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Kenneth Hood "Buddy" MacKay Jr. (March 22, 1933 – December 31, 2024) was an American politician and diplomat who served as the 42nd governor of Florida from December 12, 1998, to January 5, 1999, upon the death of Lawton Chiles.
1988 United States Senate election in Florida ← 1982 November 8, 1988 1994 → Nominee Connie Mack III Buddy MacKay Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,051,071 2,016,553 Percentage 50.42% 49.57% County results Mack: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% MacKay: 50–60% 60–70% U.S. senator before election Lawton Chiles Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Connie Mack III Republican Elections in ...
Buddy MacKay, still the sitting lieutenant governor, was sworn in as the 42nd governor of Florida on December 13, 1998, and served out the final 23 days of Chiles' second term. In an ironic twist, MacKay managed to serve in the office he lost the race for, but stated "There's no great pleasure in this."
DeSantis leaving Florida to become Trump’s secretary of Defense would make Jeanette Nuñez the first woman governor in Florida.
The 1998 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture election took place on November 3, 1998, to elect the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture.The incumbent, Robert B. Crawford, easily defeated Republican Rich Faircloth to win re-election; [1] he served under three governors, Lawton Chiles, Buddy MacKay, and Jeb Bush.
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During his second term, Chiles worked on education reform. On December 12, 1998, he suffered a heart arrhythmia and died at the Florida Governor's Mansion, leaving Lieutenant Governor Buddy MacKay to serve the remaining 24 days of Chiles' unexpired term. Jeb Bush succeeded MacKay. No Democrat has served as Governor of Florida since.