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| Turnout | 53.06% (Registered voters) [1] | ||||||||||||||||
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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. [2]
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||||
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