The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce hosted its 2018 Political Hob Nob featuring a straw poll vote conducted by the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections office. Attendees could vote at computer stations or on their smartphones using a personalized code. The results are as follows:
| 2018 Greater Tampa Chamber Straw Poll Results | ||
| US Senator | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Rick Scott | Republican | 50.44 |
| Bill Nelson | Democrat | 46.04 |
| Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente | Republican | 3.52 |
| US Representative District 12 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Gus Michael Bilirakis | Republican | 64.03 |
| Chris Hunter | Democrat | 19.47 |
| Robert Matthew Tager | Democrat | 6.6 |
| Angelika Purkis | No Party Affiliation | 5.28 |
| Stephen M. Perenich | Democrat | 4.62 |
| US Representative District 15 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Ross Spano | Republican | 39.6 |
| Andrew P. Learned | Democrat | 25.41 |
| Kristen Carlson | Democrat | 11.55 |
| Neil Combee | Republican | 10.23 |
| Raymond Peña, Jr. | Democrat | 3.96 |
| Sean Harper | Republican | 3.3 |
| Danny Kushmer | Republican | 2.97 |
| Ed Shoemaker | Republican | 2.97 |
| US Representative District 16 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Vern Buchanan | Republican | 57.62 |
| David Shapiro | Democrat | 23.18 |
| Jan Schneider | Democrat | 19.21 |
| Governor | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Adam H. Putnam | Republican | 35.99 |
| Gwen Graham | Democrat | 16.52 |
| Andrew Gillum | Democrat | 16.22 |
| Ron DeSantis | Republican | 14.75 |
| Philip Levine | Democrat | 7.67 |
| Jeff Greene | Democrat | 2.36 |
| Chris King | Democrat | 1.47 |
| Bob White | Republican | 1.18 |
| Bob Langford | Republican | 0.88 |
| Darcy G. Richardson | Reform Party | 0.88 |
| John Wetherbee | Democrat | 0.59 |
| Don Baldauf | Republican | 0.29 |
| Timothy M. Devine | Republican | 0.29 |
| Bruce Nathan | Republican | 0.29 |
| Alex “Lundy” Lundmark | Democrat | 0.29 |
| Ryan Christopher Foley | No Party Affiliation | 0.29 |
| John Joseph Mercadante | Republican | 0 |
| Kyle “KC” Gibson | No Party Affiliation | 0 |
| Raphael Herman | No Party Affiliation | 0 |
| Bruce Stanley | No Party Affiliation | 0 |
| Attorney General | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Ashley Moody | Republican | 52.44 |
| Sean Shaw | Democrat | 30.18 |
| Frank White | Republican | 10.06 |
| Ryan Torrens | Democrat | 6.4 |
| Jeffrey Marc Siskind | No Party Affiliation | 0.91 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Jimmy Patronis | Republican | 59.87 |
| Jeremy Ring | Democrat | 40.13 |
| Commissioner of Agriculture | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Denise Grimsley | Republican | 25.16 |
| Nicole “Nikki” Fried | Democrat | 25.16 |
| Matt Caldwell | Republican | 24.84 |
| Roy David Walker | Democrat | 9.03 |
| Baxter Troutman | Republican | 8.71 |
| Mike McCalister | Republican | 3.55 |
| Jeffrey Duane Porter | Democrat | 3.55 |
| State Senator, District 18 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Dana Young | Republican | 59.76 |
| Janet Cruz | Democrat | 40.24 |
| State Senator, District 20 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Tom Lee | Republican | 58.19 |
| Kathy Lewis | Democrat | 21.07 |
| Joy Gibson | Democrat | 14.72 |
| John Manners Houman | Republican | 6.02 |
| State Reperesentative, District 57 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Debbie Katt | Democrat | 39.72 |
| Mike Beltran | Republican | 31.91 |
| Sean McCoy | Republican | 28.37 |
| State Representative, District 58 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Lawrence McClure | Republican | 58.08 |
| Phil Hornback | Democrat | 41.92 |
| State Representative, District 59 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Adam Hattersley | Democrat | 42.81 |
| Joe Wicker | Republican | 34.25 |
| Ronda Storms | Republican | 22.95 |
| State Representative, District 60 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Jackie Toledo | Republican | 62.7 |
| Debra Bellanti | Democrat | 37.3 |
| State Representative, District 61 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Karen Skyers | Democrat | 40 |
