Jeb Bush, Governor

Jeb Bush

Governor
Born
February 11, 1953
Current age
73
Home state
Florida
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1994–2002

Photo: Gage Skidmore, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Career timeline
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bush7.1M
Opponents6.1M
3
Elections run

Between 1994 and 2002, Jeb Bush ran in 3 governor elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Bush's biggest single-election total was 2,856,845 votes, in the 2002 governor election in Florida. Bush's closest win came in the 1998 governor election in Florida, decided by 418,051 votes.

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How many votes has Jeb Bush received?

Jeb Bush has received 7,119,018 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.

Election history

Jeb Bush’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2002GovernorFloridaWon2,856,84556.01%Bill McBride
1998GovernorFloridaWon2,191,10555.27%Buddy MacKay
1994GovernorFloridaLost2,071,06849.23%Lawton Chiles
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q221997). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Jeb Bush: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/jeb-bush. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.