Kenneth "Buddy" MacKay, Florida's most recent Democratic governor who took office on the death of Gov. Lawton Chiles, has ...

Former state Sen. Audrey Gibson once led the Duval County Democratic Party. Now, in the wake of a historic loss suffered by ...

Former Gov. Buddy MacKay, a long-time Florida politician who became governor for nearly a month following the abrupt death of ...

Former Florida Gov. Kenneth “Buddy” MacKay, 91, died peacefully during an afternoon nap at his home in Ocala surrounded by ...

Former Gov. Buddy MacKay, who died in his sleep on New Year’s Eve at the age of 91, had a more profound influence on Florida ...

The Republican congressional candidate modeled the campaign effort after Democrat Lawton Chiles' famous 1970 walk.

He only spent 23 days as governor in 1998, but Buddy MacKay, who died in his sleep on New Year’s Eve, had a more profound ...

TALLAHASSEE - Buddy MacKay, who lost to Jeb Bush for Florida governor in 1998 but still served 23 days in office after the ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Kenneth Hood "Buddy" MacKay, Jr., who served as Florida's governor for just three weeks, died at 91 years old.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered flags be flown at half-staff as a mark of respect for former Gov. Buddy MacKay ...

MacKay was born in Ocala in 1933 and obtained both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Florida.

Lawton Chiles, died New Year’s Eve afternoon at his home in Ocala. MacKay, whose career included terms in the Florida Legislature, Congress and as a special envoy to the Americas under former ...