2022 Florida Attorney General election
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The2022 Florida Attorney General electiontook place on November 8, 2022, to elect theFlorida Attorney General.IncumbentRepublicanAttorney GeneralAshley Moodywas reelected for a second term, defeating Democratic challengerAramis Ayalaby a 21-point margin.[1][2]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Ashley Moody,incumbentFlorida Attorney General[3]
Endorsements
[edit]Ashley Moody
- U.S. Executive Branch officials
- Donald Trump,45thPresident of the United States(2017–2021)[4]
- Statewide officials
- Sheriffs
- Chad Chronister, sheriff ofHillsborough County[6]
- Dennis Lemma, sheriff ofSeminole County[7]
- Bobby McCallum, sheriff ofLevy County[6]
- James Potter, sheriff ofDeSoto County[6]
- 60 sheriffs[8](post primary)
- Organizations
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Aramis Ayala,former state attorney for theNinth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida(2017–2021)[11]
- Jim Lewis, lawyer[12]
- Daniel Uhlfelder, attorney[13]
Declined
[edit]- Fentrice Driskell,state representative[14](endorsed Ayala)
- Andrew Warren, former state attorney for theThirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida[15]
Endorsements
[edit]Aramis Ayala
- State legislators
- Christopher Benjamin,state representative[16]
- Randolph Bracy,state senator[16]
- Kamia Brown,state representative[16]
- Kevin Chambliss,state representative[16]
- Tracie Davis,state representative[16]
- Fentrice Driskell,state representative[16]
- Jervonte Edmonds,state representative[16]
- Audrey Gibson,state senator and former minority leader of theFlorida Senate[16]
- Dianne Hart,state representative[16]
- Patricia Hawkins-Williams,state representative[16]
- Yvonne Hayes Hinson,state representative[16]
- Shevrin Jones,state senator[16]
- Dotie Joseph,state representative[16]
- Travaris McCurdy,state representative[16]
- Rosalind Osgood,state senator[16]
- Bobby Powell,state senator[16]
- Michele Rayner,state representative[16]
- Felicia Robinson,state representative[16]
- Sean Shaw,formerstate representativeand nominee for attorney general in 2018[17]
- Geraldine Thompson,state representative[16]
- Marie Woodson,state representative[16]
- Labor unions
- Organizations
Daniel Uhlfelder
- U.S. Representatives
- Al Lawson,U.S. Representative fromFlorida's 5th congressional district[24]
- State legislators
- Jason Pizzo,state senator[25]
- Newspapers
Polling
[edit]Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Aramis Ayala |
Jim Lewis |
Daniel Uhlfelder |
Undecided |
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St. Pete Polls | August 20–21, 2022 | 1,617 (LV) | ± 2.4% | 24% | 17% | 17% | 43% |
St. Pete Polls | August 2–3, 2022 | 1,361 (LV) | ± 2.7% | 18% | 17% | 9% | 56% |
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Aramis Ayala | 637,856 | 44.95% | |
Democratic | Daniel Uhlfelder | 399,620 | 28.16% | |
Democratic | Jim Lewis | 381,575 | 26.89% | |
Total votes | 1,419,051 | 100.0% |
General election
[edit]Predictions
[edit]Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball[31] | Safe R | September 14, 2022 |
Elections Daily[32] | Safe R | November 1, 2022 |
Polling
[edit]Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Ashley Moody (R) |
Aramis Ayala (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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Siena College | October 30 – November 1, 2022 | 659 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 49% | 35% | 3%[b] | 13% |
University of North FloridaArchived2022-11-10 at theWayback Machine | October 17–24, 2022 | 622 (LV) | ± 4.7% | 50% | 36% | 1%[c] | 13% |
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy | September 26–28, 2022 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 50% | 37% | – | 13% |
Siena College | September 18–25, 2022 | 669 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 41% | 34% | 2%[d] | 22% |
Hypothetical polling
- Ashley Moody vs. generic Democrat
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Ashley Moody (R) |
Generic Democrat |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Data for Progress (D)[A] | September 15–22, 2020 | 620 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 40% | 42% | 18% |
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Ashley Moody(incumbent) | 4,651,279 | 60.59% | +8.48% | |
Democratic | Aramis Ayala | 3,025,943 | 39.41% | −6.69% | |
Total votes | 7,677,222 | 100.0% | |||
Republicanhold |
By congressional district
[edit]Moody won 22 of 28 congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats.[34]
District | Moody | Ayala | Representative |
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1st | 74% | 26% | Matt Gaetz |
2nd | 64% | 36% | Neal Dunn |
3rd | 65% | 35% | Kat Cammack |
4th | 62% | 38% | Aaron Bean |
5th | 67% | 33% | John Rutherford |
6th | 70% | 30% | Michael Waltz |
7th | 62% | 38% | Stephanie Murphy(117th Congress) |
Cory Mills(118th Congress) | |||
8th | 65% | 35% | Bill Posey |
9th | 51% | 49% | Darren Soto |
10th | 43% | 57% | Val Demings(117th Congress) |
Maxwell Frost(118th Congress) | |||
11th | 65% | 35% | Daniel Webster |
12th | 72% | 28% | Gus Bilirakis |
13th | 60% | 40% | Anna Paulina Luna |
14th | 49% | 51% | Kathy Castor |
15th | 61% | 39% | Laurel Lee |
16th | 63% | 37% | Vern Buchanan |
17th | 66% | 34% | Greg Steube |
18th | 71% | 29% | Scott Franklin |
19th | 70% | 30% | Byron Donalds |
20th | 30% | 70% | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick |
21st | 63% | 37% | Brian Mast |
22nd | 49% | 51% | Lois Frankel |
23rd | 50.2% | 49.8% | Jared Moskowitz |
24th | 31% | 69% | Frederica Wilson |
25th | 47% | 53% | Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
26th | 69% | 31% | Mario Díaz-Balart |
27th | 57% | 43% | María Elvira Salazar |
28th | 63% | 37% | Carlos A. Giménez |
Notes
[edit]- Partisan clients
- ^Poll sponsored by the Defend Students Action Fund
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"FLORIDA".State AG Report.RetrievedOctober 6,2020.
