Florida held an election for attorney general on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for August 23, 2022. The filing deadline was June 17, 2022. This was one of 30 elections for attorney general taking place in 2022. All 50 states have an attorney general who serves as the state's chief legal officer, responsible for enforcing state law and offering the state government advice on legal matters. In 43 states, the office was, at the time of the 2022 elections, an elected post. At the time of the 2022 elections, there were 27 Republican attorneys general and 23 Democratic attorneys general. Click here for an overview of all 30 attorney general elections that took place in 2022. A state government triplex refers to a situation where the governor, attorney general, and secretary of state are all members of the same political party. Heading into the 2022 elections, there were 23 Republican triplexes, 18 Democratic triplexes, and nine divided governments where neither party held triplex control.

In September 2022, Sabato's Crystal Ball released an analysis of state attorney general election competitiveness. Florida's attorney general election was rated as not competitive, meaning the seat was expected to stay in Republican hands: "Florida Democrats are running uphill races against Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Marco Rubio, leaving little oxygen in their quest to knock out Moody. The incumbent has solid name recognition, lots of money, and the backing of DeSantis. The Democratic nominee is Aramis Ayala, who became the first Black state attorney in Florida in 2017." Click here to read the analysis.^[1]

Incumbent Ashley B. Moody won election in the general election for Attorney General of Florida.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Attorney General of Florida

Incumbent Ashley B. Moody defeated Aramis Ayala in the general election for Attorney General of Florida on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ashley B. Moody (R)	60.6	4,651,279
	Aramis Ayala (D)	39.4	3,025,943

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,677,222
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Florida

Aramis Ayala defeated Daniel Uhlfelder and Jim Lewis in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Florida on August 23, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Aramis Ayala	44.9	637,856
	Daniel Uhlfelder	28.2	399,620
	Jim Lewis	26.9	381,575

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,419,051
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Ashley B. Moody advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Florida.

Campaign data

Campaign finance

General election

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Voting information

See also: Voting in Florida

Election information in Florida: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

In-person: Oct. 11, 2022
By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2022
Online: Oct. 11, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

In-person: Oct. 29, 2022
By mail: Received by Oct. 29, 2022
Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 29, 2022 to Nov. 5, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Aramis Ayala (D)

Our constitutional rights are under attack, and we need an Attorney General who will fight to protect our rights. From voting rights to women’s rights, educational freedom and so many others, we must push back on any extreme agenda that attempts to undermine the strength of our democracy and the progress we have made. As Attorney General I am fully committed to ensuring that the Constitution is used to advance the rights, freedoms, and interests of the people.

Public safety is in crisis. Safety is a universal desire and it the responsibility of the Attorney General is to prioritize safety of the people from gun violence, health crisis or anything that threatens our security. When I served as State Attorney, I established policies based on research and data and a firm commitment to reduce recidivism. That is how we create safe and healthy communities. I look forward to expanding that vision when I am Attorney General so that all Floridians can feel safer and be safer.

Our democracy requires us to build an economy that works for us all. It is the responsibility of the Attorney General to protect the people from corporate abuse and predatory behavior, to sue insurance companies that threaten or cause harm to the public, and to enforce laws that protect workers’ rights. As Attorney General I will investigate corporations, prosecute when necessary and work to reverse the negative impacts that persist from leadership whose interests are for personal gain over protections of Floridians.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Aramis Ayala (D)

Women's rights and access to safe abortions

Voting Rights Public Safety Workers' Rights and Protections Education Criminal Justice Reform LGBTQ rights Environmental Justice

Economic Justice

Past elections

2018

See also: Florida Attorney General election, 2018

General election

General election for Attorney General of Florida

Ashley B. Moody defeated Sean Shaw and Jeffrey Siskind in the general election for Attorney General of Florida on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ashley B. Moody (R)	52.1	4,232,532
	Sean Shaw (D)	46.1	3,744,912
	Jeffrey Siskind (No Party Affiliation)	1.8	145,296

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,122,740 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Florida

Sean Shaw defeated Ryan Torrens in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Florida on August 28, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sean Shaw	73.8	1,031,640
	Ryan Torrens	26.2	367,053

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,398,693
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Florida

Ashley B. Moody defeated Frank White in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Florida on August 28, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ashley B. Moody	56.8	882,028
	Frank White	43.2	670,823

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,552,851
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2014

See also: Florida attorney general election, 2014

Attorney General of Florida, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Pam Bondi Incumbent	55.1%	3,222,524
	Democratic	George Sheldon	42%	2,457,317
	Libertarian	Bill Wohlsifer	2.9%	169,394
Total Votes				5,849,235
Election results via Florida Division of Elections

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

	2026 → ← 2018
Florida Attorney General
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election;
Election details
	Filing deadline: June 17, 2022
	Primary: August 23, 2022; General: November 8, 2022; Pre-election incumbent(s):; Ashley B. Moody (Republican)
How to vote
	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in Florida
Ballotpedia analysis
	Federal and state primary competitiveness; State executive elections in 2022; Impact of term limits in 2022; State government trifectas; State government triplexes; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
Florida; executive elections
	Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Attorney General; Chief Financial Officer; Agriculture Commissioner

