1896_Florida_gubernatorial_election
1896 Florida gubernatorial election
Elections in United States of America
For related races, see 1896 United States gubernatorial elections.
The 1896 Florida gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1896.[1] Democratic nominee William D. Bloxham defeated Republican nominee Edward R. Gunby with 66.55% of the vote.
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Candidates
Major party candidates
- William D. Bloxham, Democratic
- Edward R. Gunby, Republican
Other candidates
- William A. Weeks, People's
Results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | William D. Bloxham | 27,171 | 66.55% | ||
Republican | Edward R. Gunby | 8,290 | 20.30% | ||
Populist | William A. Weeks | 5,370 | 13.15% | ||
Majority | 18,881 | ||||
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Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
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Results by County
More information County, William D. Bloxham Democratic ...
County[3] | William D. Bloxham Democratic |
Edward R. Gunby Republican |
William A. Weeks Populist |
Total votes | |||
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Alachua | 1,324 | 64.46% | 592 | 28.82% | 138 | 6.72% | 2,054 |
Baker | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
Bradford | 615 | 58.18% | 229 | 21.67% | 213 | 20.15% | 1,057 |
Brevard | 547 | 68.12% | 233 | 29.02% | 23 | 2.86% | 803 |
Calhoun | 127 | 35.98% | 27 | 7.65% | 199 | 56.37% | 353 |
Citrus | 244 | 81.61% | 14 | 4.68% | 41 | 13.71% | 299 |
Clay | 352 | 64.47% | 114 | 20.88% | 80 | 14.65% | 546 |
Columbia | 618 | 65.74% | 266 | 28.30% | 56 | 5.96% | 940 |
Dade | 399 | 54.43% | 321 | 43.79% | 13 | 1.77% | 733 |
DeSoto | 541 | 54.10% | 160 | 16.00% | 299 | 29.90% | 1,000 |
Duval | 2,164 | 62.54% | 1,031 | 29.80% | 265 | 7.66% | 3,460 |
Escambia | 1,069 | 76.91% | 99 | 7.12% | 222 | 15.97% | 1,390 |
Franklin | 238 | 76.28% | 71 | 22.76% | 3 | 0.96% | 312 |
Gadsden | 414 | 87.71% | 17 | 3.60% | 41 | 8.69% | 472 |
Hamilton | 408 | 68.46% | 70 | 11.74% | 118 | 19.80% | 596 |
Hernando | 184 | 76.67% | 12 | 5.00% | 44 | 18.33% | 240 |
Hillsborough | 1,960 | 72.51% | 507 | 18.76% | 236 | 8.73% | 2,703 |
Holmes | 306 | 50.25% | 25 | 4.11% | 278 | 46.65% | 609 |
Jackson | 892 | 66.97% | 205 | 15.39% | 235 | 17.64% | 1,332 |
Jefferson | 1,374 | 88.30% | 151 | 9.70% | 31 | 1.99% | 1,556 |
Lafayette | 297 | 95.50% | 11 | 3.54% | 3 | 0.96% | 311 |
Lake | 688 | 73.50% | 187 | 19.98% | 61 | 6.52% | 936 |
Lee | 203 | 80.56% | 42 | 16.67% | 7 | 2.78% | 252 |
Leon | 1,373 | 89.10% | 144 | 9.34% | 24 | 1.56% | 1,541 |
Levy | 353 | 66.48% | 92 | 17.33% | 86 | 16.20% | 531 |
Liberty | 106 | 56.08% | 34 | 17.99% | 49 | 25.93% | 189 |
Madison | 316 | 62.20% | 93 | 18.31% | 99 | 19.49% | 508 |
Manatee | 661 | 85.40% | 53 | 6.85% | 60 | 7.75% | 774 |
Marion | 824 | 59.28% | 247 | 17.77% | 319 | 22.95% | 1,390 |
Monroe | 449 | 60.59% | 275 | 37.11% | 17 | 2.29% | 741 |
Nassau | 357 | 69.05% | 116 | 22.44% | 44 | 8.51% | 517 |
Orange | 1,043 | 65.93% | 466 | 29.46% | 73 | 4.61% | 1,582 |
Osceola | 210 | 52.50% | 87 | 21.75% | 103 | 25.75% | 400 |
Pasco | 407 | 72.94% | 120 | 21.51% | 31 | 5.56% | 558 |
Polk | 818 | 59.53% | 200 | 14.56% | 356 | 25.91% | 1,374 |
Putnam | 846 | 54.41% | 585 | 37.62% | 124 | 7.97% | 1,555 |
Santa Rosa | 454 | 76.82% | 20 | 3.38% | 117 | 19.80% | 591 |
St. Johns | 659 | 60.91% | 336 | 31.05% | 87 | 8.04% | 1,082 |
Sumter | 338 | 56.71% | 72 | 12.08% | 186 | 31.21% | 596 |
Suwannee | 758 | 73.52% | 176 | 17.07% | 97 | 9.41% | 1,031 |
Taylor | 164 | 42.49% | 38 | 9.84% | 184 | 47.67% | 386 |
Volusia | 772 | 55.94% | 485 | 35.14% | 123 | 8.91% | 1,380 |
Wakulla | 532 | 86.50% | 65 | 10.57% | 18 | 2.93% | 615 |
Walton | 430 | 52.70% | 88 | 10.78% | 298 | 36.52% | 816 |
Washington | 337 | 46.81% | 114 | 20.30% | 269 | 37.36% | 720 |
Totals | 27,171 | 66.55% | 8,290 | 20.30% | 5,370 | 13.15% | 40,831 |
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- Jno. L. Crawford, Secretary of State (1896). Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida, for the Period Beginning Jan. 1, 1895, and ending Dec. 31, 1896 (PDF). Tallahassee, Fla.: Floridian Printing Company. p. 8.
- McGovern, Bernie. Florida Almanac 2007-2008. ISBN 9781455604418. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. p. 99. ISBN 9780786447220.