# Jeb Bush elected Governor of Florida

Date: 1998

On 3 November 1998 [Jeb Bush](/people/jeb-bush), son of former President George H. W. Bush, was elected Governor of Florida, defeating Democrat Kenneth 'Buddy' MacKay; he was re-elected in 2002. His victory gave Republicans control of the governor's office and both houses of the Florida Legislature for the first time in more than 120 years.

## People

- Jeb Bush: https://factrail.ai/people/jeb-bush

## Sources

- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-nov-04-mn-39310-story.html
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeb-bush-makes-history-in-florida/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

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