2022 Florida Attorney General election

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 statewide candidate in the 2022 Florida elections.

Republican primary Candidates Declared Ashley Moody, incumbent Florida attorney general

Endorsements

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

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error AramisAyala JimLewis DanielUhlfelder UndecidedSt. Pete PollsSt. Pete PollsAugust 20–21, 20221,617 (LV)± 2.4%24%17%17%43%St. Pete PollsSt. Pete PollsAugust 2–3, 20221,361 (LV)± 2.7%18%17%9%56%

Results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball September 14, 2022Elections DailyNovember 1, 2022

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error AshleyMoody (R) AramisAyala (D) Other UndecidedSiena CollegeSiena CollegeOctober 30 – November 1, 2022659 (LV)± 4.4%49%35%3%13%University of North FloridaUniversity of North Florida October 17–24, 2022622 (LV)± 4.7%50%36%1%13%Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyMason-Dixon Polling & StrategySeptember 26–28, 2022800 (LV)± 3.5%50%37%–13%Siena CollegeSiena CollegeSeptember 18–25, 2022669 (LV)± 4.5%41%34%2%22%

Ashley Moody vs. generic Democrat Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error AshleyMoody (R) GenericDemocrat UndecidedData for Progress (D)Data for Progress (D)September 15–22, 2020620 (LV)± 3.9%40%42%18%

Results

By congressional district Moody won 22 of 28 congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats. District Moody Ayala Representative 74% 26%Matt Gaetz 64% 36%Neal Dunn 65% 35%Kat Cammack 62% 38%Aaron Bean 67% 33%John Rutherford 70% 30%Michael Waltz62%38%Stephanie Murphy (117th Congress)Cory Mills (118th Congress) 65% 35%Bill Posey 51% 49%Darren Soto43%57%Val Demings (117th Congress)Maxwell Frost (118th Congress) 65% 35%Daniel Webster 72% 28%Gus Bilirakis 60% 40%Anna Paulina Luna 49% 51%Kathy Castor 61% 39%Laurel Lee 63% 37%Vern Buchanan 66% 34%Greg Steube 71% 29%Scott Franklin 70% 30%Byron Donalds 30% 70%Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick 63% 37%Brian Mast 49% 51%Lois Frankel 50.2% 49.8%Jared Moskowitz 31% 69%Frederica Wilson 47% 53%Debbie Wasserman Schultz 69% 31%Mario Díaz-Balart 57% 43%María Elvira Salazar 63% 37%Carlos A. Giménez