| Dianne “Ms Dee” Hart | Democrat | 32.8 |
| Sharon Carter | Democrat | 14.8 |
| Norman Harris | Democrat | 12.4 |
| State Representative, District 62 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Mike Alvarez | Democrat | 51.44 |
| Susan L. Valdes | Democrat | 33.74 |
| Christopher Carlos Cano | Democrat | 14.81 |
| State Representative, District 63 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Shawn Harrison | Republican | 53.42 |
| Fentrice Driskell | Democrat | 46.58 |
| State Representative, District 64 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| James Grant | Republican | 55.22 |
| Jessica Harrington | Democrat | 30.64 |
| Terry Power | Republican | 9.76 |
| Andy Warrener | No Party Affiliation | 4.38 |
| State Representative, District 70 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Wengay “Newt” Newton | Democrat | 61.86 |
| Keisha Bell | Democrat | 24.58 |
| Vito D. Sheeley | Democrat | 13.56 |
| Circuit Judge, 13th Judicial Circuit Group 25 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Jamey Moody | n/a | 42.2 |
| Robin Fuson | n/a | 25.53 |
| Cissy Boza Sevelin | n/a | 21.28 |
| Starr Brookins | n/a | 10.99 |
| Sheriff | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Chad Chronister | Republican | 69.69 |
| Gary Pruitt | Democrat | 30.31 |
| County Commissioner, District 2 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Ken Hagan | Republican | 50.17 |
| Angela Birdsong | Democrat | 33.55 |
| Chris Paradies | Republican | 16.28 |
| County Commissioner, District 4 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Stacy White | Republican | 58.8 |
| Andrew Davis | Democrat | 41.2 |
| County Commissioner, District 5 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Victor Crist | Republican | 47.37 |
| Mariella Smith | Democrat | 30.92 |
| Angel S. Urbina Capo | Republican | 10.53 |
| Elvis Piggott | Democrat | 8.55 |
| Joe Kotvas | No Party Affiliation | 2.63 |
| County Commissioner, District 7 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Aakash Patel | Republican | 33.23 |
| Todd Marks | Republican | 28.48 |
| Kimberly Overman | Democrat | 18.04 |
| Ray Chiaramonte | Democrat | 9.81 |
| Mark Nash | Democrat | 6.01 |
| Sky U. White | Democrat | 3.8 |
| Kim “KLARC” O’Connor | Green Party | 0.63 |
| School Board Member, District 1 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Steve Cona | n/a | 63.57 |
| William Henry Person | n/a | 22.3 |
| Gilbert “Gil” Machin | n/a | 14.13 |
| School Board Member, District 2 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Stacy Hahn | n/a | 62.73 |
| Sally A. Harris | n/a | 31.73 |
| Rod Mayhew | n/a | 5.54 |
| School Board Member, Distict 4 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Melissa Snively | n/a | 63.85 |
| LaShonda Davison | n/a | 36.15 |
| School Board Member, District 6 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Kelso Tanner | n/a | 31.5 |
| Henry “Shake” Washington | n/a | 28.57 |
| Karen Perez | n/a | 14.29 |
| Robert A. Pechacek | n/a | 13.19 |
| Scott “Mr. H” Hottenstein | n/a | 9.89 |
| Mitchell Smithey | n/a | 2.56 |
| County Court Judge, Group 2 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Greg Green | n/a | 46.44 |
| Adam L. Bantner, II | n/a | 32.21 |
| Lisa Allen | n/a | 21.35 |
| County Court Judge, Group 5 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Bill Yanger | n/a | 54.85 |
| Jared Smith | n/a | 45.15 |
| County Court Judge, Group 8 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| E. Michael Isaak | n/a | 47.06 |
| Jack Gutman | n/a | 31.99 |
| LaShawn Strachan | n/a | 15.44 |
| Lanell Williams-Yulee | n/a | 5.51 |
| Soil and Water Conservation, District 1 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Kathy Eckdahl | n/a | 33.68 |
| Michael Hegarty | n/a | 25.26 |
| Joshua Carrasco | n/a | 22.63 |
| David Maynard | n/a | 18.42 |
| Soil and Water Conservation, District 3 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Michael Hepburn | n/a | 40.22 |
| John Waterman | n/a | 32.96 |
| Francisco Pierre-Louis | n/a | 26.82 |
| Soil and Water Conservation, District 5 | ||
| Name | Party | Pct |
| Andrew Brooks | n/a | 39.2 |
| Ray Young | n/a | 31.16 |
| Matt Gozdor | n/a | 17.09 |
| Travis Medling | n/a | 12.56 |
Tampa Bay Chamber 