Florida Attorney General election, 2010
From Ballotpedia
The Florida Attorney General election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. Candidates competed to replace outgoing Republican incumbent Bill McCollum, who had announced on May 18, 2009, that he seek the state's gubernatorial office.[1]
Assistant state's attorney Pam Bondi (Republican) won the race to replace McCollum, defeating State Sen. Dan Gelber (Democrat) and Jim Lewis (Independent).
Race tracking
- See also: 2010 State Attorneys General/Election Racetracking
Ballotpedia suggested the race leaned Republican, while Governing magazine called it a toss-up.
| 2010 Race Rankings for Florida Attorney General | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race Tracker | Race Rating | |||
| Ballotpedia | Leans Republican | |||
| Governing[2] | Toss-up | |||
| Overall Call | Toss-up | |||
General election campaign
Candidates
Republican Party - Assistant state's attorney Pam Bondi
Democratic Party - State Sen. Dan Gelber
Independent - Fort Lauderdale attorney Jim Lewis
General election results
| 2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party |  Pam Bondi
|
54.8% | |
| Democratic Party | Dan Gelber | 41.4% | |
| Independent | Jim Lewis | 3.8% | |
| Total Votes | 5,263,392 | ||
Debate
Central Florida News 13/Bay News 9 hosted the first and only debate between Republican Pam Bondi and Democrat Dan Gelber in the race for state attorney general on Saturday, October 16th. Topics of discussion included the federal health insurance mandate, property insurance, gay adoption, and public education funding.
Endorsements
- Chiefs for Quality Law Enforcement[4]
- Florida Chamber of Commerce[5]
- Florida Dental Political Action Committee (FLADPAC)[6]
- Florida Medical Association (FMA)[7][8]
- Florida Narcotics Officers[9]
- Florida Optometric Association[10]
- Florida Retail Federation PAC (FRFPAC)[11]
- Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)[12][13]
- Latin Builders Association[14][15]
- Latino Officers Association Florida PAC[16]
- Tampa Tribune, local newspaper[17][18]
- Dave Aronberg, State Senator and former Democratic candidate for Florida Attorney General[19]
- Communications Workers of America (CWA)[20]
- Florida AFL-CIO[21]
- Florida Nurses Association (FNA)[22]
- Florida Professional Firefighters (FPF)[23][24]
- Florida Police Benevolent Association (PBA)[25][26]
- Florida Times-Union, local newspaper[27]
- Orlando Sentinel, local newspaper[28]
- Pensacola News Journal, local newspaper[29]
- State Senator Alex Villalobos[30]
- St. Petersburg Times, local newspaper[31][32]
Polling
| Date of Poll | Pollster | Pam Bondi (R) | Dan Gelber (D) | Jim Lewis (I) | Undecided | Number polled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27-30[33] | Public Opinion Strategies | 38% | 26% | N/A | 36% | 800 |
| October 4-6[34] | Mason-Dixon | 42% | 37% | N/A | 2% | 625 |
| October 14-17[35] | Suffolk University | 38% | 30% | 7% | 26% | 500 |
| October 27-28[36] | Sunshine State News | 51% | 42% | 5% | 3% | 1,578 |
August 24, 2010 primaries
- See also: Florida gubernatorial election, 2010
Democratic primary
Candidates
- State Senator Dan Gelber[37]
- State Senator Dave Aronberg[38]
Electoral results
| 2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election[39] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party | Dan Gelber
|
59.1% | |
| Democratic Party | Dave Aronberg | 40.9% | |
| Total Votes | 831,690 | ||
Endorsements
- Ric Bradshaw, Sheriff of Palm Beach County[40]
- Congressman Ted Deutch[41][42]
- Congressman Ron Klein[43]
- Sadie Darnell, Sheriff of Alachua County[40]
- Jeffrey Dawsy, Sheriff of Citrus County[40]
- Joey Dobson, Sheriff of Baker County[40]
- Florida Education Association (FEA)[44]
