# Electoral history of Ron DeSantis

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This article describes the electoral history of Ron DeSantis, the 46th and current governor of Florida and a former member of the United States House of Representatives.
A member of the Republican Party, DeSantis was initially elected to the House in 2012 to represent Florida's 6th congressional district. He retained his seat for three terms before not seeking a fourth to pursue the governorship.
DeSantis won the gubernatorial election in 2018 by a margin of around 32,000 votes against Democratic nominee Andrew Gillum. DeSantis won re-election, facing former Florida governor Charlie Crist in the 2022 Florida gubernatorial election.

## US House of Representatives
### 2012

2012 Florida's 6th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ron DeSantis | 195,962 | 57.3 |
| | Democratic | Heather Beaven | 146,489 | 42.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 342,451 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ron DeSantis | 24,132 | 38.8 |
| | Republican | Fred Costello | 14,189 | 22.8 |
| | Republican | Beverly Slough | 8,229 | 13.2 |
| | Republican | Craig Miller | 8,113 | 13.1 |
| | Republican | Richard Clark | 6,090 | 9.8 |
| | Republican | Alec Pueschel | 739 | 1.2 |
| | Republican | William Billy Kogut | 628 | 1.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 62,120 | 100.0 |

### 2014

In this election, no GOP primary was held and DeSantis won the nomination unopposed.
2014 Florida's 6th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ron DeSantis (incumbent) | 166,254 | 62.5 |
| | Democratic | David Cox | 99,563 | 37.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 265,817 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

2016 Florida's 6th congressional district election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ron DeSantis (incumbent) | 213,519 | 58.6 |
| | Democratic | Bill McCullough | 151,051 | 41.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 364,570 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2016 Florida's Republican 6th congressional district primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ron DeSantis (incumbent) | 41,311 | 61.0 |
| | Republican | Fred Costello | 16,690 | 24.7 |
| | Republican | G.G. Galloway | 9,683 | 14.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 67,684 | 100.0 |

## Governor of Florida
### 2018

2018 Florida gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ron DeSantis Jeanette Nuñez | 4,076,186 | 49.6 |
| | Democratic | Andrew Gillum Chris King | 4,043,723 | 49.2 |
| | Reform | Darcy Richardson Nancy Argenziano | 47,140 | 0.6 |
| | Independent | Kyle "KC" Gibson Ellen Wilds | 24,310 | 0.3 |
| | Independent | Ryan Christopher Foley John Tutton Jr. | 14,630 | 0.2 |
| | Independent | Bruce Stanley Ryan McJury | 14,505 | 0.2 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 67 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,220,561 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
2018 Florida Republican gubernatorial primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ron DeSantis | 913,679 | 56.5 |
| | Republican | Adam Putnam | 591,449 | 36.6 |
| | Republican | Bob White | 32,580 | 2.0 |
| | Republican | Timothy M. Devine | 21,320 | 1.3 |
| | Republican | Bob Langford | 19,771 | 1.2 |
| | Republican | Bruce Nathan | 14,487 | 0.9 |
| | Republican | Don Baldauf | 13,125 | 0.8 |
| | Republican | John Joseph Mercadante | 11,602 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,618,013 | 100.0 |

### 2022

In this election, DeSantis received the GOP gubernatorial nomination unopposed and no primary election was held.
2022 Florida gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ron DeSantis (incumbent) Jeanette Nuñez (incumbent) | 4,614,210 | 59.4 |
| | Democratic | Charlie Crist Karla Hernandez | 3,106,313 | 40.0 |
| | Independent | Carmen Jackie Gimenez Kyle "KC" Gibson | 31,577 | 0.4 |
| | Libertarian | Hector Roos Jerry "Tub" Rorabaugh | 19,299 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,771,399 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Presidential elections
### 2024
#### Primaries

Iowa Republican precinct caucuses, January 15, 2024 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | Actual delegate count | Actual delegate count |
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Bound | Unbound | Total |
| Donald Trump | 56,243 | 51.00% | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Ron DeSantis | 23,491 | 21.30% | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Nikki Haley | 21,027 | 19.07% | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Vivek Ramaswamy | 8,430 | 7.64% | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ryan Binkley | 768 | 0.70% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asa Hutchinson | 188 | 0.17% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 90 | 0.08% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Christie (withdrawn) | 35 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 110,272 | 100.00% | 40 | 0 | 40 |

#### Presidential write-ins

DeSantis received 325 write-in votes in the 2024 United States presidential election.