2018Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2018 election for U.S. Senate in Florida
U.S. Senate · Florida
Rick Scott (R) won with 49.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Nelson (D) by 0.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Rick ScottRepublican · winner
49.9%4,099,038
Bill NelsonDemocrat
49.8%4,088,007
8,211,517 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Bill NelsonRick Scott
$32.4M
Raised by the campaign
$85.2M
$32.4M
Spent by the campaign
$83.8M
$1.7M
Cash on hand
$1.5M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018