- Florida Police Benevolent Association (PBA)[45][46]
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT), AFL-CIO, District Council 78 Florida[47]
- State Senator Eleanor Sobel[48][49]
- David Tatum, Sheriff of Calhoun County[50]
- Steve Whidden, Sheriff of Hendry County[40]
- Stuart Whiddon, Sheriff of Glades County[40]
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Florida Council 79[51][52]
- Broward Teachers Union[53]
- Betty Castor, former Florida Secretary of Education[54]
- Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz[43][55]
- Equality Florida Action PAC[56][57]
- Florida Education Association (FEA)[44]
- Florida Pipe Trades[58][59]
- Buddy MacKay, former Governor of Florida[60]
- Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami-Dade State Attorney[61]
- Mike Satz, Longtime Broward State Attorney[61]
- Pensacola News Journal, local newspaper[62]
- SAVE Dade Action PAC[63]
- SEIU Florida[64][65]
- South Florida Council of Fire Fighters[66][67]
- St. Petersburg Times, local newspaper[68]
- State Senate Minority Leader Nan Rich[69][70]
- Tampa Tribune, local newspaper[71]
- United Teachers of Dade[53]
- Dennis Ward, Monroe County State Attorney[61]
Finances
According to the Florida Division of Elections, as of July 14, 2010, the following was the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates:
- Dave Aronberg - $328,543.19 in contributions since January 1, 2010 (with $999,609.87 in total contributions)[72]
- Dan Gelber - $321,425.85 (with $991,922.35 in total contributions)
Polling
| Date of Poll | Pollster | Dave Aronberg (D) | Dan Gelber (D) | Undecided | Number polled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31-August 1[73] | Associated Industries | 20% | 18% | 62% | 238 |
| August 9-12[74] | Sunshine State News | 38% | 27% | 36% | 1,000 |
| August 17-19[75] | Mason-Dixon | 32% | 25% | 43% | 500 |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp[76]
- Former State Health Secretary Holly Benson[77]
- Assistant State Attorney Pam Bondi[78]
Electoral results
| 2010 Race for Attorney General - Republican Primary[79] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party | Pam Bondi
|
37.9% | |
| Republican Party | Jeff Kottkamp | 32.8% | |
| Republican Party | Holly Benson | 29.3% | |
| Total Votes | 1,211,376 | ||
Endorsements
- Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House[80][81]
- Collier County Medical Society Political Action Committee (CCMS PAC)
- Congressman Jeff Miller[82][83]
- Pensacola News Journal, local newspaper[62]
- Sandy Mortham, former Florida Secretary of State[84]
- Sarasota Herald-Tribune, local newspaper[85]
- State Representative Greg Evers[84]
- State Representative Matt Gaetz[84]
- State Representative Mike Horner[84]
- State Senator Don Gaetz[84]
- State Senator Andy Gardiner[84]
- State Senator Joe Negron[84]
- Associated Builders & Contractors of Florida (ABC)[86]
- Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) PAC[87][88]
- Jim Coats, Sheriff of Pinellas County[89]
- David Gee, Sheriff of Hillsborough County[89]
- Miami Herald, local newspaper[90][91]
- Orlando Sentinel, local newspaper[92]
- Sarah Palin, former Governor of Alaska and vice presidential candidate[93][94]
- South Florida Sun Sentinel, a local newspaper[95][96]
- State Representative Larry Cretul (Speaker of the House)[97][98]
- State Representative Erik Fresen[99]
- State Representative Carlos Lopez-Cantera (House Majority Whip)[99]
- State Representative Baxter Troutman[99]
- State Representative Michael Weinstein[99]
- State Senator Nancy Detert[99]
- The Susan B. Anthony List Candidate Fund[100][101]
- Tampa Tribune, local newspaper[71]
- Gary Borders, Sheriff of Lake County[102]
- Florida Police Benevolent Association (PBA)[103][104]
