2018 Florida Attorney General election
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The 2018 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Florida attorney general. Incumbent Republican attorney general Pam Bondi was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term.
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Republican candidate Ashley Moody defeated Democrat Sean Shaw in the election on November 6, 2018, at 93% of the precincts reporting.[1] Moody won by about 6 percentage points, which was the widest margin of any Florida statewide race in 2018.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Ashley Moody, former judge of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida[2]
- Frank White, state representative[3]
Withdrawn
- Jay Fant, state representative[4]
- Ross Spano, state representative (withdrew to run for U.S. House)[5]
Declined
- Rob Bradley, state senator[6]
- Richard Corcoran, Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives[6][7]
- Ron DeSantis, U.S. representative and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016 (running for governor)[8]
- José Félix Díaz, former state representative and 2017 state senate candidate[9]
- Matt Gaetz, U.S. representative[10][11]
- Tom Grady, Florida Board of Education member and former state representative[12][13]
- Simone Marstiller, former judge of the Florida First District Court of Appeal and former Florida Associate Deputy Attorney General[14][15]
- Bill McCollum, former attorney general, former U.S. representative, candidate for governor in 2010[16]
- Joe Negron, president of the Florida Senate and nominee for FL-16 in 2006[6][17][18]
- Tom Rooney, U.S. representative[6][19][20]
- David Simmons, state senator[21]
- Dana Young, state senator[6]
Endorsements
Ashley Moody
U.S. representatives
- Lincoln Díaz-Balart, former U.S. representative (FL-21)[22]
- Matt Gaetz, U.S. representative (FL-01)[23]
Statewide officials
State legislators
- Clay Ingram, state representative (R-Pensacola)[25]
- Tom Lee, state senator (R-Brandon)[26]
- Joe Negron, state senator (R-Stuart), President of the Florida Senate[27]
- Wilton Simpson, state senator (R-Spring Hill)[26]
- Jay Trumbull, state representative (R-Panama City)[25]
- Dana Young, state senator (R-Tampa)[26]
Mayors and other municipal officials
- Mike Adkinson, Walton County sheriff[25]
- Phil Archer, 18th Judicial Circuit State Attorney[28]
- Paul Blackman, Highlands County sheriff[29]
- David Borrero, Sweetwater city commissioner[30]
- Ed Brodsky, 12th Judicial Circuit State Attorney[28]
- William Cervone, 8th Judicial Circuit State Attorney[28]
- Chad Chronister, Hillsborough County sheriff[31]
- Angelina "Angel" Colonneso, Manatee County Clerk of Court[30]
- Bruce Colton, 19th Judicial Circuit State Attorney[28]
- Victor Crist, Hillsborough County commissioner[32]
- Daryl Daniels, Clay County sheriff[33]
- Henry Dean, St. Johns County commissioner[30]
- John Drew, Nassau County Tax Collector[30]
- William O. Farmer Jr., Sumter County sheriff[34]
- Tommy Ford, Bay County sheriff[35]
- Peyton C. Grinnell, Lake County sheriff[34]
- Bob Gualtieri, Pinellas County sheriff[36]
