TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay, who lost to Jeb Bush in 1998 but still served 23 days in office after the sudden death of Gov. Lawton Chiles, has died. He was 91.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Former Florida Gov. Kenneth "Buddy" MacKay, 91, died peacefully during an afternoon nap at his home in Ocala surrounded by his wife and sons on New Year’s Eve, a family ...

Former Florida Governor Kenneth ‘Buddy’ MacKay died peacefully during an afternoon nap on Tuesday at the age of 91. MacKay was elected lieutenant governor in 1990 alongside the late Gov. Lawton Chiles ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay attends a Florida Law Review lecture series in Gainesville, Fla., on Friday ...

Kenneth “Buddy” MacKay, who as lieutenant governor became Florida’s most recent Democratic governor in 1998 on the sudden death of Gov. Lawton Chiles, died New Year’s Eve afternoon at his ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida’s 42nd Governor Kenneth Hood “Buddy” MacKay, Jr. has died, Governor Ron DeSantis confirmed on Thursday. He was 91. “A U.S. Air Force veteran and lifelong ...

MacKay served in the military, the Florida House and the Florida Senate before he served as lieutenant governor under then-governor and Democrat Lawton Chiles. Chiles then had a heart attack and ...

Buddy MacKay speaks during the unveiling of his official portrait at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., on Monday, March 12, 2001. At right is former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno. (AP Photo ...

Former Florida Gov. Kenneth “Buddy” MacKay, 91, died peacefully during an afternoon nap at his home in Ocala surrounded by his wife and sons on New Year’s Eve, a family spokesman said Thursday.

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