The 2018 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election occurred on November 6, 2018, to elect the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term. Democrat Nikki Fried narrowly defeated Republican Matt Caldwell. This was the only statewide victory in 2018 for Democrats in Florida.
As of 2026, this is the last time that a Democrat has won a statewide election in Florida, and the only time since 2012, when Bill Nelson was re-elected to the Senate and Barack Obama won the state in the concurrent presidential race.
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