2022 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election

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2022 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election
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Nominee Wilton Simpson Naomi Blemur
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote4,510,6443,095,786
Percentage59.30%40.70%
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Simpson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Blemur:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     50%     No votes
Agriculture
Commissioner before election

Nikki Fried
Democratic

Elected Agriculture
Commissioner

Wilton Simpson
Republican

The 2022 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. Incumbent Democratic Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried was eligible to run for a second term, but she instead ran for governor of Florida in 2022. [1] Republican Wilton Simpson won the election with over 59% of the vote. Simpson's victory gave Republicans complete control of statewide offices and government for the first time since Reconstruction.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

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Results by county:
  Blemur
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Morales
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Naomi Esther Blemur

State legislators

Local officials

Newspapers

J.R. Gaillot

County officials

Ryan Morales

State legislators

Newspapers

Declined to endorse

Newspapers

Results

Democratic primary results [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Naomi Esther Blemur 699,275 50.35%
Democratic Ryan Morales420,60930.29%
Democratic J.R. Gaillot268,86319.36%
Total votes1,338,747 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results by county: Simpson Simpson--50-60% Simpson--60-70% Simpson--70-80% Florida Agriculture Commissioner Republican Primary Election Results by County 2022.svg
Results by county:
  Simpson
  •   Simpson—50–60%
  •   Simpson—60–70%
  •   Simpson—70–80%

Did not qualify

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Declined to endorse

Newspapers

Results

Republican primary results [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wilton Simpson 1,048,774 64.71%
Republican James Shaw571,95735.29%
Total votes1,620,731 100.0%

General election

Post-primary endorsements

Wilton Simpson

Local officials

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Naomi Esther
Blemur (D)		Wilton
Simpson (R)		OtherUndecided
University of North Florida [43] October 17–24, 2022622 (LV)± 4.7%39%44%1% [b] 17%
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy [44] September 26–28, 2022800 (LV)± 3.5%34%47%–19%