- Brian Haas, 10th Judicial Circuit State Attorney[28]
- Ken Hagan, Hillsborough County commissioner[32]
- Darrell Harris, Hendry County commissioner[30]
- Mike Harrison, Gulf County sheriff[37]
- Pamm Henderson, mayor of Callaway[30]
- Glenn Hess, 14th Judicial Circuit State Attorney[28]
- Michael Hickox, Nassau County Property Appraiser[30]
- Al Higginbotham, Hillsborough County commissioner[32]
- Mark Hunter, Columbia County Sheriff[31]
- Bill Husfelt, Bay County Superintendent of Schools[30]
- Wayne Ivey, Brevard County sheriff[38]
- Melody Johnson, Volusia County School Board member[30]
- Grady Judd, Polk County sheriff[39]
- Ed Helley, Volusia County councilman[30]
- Brad King, 5th Judicial Circuit State Attorney[28]
- Bill Kinsaul, Bay County Clerk of Court[30]
- Tom Knight, Sarasota County sheriff[34]
- Arnold Lanier, Hardee County sheriff[29]
- R. J. Larizza, 7th Judicial Circuit State Attorney[40]
- Bill Leeper, Nassau County sheriff[29]
- Deryl Loar, Indian River County sheriff[41]
- Bernie McCabe, 6th Judicial Circuit State Attorney[28]
- Bobby McCallum, Levy County sheriff[29]
- Bob McKee, Lake County Tax Collector[30]
- Alfred Kenneth "Mac" McNeill Jr., Jefferson County sheriff[31]
- Jared Miller, Wakulla County sheriff[29]
- Sandy Murman, Hillsborough County commissioner[32]
- Tod Neville, St. Augustine City commissioner[30]
- Al Nienhuis, Hernando County sheriff[34]
- Chris Nocco, Pasco County sheriff[36]
- Wayne Padgett, Taylor County sheriff[42]
- Marion Poitevint, Gilchrist County commissioner[30]
- Kevin Rambosk, Collier County sheriff[43]
- Rick Ramsay, Monroe County sheriff[44]
- Scotty Rhoden, Baker County sheriff[29]
- Bobby Schultz, Gilchrist County sheriff[29]
- Rhonda Skipper, Walton County Tax Collector[30]
- A. J. Smith, Franklin County sheriff[34]
- William Snyder, Martin County sheriff[42]
- George Spicer, Nassau County commissioner[30]
- Ben Stewart, Madison County sheriff[29]
- Francis Suarez, mayor of Miami[22]
- Justin Taylor, Nassau County commissioner[30]
- Mike Thomas, mayor of Panama City Beach[30]
- William Truex, Charlotte County Commissioner
- Dennis Ward, 16th Judicial Circuit State Attorney[28]
- Mike Williams, Duval County sheriff[45]
- Steve Whidden, Hendry County sheriff[44]
- Stacy White, Hillsborough County commissioner[32]
Organizations
Newspapers
Frank White
U.S. representatives
- Jeff Miller, former U.S. representative (FL-01)[50]
- John Rutherford, U.S. representative (FL-04)[33]
State legislators
- Cord Byrd, state representative (R-Neptune Beach)[40]
- Neil Combee, former state representative (R-Polk County)[40]
- Brad Drake, state representative (R-Eucheeanna)[51]
- Mel Ponder, state representative (R-Destin[51]
- Cyndi Stevenson, state representative (R-St. Johns)[40]
- Jennifer Sullivan, state representative (R-Mount Dora)[40]
- Jayer Williamson, state representative (R-Pace)[51]
Mayors and other municipal officials
- Larry Ashley, Okaloosa County sheriff[34]
- Jeff Bergosh, Escambia County commissioner[52]
- Lenny Curry, mayor of Jacksonville[33]
- Matt Dannheisser, mayor of Gulf Breeze[52]
- Homer "Gator" Deloach, Putnam County[53]
- Graham Fountain, Okaloosa County commissioner[52]