- Florida Right-to-Life PAC[105][106]
- Ben Johnson, Sheriff of Volusia County[102]
- Phyllis Schlafly, conservative leader and founder of the Eagle Forum[107][108]
- State Representative Marti Coley[109]
- State Representative Eduardo Gonzalez[110]
- State Representative Alan Hays[111][112]
- State Representative J.C. Palanas[109]
- State Representative Pat Patterson[111][112]
- State Representative Charles Van Zant[109]
- State Senator Carey Baker[111][112]
- John Stemberger, president and general counsel of Florida Family Policy Council[113][114]
Finances
According to the Florida Division of Elections, as of July 9, 2010, the following was the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates:
- Holly Benson - $241,696.39 in contributions since January 1, 2010 (with $476,177.32 in total contributions)[115]
- Pam Bondi - $236,886.27 (with $437,419.83 in total contributions)
- Jeff Kottkamp - $279,050.48 (with $670,085.05 in total contributions)
Polling
| Date of Poll | Pollster | Pam Bondi (R) | Jeff Kottkamp (R) | Holly Benson (R) | Undecided | Number polled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 26-30[116] | Sunshine State News | 16% | 17% | 12% | 55% | 1,345 |
| July 31-August 1[73] | Associated Industries | 10% | 12% | 9% | 69% | 209 |
| August 12-15[117] | Sunshine State News | 22% | 29% | 19% | 30% | 1,000 |
| August 17-19[75] | Mason-Dixon | 27% | 23% | 22% | 28% | 500 |
Noteworthy events
BP oil connection brought up in Democratic primary
Democratic primary candidate Dave Aronberg said that his primary opponent Dan Gelber's "employment by BP's law firm could disqualify him from representing Florida against BP as Attorney General." Gelber had resigned from the firm, and when asked about litigation related to BP oil, Gelber said, "I can list all the things I didn't know, but the easiest thing to say is that I knew nothing."[118]
See also
External links
- List of candidates qualified for Florida's August 24 Attorney General primary
- Green Paper's list of candidates for Florida Attorney General, 2010
General Election candidates
- Dan Gelber for Attorney General Campaign website
- Pam Bondi for Attorney General Campaign website
- Jim Lewis for Florida Attorney General Campaign website
Former candidates
- Dave Aronberg for Attorney General Campaign website
- Jeff Kottkamp for Florida Attorney General Campaign website
- Holly Benson for Florida Attorney General Campaign website
Footnotes
- ↑ Palm Beach Post, "Republican McCollum announces campaign for governor" 18 May, 2009
- ↑ Governing “Attorney General Race Ratings” 12 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Florida Department of State - 2010 Republican Attorney General Election Results
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "Pam Bondi Gains Support of Police Chiefs for AG Bid" 22 Sept. 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "Florida Chamber of Commerce Endorses Rick Scott, Pam Bondi" 17 Sept. 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "An Endorsement with a Real Bite: Dentists Back Pam Bondi for AG" 12 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "FMA Backs Pam Bondi for AG" 13 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Saint Petersblog 2.0 "FMA endorses Pam Bondi for Attorney General"13 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Capital Soup, "Florida Narcotics Officers Endorse Pam Bondi For Attorney General" 29 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Capital Soup, "Pam Bondi Endorsed By Florida Optometric Association" 26 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "Florida Retailers Back Pam Bondi for AG" 14 Sept. 2010
- ↑ The Miami Herald, "FOP endorses Bondi in AG race" 8 Sept. 2010
