do so. He, in turn, attacked McCollum for his record in Congress, where he sponsored legislation that would have removed "whistle-blower protections in Medicaid fraud cases," and for working a lobbyist representing large corporations. Campbell was endorsed by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune once again, which argued that he was "more familiar with state issues than McCollum," and that his "philosophy is representative of mainstream Florida." He was also endorsed by the Tallahassee Democrat, which noted that, although the two candidates were alike, Campbell "deserves to be the state's top law-enforcement official because of his proven ability to foster bipartisanship and his record in private life as a top-flight attorney." Ultimately, however, McCollum narrowly edged out Campbell, winning with 53% of the vote to Campbell's 47%. State Senate campaign Following his unsuccessful campaign for Attorney General, Campbell announced that he would challenge Republican State Senator Jeff Atwater for re-election in the 25th District, which stretched from Port Everglades to Jupiter in Broward County and Palm Beach County. He argued that he would reform what he called the "pay-to-play culture" in the legislature, and that Atwater was too close with insurance companies to represent his constituents. Though the race was considered to be the "most competitive state Senate seat" in 2008, Campbell ended up dropping out due to a negative reaction to his hip surgery. When Atwater vacated the seat in 2010 to run for Chief Financial Officer of Florida, Campbell considered entering the race, but ultimately declined to do so. Mayor of Coral Springs Though Campbell publicly announced that he was considering running for the State Senate once again in 2016, he announced in 2014 that he would run for Mayor of Coral Springs that year. Campbell campaigned on his plan to prioritize city spending, criticizing a $70,000 city branding campaign and a plan to build a new City Hall that would cost $28 million. He was opposed by Coral Springs Commissioner Tom Powers, who campaigned on his support for a downtown area. Campbell criticized the idea of a downtown, saying, "The city should instead be focusing on spending its dollars wisely." He defended his experience in Coral Springs municipal politics, noting that he served on the Coral Springs Economic Development Foundation, and said that he would provide incentives to attract businesses and hire additional police officers. Campbell ended up defeating Powers and won re-election in November 2016. At the time of