- Ashton Hayward, mayor of Pensacola[52]
- Bob Johnson, Santa Rosa County sheriff[52]
- Carolyn Ketchel, Okaloosa County commissioner[52]
- David Morgan, Escambia County sheriff[52]
- Grover Robinson, Escambia County commissioner[52]
- David Shoar, St. Johns County sheriff[53]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Ashley Moody |
Frank White |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravis Marketing[54] | August 21–25, 2018 | 579 | ± 4.1% | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| Gravis Marketing[55] | August 21–22, 2018 | 321 | ± 5.5% | 34% | 31% | 35% |
| St. Pete Polls[56] | August 3–4, 2018 | 1,755 | ± 2.3% | 28% | 39% | 33% |
| St. Pete Polls[57] | July 10–11, 2018 | 1,387 | ± 2.6% | 19% | 26% | 55% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ashley B. Moody | 882,028 | 56.8 | |
| Republican | Frank White | 670,823 | 43.2 | |
| Total votes | 1,552,851 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Declined
- Mitchell Berger, attorney[60]
- José Javier Rodríguez, state senator (running for FL-27)[61][62]
- Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami-Dade State Attorney[63]
- Jack Seiler, Mayor of Fort Lauderdale[64]
- Rod Smith, former state senator, former chair of the Florida Democratic Party, candidate for governor in 2006 and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2010[61]
- Ryan Yadav, attorney and 2016 State House candidate[65]
Endorsements
Sean Shaw
Former U.S. executive branch officials
U.S. senators
- Bob Graham, 38th governor of Florida and former U.S. senator from Florida[67]
Statewide officials
- Alex Sink, former Chief Financial Officer of Florida, Democratic nominee for governor in 2010, Democratic nominee for U.S. House in 2014[68]
Mayors and other municipal leaders
- Dave Aronberg, 15th Judicial Circuit State Attorney
- Jack Campbell, 2nd Judicial Circuit State Attorney
- Andrew Warren, 13th Judicial Circuit State Attorney
Organizations
Ryan Torrens
State legislators
- John Cortes, State Representative (D-Kissimmee)[72]
- Amy Mercado, State Representative (D-Orlando)[73]
- Vic Torres, State Senator (D-Orlando)[25]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sean Shaw | 1,031,640 | 73.8 | |
| Democratic | Ryan Torrens | 367,053 | 26.2 | |
| Total votes | 1,398,693 | 100.0 | ||
Independents
Candidates
- Jeffrey Siskind, attorney[74]
General election
Polling
View source data.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Ashley Moody (R) |
Sean Shaw (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Florida[75] | October 23–26, 2018 | 1,048 | ± 3.0% | 47% | 40% | <1% | 13% |
| Gravis Marketing[76] | October 22–23, 2018 | 773 | ± 3.5% | 46% | 42% | – | 11% |
| Schroth, Eldon & Associates (D-EDGE Comms.)[77] | October 17–20, 2018 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 43% | 37% | – | 20% |
| Cherry Communications[78] | September 19–24, 2018 | 622 | ± 4.4% | 33% | 35% | — | 20% |
| Public Policy Polling (D-EDGE Comms.)[79] | August 29–30, 2018 | 743 | – | 44% | 41% | – | 15% |
| Public Policy Polling (D-EDGE Communications)[80] | June 18–19, 2018 | 1,308 | — | 35% | 40% | — | 25% |