- ↑ St. Petersburg Times, "Bondi touts FOP endorsement" 8 Sept. 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "Latin Builders Assoc. Backs Pam Bondi for AG" 20 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Capital Soup, "Pam Bondi Endorsed By Latin Builders Association" 20 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Capital Soup, "Latino Officers Endorse Pam Bondi For Attorney General" 25 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Tampa Tribune, "Elect Pam Bondi attorney general" 26 Sept. 2010
- ↑ Saint Petersblog 2.0 "Pam Bondi endorsed by Tampa Tribune, her hometown newspaper" 26 Sept. 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "Democrats Unite: Dave Aronberg Endorses Dan Gelber for AG" 27 Aug. 2010
- ↑ Communication Workers of America - Endorsements
- ↑ AFL-CIO - 2010 Endorsements
- ↑ Saint Petersblog 2.0 "Florida Nurses endorses Dan Gelber for Attorney General" 25 Sept. 2010
- ↑ Saint Petersblog 2.0 "Florida’s firefighters endorse Dan Gelber over Pam Bondi" 21 Sept. 2010
- ↑ Florida Times-Union, "Dan Gelber wins endorsement from firefighters" 21 Sept. 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "PBA Backs Dan Gelber for AG" 10 Sept. 2010
- ↑ Orlando Sentinel, "Gelber wins PBA endorsement" 10 Sept. 2010
- ↑ The Florida Times-Union, "Times-Union editorial board endorses Dan Gelber for attorney general" 29 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Orlando Sentinel, "Our Endorsements: For attorney general" 14 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Pensacola News Journal, "News Journal Editorial Board Endorsement: For attorney general" 18 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Pushing Rope, "Alex Villalobos Endorses Dan Gelber" 24 Sept. 2010
- ↑ Pushing Rope, "The St. Petersburg Times Endorses Dan Gelber" 10 Oct. 2010
- ↑ St. Petersburg Times, "Times recommends Gelber for attorney general" 11 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Saint Petersblog 2.0 "Chamber poll: Rick Scott leading Alex Sink by four, but Rubio is only up 7 over Crist," October 4, 2010
- ↑ Florida Capital News, "GOP candidates lead all 3 Cabinet races," October 10, 2010
- ↑ Suffolk University, "Republican Marco Rubio Leads by 8 Points," October 18, 2010
- ↑ http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/poll-gop-set-sweep-three-cabinet-offices Sunshine State News, "Poll: GOP Set to Sweep Three Cabinet Offices," October 30, 2010]
- ↑ Miami Herald, "Dan Gelber enters race for Florida attorney general" 9 June, 2009 (dead link)
- ↑ Miami New Times, ""Hot Bachelor" Dave Aronberg Officially Enters Attorney General Race" 4 June, 2009
- ↑ Florida Department of State - 2010 Democratic Attorney General Primary Election Results
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.5 Saint Petersblog 2.0 "Dave Aronberg receives another sheriff endorsement of AG bid" 19 Feb. 2010
- ↑ Change in Tallahassee, "Congressman Ted Deutch has endorsed Dave Aronberg for Attorney General" 19 July, 2010
- ↑ Broward's Blog, "Congressman Ted Deutch has endorsed Dave Aronberg for Attorney General" 19 July, 2010
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 The Miami Herald, "Wasserman-Schultz, Klein make endorsements in AG race" 26 Feb. 2010
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 Sunshine State News, "FEA Backs Meek and Crist...and Gelber and Aronberg" 22 May, 2010
- ↑ Saint Petersblog 2.0 "Florida PBA endorses Dave Aronberg" 10 June, 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "PBA Backs Aronberg Over Gelber" 11 June, 2010
- ↑ St. Petersburg Times, "Aronberg boasts of first labor union endorsement" 16 Nov. 2009
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "Sobel Backs Dave Aronberg over Dan Gelber for AG" 13 July, 2010
