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2002 Florida Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2002 Florida Gubernatorial Election?

Jeb Bush won the 2002 Florida Gubernatorial Election. Jeb Bush received 2,856,845 popular votes (56.01%). The main challenger was Bill McBride (43.16%).

See the full head-to-head between Bush and McBride

Bush +12.9 pts · won by 655,418 votes
Jeb BushRepublicanWINNER56.01%
2,856,845 votes
Bill McBrideDemocratic43.16%
2,201,427 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.