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.
Republican primary Candidates Locke Burt, State Senator Charlie Crist, Education Commissioner of Florida Tom Warner, State Representative
Results
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
General election Results
Results by county CountyCristDyerTotalAlachua27,22140,80268,023Baker4,1352,1656,300Bay32,31315,77948,092Bradford4,6123,0677,679Brevard110,75177,586188,337Broward166,191262,430428,621Calhoun1,8432,2894,132Charlotte36,04822,39158,439Citrus28,94822,66851,616Clay38,24611,97750,223Collier55,08225,82180,903Columbia8,8916,96515,856Desoto4,0352,9646,999Dixie1,9381,9753,913Duval143,94692,712236,658Escambia60,01230,68790,699Flagler13,26511,96225,227Franklin1,5092,1853,694Gadsden3,72411,40215,126Gilchrist2,6482,2364,884Glades1,5251,3472,872Gulf2,6712,6185,289Hamilton1,2931,8663,159Hardee2,9302,2405,170Hendry3,4472,7486,195Hernando31,13625,18556,321Highlands18,50811,09329,601Hillsborough161,939144,063306,002Holmes3,1972,1975,394Indian River27,79414,99742,791Jackson6,7937,70214,495Jefferson1,9943,6385,632Lafayette1,2481,2232,471Lake45,72832,92478,652Lee104,63153,272157,903Leon30,07662,47092,546Levy5,2875,31810,605Liberty8661,4312,297Madison2,3223,3945,716Manatee56,92542,77599,700Marion53,37839,96093,338Martin30,75021,22251,972Miami-Dade236,013223,481459,494Monroe12,77211,92124,693Nassau14,7795,96120,740Okaloosa43,51511,98655,501Okeechobee4,0364,2228,258Orange111,948122,593234,541Osceola24,31022,44946,759Palm Beach145,086218,564363,650Pasco70,53755,652126,189Pinellas182,607145,380327,987Polk78,02062,219140,239Putnam11,9299,93421,863Santa Rosa33,0939,85242,945Sarasota71,87453,197125,071Seminole64,59452,267116,861St. Johns38,63716,11154,748St. Lucie33,51232,15865,670Sumter13,6238,26721,890Suwannee6,0974,74310,840Taylor2,7153,0995,814Union1,8911,4443,335Volusia78,07776,993155,070Wakulla3,2705,0328,302Walton10,0335,05015,083Washington3,8522,8286,680Total2,636,6162,299,1494,935,765
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