2018 Florida Attorney General election

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.

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, 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Withdrawn Jay Fant, state representative Ross Spano, state representative (withdrew to run for U.S. House)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

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error AshleyMoody FrankWhite UndecidedGravis MarketingGravis Marketing August 21–25, 2018 579 ± 4.1% 35% 32% 33%Gravis MarketingGravis Marketing August 21–22, 2018 321 ± 5.5% 34% 31% 35%St. Pete PollsSt. Pete Polls August 3–4, 2018 1,755 ± 2.3% 28% 39% 33%St. Pete PollsSt. Pete Polls July 10–11, 2018 1,387 ± 2.6% 19% 26% 55%

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

Results

Independents

Candidates Jeffrey Siskind, attorney

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofGoverningOctober 26, 2018

Polling

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

with Frank White Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferrorFrankWhite (R)SeanShaw (D)OtherUndecidedAnzalone 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

By county County Ashley MoodyRepublican Sean ShawDemocratic Jeffrey SiskindIndependent# %# %# % 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% 1531.8% 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% 731.9% 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% 7011.8% 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% 391.4% Lake 96,282 62.6% 54,686 35.5% 2,9571.9% 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% 481.9% 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% 2,3911.5% 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% 700.9% Union 3,857 79.8% 912 18.9% 671.3% 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%Total4,232,53252.11%3,744,91246.10%145,2961.79% Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Osceola (largest municipality: Kissimmee)

By congressional district Moody won 15 of 27 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat. District Moody Shaw Representative 69% 29%Matt Gaetz 68% 31%Neal Dunn 58% 41%Ted Yoho 64% 34%John Rutherford 37% 62%Al Lawson59%39%Ron DeSantisMike Waltz 48% 50%Stephanie Murphy 61% 37%Bill Posey 47% 51%Darren Soto 39% 60%Val Demings 67% 31%Daniel Webster 61% 37%Gus Bilirakis 51% 47%Charlie Crist 45% 53%Kathy Castor57%42%Dennis RossRoss Spano 56% 42%Vern Buchanan65%33%Tom RooneyGreg Steube 55% 43%Brian Mast 64% 34%Francis Rooney 18% 81%Alcee Hastings 40% 58%Lois Frankel 41% 57%Ted Deutch 37% 61%Debbie Wasserman Schultz 17% 82%Frederica Wilson 58% 40%Mario Díaz-Balart46%51%Carlos CurbeloDonna Shalala45%53%Ileana Ros-LehtinenDebbie Mucarsel-Powell

2018 Florida Attorney General election

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