2018 Florida Attorney General election

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 re-election to a third consecutive term.

2018 Florida Attorney General election

November 6, 2018
 
Nominee Ashley Moody Sean Shaw
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 4,232,532 3,744,912
Percentage 52.1% 46.1%

County Results
Moody:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Shaw:      50–60%      60–70%

Attorney General before election

Pam Bondi
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Ashley Moody
Republican

Republican candidate Ashley Moody defeated Democrat Sean Shaw, with the election being called after 93% of the precincts reporting.[1] Moody won by about 6 percentage points, which was the widest margin of any Florida statewide race in 2018.

Republican primary

Declared

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Ashley Moody
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Mayors and other municipal officials
Organizations
Newspapers
Frank White
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Mayors and other municipal officials

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

Democratic primary

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Sean Shaw
Former U.S. Executive Branch officials
U.S. Senators
  • Bob Graham, 38th Governor of Florida and former U.S. Senator from Florida[62]
Statewide officials
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
Ryan Torrens
State legislators

Results

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

Independents

Candidates

  • Jeffrey Siskind, attorney[69]

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%

Results

Florida Attorney General election, 2018
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 Marc Siskind 145,296 1.79% N/A
Total votes '8,122,740' '100.0%' N/A
Republican hold

See also

References

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