Miami ? Janet Reno conceded the Democratic nomination for governor to Bill McBride on Tuesday a full week after Florida’s bungled primary after final vote counts showed him narrowly defeating the former attorney general.

The final but still unofficial count had the Tampa lawyer and political newcomer winning by about 4,800 votes out of more than 1.3 million cast. McBride will face Republican Gov. Jeb Bush in November.

Reno conceded Tuesday afternoon. She said she told McBride “he was going to be a great governor.”

“I want to do everything that I possibly can to see that he gets elected,” she said.

McBride had claimed victory Thursday, two days after one of the closest elections in Florida history. Reno gained a net total of 3,400 votes in final counts released Tuesday by Miami-Dade, Broward and other counties not enough to erase the 8,196-vote margin McBride held after last week’s preliminary tally.

The results will be certified by the state today.

The balloting Sept. 10 was marked by equipment glitches and human errors that brought back memories of the 2000 White House race. The problems happened despite a $32 million overhaul of Florida’s election system that included the installation of touchscreen voting machines.

Reno said she planned to make election reform her crusade in the coming months even as she campaigned for McBride. She said she would not sue to force a recount, though she said she could file a lawsuit on the voting process if that would advance her reform push.

“The current governor of Florida has had two shots at it now and has not met either opportunity,” she said.

With the nomination secured, McBride settled on state Sen. Tom Rossin of Royal Palm Beach as his running mate, sources close to the campaign said Tuesday. Rossin, 69, is the Senate’s Democratic leader. He broadens the ticket’s geographic appeal and boasts seven years of legislative experience, an asset for McBride, who has never held elective office.