- ^"Moody defeats Ayala in race for attorney general".WFTV.November 9, 2022.RetrievedNovember 11,2022.
- ^Burke, Peter (September 14, 2021)."Ashley Moody announces re-election bid in 2022".WPTV.Archivedfrom the original on September 14, 2021.RetrievedSeptember 19,2021.
- ^"Donald Trump endorses Ashley Moody for re-election".March 4, 2022.
- ^Ogles, Jacob (April 25, 2022)."Wilton Simpson, not Chuck Nadd, nabs Ron DeSantis's backing for Agriculture Commission".floridapolitics.com.RetrievedApril 28,2022.
- ^abcMoline, Michael (September 14, 2021)."AG Moody files for reelection in 2022; she's the only candidate thus far".Florida Phoenix.RetrievedSeptember 19,2021.
- ^Derby, Kevin (September 14, 2021)."Ashley Moody Focuses on Crime as She Kicks Off 2022 Reelection Bid".Florida Daily.RetrievedNovember 26,2021.
- ^Morgan, Isaac (August 26, 2022)."AG Ashley Moody gets law-and-order endorsements from sheriffs across FL - but not all".floridaphoenix.com.RetrievedAugust 29,2022.
- ^Gancarski, A.G. (July 12, 2022)."Associated Builders and Contractors endorse Ashley Moody re-election".floridapolitics.com.RetrievedJuly 15,2022.
- ^Hayes, Kelly (August 3, 2022)."Florida Chamber endorses Ashley Moody for re-election".floridapolitics.com.RetrievedAugust 6,2022.
- ^"Democrat Aramis Ayala running for Florida attorney general".www.tampabay.com.Tampa Bay Times.RetrievedMarch 3,2022.
- ^Delgado, Jason (October 27, 2021)."Democratic challenger emerges in Attorney General race".RetrievedNovember 23,2021.
- ^"'Grim reaper' Daniel Uhlfelder enters race for Florida attorney general ".Tampa Bay Times.RetrievedMarch 22,2022.
- ^Kirkl, Jordan; Burgess, Brian (January 5, 2021)."Florida Democrats to watch in 2021".The Capitolist.RetrievedJanuary 16,2021.
- ^March, William (June 12, 2021)."Andrew Warren considering run for Florida attorney general".Tampa Bay Times.Archivedfrom the original on June 13, 2021.RetrievedJune 30,2021.
- ^abcdefghijklmnopqrstGancarski, A.G. (August 15, 2022)."Black legislators back Aramis Ayala for Attorney General".floridapolitics.com.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
- ^Gancarski, A.G. (April 6, 2022)."Sean Shaw backs Aramis Ayala for Attorney General".floridapolitics.com.RetrievedApril 7,2022.
- ^"Charlie Crist, Val Demings and Aramis Ayala are among 60+ candidates endorsed by 1199SEIU Healthcare Workers and Other SEIU Florida Essential Workers".1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.July 1, 2022.RetrievedAugust 13,2022.
- ^"SEIU Florida Announces Support for Charlie Crist and Val Demings with 2022 Endorsement Roll-Out".June 16, 2022.RetrievedJune 18,2022.
- ^"Our Candidates".democracyforamerica.com.Democracy for America.
- ^"2022 Election Center | Equality Florida".Archived fromthe originalon February 3, 2023.RetrievedOctober 22,2022.
- ^"Tracie Davis wins Democratic nomination for Florida Senate in Jacksonville District 5 election".
- ^"NEW: We're endorsing @AramisAyalaFL for Florida Attorney General and her campaign to secure transformative change for working people across the Sunshine State. She has spent her career fighting for civil rights and addressing the deep inequalities in our criminal legal system".June 16, 2022.RetrievedAugust 29,2022.
- ^Ogles, Jacob (August 1, 2022)."Al Lawson throws support to Daniel Uhlfelder in AG race".floridapolitics.com.RetrievedAugust 6,2022.
- ^Geggis, Anna (July 28, 2022)."Daniel Uhlfelder lands support for Attorney General bid from Senate heavyweight".floridapolitics.com.RetrievedJuly 29,2022.
- ^"We recommend Daniel Uhlfelder for Florida's Attorney General".Miami Herald.August 10, 2022.RetrievedAugust 13,2022.
- ^"Endorsement: For Democrats, Daniel Uhlfelder for attorney general".August 5, 2022.
- ^"Endorsement: For Democrats, Daniel Uhlfelder for attorney general".Sun-Sentinel.August 4, 2022.Archivedfrom the original on August 13, 2022.RetrievedAugust 13,2022.
- ^"The best Democrat to take on Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody".Tampa Bay Times.August 1, 2022.Archivedfrom the original on August 13, 2022.RetrievedAugust 13,2022.
- ^"Primary results".RetrievedSeptember 3,2022.
- ^"The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape".Sabato's Crystal Ball.September 14, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 15,2022.
- ^Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022)."Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings".Elections Daily.RetrievedNovember 29,2022.
- ^"2022 General Election - Official Results: Attorney General".Florida Election Watch.
- ^"DRA 2020".Daves Redistricting.RetrievedAugust 18,2024.
External links
[edit]- FloridaDivision of ElectionsCandidate Tracking System
- Official campaign websites