Florida Attorney General election, 2018

Florida Attorney General election, 2018
November 6, 2018

 
Nominee Ashley Moody Sean Shaw
Party Republican Democratic
Attorney General before election

Pam Bondi
Republican

 Elected Attorney General

TBD

The 2018 Florida Attorney General election will take place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Attorney General of Florida. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term.

Republican primary

Candidates

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Withdrawn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%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Sean Shaw
U.S. Senators
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

Independents

Candidates

  • Jeffrey Siskind, attorney[67]

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Ashley
Moody (R)		 Sean
Shaw (D)		 Other Undecided
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 %
Democratic Sean Shaw
Republican Ashley Moody
Independent Jeffrey Marc Siskind
Total votes

See also

References

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