Results

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State Senate district results
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State House district results
2022 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election [45]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Wilton Simpson 4,510,644 59.30% +9.34%
Democratic Naomi Esther Blemur3,095,78640.70%−9.34%
Total votes7,606,430 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ "Refused" with 1%; "Someone else" with <1%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Ritchie, Bruce (June 1, 2021). "Florida's Nikki Fried jumps into 2022 race to challenge DeSantis". Politico . Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ Ferdinand, Dessalines (June 30, 2022). "Dr. Naomi Esther Blemur is Running for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture" . Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  3. ↑ Gancarski, A. J. (May 11, 2021). "Donald Trump gives thumbs-up to Wilton Simpson for Agriculture Commissioner, if he runs". Florida Politics. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  4. ↑ Powers, Scott (February 27, 2022). "Democrat Adam Christensen ends brief campaign for Ag Commissioner — he's too young". Florida Politics.
  5. 1 2 Schorsch, Peter (September 8, 2020). "The (possible) race to replace Nikki Fried is already underway". Florida Politics. Archived from the original on September 8, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  6. ↑ Nicol, Ryan (January 10, 2022). "Melissa McKinlay announces she won't run for Agriculture Commissioner". Florida Politics. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Downey, Renzo (August 7, 2022). "Democrats rescind Naomi Blemur endorsements after 'anti-choice,' 'homophobic' posts emerge". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  8. ↑ Downey, Renzo (July 11, 2022). "Annette Taddeo backs Naomi Blemur as Ag Commish Primary heats up". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Florida agriculture commissioner: The Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board recommendations". Tampa Bay Times. July 21, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  10. 1 2 Downey, Renzo (August 10, 2022). "Ag Commish blowup breaks temporary campaign alliance between Democrats". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Recommendation: Florida commissioner of agriculture primaries". Miami Herald. August 10, 2022. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  12. 1 2 "No endorsement: Primaries for state agriculture commissioner". Sun-Sentinel. August 4, 2022. Archived from the original on August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  13. 1 2 "Primary results" . Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  14. 1 2 Flammini, Diego (June 30, 2021). "State ag commissioner races starting to heat up". Farms.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  15. ↑ Mower, Lawrence (September 3, 2021). "After Trump endorsement, Wilton Simpson files to run for Florida Agriculture Commissioner". Tampa Bay Times . Archived from the original on September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  16. ↑ Agriculture, Bob White for Commissioner of. "Bob Will Be Back!". Bob White for Commissioner of Agriculture. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  17. ↑ Ogles, Jacob (April 4, 2022). "Chuck Nadd files for Agriculture Commissioner". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  18. ↑ Fineout, Gary (April 27, 2022). "Crist gets knocked for D.C. absences". www.politico.com. Politico . Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  19. ↑ Ogles, Jacob (July 13, 2021). "Matt Caldwell won't run for Agriculture Commissioner in 2022". Florida Politics. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  20. ↑ News Service of Florida (January 21, 2020). "Gaetz alludes to bid for Commissioner of Agriculture in 2022". Pensacola News Journal . Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  21. ↑ Rains, Sierra. "'It's choose your fighter time': Rep. Matt Gaetz announces re-election campaign". The Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  22. ↑ Ogles, James (April 14, 2021). "Tom Rooney considering a run for Agriculture Commissioner". Florida Politics. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  23. ↑ Fineout, Gary (May 11, 2021). "Trump endorses Florida Senate President Simpson for agriculture commissioner". Politico . Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  24. ↑ Ogles, Jacob (June 9, 2022). "John Rutherford endorses Wilton Simpson for Agriculture Commissioner". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  25. ↑ Ogles, Jacob (April 4, 2022). "Michael Waltz backer of Wilton Simpson's bid for Agriculture Commissioner". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  26. ↑ Ogles, Jacob (April 6, 2022). "Pam Bondi endorses Wilton Simpson for Agriculture Commissioner". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  27. ↑ Scheckner, Jesse; Ogles, Jacob (July 7, 2022). "'Good enough isn't enough for Wilton': Richard Corcoran backs Wilton Simpson for Agriculture Commissioner". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  28. ↑ Ogles, Jacob (April 25, 2022). "Wilton Simpson, not Chuck Nadd, nabs Ron DeSantis's backing for Agriculture Commission". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  29. 1 2 Ogles, Jacob (March 30, 2022). "Ashley Moody, Jimmy Patronis back Wilton Simpson for Agriculture Commissioner". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  30. ↑ Nichol, Ryan (September 3, 2021). "Wilton Simpson makes bid for Agriculture Commissioner official". Florida Politics. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  31. ↑ Geggis, Anna (March 21, 2022). "59 Sheriffs endorse Wilton Simpson for State Commissioner of Agriculture". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  32. ↑ Ogles, Jacob (May 20, 2022). "Grover Norquist endorses Wilton Simpson for Agriculture Commissioner". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  33. 1 2 Downey, Renzo (January 5, 2022). "Wilton Simpson earns AIF endorsement for Ag. Commissioner bid". Florida Politics. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  34. ↑ Wilson, Drew (March 28, 2022). "Florida Chamber endorses Wilton Simpson for Agriculture Commissioner". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  35. 1 2 Downey, Renzo (March 22, 2022). "Florida Forestry Association endorses Wilton simpson for Ag Commissioner". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  36. ↑ Giffey, Tom (October 13, 2021). "Congresswoman Cooke? E.C. Business Owner Launches Camaign for U.S. House" . Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  37. ↑ Ogles, Jacob (November 12, 2021). "Florida law enforcement union endorses Wilton Simpson for Agriculture Commissioner". Florida Politics. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  38. ↑ Ogles, Jacob (June 22, 2022). "Florida firefighters endorse Wilton Simpson". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  39. ↑ Ogles, Jacob (August 5, 2022). "Pro-small business organization backs Wilton Simpson for Agriculture Commissioner". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  40. ↑ "Florida Grades & Endorsements". nrapvf.org. NRA-PVF. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  41. ↑ Ogles, Jacob (March 23, 2022). "NRA endorses Wilton Simpson for Agriculture Commissioner". floridapolitics.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  42. ↑ Ogles, Jacob (September 6, 2022). "Tampa Bay Police Chiefs back Wilton Simpson for Agriculture Commissioner". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  43. ↑ University of North Florida Archived November 10, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
  44. ↑ Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy
  45. ↑ "2022 General Election - Official Results: Commissioner of Agriculture". Florida Election Watch.

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