Stepping out -- At right, two-term Republican Gov. Jeb Bush and wife Columba have a last dance at the Governor's Mansion before they head back to Miami. Bush leaves office one of the most popular governors in modern state history.

Stepping in -- At left, Republican Charlie Crist will step into the Governor's Mansion next year after winning decisively over Jim Davis to become Florida's 44th governor. Here, Crist dances with Daisy Oliveros during a campaign stop at a senior center in Miami.