2018 Florida precinct and election results shapefile.

## RDH Date retrieval
11/10/2023

## Sources
Election results from the Florida Department of State (https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/data-statistics/elections-data/precinct-level-election-results/)

Precinct shapefiles for the following counties sourced from the respective county Supervisor of Elections: Alachua, Broward, Collier, Columbia, DeSoto, Duval, Flagler, Gadsden, Gulf, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee, Leon, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, Nassau, Okaloosa, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Santa Rosa, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Sumter, Taylor, Union, Volusia.

Precinct shapefiles for the following counties sourced from the Florida Department of State: Bay, Bradford, Brevard, Calhoun, Citrus, Clay, Dixie, Escambia, Hendry, Indian River, Sarasota, Suwannee.

Precinct shapefiles for the following counties sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 Redistricting Data Program: Baker, Charlotte, Franklin, Gilchrist, Glades, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Liberty, Monroe, Seminole, Wakulla, Walton, Washington.


## Fields metadata

Vote Column Label Format
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Columns reporting votes follow a standard label pattern. One example is:
G16PREDCli
The first character is G for a general election, P for a primary, C for a caucus, R for a runoff, S for a special.
Characters 2 and 3 are the year of the election.
Characters 4-6 represent the office type (see list below).
Character 7 represents the party of the candidate.
Characters 8-10 are the first three letters of the candidate's last name.

Office Codes
AGR - Commissioner of Agriculture
ATG - Attorney General
CFO - Chief Financial Officer
GOV - Governor
USS - U.S. Senate

Party Codes
D and R will always represent Democrat and Republican, respectively.
See the state-specific notes for the remaining codes used in a particular file; note that third-party candidates may appear on the ballot under different party labels in different states.

## Fields

G18USSRSCO - Rick Scott (Republican Party)
G18USSDNEL - Bill Nelson (Democratic Party)
G18USSOWRI - Write-in Votes

G18GOVRDES - Ron DeSantis (Republican Party)
G18GOVDGIL - Andrew Gillum (Democratic Party)
G18GOVORIC - Darcy G. Richardson (Reform Party)
G18GOVNGIB - Kyle "KC" Gibson (No Party Affiliation)
G18GOVNFOL - Ryan Christopher Foley (No Party Affiliation)
G18GOVNSTA - Bruce Stanley (No Party Affiliation)
G18GOVOWRI - Write-in Votes

G18ATGRMOO - Ashley Moody (Republican Party)
G18ATGDSHA - Sean Shaw (Democratic Party)
G18ATGNSIS - Jeffrey Marc Siskind (No Party Affiliation)

G18CFORPAT - Jimmy Patronis (Republican Party)
G18CFODRIN - Jeremy Ring (Democratic Party)
G18CFOOWRI - Write-in Votes

G18AGRRCAL - Matt Caldwell (Republican Party)
G18AGRDFRI - Nikki Fried (Democratic Party)

## Processing Steps

Precinct boundaries in the following counties were edited based on the voter file, further aligned with county shapefiles or PDF maps if available: Baker, Broward, Charlotte, DeSoto, Franklin, Gulf, Hamilton, Hendry, Highlands, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Liberty, Martin, Monroe, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, St. Lucie, Suwannee, Union, Wakulla, Washington.

Flagler 999, Palm Beach 8002 were added to the shapefile for votes reported only at the Supervisor of Elections office consistent with how most Florida counties prepare their precinct shapefiles.

Seminole County reports some early votes only by vote center. These were distributed by candidate to precincts based on their share of the precinct-level reported vote.

Miami-Dade County reports federal ballots at the congressional-district level. These were distributed by candidate to precincts in the respective congressional districts based on their share of the precinct-level reported vote.

Florida had recounts in the races for Senator, Governor, and Agriculture Commissioner. The precinct-level results report the initial counts prior to the recounts, therefore the sum totals for some counties are slightly different than the official results.