# 2022 Florida Attorney General election

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The 2022 Florida attorney general election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Florida attorney general. Incumbent Republican attorney general Ashley Moody was reelected for a second term, defeating Democratic challenger Aramis Ayala by a 21-point margin in a landslide victory. Moody received the most raw votes and the highest percentage of the vote of any state-wide candidate in the 2022 Florida elections.

## Republican primary
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Ashley Moody, incumbent Florida attorney general

### Endorsements

U.S. Executive Branch officials
* Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)
Statewide officials
* Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida
Sheriffs
* Chad Chronister, sheriff of Hillsborough County
* Dennis Lemma, sheriff of Seminole County
* Bobby McCallum, sheriff of Levy County
* James Potter, sheriff of DeSoto County
* 60 sheriffs (post primary)
Organizations
* Associated Builders and Contractors
* Florida Chamber of Commerce

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Aramis Ayala, former state attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida (2017–2021)
* Jim Lewis, lawyer
* Daniel Uhlfelder, attorney

#### Declined

* Fentrice Driskell, state representative (endorsed Ayala)
* Andrew Warren, former state attorney for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida

### Endorsements

State legislators
* Christopher Benjamin, state representative
* Randolph Bracy, state senator
* Kamia Brown, state representative
* Kevin Chambliss, state representative
* Tracie Davis, state representative
* Fentrice Driskell, state representative
* Jervonte Edmonds, state representative
* Audrey Gibson, state senator and former minority leader of the Florida Senate
* Dianne Hart, state representative
* Patricia Hawkins-Williams, state representative
* Yvonne Hayes Hinson, state representative
* Shevrin Jones, state senator
* Dotie Joseph, state representative
* Travaris McCurdy, state representative
* Rosalind Osgood, state senator
* Bobby Powell, state senator
* Michele Rayner, state representative
* Felicia Robinson, state representative
* Sean Shaw, former state representative and nominee for attorney general in 2018
* Geraldine Thompson, state representative
* Marie Woodson, state representative
Labor unions
* 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
* Service Employees International Union Florida
Organizations
* Democracy for America
* Equality Florida
* Working Families Party
U.S. representatives
* Al Lawson, U.S. representative from Florida's 5th congressional district
State legislators
* Jason Pizzo, state senator
Newspapers
* Miami Herald
* Orlando Sentinel
* Sun-Sentinel
* Tampa Bay Times

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Aramis Ayala | Jim Lewis | Daniel Uhlfelder | Undecided |
| St. Pete Polls | August 20–21, 2022 | 1,617 (LV) | ± 2.4% | 24% | 17% | 17% | 43% |
| St. Pete Polls | August 2–3, 2022 | 1,361 (LV) | ± 2.7% | 18% | 17% | 9% | 56% |

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Aramis Ayala | 637,856 | 44.95% |
| | Democratic | Daniel Uhlfelder | 399,620 | 28.16% |
| | Democratic | Jim Lewis | 381,575 | 26.89% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,419,051 | 100.0% |

## General election
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | September 14, 2022 |
| Elections Daily | Safe R | November 1, 2022 |

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Ashley Moody (R) | Aramis Ayala (D) | Other | Undecided |
| Siena College | October 30 – November 1, 2022 | 659 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 49% | 35% | 3% | 13% |
| University of North Florida | October 17–24, 2022 | 622 (LV) | ± 4.7% | 50% | 36% | 1% | 13% |
| Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy | September 26–28, 2022 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 50% | 37% | – | 13% |
| Siena College | September 18–25, 2022 | 669 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 41% | 34% | 2% | 22% |
Ashley Moody vs. generic Democrat
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Ashley Moody (R) | Generic Democrat | Undecided |
| Data for Progress (D) | September 15–22, 2020 | 620 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 40% | 42% | 18% |

### Results

2022 Florida Attorney General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Ashley Moody (incumbent) | 4,651,279 | 60.59% | +8.48% |
| | Democratic | Aramis Ayala | 3,025,943 | 39.41% | −6.69% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,677,222 | 100.0% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### By congressional district

