Buddy MacKay, a Democrat who briefly served as Florida's governor, dead at 91

Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay has died at age 91. His son told The Associated Press that the former Democratic governor took a nap at his home in Ocklawaha, Florida, on Tuesday and never woke up. MacKay was the lieutenant governor when he lost to Jeb Bush in the 1998 gubernatorial election. But MacKay wound up serving for 23 days when outgoing Gov. Lawton Chiles died suddenly one month later. While in office, he focused on overseeing the transition to Bush’s administration. MacKay narrowly missed winning election to the U.S. Senate race in 1988 when he lost to Republican Connie Mack III by less than 1 percentage point.