He defeated Bill McCollum in the Republican primary election and defeated Democratic nominee Alex Sink in a close race in the general election, spending roughly $75 million of his own money in the process. In 2014, he won re-election over former Republican turned Democratic challenger, former governor Charlie Crist and others.
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Yep, he essentially purchased the governorship. One thing he has going for him is the liberals really really hate him. But he isn’t quite right either.