2002 Florida Attorney General election
(Redirected from Florida Attorney General election, 2002)
The 2002 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 5, 2002, to elect the Attorney General of Florida. The election was won by Charlie Crist who took office in January 2003.[2]
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Turnout | 53.06% (Registered voters)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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County results Crist: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Dyer: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- Locke Burt, State Senator
- Charlie Crist, Education Commissioner of Florida
- Tom Warner, State Representative
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charlie Crist | 484,466 | 50.11 | |
Republican | Tom Warner | 257,049 | 26.59 | |
Republican | Locke Burt | 225,360 | 23.31 | |
Total votes | 966,875 | 100.00 |
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Walt Dartland
- Buddy Dyer, State Senator
- Scott Maddox, Mayor of Tallahassee
- George H. Sheldon, former State Representative and nominee for Education Commissioner of Florida in 2000
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Buddy Dyer | 457,704 | 37.16 | |
Democratic | Scott Maddox | 429,651 | 34.88 | |
Democratic | George H. Sheldon | 272,517 | 22.12 | |
Democratic | Walt Dartland | 71,952 | 5.84 | |
Total votes | 1,231,824 | 100.00 |
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Charlie Crist | 2,636,616 | 53.42% | +12.98% | |
Democratic | Buddy Dyer | 2,299,149 | 46.58% | -12.98% | |
Majority | 337,467 | 6.84% | -12.29% | ||
Turnout | 4,935,765 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |
References edit
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL Attorney General Race - Nov 05, 2002". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL Attorney General Race - Nov 05, 2002". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
- ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results". doe.dos.state.fl.us. Archived from the original on July 20, 2013.