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2010 Florida Attorney General election
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Nominee Pam Bondi Dan Gelber
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,882,868 2,181,377
Percentage 54.8% 41.4%
County results Precinct resultsBondi:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Gelber:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votes
Attorney General before election

Bill McCollum
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Pam Bondi
Republican

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The 2010 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the Attorney General of Florida. Incumbent Attorney General Bill McCollum opted to run for run for Governor rather than seek reelection. The election was won by Republican Pam Bondi, a former assistant state attorney for Hillsborough County, who defeated Democrat Dan Gelber by a 54.8% to 41.1% margin. Bondi took office in January 2011.

Republican primary

Candidates

Campaign

With Governor Charlie Crist opting to run for the United States Senate in 2010 rather than seek re-election, Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp ran for attorney general. He was joined in the Republican primary by former state representative and Crist administration official Holly Benson and assistant state attorney Pam Bondi.

Though all three candidates were relatively unknown, Kottkamp had the greatest name recognition following his successful statewide campaign in 2006, and raised the most money. Kottkamp campaigned on his endorsements from law enforcement, his support for cracking down on pill mills, cybercrime, and Medicaid fraud, and his opposition to illegal immigration. He was criticized, however, for his use of state planes and vehicles to travel on vacations and to music concerts.

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." She emphasized her experience running the state Department of Business and Professional Regulation and the state Agency for Health Care Administration. The Orlando Sentinel, though praising her "stronger management experience," called her priorities "misplaced," and observed that "reducing regulations on business and limiting lawsuits" were more appropriate goals for a governor or state legislator.

Bondi criticized Benson's remarks during a radio interview, where she said "ust because you're poor doesn't mean you have to be unhealthy. It means you have a lot more time to go running."

Finally, Bondi emphasized her conservative credentials and her opposition to the Obama administration. She noted that she would have refused to accept stimulus money from the federal government, took a position against the restoration of felons' voter rights, and pledged to challenge the Affordable Care Act in court.

Endorsements

Holly Benson

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Newspapers

Pam Bondi

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Jeff Kottkamp

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  • Phyllis Schlafly, conservative activist
  • John Stemberger, President of the Florida Family Policy Council

Organizations

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

Endorsements

Dave Aronberg

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Dan Gelber

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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

References

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