2002 Florida Attorney General election

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.

2002 Florida Attorney General election

November 5, 2002
Turnout	53.06% (Registered voters)
Nominee Charlie Crist Buddy Dyer Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,636,616 2,299,149 Percentage 53.4% 46.6%
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

Republican primary

Candidates

• Locke Burt, State Senator
• Charlie Crist, Education Commissioner of Florida
• Tom Warner, State Representative

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

• 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

Democratic primary results

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

General election

Results

Florida Attorney General election, 2002

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