who is the republican running for senator in florida
Rick Scott
title: 2018 United States Senate election in Florida text: 2018 United States Senate election in Florida The 2018 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 6, 2018, alongside a gubernatorial election, elections to the U.S. House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson ran for reelection to a fourth term, but was defeated by incumbent Republican Governor Rick Scott. Initial results showed Nelson trailing Scott, and a recount showed that Scott did indeed win the race by a narrow margin. One of many races initially rated as "Tossup" in the 2018 U.S. Senate elections, the race attracted millions in campaign spending, title: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida text: bomb technician and Democrat Randy Perkins, founder and CEO of Ashbritt won their parties' respective primary elections on August 30, 2016. Mast defeated Perkins in the general election. Republican Curt Clawson has represented the district since being elected in a special election in 2014. Clawson was mentioned as a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016. In May 2016, Clawson announced he would not seek a second term. Republicans running for their party's nomination include Sanibel councilman Chauncey Goss, businessman and former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican Francis Rooney and former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino. Potential candidates included title: 2016 United States Senate election in Florida text: On June 22, 2016, Rubio announced that he would seek re-election to the Senate, reversing his pledge not to run. On August 30, the Republican Party nominated Marco Rubio, and the Democratic Party nominated Representative Patrick Murphy. Rubio won with the largest raw vote total in Florida history, taking a greater percentage of the popular vote than Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who won the state in the election. He is the first Republican Senator from Florida since 1994, and only the second with Connie Mack, to be reelected to a second term. Also, with Mel Martinez's victory in 2004, title: 2018 United States Senate election in Florida text: from both the campaigns and from outside groups. The race was held in suspense for 12 days following the election, as Scott's lead over Nelson remained below the half-percent threshold requisite for an automatic recount under Florida law. At the end of the recount process, Scott led Nelson by 10,033 votes. On November 18, 2018, Nelson conceded to Scott, drawing the race to a close. This election marks the first time since 1875, during Reconstruction, that Republicans will serve in both of Florida’s senate seats, as well as the first time since 1986 that a Florida senator was defeated for title: 2018 United States Senate elections text: activist Kerri Evelyn Harris for the Democratic nomination. Sussex County Councilman Robert Arlett won the Republican nomination. Tom Carper defeated Arlett, winning 60% of the vote. Three-term Democrat Bill Nelson was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2012. He sought re-election to a fourth term in office. Florida Governor Rick Scott won the Republican nomination. First elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014, Scott's term as Governor of Florida is set to end by January 2019, due to term limits. Edward Janowski was running as an independent, but did not qualify. Scott led among ballots tallied on election night,