| Anzalone Liszt Grove (D-Sean Shaw)[81] | May 31 – June 6, 2018 | 1,204 | — | 36% | 41% | 2% | 21% |
| Public Policy Polling[82] | April 10–11, 2018 | 661 | — | 34% | 33% | — | 34% |
Hypothetical polling
with Frank White
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Frank White (R) |
Sean Shaw (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anzalone Liszt Grove (D-Sean Shaw)[81] | May 31 – June 6, 2018 | 1,204 | — | 36% | 40% | 3% | 21% |
| Public Policy Polling[82] | April 10–11, 2018 | 661 | — | 32% | 33% | — | 34% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ashley Moody | 4,232,532 | 52.11% | −2.99% | |
| Democratic | Sean Shaw | 3,744,912 | 46.10% | +4.09% | |
| Independent | Jeffrey Siskind | 145,296 | 1.79% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 8,122,740 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
By county
| County[83][84] | Ashley Moody Republican |
Sean Shaw Democratic |
Jeffrey Siskind Independent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Alachua | 43,897 | 38.7% | 67,657 | 59.6% | 1,957 | 1.7% |
| Baker | 8,777 | 83.8% | 1,605 | 15.3% | 94 | 0.9% |
| Bay | 46,313 | 73.7% | 15,458 | 24.6% | 1,100 | 1.7% |
| Bradford | 7,791 | 75.0% | 2,423 | 23.3% | 171 | 1.7% |
| Brevard | 168,379 | 60.3% | 105,093 | 37.7% | 5,639 | 2.0% |
| Broward | 220,278 | 31.5% | 467,982 | 67.0% | 10,266 | 1.5% |
| Calhoun | 3,531 | 77.5% | 947 | 20.8% | 81 | 1.7% |
| Charlotte | 55,028 | 64.5% | 28,427 | 33.3% | 1,921 | 2.2% |
| Citrus | 49,669 | 70.6% | 19,026 | 27.0% | 1,704 | 2.4% |
| Clay | 66,401 | 71.6% | 24,791 | 26.8% | 1,484 | 1.6% |
| Collier | 102,682 | 66.8% | 49,363 | 32.1% | 1,761 | 1.1% |
| Columbia | 17,568 | 71.3% | 6,726 | 27.3% | 362 | 1.4% |
| DeSoto | 5,874 | 66.5% | 2,802 | 31.7% | 153 | 1.8% |
| Dixie | 4,741 | 82.3% | 937 | 16.3% | 84 | 1.4% |
| Duval | 189,329 | 50.4% | 180,292 | 48.0% | 5,930 | 1.6% |
| Escambia | 77,109 | 60.2% | 48,501 | 37.9% | 2,403 | 1.9% |
| Flagler | 32,053 | 61.1% | 19,483 | 37.1% | 960 | 1.8% |
| Franklin | 3,449 | 64.7% | 1,759 | 33.0% | 122 | 2.3% |
| Gadsden | 6,642 | 33.4% | 13,042 | 65.6% | 192 | 1.0% |
| Gilchrist | 6,095 | 83.1% | 1,148 | 15.7% | 92 | 1.2% |
| Glades | 2,690 | 70.9% | 1,032 | 27.2% | 73 | 1.9% |
| Gulf | 4,300 | 73.6% | 1,426 | 24.4% | 118 | 2.0% |
| Hamilton | 2,942 | 65.1% | 1,530 | 33.9% | 47 | 1.0% |
| Hardee | 4,712 | 74.0% | 1,547 | 24.3% | 107 | 1.7% |
| Hendry | 5,332 | 60.8% | 3,289 | 37.5% | 148 | 1.7% |
| Hernando | 52,218 | 65.2% | 26,090 | 32.6% | 1,749 | 2.2% |
| Highlands | 27,231 | 68.9% | 11,587 | 29.3% | 701 | 1.8% |
| Hillsborough | 258,082 | 49.8% | 251,985 | 48.6% | 8,672 | 1.6% |
| Holmes | 5,921 | 87.7% | 732 | 10.8% | 102 | 1.5% |
| Indian River | 46,247 | 63.1% | 25,807 | 35.2% | 1,240 | 1.7% |
| Jackson | 10,744 | 67.7% | 4,956 | 31.2% | 169 | 1.1% |
| Jefferson | 3,992 | 55.1% | 3,138 | 43.3% | 115 | 1.6% |
| Lafayette | 2,355 | 83.8% | 415 | 14.8% | 39 | 1.4% |
| Lake | 96,282 | 62.6% | 54,686 | 35.5% | 2,957 | 1.9% |
| Lee | 179,082 | 62.7% | 101,425 | 35.5% | 4,992 | 1.8% |
| Leon | 53,398 | 38.8% | 81,881 | 59.5% | 2,379 | 1.7% |
| Levy | 12,496 | 73.5% | 4,259 | 25.1% | 239 | 1.4% |
| Liberty | 2,014 | 76.6% | 566 | 21.5% | 48 | 1.9% |
