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2014 Florida Attorney General election

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FieldValue
election_name2014 Florida Attorney General election
countryFlorida
typepresidential
ongoingYes
previous_election2010 Florida Attorney General election
previous_year2010
next_election2018 Florida Attorney General election
next_year2018
election_dateNovember 4, 2014
image1File:Bondi_bio_photo_crop (1).jpg
nominee1**Pam Bondi**
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**3,222,524**
percentage1**55.09%**
image2File:GeorgeSheldonHHS.jpg
image_size150x150px
nominee2George Sheldon
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote22,457,317
percentage242.01%
map_image{{switcher
map_caption**Bondi:**
**Sheldon:**
titleAttorney General
before_electionPam Bondi
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionPam Bondi
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

|[[File:2014 Florida attorney general election results map by county.svg|300px]]|County results |[[File:2014 Florida attorney general election results map by congressional district.svg|300px]]|Congressional district results}} Sheldon:
The 2014 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Florida Attorney General. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi ran for re-election to a second term in office against Democrat George Sheldon and Libertarian Bill Wohlsifer.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Pam Bondi, incumbent attorney general

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • George Sheldon, former Assistant U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services for Children and Families
  • Perry E. Thurston, Jr., Minority Leader of the Florida House of Representatives

Declined

  • Skip Campbell, former state senator and nominee for attorney general in 2006
  • Maria Sachs, state senator

Endorsements

Individuals

  • Pat Frank, Hillsborough County clerk of court
  • Victor M. Torres, Jr., state representative

Organizations

  • AFL–CIO
  • Florida Alliance for Retired Americans
  • Florida Nurses Association
  • Florida Young Democrats
  • International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
  • National Organization for Women
  • National Women's Political Caucus

Newspapers

  • La Gaceta
  • The Miami Herald
  • The Palm Beach Post
  • Tampa Bay Times
  • Tampa Tribune

Individuals

  • Rick Kriseman, Mayor of St. Petersburg
  • Kendrick Meek, former U.S. Representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2010
  • Darren Soto, state senator

Newspapers

  • Orlando Sentinel
  • Sun-Sentinel

Results

Libertarian nomination

Candidates

Declared

  • Bill Wohlsifer, Attorney at Law

General election

Campaign

Sheldon's constitutional eligibility to serve as attorney general was challenged in court. For the years 2011 to 2013, Sheldon established permanent non-Florida residency in order to receive an exemption from taking continuing legal education courses required to maintain his law license with the Florida Bar. Article IV, Section 5(b) of the Florida Constitution requires the candidates for attorney general maintain permanent residency in Florida for the seven years preceding election to office. The lawsuit named Sheldon and the Florida Secretary of State as defendants, and asked the court to remove Sheldon from the Democratic primary for attorney general. Leon County Chief Judge Charles A. Francis ruled that Sheldon was eligible for the ballot, stating that though he might have worked out of state, he maintained his residence in Tallahassee and continued to live there whenever he returned. The main lawyer involved in the case chose not to appeal the decision.

After Sheldon won his party's primary on August 26, Bondi challenged him to a general debate before the election. Sheldon stated that he would do so, but raised the possibility of multiple debates. Wohlsifer also challenged Bondi and Sheldon to a debate before the election. On September 9, Bondi's campaign sent out an email accepting an invitation to debate Sheldon in October, which he also accepted. While the Bondi campaign's email only mentioned Sheldon, Sheldon himself stated that he would welcome Wohlsifer's participation. Later on, it was confirmed that the debate would take place on October 6 and all three candidates would participate. It was pre-recorded and then broadcast only in Tampa and Orlando TV markets.

