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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.
The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP, is one of the two major political parties in the United States; the other is its historic rival, the Democratic Party.
Pamela Jo Bondi is an American attorney and politician. A Republican, she served as the 37th Attorney General of Florida from 2011 to 2019.
Republican candidate Ashley Moody was elected Florida Attorney General, with the election being called after 93% of the precincts reporting. [1]
Ashley Brooke Moody is an American attorney and politician from the state of Florida. She is the Florida Attorney General, serving since January 2019.
The Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida serves Hillsborough County. The main location of the 13th Judicial Circuit is at 800 East Twiggs Street, Tampa, Florida 33602. The chief judge is Ronald Ficarrotta, who presides over 61 other judges.
Frank White is an American attorney and politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2016 until 2018. He represented southern Escambia County, including the city of Pensacola.
Vincent Ross Spano is an American Republican politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative from Florida's 15th congressional district. He was first elected Congressman in the 2018 elections.
Julian E. "Jay" Fant is a Republican politician who formerly served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 15th District, which includes parts of downtown Jacksonville in southern Duval County, from 2014 to 2018.
Rob Bradley is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 5th District in North Central Florida since 2016. He previously represented the 7th district from 2012 to 2016.
The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted in 1968, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. The House is composed of 120 members, each elected from a single-member district with a population of approximately 157,000 residents. Legislative districts are drawn on the basis of population figures, provided by the federal decennial census. Senators' terms begin immediately, upon their election. As of 2019, Republicans hold the majority in the State House with 71 seats; Democrats are in the minority with 46 seats. Three seats are vacant due to resignations.
Ronald Dion DeSantis is an American attorney, former Naval officer, and politician serving as the 46th governor of Florida since January 2019. A Republican, he represented Florida's 6th congressional district in Congress from 2013 to 2018. After graduating from Yale University and Harvard Law School, DeSantis served as an officer and attorney in the Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy (JAG).
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Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart is a Cuban-American attorney and politician. He was the U.S. Representative for Florida's 21st congressional district from 1993 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He retired from Congress in 2011 and his younger brother, Mario Díaz-Balart, who had previously represented Florida's 25th congressional district, succeeded him. He is currently chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute. After leaving Congress, he started a law practice and a consulting firm, both based in Miami, Florida. Matthew Louis Gaetz II is an American attorney who has served as the U.S. Representative for Florida's 1st congressional district since 2017, where he is a member of the Budget, Armed Services, and Judiciary Committees. The district covers most of the western Panhandle, including Pensacola and his home in Fort Walton Beach. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Ashley Moody | Frank White | Undecided |
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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% |
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Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Ashley Moody (R) | Sean Shaw (D) | Other | Undecided |
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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% |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ashley Moody | 4,232,532 | 52.1 | |
Democratic | Sean Shaw | 3,744,912 | 46.1 | |
Independent | Jeffrey Marc Siskind | 145,296 | 1.8 | |
Total votes | 8,122,740 | 100.0 |
The 2012 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 6, 2012, alongside a presidential election, other elections to the United States Congress, as well as various state and local elections. The primary election was held August 14, 2012. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Nelson won reelection to a third term, defeating Republican U.S. Representative Connie Mack IV by 13%, winning 55% to 42%. Nelson defeated Mack by over 1 million votes. Until Donald Trump won 4.6 million votes in the 2016 Presidential Election and Marco Rubio won 4.8 million votes in the 2016 Senate Election, Bill Nelson recorded the most votes in Florida history. As of 2019, this is the last time a Democrat won a U.S. Senate seat in Florida.
The 2010 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the Attorney General of Florida. The election was won by Republican Pam Bondi who took office in January 2011.
The 2014 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Florida, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.
The 2014 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of Florida. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi ran for re-election to a second term in office against Democrat George Sheldon and Libertarian Bill Wohlsifer
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Florida.
The 2014 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam was re-elected to a second term in office.
The 2014 Florida Chief Financial Officer election took place on November 4, 2014, which resulted in the re-election of the Florida Chief Financial Officer. Incumbent Republican Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater ran for re-election to a second term in office.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Florida was held November 8, 2016 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Florida, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primary elections for both the Republicans and Democrats took place on August 30, 2016.
A special election for Florida's 13th congressional district was held March 11, 2014, to elect a member of the United States House of Representatives, following the death of incumbent Republican Congressman Bill Young on October 18, 2013. Primary elections were held on January 14, 2014. Young, who had already announced that he would not be running for re-election in 2014, was re-elected in 2012 with 57 percent of the vote. With 100% of the precincts reporting, David Jolly was declared the winner of the special election.
The 2018 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018 to elect the next Governor of Florida, alongside an election to the U.S. Senate, elections to the U.S. House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Incumbent two-term Republican Governor Rick Scott was term-limited.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including President of the United States. A lawsuit challenging the districts under Florida's Congressional District Boundaries Amendment was filed in 2012 and was resolved in 2015. The results of the lawsuit will have major repercussions on the congressional races in Florida in 2016. The primaries were held on August 30.
The 2018 Florida Chief Financial Officer election took place on November 6, 2018. Incumbent Republican Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, who was appointed in 2017, successfully ran for a full term, defeating Democratic nominee Jeremy Ring, a former state senator, in the general election.
The 2018 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election occurred on November 6, 2018, to elect the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam is term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third consecutive term. Democrat Nikki Fried defeated Republican Matt Caldwell. Fried became the only statewide elected Democrat in Florida, as US Senator Bill Nelson simultaneously lost reelection.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Colorado on November 6, 2018. All of Colorado's executive officers were up for election as well as all of Colorado's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a gubernatorial election. The party primaries were held on August 28, 2018. The state congressional delegation changed from a 16–11 Republican majority to a slim 14–13 Republican majority, one short from a Democratic flip. This is the most seats Democrats have had in Florida since 1982.
The 2018 California Attorney General election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Attorney General of California. 2014 election winner Kamala Harris was elected to the United States Senate during the 2016 Senate elections; incumbent Democratic Attorney General, Xavier Becerra won election to a full term.
Sean Michael Shaw is an American attorney and politician from the State of Florida. A member of the Democratic party, he represented Florida House of Representatives District 61, which includes portions of Hillsborough County in and around Tampa, including Ybor City and Tampa Heights, from 2016 to 2018. Shaw was the Democratic nominee for the 2018 Florida Attorney General election.
An election for Mayor of Tampa was held on March 5, 2019. The election is officially nonpartisan, and the winner will be elected to a four-year term.