2018 Florida Attorney General election
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The 2018 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Florida. Incumbent Republican attorney general Pam Bondi was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term.
Republican candidate Ashley Moody defeated Democrat Sean Shaw in the election on November 6, 2018, at 93% of the precincts reporting. 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
- Frank White, state representative
Withdrawn
- Jay Fant, state representative
- Ross Spano, state representative (withdrew to run for U.S. House)
Declined
- Rob Bradley, state senator
- Richard Corcoran, Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
- Ron DeSantis, U.S. representative and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016 (running for governor)
- José Félix Díaz, former state representative and 2017 state senate candidate
- Matt Gaetz, U.S. representative
- Tom Grady, Florida Board of Education member and former state representative
- Simone Marstiller, former judge of the Florida First District Court of Appeal and former Florida Associate Deputy Attorney General
- Bill McCollum, former attorney general, former U.S. representative, candidate for governor in 2010
- Joe Negron, president of the Florida Senate and nominee for FL-16 in 2006
- Tom Rooney, U.S. representative
- David Simmons, state senator
- Dana Young, state senator
Endorsements
Ashley Moody
U.S. representatives
- Lincoln Díaz-Balart, former U.S. representative (FL-21)
- Matt Gaetz, U.S. representative (FL-01)
Statewide officials
State legislators
- Clay Ingram, state representative (R-Pensacola)
- Tom Lee, state senator (R-Brandon)
- Joe Negron, state senator (R-Stuart), President of the Florida Senate
- Wilton Simpson, state senator (R-Spring Hill)
- Jay Trumbull, state representative (R-Panama City)
- Dana Young, state senator (R-Tampa)
Mayors and other municipal officials
- Mike Adkinson, Walton County sheriff
- Phil Archer, 18th Judicial Circuit State Attorney
- Paul Blackman, Highlands County sheriff
- David Borrero, Sweetwater city commissioner
- Ed Brodsky, 12th Judicial Circuit State Attorney
- William Cervone, 8th Judicial Circuit State Attorney
- Chad Chronister, Hillsborough County sheriff
- Angelina "Angel" Colonneso, Manatee County Clerk of Court
- Bruce Colton, 19th Judicial Circuit State Attorney
- Victor Crist, Hillsborough County commissioner
- Daryl Daniels, Clay County sheriff
- Henry Dean, St. Johns County commissioner
- John Drew, Nassau County Tax Collector
- William O. Farmer Jr., Sumter County sheriff
- Tommy Ford, Bay County sheriff
- Peyton C. Grinnell, Lake County sheriff
- Bob Gualtieri, Pinellas County sheriff
- Brian Haas, 10th Judicial Circuit State Attorney
- Ken Hagan, Hillsborough County commissioner
- Darrell Harris, Hendry County commissioner
- Mike Harrison, Gulf County sheriff
- Pamm Henderson, mayor of Callaway
- Glenn Hess, 14th Judicial Circuit State Attorney
- Michael Hickox, Nassau County Property Appraiser
- Al Higginbotham, Hillsborough County commissioner
- Mark Hunter, Columbia County Sheriff
- Bill Husfelt, Bay County Superintendent of Schools
- Wayne Ivey, Brevard County sheriff
- Melody Johnson, Volusia County School Board member
- Grady Judd, Polk County sheriff
- Ed Helley, Volusia County councilman
- Brad King, 5th Judicial Circuit State Attorney
- Bill Kinsaul, Bay County Clerk of Court
- Tom Knight, Sarasota County sheriff
- Arnold Lanier, Hardee County sheriff
- R. J. Larizza, 7th Judicial Circuit State Attorney
- Bill Leeper, Nassau County sheriff
- Deryl Loar, Indian River County sheriff
- Bernie McCabe, 6th Judicial Circuit State Attorney
- Bobby McCallum, Levy County sheriff
- Bob McKee, Lake County Tax Collector
- Alfred Kenneth "Mac" McNeill Jr., Jefferson County sheriff
- Jared Miller, Wakulla County sheriff
- Sandy Murman, Hillsborough County commissioner
- Tod Neville, St. Augustine City commissioner
- Al Nienhuis, Hernando County sheriff
- Chris Nocco, Pasco County sheriff
- Wayne Padgett, Taylor County sheriff
- Marion Poitevint, Gilchrist County commissioner
- Kevin Rambosk, Collier County sheriff
- Rick Ramsay, Monroe County sheriff
- Scotty Rhoden, Baker County sheriff
- Bobby Schultz, Gilchrist County sheriff
- Rhonda Skipper, Walton County Tax Collector
- A. J. Smith, Franklin County sheriff
- William Snyder, Martin County sheriff
- George Spicer, Nassau County commissioner
- Ben Stewart, Madison County sheriff
- Francis Suarez, mayor of Miami
- Justin Taylor, Nassau County commissioner
- Mike Thomas, mayor of Panama City Beach
- William Truex, Charlotte County Commissioner
- Dennis Ward, 16th Judicial Circuit State Attorney
- Mike Williams, Duval County sheriff
- Steve Whidden, Hendry County sheriff
- Stacy White, Hillsborough County commissioner
Organizations
Newspapers
Frank White
U.S. representatives
- Jeff Miller, former U.S. representative (FL-01)
- John Rutherford, U.S. representative (FL-04)
State legislators
- Cord Byrd, state representative (R-Neptune Beach)
- Neil Combee, former state representative (R-Polk County)
- Brad Drake, state representative (R-Eucheeanna)
- Mel Ponder, state representative (R-Destin
- Cyndi Stevenson, state representative (R-St. Johns)
- Jennifer Sullivan, state representative (R-Mount Dora)
- Jayer Williamson, state representative (R-Pace)
Mayors and other municipal officials
- Larry Ashley, Okaloosa County sheriff
- Jeff Bergosh, Escambia County commissioner
- Lenny Curry, mayor of Jacksonville
- Matt Dannheisser, mayor of Gulf Breeze
- Homer "Gator" Deloach, Putnam County
- Graham Fountain, Okaloosa County commissioner
- Ashton Hayward, mayor of Pensacola
- Bob Johnson, Santa Rosa County sheriff
- Carolyn Ketchel, Okaloosa County commissioner
- David Morgan, Escambia County sheriff
- Grover Robinson, Escambia County commissioner
- David Shoar, St. Johns County sheriff
Polling
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Sean Shaw, state representative
- Ryan Torrens, attorney
Declined
- Mitchell Berger, attorney
- José Javier Rodríguez, state senator (running for FL-27)
- Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami-Dade State Attorney
- Jack Seiler, Mayor of Fort Lauderdale
- Rod Smith, former state senator, former chair of the Florida Democratic Party, candidate for governor in 2006 and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2010
- Ryan Yadav, attorney and 2016 State House candidate
Endorsements
Sean Shaw
Former U.S. executive branch officials
- Joe Biden, 47th vice president of the United States
U.S. senators
- Bob Graham, 38th governor of Florida and former U.S. senator from Florida
Statewide officials
- Alex Sink, former Chief Financial Officer of Florida, Democratic nominee for governor in 2010, Democratic nominee for U.S. House in 2014
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)
- Amy Mercado, State Representative (D-Orlando)
- Victor M. Torres Jr., State Senator (D-Orlando)
Results
Independents
Candidates
- Jeffrey Siskind, attorney
General election
Polling
Hypothetical polling
with Frank White
Results
By county
By congressional district
Moody won 15 of 27 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.
See also
References
External links
Official campaign websites