# 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#### Withdrawn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

U.S. representatives
* Lincoln Díaz-Balart, former U.S. representative (FL-21)
* Matt Gaetz, U.S. representative (FL-01)
Statewide officials
* Pam Bondi, attorney general of Florida
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
* Florida Chamber of Commerce
* Florida Police Benevolent Association
* Maggie's List
Newspapers
* Miami Herald
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

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Ashley Moody | Frank White | Undecided |
| Gravis Marketing | August 21–25, 2018 | 579 | ± 4.1% | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| Gravis Marketing | August 21–22, 2018 | 321 | ± 5.5% | 34% | 31% | 35% |
| St. Pete Polls | August 3–4, 2018 | 1,755 | ± 2.3% | 28% | 39% | 33% |
| St. Pete Polls | July 10–11, 2018 | 1,387 | ± 2.6% | 19% | 26% | 55% |

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ashley B. Moody | 882,028 | 56.8 |
| | Republican | Frank White | 670,823 | 43.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,552,851 | 100.0 |

## 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

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
* Florida Education Association
* Florida Police Benevolent Association
* Florida Professional Firefighters
* Florida Young Democrats
State legislators
* John Cortes, State Representative (D-Kissimmee)
* Amy Mercado, State Representative (D-Orlando)
* Victor M. Torres Jr., State Senator (D-Orlando)

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sean Shaw | 1,031,640 | 73.8 |
| | Democratic | Ryan Torrens | 367,053 | 26.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,398,693 | 100.0 |

## Independents
### Candidates

* Jeffrey Siskind, attorney

## General election
### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Ashley Moody (R) | Sean Shaw (D) | Other | Undecided |
| University of North Florida | October 23–26, 2018 | 1,048 | ± 3.0% | 47% | 40% | <1% | 13% |
| Gravis Marketing | October 22–23, 2018 | 773 | ± 3.5% | 46% | 42% | – | 11% |
| Schroth, Eldon & Associates (D-EDGE Comms.) | October 17–20, 2018 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 43% | 37% | – | 20% |
| Cherry Communications | September 19–24, 2018 | 622 | ± 4.4% | 33% | 35% | — | 20% |
| Public Policy Polling (D-EDGE Comms.) | August 29–30, 2018 | 743 | – | 44% | 41% | – | 15% |
| Public Policy Polling (D-EDGE Communications) | June 18–19, 2018 | 1,308 | — | 35% | 40% | — | 25% |
| Anzalone Liszt Grove (D-Sean Shaw) | May 31 – June 6, 2018 | 1,204 | — | 36% | 41% | 2% | 21% |
| Public Policy Polling | April 10–11, 2018 | 661 | — | 34% | 33% | — | 34% |
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) | May 31 – June 6, 2018 | 1,204 | — | 36% | 40% | 3% | 21% |
| Public Policy Polling | April 10–11, 2018 | 661 | — | 32% | 33% | — | 34% |

### Results

2018 Florida Attorney General election :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 8,122,740 | 100.0% | N/A |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### By county

| County | Ashley Moody Republican | Sean Shaw Democratic | Jeffrey Siskind Independent |
| Alachua | 43,897 | 67,657 | 1,957 |
| Baker | 8,777 | 1,605 | 94 |
| Bay | 46,313 | 15,458 | 1,100 |
| Bradford | 7,791 | 2,423 | 171 |
| Brevard | 168,379 | 105,093 | 5,639 |
| Broward | 220,278 | 467,982 | 10,266 |
| Calhoun | 3,531 | 947 | 81 |
| Charlotte | 55,028 | 28,427 | 1,921 |
| Citrus | 49,669 | 19,026 | 1,704 |
| Clay | 66,401 | 24,791 | 1,484 |
| Collier | 102,682 | 49,363 | 1,761 |
| Columbia | 17,568 | 6,726 | 362 |
| DeSoto | 5,874 | 2,802 | 153 |
| Dixie | 4,741 | 937 | 84 |
| Duval | 189,329 | 180,292 | 5,930 |
| Escambia | 77,109 | 48,501 | 2,403 |
| Flagler | 32,053 | 19,483 | 960 |
| Franklin | 3,449 | 1,759 | 122 |
| Gadsden | 6,642 | 13,042 | 192 |
| Gilchrist | 6,095 | 1,148 | 92 |
| Glades | 2,690 | 1,032 | 73 |
| Gulf | 4,300 | 1,426 | 118 |
| Hamilton | 2,942 | 1,530 | 47 |
| Hardee | 4,712 | 1,547 | 107 |
| Hendry | 5,332 | 3,289 | 148 |
| Hernando | 52,218 | 26,090 | 1,749 |
| Highlands | 27,231 | 11,587 | 701 |
| Hillsborough | 258,082 | 251,985 | 8,672 |
| Holmes | 5,921 | 732 | 102 |
| Indian River | 46,247 | 25,807 | 1,240 |
| Jackson | 10,744 | 4,956 | 169 |
| Jefferson | 3,992 | 3,138 | 115 |
| Lafayette | 2,355 | 415 | 39 |
| Lake | 96,282 | 54,686 | 2,957 |
| Lee | 179,082 | 101,425 | 4,992 |
| Leon | 53,398 | 81,881 | 2,379 |
| Levy | 12,496 | 4,259 | 239 |
| Liberty | 2,014 | 566 | 48 |
| Madison | 4,413 | 3,084 | 69 |
| Manatee | 96,918 | 61,755 | 3,305 |
| Marion | 98,396 | 52,779 | 2,391 |
| Martin | 49,112 | 25,817 | 1,386 |
| Miami-Dade | 307,638 | 457,283 | 15,408 |
| Monroe | 18,411 | 16,196 | 768 |
| Nassau | 32,320 | 10,323 | 511 |
| Okaloosa | 61,090 | 20,351 | 1,743 |
| Okeechobee | 7,946 | 3,008 | 193 |
| Orange | 186,732 | 273,906 | 8,667 |
| Osceola | 47,031 | 64,603 | 2,236 |
| Palm Beach | 246,796 | 323,380 | 10,091 |
| Pasco | 129,854 | 76,248 | 4,217 |
| Pinellas | 228,560 | 193,229 | 9,056 |
| Polk | 142,971 | 95,766 | 4,076 |
| Putnam | 19,067 | 8,375 | 472 |
| Santa Rosa | 57,320 | 16,078 | 1,723 |
| Sarasota | 117,001 | 88,462 | 3,751 |
| Seminole | 101,735 | 90,718 | 3,851 |
| St. Johns | 85,912 | 41,200 | 2,104 |
| St. Lucie | 61,426 | 59,140 | 2,266 |
| Sumter | 53,435 | 19,716 | 813 |
| Suwannee | 12,393 | 3,244 | 212 |
| Taylor | 5,964 | 1,847 | 70 |
| Union | 3,857 | 912 | 67 |
| Volusia | 130,511 | 91,437 | 4,538 |
| Wakulla | 9,858 | 3,985 | 268 |
| Walton | 23,222 | 6,407 | 527 |
| Washington | 6,999 | 1,850 | 146 |
| Total | 4,232,532 | 3,744,912 | 145,296 |

#### By congressional district

Moody won 15 of 27 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.
| 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 |
| 6th | 59% | 39% | Michael 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 |
| 15th | 57% | 42% | Ross Spano |
| 16th | 56% | 42% | Vern Buchanan |
| 17th | 65% | 33% | Tom Rooney |
| 17th | 65% | 33% | 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 |
| 26th | 46% | 51% | Donna Shalala |
| 27th | 45% | 53% | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen |
| 27th | 45% | 53% | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell |