The2010 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect theFlorida Attorney General . Incumbent Attorney GeneralBill McCollum opted to run forrun for Governor rather than seek reelection. The election was won by RepublicanPam Bondi , a former assistant state attorney forHillsborough County , who defeated DemocratDan Gelber by a 54.8% to 41.1% margin. Bondi took office in January 2011.
With GovernorCharlie Crist opting to run for theUnited States Senate in2010 rather than seekre-election , Lieutenant GovernorJeff Kottkamp ran for attorney general. He was joined in theRepublican primary by former state representative and Crist administration officialHolly Benson and assistant state attorneyPam Bondi .
Though all three candidates were relatively unknown, Kottkamp had the greatest name recognition following his successful statewide campaign in2006 , and raised the most money.[ 1] Medicaid fraud, and his opposition toillegal immigration .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Benson, meanwhile, campaigned on her fiscal conservatism, pledging to create a "regulatory strike force" and to "focus legal efforts on cutting government regulation of businesses and unnecessary paperwork."[ 1] Department of Business and Professional Regulation and the stateAgency for Health Care Administration .[ 1] Orlando Sentinel [ 2]
Bondi criticized Benson's remarks during a radio interview, where she said "[J]ust because you're poor doesn't mean you have to be unhealthy. It means you have a lot more time to go running."[ 4]
Finally, Bondi emphasized her conservative credentials and her opposition to theObama administration .[ 1] stimulus money from the federal government, took a position against the restoration of felons' voter rights, and pledged to challenge theAffordable Care Act in court.[ 1]
Holly Benson
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Don Brown, former State Representative (R-DeFuniak Springs )[ 6] Greg Evers , State Representative (R-Baker )[ 6] Don Gaetz , State Senator (R-Niceville )[ 6] Matt Gaetz , State Representative (R-Niceville )[ 6] Andy Gardiner , State Senator (R-Orlando )[ 6] Mike Horner , State Representative (R-Kissimmee )[ 6] Carlos Lacasa, former State Representative (R-Miami )[ 6] Jerry Maygarden , former State Representative (R-Pensacola )[ 6] Dave Murzin , State Representative (R-Pensacola )[ 6] Joe Negron , State Senator (R-Stuart )[ 6] Peter Nehr , State Representative (R-Palm Harbor )[ 6] Scott Plakon , State Representative (R-Longwood )[ 6] Mayors and other municipal leaders
Mike Anderson, Mayor ofFort Walton Beach [ 6] Adam Barringer, Mayor ofNew Smyrna Beach [ 6] James Campbell,Okaloosa County Commissioner[ 6] Bob Cole,Santa Rosa County Commissioner[ 6] Travis Cummings ,Clay County Commission Chairman[ 6] David Ellspermann,Marion County Clerk of Courts[ 6] Bill Furst,Sarasota County Property Appraiser[ 6] Lydia Gardner,Orange County Clerk of Courts[ 6] Ed Gray III,Santa Rosa County School Board member[ 6] Pat Hollarn, formerOkaloosa County Supervisor of Elections[ 6] Lane Lynchard,Santa Rosa County Commissioner[ 6] Bill Roberts,Okaloosa County Commissioner[ 6] Wilson Robertson,Escambia County Commissioner[ 6] Alexis Tibbetts,Okaloosa County Superintendent of Schools[ 6] Mike Wiggins, Mayor ofPensacola [ 6] Gordon Goodin,Santa Rosa County Commission Chairman[ 6] Newspapers
Pam Bondi
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Jeff Kottkamp
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Sandy Adams , State Representative (R-Oviedo )[ 11] Janet H. Adkins , State Representative (R-Fernadina Beach )[ 11] Thad Altman , State Senator (R-Melbourne )[ 11] Kevin Ambler , State Representative (R-Tampa )[ 11] Gary Aubuchon , State Representative (R-Cape Coral )[ 11] Carey Baker , State Senator (R-Eustis )[ 11] Dennis K. Baxley , former State Representative (R-Ocala )Michael S. Bennett , State Senator (R-Bradenton )[ 11] Marti Coley , State Representative (R-Marianna )[ 11] Lee Constantine , State Senator (R-Altamonte Springs )[ 11] Steve Crisafulli , State Representative (R-Merritt Island )Victor Crist , State Senator (R-Tampa )[ 11] Charles S. Dean, Sr. , State Senator (R-Inverness )[ 11] Chris Dorworth , State Representative (R-Heathrow )[ 11] Mike Fasano , State Senator (R-New Port Richey )[ 11] Clay Ford , State Representative (R-Pensacola )[ 11] Bill Galvano , State Representative (R-Bradenton )[ 11] Eddy González , State Representative (R-Miami )[ 12] Tom Grady , State Representative (R-Naples )[ 11] Alan Hays , State Representative (R-Umatilla )[ 11] Ed Homan , State Representative (R-Temple Terrace )[ 11] Dorothy Hukill , State Representative (R-Port Orange )[ 11] Dennis L. Jones , State Senator (R-Seminole )[ 11] Kurt Kelly , State Representative (R-Ocala )[ 11] Paige Kreegel , State Representative (R-Punta Gorda )[ 11] Marcelo Llorente , State Representative (R-Miami )[ 11] Bryan Nelson , State Representative (R-Apopka )[ 11] Steve Oelrich , State Senator (R-Ocala )[ 11] Pat Patterson (R-Deland )Durell Peaden , State Senator (R-Crestview )[ 11] Juan-Carlos Planas , State Representative (R-Miami )[ 11] Ralph Poppell , State Representative (R-Vero Beach )[ 11] Steve Precourt , State Representative (R-Winter Garden )[ 11] Ron Reagan , State Representative (R-Sarasota )[ 11] Julio Robaina , State Representative (R-Miami )[ 11] Ken Roberson , State Representative (R-Port Charlotte )[ 11] Will Snyder , State Representative (R-Stuart )[ 11] John Tobia , State Representative (R-Melbourne )[ 11] Trudi Williams , State Representative (R-Fort Myers )[ 11] Stephen R. Wise , State Senator (R-Jacksonville )[ 11] John Wood , State Representative (R-Haines City )[ 11] Ritch Workman , State Representative (R-Melbourne )[ 11] Charles Van Zant , State Representative (R-Palatka )[ 11] Juan C. Zapata , State Representative (R-Miami )[ 11] Mayors and other municipal leaders
Mike Adkinson,Walton County Sheriff[ 10] Gary Borders,Lake County Sheriff[ 10] Tim Brown,Holmes County Sheriff[ 10] Bill Cameron,Charlotte County Sheriff[ 10] Don Eslinger,Seminole County Sheriff[ 10] Bill Farmer, Jr.,Sumter County Sheriff[ 10] Donald Fleming,Flagler County Sheriff[ 10] Wendell Hall,Santa Rosa County Sheriff[ 10] Ben Johnson,Volusia County Sheriff[ 10] Al Lamberti,Broward County Sheriff[ 10] Deryl Loar,Indian River County Sheriff[ 10] Arnold Lanier,Hardee County Sheriff[ 10] Joe A. Martinez,Miami-Dade County Commissioner[ 12] Rich Nugent ,Hernando County Sheriff[ 10] Jack Parker,Brevard County Sheriff[ 10] Kevin Rambosk,Collier County Sheriff[ 10] John Rutherford ,Duval County Sheriff[ 10] Mike Scott,Lee County Sheriff[ 10] Tom Seagraves,Nassau County Sheriff[ 10] David Shoar,St. Johns County Sheriff[ 10] Brad Steube,Manatee County Sheriff[ 10] Bob White,Pasco County Sheriff[ 10] Other individuals
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Republican primary results[ 15] 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
Dave Aronberg
