Polls August 2–3, 2021 3,952 (LV) ± 1.6% 45% 42% – 13%
The Political Matrix/The Listener Group (R) June 21, 2021 716 (LV) ± 3.7% 61% 39% – –
Cherry Communications (R) April 30 – May 8, 2021 602 (LV) ± 4.0% 51% 39% – 10%
Victory Insights (R) May 4, 2021 600 (RV) ± 4.1% 53% 47% – –
St. Pete Polls March 22–24, 2021 1,923 (LV) ± 2.2% 45% 45% – 10%
Mason-Dixon February 24–28, 2021 625 (RV) ± 4.0% 51% 42% – 7%

Ron DeSantis vs. Annette Taddeo

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Ron
DeSantis (R) 		Annette
Taddeo (D) 		Undecided
Saint Leo University February 28 – March 12, 2022 500 (LV) ± 4.5% 49% 30% 22%
Mason-Dixon February 7–10, 2022 625 (RV) ± 4.0% 53% 37% 10%
Saint Leo University October 17–23, 2021 500 (A) ± 4.5% 47% 28% 25%

Ron DeSantis vs. generic Democrat

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Ron
DeSantis (R) 		Generic
Democrat 		Undecided
Clarity Campaign Labs (D) July 26–31, 2022 2,244 (LV) ± 2.1% 48% 43% 9%
Data for Progress (D) September 15–22, 2020 620 (LV) ± 3.9% 42% 44% 14%

Ron DeSantis vs. Val Demings

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Ron
DeSantis (R) 		Val
Demings (D) 		Undecided
Cherry Communications (R) April 30 – May 8, 2021 602 (LV) ± 4.0% 53% 38% –
Victory Insights (R) May 4, 2021 600 (RV) ± 4.1% 54% 46% –

Results

Swing by county
Legend
  •   Democratic — +12.5-15%
  •   Democratic — +10-12.5%
  •   Democratic — +7.5-10%
  •   Democratic — +5-7.5%
  •   Democratic — +2.5-5%
  •   Democratic — +0-2.5%
  •   Republican — +0-2.5%
  •   Republican — +2.5-5%
  •   Republican — +5-7.5%
  •   Republican — +7.5-10%
  •   Republican — +10-12.5%
  •   Republican — +12.5-15%
  •   Republican — +>15%
Trend by county
Legend
  •   Democratic — +12.5-15%
  •   Democratic — +10-12.5%
  •   Democratic — +7.5-10%
  •   Democratic — +5-7.5%
  •   Democratic — +2.5-5%
  •   Democratic — +0-2.5%
  •   Republican — +0-2.5%
  •   Republican — +2.5-5%
  •   Republican — +5-7.5%
  •   Republican — +7.5-10%
  •   Republican — +10-12.5%
  •   Republican — +12.5-15%
  •   Republican — +>15%
2022 Florida gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ron DeSantis (incumbent)
Jeanette Nuñez (incumbent) 		4,614,210 59.37% +9.78%
Democratic Charlie Crist
Karla Hernandez 		3,106,313 39.97% −9.22%
Independent Carmen Jackie Gimenez
Kyle "KC" Gibson 		31,577 0.41% N/A
Libertarian Hector Roos
Jerry "Tub" Rorabaugh 		19,299 0.25% N/A
Total votes 7,771,399 100.0% N/A
Turnout 7,796,916 53.76%
Registered electors 14,503,978
Republican hold

