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  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Florida > Governor
OfficeGovernor
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2002 - 12:00am
Polls Open November 05, 2002 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 05, 2002 - 06:00pm
Term Start January 07, 2003 - 12:00pm
Term End January 02, 2007 - 12:00pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedRBH July 19, 2016 08:30pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/03/1998
NameJeb Bush Votes2,191,105 (55.27%)
Term01/05/1999 - 01/07/2003 Margin418,051 (+10.55%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Dec 12, 1998 FL Governor - Succession Kenneth H. "Buddy" MacKay, Jr.
Sep 10, 2002 FL Governor - D Primary William H. "Bill" McBride, Jr.
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 10.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
William H. "Bill" McBride, Jr.
Strong 1
Lean 1
Slight 10
Jeb Bush
Safe 1
Strong 5
Lean 11
Slight 11
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

03/22/2002 11/04/2002

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Gov. Jeb Bush William H. "Bill" McBride, Jr. Bob Kunst (W) John Wayne Smith (W) Nancy Grant (W) Rachele Fruit (W) Terry "Mickey Faust" Galloway
PartyRepublican Democratic Independent Independent Christian Socialist Workers Independent
Votes2,856,845 (56.01%) 2,201,427 (43.16%) 42,039 (0.82%) 172 (0.00%) 44 (0.00%) 24 (0.00%) 23 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -655,418 (-12.85%) -2,814,806 (-55.19%) -2,856,673 (-56.01%) -2,856,801 (-56.01%) -2,856,821 (-56.01%) -2,856,822 (-56.01%)
Predict Avg.50.74% 48.23% 0.51% 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.01%
Finances$2,905,830.00 $2,254,842.00 $853.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Survey USA 
11/02-11/04		 51.00% (-1.0) 46.00% (+1.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D) 
10/26-10/29		 48.00% (+1.0) 45.00% (-2.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Mason-Dixon 
10/23-10/25		 51.00% (+2.0) 43.00% (-1.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Survey USA 
10/22-10/24		 52.00% (+2.0) 45.00% (-2.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Mason-Dixon 
10/17-10/20		 49.00% (-2.0) 44.00% (+5.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Insider Advantage 
10/14-10/19		 45.00% (+0.0) 49.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D BLUEDOGS
AENM Angry Russian
R Wayne Mixson
R TurnerforCongress
D InspectorMorse
I JR725
  Daytona Beach News-Journal
  Tallahassee Democrat
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name (W) C.C. Reed
PartyIndependent
Votes7 (0.00%)
Margin-2,856,838 (-56.01%)
Predict Avg.0.00%
Finances$0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Survey USA 
11/02-11/04		 0.00% (+0.0)
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D) 
10/26-10/29		 0.00% (+0.0)
Mason-Dixon 
10/23-10/25		 0.00% (+0.0)
Survey USA 
10/22-10/24		 0.00% (+0.0)
Mason-Dixon 
10/17-10/20		 0.00% (+0.0)
Insider Advantage 
10/14-10/19		 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Oct 25, 2002 01:34pm General Jeb Bush Endorses Bill McBride  Article RP 
Oct 23, 2002 10:47am General Florida governor's race tightens with stakes high  Article Moof 
Oct 17, 2002 01:08pm General Jeb Bush Goes on the Defensive  Article RP 
Oct 15, 2002 03:41pm General WHITE HOUSE CONCERN OVER BROTHER BUSH; SEEN VULNERABLE IN ELECTION  Article RP 
Oct 15, 2002 03:39pm General Bush fliers falsely suggest endorsement, AARP says  Article RP 
Oct 15, 2002 12:02pm General In Florida, It's Still a Tight Race  Article RP 

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