| Madison | 4,413 | 58.3% | 3,084 | 40.8% | 69 | 0.9% |
| Manatee | 96,918 | 59.8% | 61,755 | 38.1% | 3,305 | 2.1% |
| Marion | 98,396 | 64.1% | 52,779 | 34.4% | 2,391 | 1.5% |
| Martin | 49,112 | 64.4% | 25,817 | 33.8% | 1,386 | 1.8% |
| Miami-Dade | 307,638 | 39.4% | 457,283 | 58.6% | 15,408 | 2.0% |
| Monroe | 18,411 | 52.0% | 16,196 | 45.8% | 768 | 2.2% |
| Nassau | 32,320 | 74.9% | 10,323 | 23.9% | 511 | 1.2% |
| Okaloosa | 61,090 | 73.4% | 20,351 | 24.5% | 1,743 | 2.1% |
| Okeechobee | 7,946 | 71.3% | 3,008 | 27.0% | 193 | 1.7% |
| Orange | 186,732 | 39.8% | 273,906 | 58.4% | 8,667 | 1.8% |
| Osceola | 47,031 | 41.3% | 64,603 | 56.7% | 2,236 | 2.0% |
| Palm Beach | 246,796 | 42.5% | 323,380 | 55.7% | 10,091 | 1.8% |
| Pasco | 129,854 | 61.7% | 76,248 | 36.3% | 4,217 | 2.0% |
| Pinellas | 228,560 | 53.0% | 193,229 | 44.8% | 9,056 | 2.2% |
| Polk | 142,971 | 58.9% | 95,766 | 39.4% | 4,076 | 1.7% |
| Putnam | 19,067 | 68.3% | 8,375 | 30.0% | 472 | 1.7% |
| Santa Rosa | 57,320 | 76.3% | 16,078 | 21.4% | 1,723 | 2.3% |
| Sarasota | 117,001 | 55.9% | 88,462 | 42.3% | 3,751 | 1.8% |
| Seminole | 101,735 | 51.8% | 90,718 | 46.2% | 3,851 | 2.0% |
| St. Johns | 85,912 | 66.5% | 41,200 | 31.9% | 2,104 | 1.6% |
| St. Lucie | 61,426 | 50.0% | 59,140 | 48.1% | 2,266 | 1.9% |
| Sumter | 53,435 | 72.2% | 19,716 | 26.7% | 813 | 1.1% |
| Suwannee | 12,393 | 78.2% | 3,244 | 20.5% | 212 | 1.3% |
| Taylor | 5,964 | 75.7% | 1,847 | 23.4% | 70 | 0.9% |
| Union | 3,857 | 79.8% | 912 | 18.9% | 67 | 1.3% |
| Volusia | 130,511 | 57.6% | 91,437 | 40.4% | 4,538 | 2.0% |
| Wakulla | 9,858 | 69.9% | 3,985 | 28.2% | 268 | 1.9% |
| Walton | 23,222 | 77.0% | 6,407 | 21.2% | 527 | 1.8% |
| Washington | 6,999 | 77.8% | 1,850 | 20.6% | 146 | 1.6% |
| Total | 4,232,532 | 52.11% | 3,744,912 | 46.10% | 145,296 | 1.79% |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
By congressional district
Moody won 15 of 27 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.[85]
| District | Moody | Shaw | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 69% | 29% | Matt Gaetz |
| 2nd | 68% | 31% | Neal Dunn |
| 3rd | 58% | 41% | Ted Yoho |
| 4th | 64% | 34% | John Rutherford |
| 5th | 37% | 62% | Al Lawson |
| 6th | 59% | 39% | Ron DeSantis |
| Mike Waltz | |||
| 7th | 48% | 50% | Stephanie Murphy |
| 8th | 61% | 37% | Bill Posey |
| 9th | 47% | 51% | Darren Soto |
| 10th | 39% | 60% | Val Demings |
| 11th | 67% | 31% | Daniel Webster |
| 12th | 61% | 37% | Gus Bilirakis |
| 13th | 51% | 47% | Charlie Crist |
| 14th | 45% | 53% | Kathy Castor |
| 15th | 57% | 42% | Dennis Ross |
| Ross Spano | |||
| 16th | 56% | 42% | Vern Buchanan |
| 17th | 65% | 33% | Tom Rooney |
| Greg Steube | |||
| 18th | 55% | 43% | Brian Mast |
| 19th | 64% | 34% | Francis Rooney |
| 20th | 18% | 81% | Alcee Hastings |
| 21st | 40% | 58% | Lois Frankel |
| 22nd | 41% | 57% | Ted Deutch |
| 23rd | 37% | 61% | Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
| 24th | 17% | 82% | Frederica Wilson |
| 25th | 58% | 40% | Mario Díaz-Balart |
| 26th | 46% | 51% | Carlos Curbelo |
| Donna Shalala | |||
| 27th | 45% | 53% | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen |
| Debbie Mucarsel-Powell |