By county

By county
County Ron DeSantis
Republican		 Charlie Crist
Democratic		 Other votes Total
votes
% # % # % #
Alachua 42.04% 40,321 57.14% 54,796 0.82% 784 95,901
Baker 89.45% 9,594 10.18% 1,092 0.37% 41 10,725
Bay 78.38% 52,590 21.00% 14,091 0.61% 412 67,093
Bradford 81.29% 8,346 18.04% 1,852 0.67% 69 10,267
Brevard 63.77% 170,562 35.57% 95,131 0.66% 1,760 267,453
Broward 41.97% 251,238 57.35% 343,286 0.68% 4,083 598,607
Calhoun 86.04% 4,180 13.52% 657 0.43% 21 4,858
Charlotte 70.52% 65,473 29.11% 27,031 0.37% 344 92,848
Citrus 74.23% 56,283 25.19% 19,100 0.58% 443 75,826
Clay 74.67% 67,292 24.62% 22,187 0.71% 640 90,119
Collier 71.74% 117,477 27.98% 45,815 0.29% 467 163,759
Columbia 79.19% 18,790 20.18% 4,789 0.62% 148 23,727
DeSoto 76.28% 6,637 23.25% 2,023 0.47% 41 8,701
Dixie 87.30% 5,394 11.90% 735 0.81% 50 6,179
Duval 55.44% 182,569 43.68% 143,837 0.88% 2,913 329,319
Escambia 64.46% 74,608 34.63% 40,076 0.91% 1,053 115,737
Flagler 66.76% 39,183 32.67% 19,177 0.57% 336 58,696
Franklin 73.56% 4,003 25.84% 1,406 0.61% 33 5,442
Gadsden 37.36% 6,511 62.01% 10,805 0.63% 110 17,426
Gilchrist 86.50% 6,806 12.93% 1,017 0.57% 45 7,868
Glades 80.73% 3,091 18.83% 721 0.44% 17 3,829
Gulf 80.16% 5,150 19.41% 1,247 0.44% 28 6,425
Hamilton 73.26% 3,145 26.09% 1,120 0.65% 28 4,293
Hardee 82.33% 4,558 17.14% 949 0.52% 29 5,536
Hendry 74.25% 6,134 24.84% 2,052 0.91% 75 8,261
Hernando 69.95% 56,228 29.47% 23,689 0.58% 468 80,385
Highlands 74.12% 29,518 25.09% 9,994 0.79% 313 39,825
Hillsborough 54.17% 261,936 44.95% 217,349 0.87% 4,229 483,514
Holmes 91.62% 6,214 7.86% 533 0.52% 35 6,782
Indian River 67.53% 52,269 31.97% 24,744 0.50% 387 77,400
Jackson 76.03% 12,412 23.49% 3,835 0.48% 79 16,326
Jefferson 60.47% 4,310 38.95% 2,776 0.58% 41 7,127
Lafayette 89.68% 2,617 10.08% 294 0.24% 7 2,918
Lake 66.54% 106,578 32.83% 52,579 0.63% 1,003 160,160
Lee 68.79% 189,335 30.79% 84,739 0.42% 1,165 275,239
Leon 41.82% 49,244 57.35% 67,535 0.83% 972 117,751
Levy 78.42% 14,049 20.98% 3,758 0.60% 107 17,914
Liberty 85.36% 2,345 14.18% 371 0.46% 12 2,617
Madison 66.77% 4,661 32.85% 2,293 0.39% 27 6,981
Manatee 64.70% 111,109 34.82% 59,801 0.48% 820 171,730
Marion 69.23% 108,027 30.20% 47,129 0.57% 894 156,050
Martin 69.01% 53,595 30.58% 23,748 0.42% 324 77,667
Miami-Dade 55.28% 393,532 43.97% 312,972 0.75% 5,347 711,851
Monroe 60.23% 20,479 39.15% 13,314 0.62% 211 34,004
Nassau 76.52% 36,551 22.97% 10,973 0.50% 240 47,764
Okaloosa 76.18% 61,715 22.92% 18,569 0.89% 724 81,008
Okeechobee 80.34% 8,746 19.10% 2,079 0.56% 61 10,886
Orange 46.08% 187,653 53.10% 216,221 0.82% 3,356 407,230
Osceola 52.84% 54,330 46.09% 47,387 1.08% 1,108 102,825
Palm Beach 51.21% 278,454 48.30% 262,655 0.49% 2,679 543,788
Pasco 65.82% 148,083 33.49% 75,342 0.69% 1,555 224,980
Pinellas 54.61% 231,284 44.76% 189,563 0.63% 2,647 423,494
Polk 64.45% 148,254 34.85% 80,172 0.69% 1,591 230,017
Putnam 76.02% 20,217 23.30% 6,196 0.68% 180 26,593
Santa Rosa 79.38% 60,091 19.94% 15,096 0.68% 511 75,698
Sarasota 60.92% 133,354 38.65% 84,614 0.42% 929 218,897
Seminole 55.78% 102,191 43.48% 79,664 0.73% 1,346 183,201
St. Johns 69.87% 101,066 29.64% 42,873 0.49% 715 144,654
St. Lucie 59.31% 72,354 40.17% 49,009 0.52% 630 121,993
Sumter 73.21% 65,496 26.51% 23,718 0.28% 250 89,464
Suwannee 83.39% 13,649 16.19% 2,650 0.42% 68 16,367
Taylor 82.76% 6,308 16.74% 1,276 0.50% 38 7,622
Union 87.65% 3,995 11.94% 544 0.42% 19 4,558
Volusia 63.99% 144,768 35.34% 79,965 0.67% 1,513 226,246
Wakulla 73.25% 11,033 26.02% 3,920 0.73% 110 15,063
Walton 82.08% 28,647 17.51% 6,112 0.41% 142 34,901
Washington 85.32% 7,786 14.08% 1,285 0.60% 55 9,126

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

DeSantis won 22 of 28 congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats.