By county +2022 Florida attorney general election (by county)CountyAshley Moody RepublicanAramis Ayala DemocraticMarginTotal votes cast# %# %# %Alachua40,89943.07%54,05156.93% -13,152 -13.86%94,950Baker9,52389.81%1,08110.19%8,44279.62%10,604Bay52,72879.03%13,99120.97%38,73749.96%66,719Bradford8,32982.31%1,79017.69%6,53964.62%10,119Brevard175,35866.34%88,98733.66%86,37132.68%264,345Broward245,70541.66%344,12758.34% -98,422 -16.68%589,832Calhoun4,17986.50%65213.50%3,52773.00%4,831Charlotte65,05371.22%26,28528.78%38,76842.44%91,338Citrus57,57476.60%17,58423.40%39,99053.20%75,158Clay68,07476.11%21,36923.89%46,70552.22%89,443Collier116,42072.22%44,78127.78%71,63944.44%161,201Columbia18,76279.95%4,70620.05%14,05659.90%23,468DeSoto6,57476.62%2,00623.38%4,56853.24%8,580Dixie5,37587.80%74712.20%4,62875.60%6,122Duval186,62857.19%139,67742.81%46,95114.38%326,305Escambia75,59765.83%39,24334.17%36,35431.66%114,840Flagler39,68968.30%18,41831.70%21,27136.60%58,107Franklin4,01074.52%1,37125.48%2,63949.04%5,381Gadsden7,20241.63%10,09958.37% -2,897 -16.74%17,301Gilchrist6,81287.33%98812.67%5,82474.66%7,800Glades3,04180.39%74219.61%2,29960.78%3,783Gulf5,14580.59%1,23919.41%3,90661.18%6,384Hamilton3,17074.41%1,09025.59%2,08048.82%4,260Hardee4,59183.70%89416.30%3,69767.40%5,485Hendry6,03874.10%2,11025.90%3,92848.20%8,148Hernando57,15471.82%22,42228.18%34,73243.64%79,576Highlands29,90675.76%9,57024.24%20,33651.52%39,476Hillsborough268,02655.91%211,37844.09%56,64811.82%479,404Holmes6,20992.04%5377.96%5,67284.08%6,746Indian River52,60768.96%23,67831.04%28,92937.92%76,285Jackson12,45676.77%3,76923.23%8,68753.54%16,225Jefferson4,45963.03%2,61536.97%1,84426.06%7,074Lafayette2,61890.56%2739.44%2,34581.02%2,891Lake109,24669.01%49,05530.99%60,19138.02%158,301Lee187,17769.17%83,42630.83%103,75138.34%270,603Leon52,49845.12%63,86054.88% -11,362 -9.76%116,358Levy14,07979.03%3,73520.97%10,34458.06%17,814Liberty2,23186.01%36313.99%1,86872.02%2,594Madison4,78368.80%2,16931.20%2,61437.60%6,952Manatee113,46466.67%56,73033.33%56,73433.34%170,194Marion109,85971.09%44,67328.91%65,18642.18%154,532Martin54,01270.49%22,61429.51%31,39840.98%76,626Miami-Dade381,30654.59%317,20445.41%64,1029.18%698,510Monroe20,42861.04%13,03738.96%7,39122.08%33,465Nassau37,04478.37%10,22521.63%26,81956.74%47,269Okaloosa61,88877.14%18,33822.86%48,55054.28%80,226Okeechobee8,70481.13%2,02518.87%6,67962.26%10,729Orange191,79247.75%209,88252.25% -18,090 -4.50%401,674Osceola54,53653.58%47,25646.42%7,2807.16%101,792Palm Beach278,33951.76%259,36548.24%18,9743.52%537,704Pasco151,50467.97%71,39132.03%80,11335.94%222,895Pinellas237,20756.70%181,17943.30%56,02813.40%418,386Polk150,60766.28%76,61833.72%73,98932.56%227,225Putnam20,38977.37%5,96422.63%14,42554.74%26,353St. Johns101,28170.88%41,61129.12%59,67041.76%142,892St. Lucie72,53260.05%48,25739.95%24,27520.10%120,789Santa Rosa60,23080.20%14,86719.80%45,36360.40%75,097Sarasota135,76262.67%80,85337.33%54,90925.34%216,615Seminole104,33057.79%76,19242.21%28,13815.58%180,522Sumter66,69075.35%21,81424.65%44,87650.70%88,504Suwannee13,67784.04%2,59815.96%11,07968.08%16,275Taylor6,35383.69%1,23816.31%5,11567.38%7,591Union3,98788.31%52811.69%3,45976.62%4,515Volusia147,72666.13%75,66833.87%72,05832.26%223,394Wakulla11,23675.35%3,67624.65%7,56050.70%14,912Walton28,66382.71%5,99217.29%22,67165.42%34,655Washington7,80886.01%1,27013.99%6,53872.02%9,078Totals4,651,27960.59%3,025,94339.41%1,625,33621.18%7,677,222 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Miami-Dade (largest city: Miami) Osceola (largest municipality: Kissimmee) Palm Beach (largest city: West Palm Beach)

Notes

Partisan clients

See also 2022 United States attorney general elections Florida Attorney General

References

External links Florida Division of Elections Candidate Tracking System Official campaign websites Aramis Ayala (D) for Attorney General Ashley Moody (R) for Attorney General