Florida Attorney General election, 2010

Florida Attorney General election, 2010

November 2, 2010

Nominee Pam Bondi Dan Gelber Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,882,868 2,181,377 Percentage 54.77% 41.44%

Attorney General before election Bill McCollum Republican Elected Attorney General Pam Bondi Republican

The 2010 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the Attorney General of Florida. The election was won by Republican Pam Bondi who took office in January 2011.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Holly Benson, former State Representative
• Pam Bondi, former Assistant State Attorney
• Jeff Kottkamp, Lieutenant Governor of Florida

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pam Bondi	459,022	37.89
	Republican	Jeff Kottkamp	397,781	32.84
	Republican	Holly Benson	354,573	29.27
Total votes			1,211,376	100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Dave Aronberg, State Senator
• Dan Gelber, State Senator

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Gelber	491,834	59.14
	Democratic	Dave Aronberg	339,856	40.86
Total votes			831,690	100.00

General election

Results

Florida Attorney General election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Pam Bondi	2,882,868	54.77%	+2.08%
	Democratic	Dan Gelber	2,181,377	41.44%	-5.86%
	Independent	Jim Lewis	199,147	3.78%
Majority			701,491	13.33%	+7.95%
Turnout			5,263,392
	Republican hold		Swing