2000 Florida Education Commissioner special election

none September 2023 2000 Florida Education Commissioner special election Florida presidential no 1998 Florida Education Commissioner election 1998 November 7, 2000 File:Crist as Education Commissioner (cropped).jpg Charlie Crist Republican Party (United States) 2,979,297 53.7% Image:GeorgeSheldonHHS.jpg 150x150px George Sheldon Democratic Party (United States) 2,464,557 44.4% 300px County results 300px Precinct results 1 300px Crist: #ffb2b2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Sheldon: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Tie: #d2b1d9 40–50% #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No votes Education Commissioner Tom Gallagher Republican Party (United States) Charlie Crist Republican Party (United States) 70%2021 Voter Turnout https://dos.fl.gov/elections/data-statistics/elections-data/voter-turnout/ live Florida Division of Elections https://web.archive.org/web/20150602000936/http://dos.myflorida.com:80/elections/data-statistics/elections-data/voter-turnout/ June 2, 2015 The 2000 Florida Education Commissioner special election, triggered by the resignation of Education Commissioner Tom Gallagher, took place on November 7, 2000, to elect the Education Commissioner of Florida for the remainder of Gallagher's term. The election was won by future Governor Charlie Crist, who took office on January 3, 2001.Our Campaigns - FL Education Commissioner - Special https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=52074 2022-11-12 www.ourcampaigns.com This was the last election held to fill this office, as a 1998 constitutional amendment to the Florida Constitution changed it from a statewide elected office to one appointed by the Governor of Florida.1998 Approved Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Florida - By John F. Asmar http://mhenry.com/flaconst/docs/amend.pdf 2022-11-12 mhenry.com Candidates Charlie Crist (R), former member of the Florida Senate and nominee for the United States Senate in 1998. George Sheldon (D), former member of the Florida House of Representatives. Results 2000 Florida Education Commissioner special electionOur Campaigns - FL Education Commissioner - Special https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=52074 2022-11-12 www.ourcampaigns.com Republican Party (US) Charlie Crist 2,979,297 53.72% Democratic Party (US) George Sheldon 2,464,557 44.44% Independent (United States) Vassilia Gazetas 102,358 1.85% 4,935,765 100.00 References Category:2000 Florida elections