Florida Attorney General election, 2002
Florida Attorney General election, 2002
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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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Buddy Dyer, State Senator
- Scott Maddox, Mayor of Tallahassee
- George H. Sheldon, former Florida State Representative and 2000 Democratic nominee for Education Commissioner of Florida
- Walt Dartland
Results
| Democratic primary results[1] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Buddy Dyer |
457,704 |
37.16 |
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Democratic |
Scott Maddox |
429,651 |
34.88 |
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Democratic |
George H. Sheldon |
272,517 |
22.12 |
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Democratic |
Walt Dartland |
71,952 |
5.84 |
| Total votes |
1,231,824 |
100.00 |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Charlie Crist, Education Commissioner of Florida
- Tom Warner, Florida State Representative
- Locke Burt, Florida State Senator
Results
| Republican primary results |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Charlie Crist |
484,466 |
50.11 |
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Republican |
Tom Warner |
257,049 |
26.59 |
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Republican |
Locke Burt |
225,360 |
23.31 |
| Total votes |
966,875 |
100.00 |
General election
Results
| Florida Attorney General election, 2002[2] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Republican |
Charlie Crist |
2,636,616 |
53.42% |
+12.98% |
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Democratic |
Buddy Dyer |
2,299,149 |
46.58% |
-12.98% |
| Majority |
337,467 |
6.84% |
-12.29% |
| Turnout |
4,935,765 |
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Republican gain from Democratic |
Swing |
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References
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