- ↑ Sun Sentinel, "Aronberg gets Sobel endorsement" 13 July, 2010
- ↑ Saint Petersblog 2.0 "Dave Aronberg racks up another sheriff’s endorsement" 24 Feb. 2010
- ↑ Sunshine States News, "AFSCME Council 79 Backs Gelber for AG" 17 June, 2010
- ↑ Saint Petersblog 2.0 "AFSCME backs Gelber for AG" 21 June, 2010
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 Sunshine State News, "Two South Florida Teachers Unions Back Dan Gelber for AG Over Dave Aronberg" 15 July, 2010
- ↑ St. Petersburg Times, "Dan Gelber, Dave Aronberg gain endorsmeents in race for attorney general" 25 June, 2009
- ↑ Creative Loafing, "Debbie Wasserman-Schultz endorses Dan Gelber as Democratic nominee for Attorney General" 26 Feb. 2010
- ↑ Equality Florida Action PAC - Equality Florida Action PAC has endorsed Dan Gelber in the democratic primary race for Attorney General (dead link)
- ↑ Miami Herald, "Editorial: Florida Attorney General - Democratic Primary" 23 July, 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "Florida Pipe Trades Union Backs Dan Gelber for AG" 12 July, 2010
- ↑ Saint Petersblog 2.0 "Florida Pipe Trades Union backs Dan Gelber for AG" 12 July, 2010
- ↑ St. Petersburg Times, "Former Gov. Buddy MacKay endorses Sen. Dan Gelber for attorney general" 17 Dec. 2009
- ↑ 61.0 61.1 61.2 Orlando Sentinel, "Gelber wins another state attorney endorsement" 29 Jan. 2010
- ↑ 62.0 62.1 Pensacola News Journal, "PNJ picks: attorney general" 11 Aug. 2010
- ↑ SAVE Dade Action PAC - Endorsements
- ↑ St. Petersburg Times, "Dan Gelber gets SEIU endorsement" 4 Aug. 2010
- ↑ Capital Soup, "Dan Gelber Receives Key Endorsement from SEIU Florida" 4 Aug. 2010
- ↑ Saint Petersblog 2.0 "South Florida Fire Fighters endorse Dan Gelber for Attorney General" 8 June, 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "South Florida Firefighters Back Gelber for Attorney General" 8 June, 2010
- ↑ Saint Petersblog 2.0 "St. Petersburg Times endorses Dan Gelber for Attorney General" 2 Aug. 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "Nan Rich Backs Dan Gelber for AG Over Dave Aronberg" 9 July, 2010
- ↑ Daily Loaf, "Under fire for BP association, Nan Rich comes to Dan Gelber’s defense" 9 July, 2010
- ↑ 71.0 71.1 Saint Petersblog 2.0 "Tampa Tribune endorses Dan Gelber and Pam Bondi in Attorney General primary races" 18 July, 2010
- ↑ Saint Petersblog 2.0 "Aronberg posts best fundraising haul of campaign" 30 March, 2010
- ↑ 73.0 73.1 Associated Industries of Florida, "AIF Poll: Scott Out Front In Republican Primary for Governor; Many Undecided in Attorney General’s Race," August 4, 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "With 11 Point Lead Over Dave Aronberg, Dan Gelber's Sitting Pretty in Dem AG Race," August 17, 2010
- ↑ 75.0 75.1 Miami Herald, "Most still undecided in Florida attorney general races," August 20, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ Miami Herald, "Florida Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp now a candidate for attorney general" 21 July, 2009 (dead link)
- ↑ Miami Herald, "GOP adds Holly Benson to Florida attorney general race" 30 Oct. 2009 (dead link)
- ↑ Tampa Tribune, "Hillsborough's Pam Bondi running for attorney general" 1 Dec. 2009
- ↑ Florida Department of State - 2010 Republican Attorney General Primary Election Results
- ↑ The Palm Beach Post, "Newt Gingrich backs Holly Benson for attorney general" 19 Aug. 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "Newt Gingrich Backs Holly Benson in Republican AG Primary" 19 Aug. 2010
- ↑ Pensacola News Journal, "U.S. Rep. Miller endorses Holly Benson for attorney general" 6 Aug. 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "Congressman Jeff Miller Backs Holly Benson in Republican AG Race" 6 Aug. 2010
