2018 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election

2018 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election
	November 6, 2018
	Fried: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Caldwell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Tie: 50%; No votes
Agriculture ; Commissioner before election; Adam Putnam; Republican	Elected Agriculture ; Commissioner ; Nikki Fried; Democratic

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. Fried became the only statewide elected Democrat in Florida, as U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, who had held Florida's Class I U.S. Senate seat since 2000, lost reelection. As of 2023, this remains the last time that a Democrat has won a statewide election in Florida, and the only time since 2012.This is also the last time they won the job of Florida Agriculture Commisioner as well Nikki Fried is the last Democrat to hold any elected state Agriculture Commissioner office in the US.

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