District DeSantis Crist Representative
1st 73% 26% Matt Gaetz
2nd 61% 38% Neal Dunn
3rd 64% 35% Kat Cammack
4th 60% 39% Aaron Bean
5th 65% 34% John Rutherford
6th 68% 31% Michael Waltz
7th 60% 39% Stephanie Murphy (117th Congress)
Cory Mills (118th Congress)
8th 65% 35% Bill Posey
9th 50% 49% Darren Soto
10th 41% 58% Val Demings (117th Congress)
Maxwell Frost (118th Congress)
11th 63% 37% Daniel Webster
12th 69% 30% Gus Bilirakis
13th 58% 41% Anna Paulina Luna
14th 47% 52% Kathy Castor
15th 59% 40% Laurel Lee
16th 61% 38% Vern Buchanan
17th 64% 35% Greg Steube
18th 69% 30% Scott Franklin
19th 69% 30% Byron Donalds
20th 30% 69% Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
21st 62% 37% Brian Mast
22nd 48% 51% Lois Frankel
23rd 50% 49% Jared Moskowitz
24th 31% 68% Frederica Wilson
25th 47% 52% Debbie Wasserman Schultz
26th 70% 29% Mario Díaz-Balart
27th 58% 41% María Elvira Salazar
28th 64% 36% Carlos A. Giménez

Voter demographics

Edison Research exit poll
Demographic subgroup Crist DeSantis % of
voters
Gender
Men 35 64 49
Women 46 53 51
Age
18–24 years old 54 44 7
25–29 years old 56 41 4
30–39 years old 52 47 13
40–49 years old 38 60 12
50–64 years old 36 63 32
65 and older 36 64 32
Race
White 34 65 64
Black 86 13 11
Latino 40 58 21
Race by gender
White men 27 72 32
White women 40 58 32
Black men 81 19 5
Black women 91 9 6
Latino men 41 57 10
Latina women 39 60 11
Education
High school or less 33 67 15
Some college education 41 58 25
Associate degree 40 59 19
Bachelor's degree 43 56 24
Advanced degree 44 55 17
Party ID
Democrats 95 5 28
Republicans 2 97 42
Independents 45 53 30
Ideology
Liberals 90 10 20
Moderates 53 45 39
Conservatives 6 94 42
Marital status
Married 38 62 59
Unmarried 50 50 41
Gender by marital status
Married men 32 68 30
Married women 44 55 29
Unmarried men 49 51 18
Unmarried women 50 49 23
First-time midterm election voter
Yes 41 59 11
No 43 57 89
Most important issue facing the country
Crime 35 63 10
Inflation 26 74 39
Gun policy 62 36 10
Immigration 12 88 10
Abortion 80 19 24
Area type
Urban 43 56 46
Suburban 40 58 44
Rural 30 70 10
Source: CNN

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

Notes

  1. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  2. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. Daniel with 4%; Willis with 1%
  4. Freeman with 4%; "Someone Else" with 3%; Lionheart with 1%
  5. 17% for Val Demings
  6. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  7. "Some other candidate" with 2%
  8. Gimenez (I) with 1%; Roos (L) with 1%
  9. Roos (L) with 3%; "Other" with 1%
  10. "Someone else" with 1%
  11. "Another candidate" with 1%
  12. "Someone else" with 1%; "Refused" with 1%
  13. Gimenez (I) with 1%; Roos (L) with <1%
  14. "Someone else" with 4%
  15. "Another candidate" with 1%; "Not going to vote" with 1%
  16. "Someone else" with 1%
  17. Roos (L) with 1%; Gimenez (I) with 3%; "Refused" with 1%

Partisan clients

  1. ^ This poll was sponsored by Crist's campaign
  2. ^ This poll was sponsored by Fried's campaign
  3. This poll was sponsored by Floridians For Economic Advancement
  4. Poll sponsored by Taddeo's campaign committee
  5. ^ Poll sponsored by WOFL-TV
  6. ^ Poll sponsored by Florida Chamber of Commerce
  7. Poll conducted for the Rose Institute of State and Local Government
  8. Poll conducted for Tripp Scott, a law firm associated with the Florida Republican Party.
  9. Poll conducted for Local Progress Impact Lab
  10. ^ This poll was sponsored by Progress Florida and Florida Watch
  11. This poll was sponsored by Center Street PAC, which opposes DeSantis
  12. This poll was sponsored by the Democratic Governors Association
  13. This poll was conducted for an undisclosed Republican client
  14. ^ This poll was sponsored by Americas PAC
  15. ^ This poll was sponsored by Future Majority
  16. This poll was sponsored by the Defend Students Action Fund

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