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B. Hugh Bradley,Hardee County Clerk of Courts[ 18] Ric Bradshaw,Palm Beach County Sheriff[ 19] P. Dewitt Cason,Columbia County Clerk of Courts Linda Cook,Washington County Clerk of Courts[ 18] Pat Collier Frank ,Hillsborough County Clerk of Courts[ 20] Sadie Darnell,Alachua County Sheriff[ 16] Jeffrey J. Dawsy,Citrus County Sheriff Joey Dobson,Baker County Sheriff[ 16] Joseph Gilliam,Gilchrist County Clerk of Courts[ 16] Dale Guthrie,Jackson County Clerk of Courts[ 18] David Harvey,Wakulla County Sheriff[ 16] Bob Inzer,Leon County Clerk of Courts[ 18] Buddy Irby,Alachua County Clerk of Courts[ 16] Ken Keechl, Vice-Mayor ofBroward County [ 21] Ken Mascara,St. Lucie County Sheriff Annie Mae Murphy,Taylor County Clerk of Courts[ 16] Regina Parrish,Union County Clerk of Courts[ 16] J. Harrell Reid,Hamilton County Sheriff[ 16] Lou Roberts,Jackson County Sheriff Tim Sanders,Madison County Clerk of Courts[ 16] Lloyd A. "Skip" Shiver,Franklin County Clerk of Courts[ 16] Gordon Smith,Bradford County Sheriff[ 16] Joseph Smith,St. Lucie County Clerk of Courts[ 18] Tim Smith,Putnam County Clerk of Courts[ 16] David L. Tatum,Calhoun County Clerk of Courts[ 16] Brent Thurmond,Wakulla County Clerk of Courts[ 16] Richard Weiss,Polk County Clerk of Courts[ 16] Steve Whidden,Hendry County Sheriff[ 19] Stuart Whiddon,Glades County Sheriff[ 19] Morris Young,Gadsden County Sheriff[ 16] Organizations
Dan Gelber
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Joe Gibbons , State Representative (D-Hallandale Beach )[ 26] Audrey Gibson , State Representative (D-Jacksonville )[ 27] Bill Heller , State Representative (D-St. Petersburg )[ 28] Evan Jenne , State Representative (D-Dania Beach )[ 29] Mia L. Jones , State Representative (D-Jacksonville )[ 30] Arthenia Joyner , State Senator (D-Tampa )[ 31] Janet C. Long , State Representative (D-Seminole )[ 28] Matthew Meadows , former State Representative (D-Fort Lauderdale )[ 32] Betty Reed , State Representative (D-Tampa )[ 28] Nan Rich , State Senator (D-Weston )[ 33] Darryl Rouson , State Representative (D-St. Petersburg )[ 28] Michael Scionti , State Representative (D-Tampa )[ 28] Perry Thurston , State Representative (D-Fort Lauderdale )[ 34] Jim Waldman , State Representative (D-Coconut Creek )[ 35] Doug Wiles , State Representative (D-St. Augustine )[ 36] Mayors and other municipal leaders
Joe Boles, Mayor ofSt. Augustine [ 37] Joy Cooper, Mayor ofHallandale Beach [ 38] Debby Eisinger, Mayor ofCooper City [ 39] Anne M. Gannon ,Palm Beach County Tax Collector[ 40] Jennifer Gottlieb,Broward County School Board Vice-Chair[ 41] Kristin Jacobs ,Broward County Commissioner[ 42] Glorious Johnson,Jacksonville City Councilwoman[ 43] Pam Iorio ,Mayor of Tampa [ 20] Eddy Gonzalez, former Tampa Police chief[ 20] Lori Cohen Moseley, Mayor ofMiramar [ 44] Frank Ortis, Mayor ofPembroke Pines [ 45] Eileen Roy,Alachua County School Board member[ 46] Katherine Fernandez Rundle , 11th Judicical Circuit State Attorney[ 47] Jack Seiler , Mayor ofFort Lauderdale [ 48] Dennis Ward, 16th Judicial Circuit State Attorney[ 20] Roger Wishner, Mayor ofSunrise [ 49] Organizations
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Democratic primary results[ 52] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Dan Gelber 491,834 59.14 Democratic Dave Aronberg 339,856 40.86 Total votes 831,690 100.00