Moody won 22 of 28 congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats.
| District | Moody | Ayala | Representative |
| 1st | 74% | 26% | Matt Gaetz |
| 2nd | 64% | 36% | Neal Dunn |
| 3rd | 65% | 35% | Kat Cammack |
| 4th | 62% | 38% | Aaron Bean |
| 5th | 67% | 33% | John Rutherford |
| 6th | 70% | 30% | Michael Waltz |
| 7th | 62% | 38% | Stephanie Murphy (117th Congress) |
| 7th | 62% | 38% | Cory Mills (118th Congress) |
| 8th | 65% | 35% | Bill Posey |
| 9th | 51% | 49% | Darren Soto |
| 10th | 43% | 57% | Val Demings (117th Congress) |
| 10th | 43% | 57% | Maxwell Frost (118th Congress) |
| 11th | 65% | 35% | Daniel Webster |
| 12th | 72% | 28% | Gus Bilirakis |
| 13th | 60% | 40% | Anna Paulina Luna |
| 14th | 49% | 51% | Kathy Castor |
| 15th | 61% | 39% | Laurel Lee |
| 16th | 63% | 37% | Vern Buchanan |
| 17th | 66% | 34% | Greg Steube |
| 18th | 71% | 29% | Scott Franklin |
| 19th | 70% | 30% | Byron Donalds |
| 20th | 30% | 70% | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick |
| 21st | 63% | 37% | Brian Mast |
| 22nd | 49% | 51% | Lois Frankel |
| 23rd | 50.2% | 49.8% | Jared Moskowitz |
| 24th | 31% | 69% | Frederica Wilson |
| 25th | 47% | 53% | Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
| 26th | 69% | 31% | Mario Díaz-Balart |
| 27th | 57% | 43% | María Elvira Salazar |
| 28th | 63% | 37% | Carlos A. Giménez |