- ↑ 84.0 84.1 84.2 84.3 84.4 84.5 84.6 Capital Soup, "Holly Benson for Attorney General: Prominent Statewide Elected Leaders Voice Support for Holly Benson" 14 June, 2010
- ↑ Saint Petersblog 2.0 "Sarasota Herald-Tribune endorses Holly Benson" 10 Aug. 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "ABC Backs Bondi for Attorney General" 3 June, 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "AIF Backs Pam Bondi for AG" 1 July, 2010
- ↑ Orlando Sentinel, "Bondi picks up ‘Voice of Business’ endorsement" 1 July, 2010
- ↑ 89.0 89.1 Restraining Order Blog, "Hillsborough County Sheriff Endorses State Attorney Pam Bondi For Florida Attorney General" 5 Feb. 2010
- ↑ Miami Herald, "Florida Attorney General - Republican Primary" 23 July, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ GOP USA "Miami Herald Endorses Bondi" 23 July, 2010
- ↑ Capital Soup, "Pam Bondi Endorsed By The Orlando Sentinel In Attorney General Race" 6 Aug. 2010
- ↑ Orlando Sentinel, "Sarah Palin endorses Pam Bondi as ‘bold, sharp, selfless…’" 18 Aug. 2010
- ↑ St. Petersburg Times, "Sarah Palin endorses Pam Bondi for attorney general" 19 Aug. 2010
- ↑ Capitol Soup, "Pam Bondi Endorsed By South Florida Sun Sentinel" 16 Aug. 2010
- ↑ Saint Petersblog 2.0 "Pam Bondi endorsed by South Florida Sun Sentinel" 16 Aug. 2010
- ↑ Saint Petersblog 2.0 "Florida Speaker Larry Cretul endorses Pam Bondi for AG" 12 July, 2010
- ↑ Saint Petersburg Times, "Al Cardenas endorses Pam Bondi" 19 July, 2010
- ↑ 99.0 99.1 99.2 99.3 99.4 Saint Petersblog 2.0 "Five state legislators endorse Pam Bondi for Attorney General" 7 June, 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "National Pro-Life Group Backs Pam Bondi" 27 April, 2010
- ↑ Saint Petersblog 2.0 "National Pro-Life group backs Pam Bondi" 27 April, 2010
- ↑ 102.0 102.1 Capital Soup, "Jeff Kottkamp For Attorney General: Kottkamp Receives Endorsements from Two More Florida Sheriffs" 19 April, 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "PBA Backs Jeff Kottkamp for Attorney General" 10 June, 2010
- ↑ Saint Petersblog 2.0 "Florida PBA endorses Jeff Kottkamp for Attorney General" 10 June, 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "Backed by Florida Right-to-Life PAC, Jeff Kottkamp Vows to Protect Unborn" 2 July, 2010
- ↑ The Palm Beach Post, "Florida Right to Life splits endorsement in Republican gubernatorial primary" 2 July, 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "Phyllis Schlafly Backs Jeff Kottkamp for GOP AG Nomination" 12 Aug. 2010
- ↑ Orlando Sentinel, "Kottkamp picks up Schlafly endorsement" 12 Aug. 2010
- ↑ 109.0 109.1 109.2 Saint Petersblog 2.0 "Kottkamp announces endorsement of 3 more legislators" 1 June, 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "GOP AG Candidate Jeff Kottkamp Snags Two Endorsements in Miami-Dade" 10 Aug. 2010
- ↑ 111.0 111.1 111.2 Sunshine State News, "Jeff Kottkamp Gets Three More Legislators Backing His AG Bid" 23 June, 2010
- ↑ 112.0 112.1 112.2 Capital Soup, "Jeff Kottkamp For Attorney General: Three more legislators endorse Jeff Kottkamp for Attorney General" 23 June, 2010
- ↑ The Florida Times-Union, "Jeff Kottkamp gets endorsement from anti gay marriage leader in his race for attorney general" 29 June, 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "Conservative Leader John Stemberger Backs Jeff Kottkamp for AG" 29 June, 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "Republicans Running for AG Start Debate Negotiations" 25 June, 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "GOP Primary Voters 'Undecided' in Attorney General Race," August 4, 2010
- ↑ Sunshine State News, "Kottkamp Builds Lead in Attorney General Race" 19 Aug. 2010
- ↑ Poltifact, "Dan Gelber and his ties to BP questioned by opponent," accessed April 29, 2024