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RetrievedMarch 15, 2018 . ^a b c d Kam, Dara (December 17, 2009)."Correction: Gelber gets Buddy McKay backing, Aronberg gets sheriffs" .The Palm Beach Post . RetrievedMarch 15, 2018 . ^ "Rep. Joe Gibbons" (Press release). Dan Gelber for Attorney General. September 4, 2009. Archived fromthe original on November 21, 2010. RetrievedMarch 15, 2018 .^ "State Representative Audrey Gibson" (Press release). Dan Gelber for Attorney General. September 21, 2009. Archived fromthe original on November 21, 2010. RetrievedMarch 15, 2018 .^a b c d e "Tampa Bay House Democrats Endorse Sen. Dan Gelber for Attorney General" (Press release). Dan Gelber for Attorney General. June 29, 2009. Archived fromthe original on November 21, 2010. RetrievedMarch 15, 2018 .^ "Rep. Evan Jenne" (Press release). Dan Gelber for Attorney General. September 4, 2009. Archived fromthe original on November 21, 2010. RetrievedMarch 15, 2018 .^ "State Representative Mia Jones" (Press release). Dan Gelber for Attorney General. September 21, 2009. Archived fromthe original on November 21, 2010. RetrievedMarch 15, 2018 .^ "State Senator Arthenia Joyner Endorses Dan Gelber for Attorney General" (Press release). Dan Gelber for Attorney General. June 18, 2009. Archived fromthe original on November 21, 2010. RetrievedMarch 15, 2018 .^ "Rep. Matt Meadows" (Press release). Dan Gelber for Attorney General. September 4, 2009. Archived fromthe original on November 21, 2010. RetrievedMarch 15, 2018 .^ Perry, Mitch (August 4, 2010)."The Primaries: Dems Dave Aronberg vs. Dan Gelber for FL Attorney General" .Creative Loafing Tampa Bay . RetrievedMarch 15, 2018 . ^ "Rep. Perry Thurston" (Press release). Dan Gelber for Attorney General. September 4, 2009. Archived fromthe original on November 21, 2010. RetrievedMarch 15, 2018 .^ "Rep. Jim Waldman" (Press release). Dan Gelber for Attorney General. September 4, 2009. Archived fromthe original on November 21, 2010. RetrievedMarch 15, 2018 .^ "Former House Democratic Leader Doug Wiles" (Press release). Dan Gelber for Attorney General. September 21, 2009. Archived fromthe original on November 21, 2010. RetrievedMarch 15, 2018 .^ "St. Augustine Mayor Joe Boles" (Press release). Dan Gelber for Attorney General. September 21, 2009. Archived fromthe original on November 21, 2010. RetrievedMarch 15, 2018 .^ "Mayor Joy Cooper" (Press release). Dan Gelber for Attorney General. October 7, 2009. Archived fromthe original on November 21, 2010. RetrievedMarch 15, 2018 .^ "Mayor Debby Eisinger" (Press release). Dan Gelber for Attorney General. October 7, 2009. Archived fromthe original on November 21, 2010. RetrievedMarch 15, 2018 .^ Man, Anthony (June 17, 2009)."Attorney general candidate reaches into foe's backyard and plucks an endorsement" .Sun-Sentinel . RetrievedMarch 15, 2018 . ^ "Broward School Board Vice-Chair Jennifer Gottlieb" (Press release). Dan Gelber for Attorney General. October 6, 2009. Archived fromthe original on November 21, 2010. RetrievedMarch 15, 2018 .^ "Broward County Commissioner Kristin Jacobs Endorses Dan Gelber for Attorney General" (Press release). Dan Gelber for Attorney General. September 2, 2009. Archived fromthe original on November 21, 2010. RetrievedMarch 15, 2018 .^ "Jacksonville City Councilwoman Glorious Johnson" (Press release). Dan Gelber for Attorney General. September 21, 2009. Archived fromthe original on November 21, 2010. RetrievedMarch 15, 2018 .^ "Mayor Lori Moseley" (Press release). Dan Gelber for Attorney General. October 7, 2009. Archived fromthe original on November 21, 2010. RetrievedMarch 15, 2018 .^ "Mayor Frank Ortis" (Press release). Dan Gelber for Attorney General. October 7, 2009. Archived fromthe original on November 21, 2010. RetrievedMarch 15, 2018 .^ "Alachua School Board Member Eileen Roy" (Press release). Dan Gelber for Attorney General. October 8, 2009. Archived fromthe original on November 21, 2010. 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