### By county

2022 Florida Attorney General Election (By County) :
| County | Ashley Moody Republican | Ashley Moody Republican | Aramis Ayala Democratic | Aramis Ayala Democratic | Margin | Margin | Total votes cast |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total votes cast |
| Alachua | 40,899 | 43.07% | 54,051 | 56.93% | -13,152 | -13.86% | 94,950 |
| Baker | 9,523 | 89.81% | 1,081 | 10.19% | 8,442 | 79.62% | 10,604 |
| Bay | 52,728 | 79.03% | 13,991 | 20.97% | 38,737 | 49.96% | 66,719 |
| Bradford | 8,329 | 82.31% | 1,790 | 17.69% | 6,539 | 64.62% | 10,119 |
| Brevard | 175,358 | 66.34% | 88,987 | 33.66% | 86,371 | 32.68% | 264,345 |
| Broward | 245,705 | 41.66% | 344,127 | 58.34% | -98,422 | -16.68% | 589,832 |
| Calhoun | 4,179 | 86.50% | 652 | 13.50% | 3,527 | 73.00% | 4,831 |
| Charlotte | 65,053 | 71.22% | 26,285 | 28.78% | 38,768 | 42.44% | 91,338 |
| Citrus | 57,574 | 76.60% | 17,584 | 23.40% | 39,990 | 53.20% | 75,158 |
| Clay | 68,074 | 76.11% | 21,369 | 23.89% | 46,705 | 52.22% | 89,443 |
| Collier | 116,420 | 72.22% | 44,781 | 27.78% | 71,639 | 44.44% | 161,201 |
| Columbia | 18,762 | 79.95% | 4,706 | 20.05% | 14,056 | 59.90% | 23,468 |
| DeSoto | 6,574 | 76.62% | 2,006 | 23.38% | 4,568 | 53.24% | 8,580 |
| Dixie | 5,375 | 87.80% | 747 | 12.20% | 4,628 | 75.60% | 6,122 |
| Duval | 186,628 | 57.19% | 139,677 | 42.81% | 46,951 | 14.38% | 326,305 |
| Escambia | 75,597 | 65.83% | 39,243 | 34.17% | 36,354 | 31.66% | 114,840 |
| Flagler | 39,689 | 68.30% | 18,418 | 31.70% | 21,271 | 36.60% | 58,107 |
| Franklin | 4,010 | 74.52% | 1,371 | 25.48% | 2,639 | 49.04% | 5,381 |
| Gadsden | 7,202 | 41.63% | 10,099 | 58.37% | -2,897 | -16.74% | 17,301 |
| Gilchrist | 6,812 | 87.33% | 988 | 12.67% | 5,824 | 74.66% | 7,800 |
| Glades | 3,041 | 80.39% | 742 | 19.61% | 2,299 | 60.78% | 3,783 |
| Gulf | 5,145 | 80.59% | 1,239 | 19.41% | 3,906 | 61.18% | 6,384 |
| Hamilton | 3,170 | 74.41% | 1,090 | 25.59% | 2,080 | 48.82% | 4,260 |
| Hardee | 4,591 | 83.70% | 894 | 16.30% | 3,697 | 67.40% | 5,485 |
| Hendry | 6,038 | 74.10% | 2,110 | 25.90% | 3,928 | 48.20% | 8,148 |
| Hernando | 57,154 | 71.82% | 22,422 | 28.18% | 34,732 | 43.64% | 79,576 |
| Highlands | 29,906 | 75.76% | 9,570 | 24.24% | 20,336 | 51.52% | 39,476 |
| Hillsborough | 268,026 | 55.91% | 211,378 | 44.09% | 56,648 | 11.82% | 479,404 |
| Holmes | 6,209 | 92.04% | 537 | 7.96% | 5,672 | 84.08% | 6,746 |
| Indian River | 52,607 | 68.96% | 23,678 | 31.04% | 28,929 | 37.92% | 76,285 |
| Jackson | 12,456 | 76.77% | 3,769 | 23.23% | 8,687 | 53.54% | 16,225 |
| Jefferson | 4,459 | 63.03% | 2,615 | 36.97% | 1,844 | 26.06% | 7,074 |
| Lafayette | 2,618 | 90.56% | 273 | 9.44% | 2,345 | 81.02% | 2,891 |
| Lake | 109,246 | 69.01% | 49,055 | 30.99% | 60,191 | 38.02% | 158,301 |
| Lee | 187,177 | 69.17% | 83,426 | 30.83% | 103,751 | 38.34% | 270,603 |
| Leon | 52,498 | 45.12% | 63,860 | 54.88% | -11,362 | -9.76% | 116,358 |
| Levy | 14,079 | 79.03% | 3,735 | 20.97% | 10,344 | 58.06% | 17,814 |
| Liberty | 2,231 | 86.01% | 363 | 13.99% | 1,868 | 72.02% | 2,594 |
| Madison | 4,783 | 68.80% | 2,169 | 31.20% | 2,614 | 37.60% | 6,952 |
| Manatee | 113,464 | 66.67% | 56,730 | 33.33% | 56,734 | 33.34% | 170,194 |
| Marion | 109,859 | 71.09% | 44,673 | 28.91% | 65,186 | 42.18% | 154,532 |
| Martin | 54,012 | 70.49% | 22,614 | 29.51% | 31,398 | 40.98% | 76,626 |
| Miami-Dade | 381,306 | 54.59% | 317,204 | 45.41% | 64,102 | 9.18% | 698,510 |
| Monroe | 20,428 | 61.04% | 13,037 | 38.96% | 7,391 | 22.08% | 33,465 |
| Nassau | 37,044 | 78.37% | 10,225 | 21.63% | 26,819 | 56.74% | 47,269 |
| Okaloosa | 61,888 | 77.14% | 18,338 | 22.86% | 48,550 | 54.28% | 80,226 |
| Okeechobee | 8,704 | 81.13% | 2,025 | 18.87% | 6,679 | 62.26% | 10,729 |
| Orange | 191,792 | 47.75% | 209,882 | 52.25% | -18,090 | -4.50% | 401,674 |
| Osceola | 54,536 | 53.58% | 47,256 | 46.42% | 7,280 | 7.16% | 101,792 |
| Palm Beach | 278,339 | 51.76% | 259,365 | 48.24% | 18,974 | 3.52% | 537,704 |
| Pasco | 151,504 | 67.97% | 71,391 | 32.03% | 80,113 | 35.94% | 222,895 |
| Pinellas | 237,207 | 56.70% | 181,179 | 43.30% | 56,028 | 13.40% | 418,386 |
| Polk | 150,607 | 66.28% | 76,618 | 33.72% | 73,989 | 32.56% | 227,225 |
| Putnam | 20,389 | 77.37% | 5,964 | 22.63% | 14,425 | 54.74% | 26,353 |
| St. Johns | 101,281 | 70.88% | 41,611 | 29.12% | 59,670 | 41.76% | 142,892 |
| St. Lucie | 72,532 | 60.05% | 48,257 | 39.95% | 24,275 | 20.10% | 120,789 |
| Santa Rosa | 60,230 | 80.20% | 14,867 | 19.80% | 45,363 | 60.40% | 75,097 |
| Sarasota | 135,762 | 62.67% | 80,853 | 37.33% | 54,909 | 25.34% | 216,615 |
| Seminole | 104,330 | 57.79% | 76,192 | 42.21% | 28,138 | 15.58% | 180,522 |
| Sumter | 66,690 | 75.35% | 21,814 | 24.65% | 44,876 | 50.70% | 88,504 |
| Suwannee | 13,677 | 84.04% | 2,598 | 15.96% | 11,079 | 68.08% | 16,275 |
| Taylor | 6,353 | 83.69% | 1,238 | 16.31% | 5,115 | 67.38% | 7,591 |
| Union | 3,987 | 88.31% | 528 | 11.69% | 3,459 | 76.62% | 4,515 |
| Volusia | 147,726 | 66.13% | 75,668 | 33.87% | 72,058 | 32.26% | 223,394 |
| Wakulla | 11,236 | 75.35% | 3,676 | 24.65% | 7,560 | 50.70% | 14,912 |
| Walton | 28,663 | 82.71% | 5,992 | 17.29% | 22,671 | 65.42% | 34,655 |
| Washington | 7,808 | 86.01% | 1,270 | 13.99% | 6,538 | 72.02% | 9,078 |
| Totals | 4,651,279 | 60.59% | 3,025,943 | 39.41% | 1,625,336 | 21.18% | 7,677,222 |