2022 Florida Attorney General election explained

Election Name:2022 Florida Attorney General election
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 Florida Attorney General election
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2026 Florida Attorney General election
Next Year:2026
Election Date:November 8, 2022
Image1:File:AttorneyGeneral AshleyMoody (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Ashley Moody
Party1:Republican Party of Florida
Popular Vote1:4,651,376
Percentage1:60.59%
Nominee2:Aramis Ayala
Party2:Florida Democratic Party
Popular Vote2:3,025,959
Percentage2:39.41%
Map Size:300px
Attorney General
Before Election:Ashley Moody
Before Party:Republican Party of Florida
After Election:Ashley Moody
After Party:Republican Party of Florida

The 2022 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Florida Attorney General. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody was reelected for a second term, defeating Democratic challenger Aramis Ayala by a 21-point margin.[1] [2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Aramis
Ayala
Jim
Lewis
Daniel
Uhlfelder
Undecided
St. Pete PollsAugust 20–21, 20221,617 (LV)± 2.4%24%17%17%43%
St. Pete PollsAugust 2–3, 20221,361 (LV)± 2.7%18%17%9%56%

Results

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] September 14, 2022
Elections Daily[10] November 1, 2022

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Ashley
Moody (R)
Aramis
Ayala (D)
OtherUndecided
Siena CollegeOctober 30 – November 1, 2022659 (LV)± 4.4%49%35%3%13%
University of North Florida October 17–24, 2022622 (LV)± 4.7%50%36%1%13%
Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategySeptember 26–28, 2022800 (LV)± 3.5%50%37%13%
Siena CollegeSeptember 18–25, 2022669 (LV)± 4.5%41%34%2%22%
Ashley Moody vs. generic Democrat

Results

By congressional district

Moody won 22 of 28 congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats.[11]

DistrictMoodyAyalaRepresentative
74%26%Matt Gaetz
64%36%Neal Dunn
65%35%Kat Cammack
62%38%Aaron Bean
67%33%John Rutherford
70%30%Michael Waltz
62%38%Stephanie Murphy (117th Congress)
Cory Mills (118th Congress)
65%35%Bill Posey
51%49%Darren Soto
43%57%Val Demings (117th Congress)
Maxwell Frost (118th Congress)
65%35%Daniel Webster
72%28%Gus Bilirakis
60%40%Anna Paulina Luna
49%51%Kathy Castor
61%39%Laurel Lee
63%37%Vern Buchanan
66%34%Greg Steube
71%29%Scott Franklin
70%30%Byron Donalds
30%70%Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
63%37%Brian Mast
49%51%Lois Frankel
50.2%49.8%Jared Moskowitz
31%69%Frederica Wilson
47%53%Debbie Wasserman Schultz
69%31%Mario Díaz-Balart
57%43%María Elvira Salazar
63%37%Carlos A. Giménez

Notes

Partisan clients

See also

External links

Official campaign websites

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FLORIDA . October 6, 2020 . State AG Report.
  2. Web site: 2022-11-09 . Moody defeats Ayala in race for attorney general . 2022-11-11 . WFTV . en.
  3. Web site: Burke. Peter. 2021-09-14. Ashley Moody announces re-election bid in 2022. live. 2021-09-19. WPTV. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210914220439/https://www.wptv.com/news/political/ashley-moody-announces-re-election-bid-in-2022 . 2021-09-14 .
  4. Web site: Democrat Aramis Ayala running for Florida attorney general . www.tampabay.com . . 3 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Delgado . Jason . Democratic challenger emerges in Attorney General race . 23 November 2021 . 27 October 2021.
  6. Web site: 'Grim reaper' Daniel Uhlfelder enters race for Florida attorney general . 2022-03-22 . Tampa Bay Times . en.
  7. Web site: Kirkl . Jordan . Burgess . Brian . 2021-01-05 . Florida Democrats to watch in 2021 . 2021-01-16 . . en-US.
  8. Web site: March. William. June 12, 2021. Andrew Warren considering run for Florida attorney general. live. 2021-06-30. Tampa Bay Times. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210613092233/https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2021/06/12/andrew-warren-considering-run-for-florida-attorney-general/ . 2021-06-13 .
  9. Web site: The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape . Sabato's Crystal Ball . September 14, 2022 . September 15, 2022.
  10. Web site: Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings . Solomon . Zack . Elections Daily . November 7, 2022 . November 29, 2022.
  11. Web site: DRA 2020. Daves Redistricting. August 18, 2024.