Florida Attorney General election, 2014
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August 26, 2014 |
November 4, 2014 |
Pam Bondi |
Pam Bondi |
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The Florida Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi (R) was first elected in 2010 and sought a second term in 2014. She won another four-year term by defeating Democratic candidate George Sheldon and Libertarian Party candidate Bill Wohlsifer in the general election.
Bondi, Sheldon and Wohlsifer participated in a debate on October 6 summarized here that focused on their thoughts on medical marijuana and same-sex marriage. The past three elections for the attorney general's office went to Republican candidates, as shown in the past elections section.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Florida utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[1][2][3][4]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. The primary took place on August 26.
Candidates
General election
Pam Bondi - Incumbent
George Sheldon - Former Florida Department of Children and Families secretary[5]
Bill Wohlsifer - Attorney[6][7]
Lost in the Democratic primary
Perry Thurston - State Representative[8]
Results
General election
| 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 | ||||
Primary election
Democratic primary
| Florida Attorney General, Democratic Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| George Sheldon |
60.7% | 457,811 | ||
| Perry Thurston | 39.3% | 296,907 | ||
| Total Votes | 754,718 | |||
| Election results via Florida Division of Elections. | ||||
Republican primary
- Uncontested
Debates
Debate media
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October 6 debate
Pam Bondi (R), George Sheldon (D) and Bill Wohlsifer (L) discussed their positions on medical marijuana and same-sex marriage during a debate hosted by Tampa Bay News 9. A question about Amendment 2, a ballot measure that would allow medical marijuana in the state, divided the candidates into different camps. Bondi opposed Amendment 2 due to concerns about the legitimacy of medical marijuana prescriptions given recent action by the state against doctors deemed to be providing unnecessary prescriptions. Sheldon criticized detractors like Bondi and Wohlsifer argued that the measure should provide greater freedom for marijuana use.[9]
The debate brought up the United States Supreme Court decision to overturn the state's ban on same-sex marriage. Bondi did not provide a clear stance on same-sex marriage, stating that her office had only received the court decision hours before the debate. Sheldon argued that Bondi should not defend the state's ban, saying that the government should "get out of the business of telling people who they can love."[9]
Polls
| Governor of Florida Hypothetical Match-Up Poll | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Pam Bondi* (R) | George Sheldon (D) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| Gravis Marketing April 23-25, 2014 | 45% | 38% | 11% | +/-3.0 | 907 | ||||||||||||||
| Public Policy Poll January 16-21, 2014 | 37% | 34% | 29% | +/-6.3 | 591 | ||||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 41% | 36% | 20% | +/-4.65 | 749 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Past elections
2010
| Attorney General of Florida, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Pam Bondi |
54.8% | 2,882,868 | |
| Democratic | Dan Gelber | 41.4% | 2,181,377 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Lewis | 3.8% | 199,147 | |
| Total Votes | 5,263,392 | |||
| Election results via Florida Department of State | ||||
2006
| Attorney General of Florida, 2006 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Bill McCollum |
52.7% | 2,448,008 | |
| Democratic | Walter "Skip" Campbell | 47.3% | 2,197,959 | |
| Total Votes | 4,645,967 | |||
| Election results via Florida Department of State | ||||
2002
| Attorney General of Florida, 2002 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Charlie Crist |
53.4% | 2,636,616 | |
| Democratic | Buddy Dyer | 46.6% | 2,299,149 | |
| Total Votes | 4,935,765 | |||
| Election results via Florida Department of State | ||||
Campaign finance
Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $4,936,434 during the election. This information was last updated on May 12, 2015.[10]
| Campaign Contribution Totals | ||||
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| Candidate | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| Pam Bondi |
Florida Attorney General | $3,740,816 | ||
| George Sheldon |
Florida Attorney General | $898,817 | ||
| Perry Thurston |
Florida Attorney General | $254,729 | ||
| Bill Wohlsifer |
Florida Attorney General | $42,072 | ||
| Grand Total Raised | $4,936,434 | |||
Key deadlines
| Deadline | Event |
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| June 20, 2014 | Filing deadline |
| August 26, 2014 | Primary election |
| November 4, 2014 | General election |
| November 18, 2014 | State Election Canvassing Commission meets to certify official results |
| January 6, 2015 | Inauguration day for state executive officials in general election |
Recent news
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See also
- Florida Attorney General
- Florida state executive official elections, 2014
- State executive official elections, 2014
- State executive debates, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 25, 2019
- ↑ FairVote, "Primaries," accessed October 25, 2019
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Closed Primary Election," accessed October 25, 2019
- ↑ Orlando Sentinel, "Former DCF Secretary George Sheldon announces bid to challenge Pam Bondi," October 21, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ Bill Wohlsifer for Attorney General 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed May 12, 2014
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate Tracking System, 2014 General Election," accessed May 12, 2014
- ↑ Perry Thurston 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed November 4, 2013
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Tampa Bay Times, "Florida attorney general candidates spar in lone debate," October 6, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Overview of Florida 2014 elections," accessed May 12, 2015
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