Florida Attorney General election, 2002

Florida Attorney General election, 2002

November 5, 2002

Nominee Charlie Crist Buddy Dyer Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,636,616 2,299,149 Percentage 53.42% 46.58%

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 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	%
	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

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	%
	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

General election

Results

Florida Attorney General election, 2002[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

1. https://doe.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=9/10/2002&DATAMODE=
2. https://doe.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=11/5/2002&DATAMODE=