The 2022 Florida Chief Financial Officer election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Chief Financial Officer of Florida. Incumbent Republican CFO Jimmy Patronis won re-election to a second term with over 59% of the vote and a margin of victory of 19 percentage points.
Republican primary
Candidates Nominee Jimmy Patronis, incumbent Chief Financial Officer of Florida
Endorsements
Democratic primary
Candidates Nominee Adam Hattersley, former state representative and candidate for Florida's 15th congressional district in 2020
Did not qualify Tyrone Javellana, accountant
Withdrawn Karla Jones
Declined Lauren Book, minority leader of the Florida Senate
Endorsements
Independent and third party candidates
Independent candidates
Withdrawn
Richard Dembinsky, perennial candidate
Did not qualify Benjamin Horbowy
General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error JimmyPatronis (R) AdamHattersley (D) UndecidedMason-Dixon Polling & StrategyMason-Dixon Polling & StrategySeptember 26–28, 2022800 (LV)± 3.5%47%37%16%
Results
By congressional district Patronis won 21 of 28 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat. District Patronis Hattersley Representative 73% 27%Matt Gaetz 64% 36%Neal Dunn 64% 36%Kat Cammack 61% 39%Aaron Bean 66% 34%John Rutherford 68% 32%Michael Waltz60%40%Stephanie Murphy (117th Congress)Cory Mills (118th Congress) 65% 35%Bill Posey 49.9% 50.1%Darren Soto41%59%Val Demings (117th Congress)Maxwell Frost (118th Congress) 63% 37%Daniel Webster 70% 30%Gus Bilirakis 58% 42%Anna Paulina Luna 47% 53%Kathy Castor 59% 41%Laurel Lee 62% 38%Vern Buchanan 65% 35%Greg Steube 69% 31%Scott Franklin 69% 31%Byron Donalds 29% 71%Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick 62% 38%Brian Mast 48% 52%Lois Frankel 50.1% 49.9%Jared Moskowitz 31% 69%Frederica Wilson 47% 53%Debbie Wasserman Schultz 70% 30%Mario Díaz-Balart 58% 42%María Elvira Salazar 63% 37%Carlos A. Giménez
By county +2022 Florida Chief Financial Officer election (by county)CountyJimmy Patronis RepublicanAdam Hattersley Democratic# %# %Alachua39,92742.48%54,06957.52%Baker9,21988.87%1,15511.13%Bay53,91980.68%12,91319,32%Bradford8,14181.14%1,89218.86%Brevard167,74264.11%93,92335.89%Broward243,96041.55%343,18758.45%Calhoun4,15185.92%68014.08%Charlotte63,64670.48%26,66129.52%Citrus55,48174.49%19,00125.51%Clay66,73175.00%22,24825.00%Collier115,44572.07%44,73627.93%Columbia18,34978.58%5,00221.42%DeSoto6,37174.88%2,13725.12%Dixie5,06685.98%82614.02%Duval181,19555.89%142,99644.11%Escambia73,74764.93%39,82535.07%Flagler38,29866.51%19,28133.49%Franklin4,03174.86%1,35425.14%Gadsden6,69438.84%10,54261.16%Gilchrist6,55185.84%1,08114.16%Glades2,96379.18%77920.82%Gulf5,21781.57%1,17918.43%Hamilton3,05572.24%1,17427.76%Hardee4,40981.53%99918.47%Hendry5,91973.25%2,16126.75%Hernando55,11069.93%23,70230.07%Highlands28,87273.76%10,27326.24%Hillsborough257,72554.29%217,00745.71%Holmes6,20192.03%5377.97%Indian River50,59767.54%24,48932.46%Jackson12,39476.34%3,84123.66%Jefferson4,31861.55%2,69738.45%Lafayette2,55588.87%32011.13%Lake104,79466.75%52,20533.25%Lee183,41968.49%84,37831.51%Leon51,66344.69%63,93155.31%Levy13,73877.77%3,92622.23%Liberty2,22085.62%37314.38%Madison4,60866.82%2,28833.18%Manatee109,96765.14%58,84134.86%Marion105,61068.99%47,47031.01%Martin52,61669.23%23,38530.77%Miami-Dade383,09555.19%311,00544.81%Monroe20,18860.84%12,99239.16%Nassau36,22277.23%10,68222.77%Okaloosa61,23376.78%18,25123.22%Okeechobee8,42879.46%2,17920.54%Orange184,79746.39%213,59253.61%Osceola52,40551.90%48,56948.10%Palm Beach271,30250.85%262,20349.15%Pasco145,73666.00%75,06434.00%Pinellas227,87654.94%186,91545.06%Polk145,10264.44%80,06035.56%Putnam19,73575.60%6,36924.40%St. Johns99,54470.22%42,21829.78%St. Lucie69,91358.51%49,57241.49%Santa Rosa59,38679.59%15,22720.41%Sarasota130,98461.26%82,84638.74%Seminole100,09056.08%78,39143.92%Sumter64,04773.18%23,47226.82%Suwannee13,34282.46%2,83817.54%Taylor6,19082.05%1,35417.95%Union3,89486.63%60113.37%Volusia140,87063.62%80,56836.38%Wakulla11,05174.37%3,80925.63%Walton28,57282.81%5,93117.19%Washington7,81586.16%1,25513.84%Totals4,528,81159.48%3,085,69740.52%
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Hillsborough (largest municipality: Tampa) Miami-Dade (largest city: Miami) Osceola (largest municipality: Kissimmee) Palm Beach (largest city: West Palm Beach) St. Lucie (largest city: Port St. Lucie)
Notes
See also Chief Financial Officer of Florida
References
External links Florida Division of Elections Candidate Tracking System Official campaign websites Adam Hattersley (D) for CFO Jimmy Patronis (R) for CFO