See also: Presidential voting trends in Florida and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Florida, 2022
District	Incumbent	Party	PVI
Florida's 1st	Matt Gaetz	Republican	R+19
Florida's 2nd	Neal Dunn / Alfred Lawson	Republican	R+8
Florida's 3rd	Kat Cammack	Republican	R+9
Florida's 4th	New Seat	N/A	R+6
Florida's 5th	John Rutherford	Republican	R+11
Florida's 6th	Michael Waltz	Republican	R+14
Florida's 7th	Open	Democratic	R+5
Florida's 8th	Bill Posey	Republican	R+11
Florida's 9th	Darren Soto	Democratic	D+8
Florida's 10th	Open	Democratic	D+14
Florida's 11th	Dan Webster	Republican	R+8
Florida's 12th	Gus Bilirakis	Republican	R+17
Florida's 13th	Charlie Crist	Democratic	R+6
Florida's 14th	Kathy Castor	Democratic	D+8
Florida's 15th	New Seat	N/A	R+4
Florida's 16th	Vern Buchanan	Republican	R+7
Florida's 17th	Greg Steube	Republican	R+10
Florida's 18th	Scott Franklin	Republican	R+13
Florida's 19th	Byron Donalds	Republican	R+13
Florida's 20th	Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick	Democratic	D+25
Florida's 21st	Brian Mast	Republican	R+7
Florida's 22nd	Lois Frankel	Democratic	D+7
Florida's 23rd	Open	Democratic	D+5
Florida's 24th	Frederica Wilson	Democratic	D+25
Florida's 25th	Debbie Wasserman Schultz	Democratic	D+9
Florida's 26th	Mario Diaz-Balart	Republican	R+8
Florida's 27th	Maria Elvira Salazar	Republican	Even
Florida's 28th	Carlos Gimenez	Republican	R+2

2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Florida^[2]
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Florida's 1st	33.0%	65.3%
Florida's 2nd	44.0%	55.0%
Florida's 3rd	42.4%	56.5%
Florida's 4th	46.0%	52.7%
Florida's 5th	41.5%	57.3%
Florida's 6th	37.7%	61.4%
Florida's 7th	46.7%	52.2%
Florida's 8th	40.6%	58.3%
Florida's 9th	58.2%	40.8%
Florida's 10th	65.3%	33.5%
Florida's 11th	44.1%	55.0%
Florida's 12th	35.1%	63.9%
Florida's 13th	46.1%	52.9%
Florida's 14th	59.0%	39.8%
Florida's 15th	47.9%	51.0%
Florida's 16th	45.1%	54.0%
Florida's 17th	41.6%	57.6%
Florida's 18th	38.1%	60.9%
Florida's 19th	39.1%	60.2%
Florida's 20th	75.9%	23.5%
Florida's 21st	45.0%	54.4%
Florida's 22nd	58.5%	40.9%
Florida's 23rd	56.3%	43.1%
Florida's 24th	74.3%	25.2%
Florida's 25th	59.7%	39.7%
Florida's 26th	40.6%	58.9%
Florida's 27th	49.6%	49.9%
Florida's 28th	46.5%	52.9%

2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 46.6% of Floridians lived in one of the state's nine Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 40.2% lived in one of 52 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Florida was Trending Republican, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Florida following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Florida county-level statistics, 2020
Solid Democratic	9	46.6%
Solid Republican	52	40.2%
New Democratic	2	6.8%
Battleground Democratic	1	4.5%
Trending Republican	3	2.0%
Total voted Democratic	12	57.8%
Total voted Republican	55	42.2%

Historical voting trends

Florida presidential election results (1900-2020)

17 Democratic wins
14 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	D	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	D	R	R	D	D	R	R

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Florida

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Florida.

U.S. Senate election results in Florida
Race	Winner	Runner up
2018	50.1%	49.9%
2016	52.0%	44.3%
2012	55.2%	42.2%
2010	48.9%	29.7% (Independent)
2006	60.3%	38.1%
Average	53.3	40.8

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Florida

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Florida.

Gubernatorial election results in Florida
Race	Winner	Runner up
2018	49.6%	49.2%
2014	48.1%	47.1%
2010	48.9%	47.7%
2006	52.2%	45.1%
2002	56.0%	43.2%
Average	51.0	46.5

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Delaware's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Delaware, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	9	9
Republican	2	16	18
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	2	2
Total	2	27	29

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Florida's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Florida, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Ron DeSantis
Lieutenant Governor	Jeanette Nuñez
Secretary of State	Cord Byrd
Attorney General	Ashley B. Moody

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Florida State Legislature as of November 2022.

Florida State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	12
	Republican Party	28
	Vacancies	0
Total		40

Florida House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	35
	Republican Party	84
	Vacancies	1
Total		120

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Florida was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Florida Party Control: 1992-2022
One year of a Democratic trifecta • Twenty-three years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	I	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	D	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Florida and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Florida
	Florida	United States
Population	21,538,187	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	53,653	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	71.6%	70.4%
Black/African American	15.9%	12.6%
Asian	2.8%	5.6%
Native American	0.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Other (single race)	3.3%	5.1%
Multiple	6%	5.2%
Hispanic/Latino	25.8%	18.2%
Education
High school graduation rate	88.5%	88.5%
College graduation rate	30.5%	32.9%
Income
Median household income	$57,703	$64,994
Persons below poverty level	13.3%	12.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

External links

Footnotes

[1] Sabato's Crystal Ball, "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape," September 14, 2022

[2] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022

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Florida Attorney General election, 2022

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Attorney General of Florida

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Florida

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2018

General election

General election for Attorney General of Florida

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Florida

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Republican primary for Attorney General of Florida

2014

Election analysis

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Cook PVI by congressional district

2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2012-2020

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