2002 Florida Attorney General election

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2002 Florida Attorney General election
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Turnout53.06% (Registered voters) [1]
  Charlie Crist official portrait crop.jpg Buddy Dyer (1).jpg
Nominee Charlie Crist Buddy Dyer
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote2,636,6162,299,149
Percentage53.4%46.6%
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County results
Crist:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Dyer:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Attorney General before election

Richard E. Doran
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Charlie Crist
Republican

The 2002 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 5, 2002, to elect the Florida Attorney General. The election was won by Charlie Crist who took office in January 2003. [2]

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charlie Crist 484,466 50.11
Republican Tom Warner257,04926.59
Republican Locke Burt225,36023.31
Total votes966,875 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Buddy Dyer 457,704 37.16
Democratic Scott Maddox429,65134.88
Democratic George H. Sheldon272,51722.12
Democratic Walt Dartland71,9525.84
Total votes1,231,824 100.00

General election

Results

Florida Attorney General election, 2002 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Charlie Crist 2,636,616 53.42% +12.98%
Democratic Buddy Dyer 2,299,14946.58%−12.98%
Majority 337,4676.84%−12.29%
Turnout 4,935,765
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

Results by county

County [5] CristDyerTotal
Alachua27,22140,80268,023
Baker4,1352,1656,300
Bay32,31315,77948,092
Bradford4,6123,0677,679
Brevard110,75177,586188,337
Broward166,191262,430428,621
Calhoun1,8432,2894,132
Charlotte36,04822,39158,439
Citrus28,94822,66851,616
Clay38,24611,97750,223
Collier55,08225,82180,903
Columbia8,8916,96515,856
Desoto4,0352,9646,999
Dixie1,9381,9753,913
Duval143,94692,712236,658
Escambia60,01230,68790,699
Flagler13,26511,96225,227
Franklin1,5092,1853,694
Gadsden3,72411,40215,126
Gilchrist2,6482,2364,884
Glades1,5251,3472,872
Gulf2,6712,6185,289
Hamilton1,2931,8663,159
Hardee2,9302,2405,170
Hendry3,4472,7486,195
Hernando31,13625,18556,321
Highlands18,50811,09329,601
Hillsborough161,939144,063306,002
Holmes3,1972,1975,394
Indian River27,79414,99742,791
Jackson6,7937,70214,495
Jefferson1,9943,6385,632
Lafayette1,2481,2232,471
Lake45,72832,92478,652
Lee104,63153,272157,903
Leon30,07662,47092,546
Levy5,2875,31810,605
Liberty8661,4312,297
Madison2,3223,3945,716
Manatee56,92542,77599,700
Marion53,37839,96093,338
Martin30,75021,22251,972
Miami-Dade236,013223,481459,494
Monroe12,77211,92124,693
Nassau14,7795,96120,740
Okaloosa43,51511,98655,501
Okeechobee4,0364,2228,258
Orange111,948122,593234,541
Osceola24,31022,44946,759
Palm Beach145,086218,564363,650
Pasco70,53755,652126,189
Pinellas182,607145,380327,987
Polk78,02062,219140,239
Putnam11,9299,93421,863
Santa Rosa33,0939,85242,945
Sarasota71,87453,197125,071
Seminole64,59452,267116,861
St. Johns38,63716,11154,748
St. Lucie33,51232,15865,670
Sumter13,6238,26721,890
Suwannee6,0974,74310,840
Taylor2,7153,0995,814
Union1,8911,4443,335
Volusia78,07776,993155,070
Wakulla3,2705,0328,302
Walton10,0335,05015,083
Washington3,8522,8286,680
Total2,636,6162,299,1494,935,765

References

  1. ↑ "Our Campaigns - FL Attorney General Race - Nov 05, 2002". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Our Campaigns - FL Attorney General Race - Nov 05, 2002". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  4. ↑ "Florida Department of State - Election Results". doe.dos.state.fl.us. Archived from the original on July 20, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Florida Department of State - Election Results". results.elections.myflorida.com. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
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