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The 2022 Florida Chief Financial Officer election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Chief Financial Officer of Florida. Incumbent Republican CFO Jimmy Patronis won re-election to a second term with over 59% of the vote and a margin of victory of 19 percentage points.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Did not qualify

  • Tyrone Javellana, accountant[10]

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Adam Hattersley
Statewide officials
Organizations
Labor unions

Independent and third party candidates

Independent candidates

Withdrawn

Did not qualify

  • Benjamin Horbowy[17]

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Jimmy
Patronis (R)
Adam
Hattersley (D)
Undecided
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy September 26–28, 2022 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 47% 37% 16%

Results

2022 Florida Chief Financial Officer election[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jimmy Patronis (incumbent) 4,528,811 59.48% +7.74%
Democratic Adam Hattersley 3,085,697 40.52% −7.74%
Total votes 7,614,508 100.0%
Republican hold

By congressional district

Patronis won 21 of 28 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.[19]

District Patronis Hattersley Representative
1st 73% 27% Matt Gaetz
2nd 64% 36% Neal Dunn
3rd 64% 36% Kat Cammack
4th 61% 39% Aaron Bean
5th 66% 34% John Rutherford
6th 68% 32% Michael Waltz
7th 60% 40% Stephanie Murphy (117th Congress)
Cory Mills (118th Congress)
8th 65% 35% Bill Posey
9th 49.9% 50.1% Darren Soto
10th 41% 59% Val Demings (117th Congress)
Maxwell Frost (118th Congress)
11th 63% 37% Daniel Webster
12th 70% 30% Gus Bilirakis
13th 58% 42% Anna Paulina Luna
14th 47% 53% Kathy Castor
15th 59% 41% Laurel Lee
16th 62% 38% Vern Buchanan
17th 65% 35% Greg Steube
18th 69% 31% Scott Franklin
19th 69% 31% Byron Donalds
20th 29% 71% Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
21st 62% 38% Brian Mast
22nd 48% 52% Lois Frankel
23rd 50.1% 49.9% Jared Moskowitz
24th 31% 69% Frederica Wilson
25th 47% 53% Debbie Wasserman Schultz
26th 70% 30% Mario Díaz-Balart
27th 58% 42% María Elvira Salazar
28th 63% 37% Carlos A. Giménez

Notes

  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

See also

References

  1. ^ Wilson, Drew (May 4, 2021). "'Let's keep Florida open': Jimmy Patronis kicks off reelection campaign". Florida Politics. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Delgado, Jason (March 5, 2022). "Donald Trump gives Jimmy Patronis his 'complete and total endorsement'". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Ogles, Jacob (April 25, 2022). "Wilton Simpson, not Chuck Nadd, nabs Ron DeSantis's backing for Agriculture Commission". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  4. ^ Nicol, Ryan (April 1, 2022). "Ashley Moody endorses Cabinet colleague Jimmy Patronis for re-election". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  5. ^ Wilson, Drew (April 22, 2022). "Jimmy Patronis earns endorsements from 60 sheriffs". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  6. ^ Ogles, Jacob (May 13, 2022). "Florida Chamber endorses Jimmy Patronis for re-election". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  7. ^ Ogles, Jacob (June 7, 2022). "Leading small business association, NFIB, endorses Jimmy Patronis for re-election as Florida CFO". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Democrat Adam Hattersley to challenge Jimmy Patronis for Florida CFO". March 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Florida Democratic candidates emerge for Cabinet races". www.baynews9.com. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  10. ^ "Political consultant jailed on overturned conviction now running for CFO". February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  11. ^ Dixon, Matt (December 16, 2020). "Lauren Book considering statewide bid in 2022". Politico. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  12. ^ Fineout, Gary (April 21, 2021). "Book wins backing as Senate Democratic leader, will forgo statewide run in 2022". Politico. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  13. ^ Rohrer, Gray (September 8, 2022). "Sierra Club endorses Adam Hattersley in CFO race". floridapolitics.com. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  14. ^ "Charlie Crist, Val Demings and Aramis Ayala are among 60+ candidates endorsed by 1199SEIU Healthcare Workers and Other SEIU Florida Essential Workers". 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. July 1, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  15. ^ "SEIU Florida Announces Support for Charlie Crist and Val Demings with 2022 Endorsement Roll-Out". June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  16. ^ Derby, Kevin (January 14, 2022). "Jimmy Patronis Starts 2022 With a Big Endorsement". Florida Daily. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  17. ^ Burlew, Jeff. "Recent candidate for Florida Senate arrested for allegedly trespassing at Costco". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  18. ^ "2022 General Election - Official Results: Chief Financial Officer". Florida Election Watch.
  19. ^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::3a6791b9-a186-4691-a95c-5d51dbb3be1c
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