Candidates

  • Pam Bondi (Republican)
  • George Sheldon (Democratic)
  • Bill Wohlsifer (Libertarian)

Endorsements

Organizations

  • Associated Industries of Florida
  • Florida Chamber of Commerce
  • Florida Home Builders Association
  • Florida Medical Association
  • Florida Police Chiefs Association
  • Florida Professional Firefighters
  • Florida Association of State Troopers
  • Fraternal Order of Police
  • National Federation of Independent Business
  • Florida Police Benevolent Association

Newspapers

  • The Florida Times-Union
  • Tampa Tribune

Individuals

  • Bob Butterworth, former Florida Attorney General
  • Pat Frank, Hillsborough County clerk of court
  • Walt McNeil, Police Chief of Quincy and former Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections
  • Victor M. Torres, Jr., state representative

Organizations

  • AFL–CIO
  • Florida Alliance for Retired Americans
  • Florida Nurses Association
  • Florida Young Democrats
  • International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
  • National Organization for Women
  • National Women's Political Caucus

Newspapers

  • The Bradenton Herald
  • The Miami Herald
  • Orlando Sentinel
  • The Palm Beach Post
  • Sun-Sentinel
  • Tallahassee Democrat
  • Tampa Bay Times

Individuals

  • Gary Johnson, former Republican Governor of New Mexico and Libertarian nominee for President in 2012
  • Michael C. Minardi, NORML Legal Committee member
  • Roger Stone, author and political commentator
  • Burnie Thompson, radio talk show host

Organizations

  • Epilepsy Foundation
  • IJC Law Group

Newspapers

  • The Bradenton Times

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorPam
Bondi (R)George
Sheldon (D)Bill
Wohlsifer (L)Undecided
Public Policy PollingNovember 1–2, 20141,198± 2.8%**46%**37%5%11%
Saint Leo UniversityOctober 16–19, 2014500± 4.9%**47%**39%6%8%
Public Policy PollingSeptember 4–7, 2014818± 3.8%**43%**35%6%17%
Gravis MarketingJune 20–23, 20141,232± 3%**43%**35%5%16%
Public Policy PollingJune 6–9, 2014672± 3.8%**38%**35%—27%
Gravis MarketingApril 23–25, 2014907± 3%**45%**36%7%12%
Gravis MarketingJanuary 30–31, 2014808± 4%**44%**36%4%16%
Public Policy PollingJanuary 16–21, 2014591± 4%**37%**34%—29%
Gravis MarketingNovember 8–11, 2013932± 3%**29%**11%—**59%**
Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin of
errorPam
Bondi (R)Perry E.
Thurston, Jr. (D)OtherUndecided
Gravis MarketingJune 20–23, 20141,232± 3%**43%**38%4%15%
Public Policy PollingJune 6–9, 2014672± 3.8%**40%**33%—28%
Gravis MarketingApril 23–25, 2014907± 3%**45%**38%7%11%
Gravis MarketingJanuary 30–31, 2014808± 4%**45%**36%6%12%
Public Policy PollingJanuary 16–21, 2014591± 4%**37%**35%—28%
Gravis MarketingNovember 8–11, 2013932± 3%**30%**14%—**57%**

Results

By congressional district

Bondi won 19 of 27 congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats.

DistrictBondiSheldonRepresentative
**71%**26%Jeff Miller
**53%**43%Gwen Graham
**65%**32%Ted Yoho
**68%**28%Ander Crenshaw
36%**62%**Corrine Brown
**64%**33%Ron DeSantis
**56%**41%John Mica
**62%**34%Bill Posey
48%**49%**Alan Grayson
**58%**38%Daniel Webster
**66%**31%Rich Nugent
**60%**37%Gus Bilirakis
**53%**43%Bill Young
42%**55%**Kathy Castor
**60%**37%Dennis Ross
**60%**37%Vern Buchanan
**65%**32%Tom Rooney
**57%**40%Patrick Murphy
**67%**30%Trey Radel
20%**78%**Alcee Hastings
43%**55%**Ted Deutch
47%**50%**Lois Frankel
40%**58%**Debbie Wasserman Schultz
15%**84%**Frederica Wilson
**61%**37%Mario Díaz-Balart
**52%**45%Carlos Curbelo
**52%**46%Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

References

References

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  2. Brendan Farrington. (October 21, 2013). "Sheldon seeks to challenge Attorney General Bondi". [[Miami Herald]].
  3. Matt Dixon. (October 26, 2013). "Perry Thurston gets in AG race". [[The Florida Times-Union]].
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  5. Michael Van Sickler. (October 23, 2013). "Content with state senate, Sachs won't run for Florida AG". Miami Herald.
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