OCALA, Fla. — Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay passed away at the age of 91.

What You Need To Know

  •  Former Gov. Buddy MacKay died Tuesday at the age of 91

  •  He served in Florida politics for decades, ending in his brief time in the governor's mansion

  •  He served as lieutenant governor under former Gov. Lawton Chiles

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 died in December of that year.

MacKay ran for governor himself in November 1998, but lost to Republican Jeb Bush.

MacKay took over as governor for a couple of weeks until Bush was inaugurated in January.

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