2018 Florida Attorney General election


The 2018 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Florida attorney general. Incumbent Republican attorney general Pam Bondi was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term.
Republican candidate Ashley Moody defeated Democrat Sean Shaw in the election on November 6, 2018, at 93% of the precincts reporting. Moody won by about 6 percentage points, which was the widest margin of any Florida statewide race in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Declined

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Sean Shaw, state representative
  • Ryan Torrens, attorney

Declined

Independents

Candidates

  • Jeffrey Siskind, attorney

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Ashley
Moody 		Sean
Shaw 		OtherUndecided
University of North FloridaOctober 23–26, 20181,048± 3.0%47%40%<1%13%
Gravis MarketingOctober 22–23, 2018773± 3.5%46%42%–11%
Schroth, Eldon & Associates October 17–20, 2018600± 4.0%43%37%–20%
Cherry CommunicationsSeptember 19–24, 2018622± 4.4%33%35%—20%
Public Policy Polling August 29–30, 2018743–44%41%–15%
Public Policy Polling June 18–19, 20181,308—35%40%—25%
Anzalone Liszt Grove May 31 – June 6, 20181,204—36%41%2%21%
Public Policy PollingApril 10–11, 2018661—34%33%—34%

with Frank White

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Frank
White 		Sean
Shaw 		OtherUndecided
Anzalone Liszt Grove May 31 – June 6, 20181,204—36%40%3%21%
Public Policy PollingApril 10–11, 2018661—32%33%—34%

Results

By congressional district

Moody won 15 of 27 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.
DistrictMoodyShawRepresentative
69%29%Matt Gaetz
68%31%Neal Dunn
58%41%Ted Yoho
64%34%John Rutherford
37%62%Al Lawson
59%39%Ron DeSantis
59%39%Mike Waltz
48%50%Stephanie Murphy
61%37%Bill Posey
47%51%Darren Soto
39%60%Val Demings
67%31%Daniel Webster
61%37%Gus Bilirakis
51%47%Charlie Crist
45%53%Kathy Castor
57%42%Dennis Ross
57%42%Ross Spano
56%42%Vern Buchanan
65%33%Tom Rooney
65%33%Greg Steube
55%43%Brian Mast
64%34%Francis Rooney
18%81%Alcee Hastings
40%58%Lois Frankel
41%57%Ted Deutch
37%61%Debbie Wasserman Schultz
17%82%Frederica Wilson
58%40%Mario Díaz-Balart
46%51%Carlos Curbelo
46%51%Donna Shalala
45%53%Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
45%53%Debbie Mucarsel-Powell