1936_Florida_gubernatorial_election
The 1936 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Democratic nominee Fred P. Cone defeated Republican nominee E.E. Callaway with 80.91% of the vote.
For related races, see 1936 United States gubernatorial elections.
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Primary elections were held on June 2, 1936.[1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Fred P. Cone, former State Senator
- W. Raleigh Petteway, Judge of the Criminal Court of Record for Hillsborough County
- William C. Hodges, State Senator
- Jerry W. Carter, member of the Florida Railroad Commission.[2]
- B. F. Paty, attorney[3]
- Dan Chappell
- Grady Burton
- Peter Tomasello Jr., former Speaker of the State House and State Representative.
- Stafford Caldwell
- Amos Lewis
- Mallie Martin, commissioner of the Florida State Road Department.[4]
- Carl Maples, lumber operator from Wakulla County.[3]
- Redmond B. Gautier, former mayor of Miami.
- J. R. Yearwood
Endorsements
W. Raleigh Petteway
- Notable individuals
- B.F. Paty, attorney, democratic candidate for Florida governor (1936)[5]
- Newspapers
- Columbia Gazette[6]
- Sunday Sentinel-Star[7]
Fred P. Cone
- State legislators
- Lewis W. Zim, former state representative (1893-1895) & (1929-1933), former state senator (1905-1915)[8]
Cone
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
- >90%
Petteway
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
Results
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | W. Raleigh Petteway | 51,705 | 15.73 | |
| Democratic | Fred P. Cone | 46,842 | 14.25 | |
| Democratic | William C. Hodges | 46,471 | 14.14 | |
| Democratic | Jerry W. Carter | 35,578 | 10.82 | |
| Democratic | B. F. Paty | 34,153 | 10.39 | |
| Democratic | Dan Chappell | 29,494 | 8.97 | |
| Democratic | Grady Burton | 24,985 | 7.60 | |
| Democratic | Peter Tomasello Jr. | 22,355 | 6.80 | |
| Democratic | Stafford Caldwell | 19,789 | 6.02 | |
| Democratic | Amos Lewis | 8,068 | 2.45 | |
| Democratic | Mallie Martin | 4,264 | 1.30 | |
| Democratic | Carl Maples | 2,389 | 0.73 | |
| Democratic | Redmond B. Gautier | 1,607 | 0.49 | |
| Democratic | J. R. Yearwood | 1,049 | 0.32 | |
| Total votes | 328,749 | 100.00 | ||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Fred P. Cone | 184,540 | 58.83 | |
| Democratic | W. Raleigh Petteway | 129,150 | 41.17 | |
| Total votes | 313,690 | 100.00 | ||
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Runoff Results by county
More information County, Fred P. Cone ...
| County[9] | Fred P. Cone | W. Raleigh Petteway | Total votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | ||
| Alachua | 3,279 | 62.21% | 1,992 | 37.79% | 5,271 |
| Baker | 1,891 | 90.83% | 191 | 9.17% | 2,082 |
| Bay | 2,438 | 55.45% | 1,959 | 44.55% | 4,397 |
| Bradford | 1,588 | 79.52% | 409 | 20.48% | 1,997 |
| Brevard | 1,667 | 56.59% | 1,279 | 43.41% | 2,946 |
| Broward | 1,942 | 45.75% | 2,303 | 54.25% | 4,245 |
| Calhoun | 2,054 | 71.05% | 837 | 28.95% | 2,891 |
| Charlotte | 770 | 58.11% | 555 | 41.89% | 1,325 |
| Citrus | 1,347 | 75.93% | 427 | 24.07% | 1,774 |
| Clay | 1,291 | 68.49% | 594 | 31.51% | 1,885 |
| Collier | 876 | 87.43% | 126 | 12.57% | 1,002 |
| Columbia | 2,636 | 74.04% | 924 | 25.96% | 3,560 |
| Dade | 10,560 | 36.07% | 18,717 | 63.93% | 29,277 |
| DeSoto | 1,540 | 56.56% | 1,183 | 43.44% | 2,723 |
| Dixie | 1,179 | 71.24% | 476 | 28.76% | 1,655 |
| Duval | 20,444 | 74.86% | 6,865 | 25.14% | 27,309 |
| Escambia | 8,109 | 69.45% | 3,567 | 30.55% | 11,676 |
| Flagler | 517 | 72.01% | 201 | 27.99% | 718 |
| Franklin | 1,119 | 65.75% | 583 | 34.25% | 1,702 |
| Gadsden | 1,980 | 69.47% | 870 | 30.53% | 2,850 |
| Gilchrist | 764 | 81.10% | 178 | 18.90% | 942 |
| Glades | 681 | 68.44% | 314 | 31.56% | 995 |
| Gulf | 668 | 62.14% | 407 | 37.86% | 1,075 |
| Hamilton | 1,314 | 70.08% | 561 | 29.92% | 1,875 |
| Hardee | 1,887 | 53.27% | 1,655 | 46.73% | 3,542 |
| Hendry | 561 | 53.63% | 485 | 46.37% | 1,046 |
| Hernando | 822 | 56.30% | 638 | 43.70% | 1,460 |
| Highlands | 1,927 | 65.28% | 1,025 | 34.72% | 2,952 |
| Hillsborough | 13,860 | 55.20% | 11,249 | 44.80% | 25,109 |
| Holmes | 4,139 | 71.45% | 1,654 | 28.55% | 5,793 |
| Indian River | 1,172 | 61.20% | 743 | 38.80% | 1,915 |
| Jackson | 5,499 | 73.29% | 2,004 | 26.71% | 7,503 |
| Jefferson | 1,056 | 73.64% | 378 | 26.36% | 1,434 |
| Lafayette | 952 | 70.05% | 407 | 29.95% | 1,359 |
| Lake | 2,554 | 47.59% | 2,813 | 52.41% | 5,367 |
| Lee | '2,536 | 62.49% | 1,522 | 37.51% | 4,058 |
| Leon | 2,180 | 53.77% | 1,874 | 46.23% | 4,054 |
| Levy | 1,846 | 73.58% | 663 | 26.42% | 2,509 |
| Liberty | 932 | 78.58% | 254 | 21.42% | 1,186 |
| Madison | 2,118 | 71.97% | 825 | 28.03% | 2,943 |
| Manatee | 2,800 | 54.95% | 2,296 | 45.05% | 5,096 |
| Marion | 3,823 | 79.20% | 1,004 | 20.80% | 4,827 |
| Martin | 562 | 56.71% | 429 | 43.29% | 991 |
| Monroe | 582 | 26.24% | 1,636 | 73.76% | 2,218 |
| Nassau | 902 | 59.30% | 619 | 40.70% | 1,521 |
| Okaloosa | 1,834 | 53.21% | 1,613 | 46.79% | 3,447 |
| Okeechobee | 530 | 55.79% | 420 | 44.21% | 950 |
| Orange | 4,337 | 47.40% | 4,813 | 52.60% | 9,150 |
| Osceola | 1,422 | 56.14% | 1,111 | 43.86% | 2,533 |
| Palm Beach | 4,973 | 41.88% | 6,902 | 58.12% | 11,875 |
| Pasco | 2,009 | 55.81% | 1,591 | 44.19% | 3,600 |
| Pinellas | 5,021 | 45.24% | 6,078 | 54.76% | 11,099 |
| Polk | 6,499 | 49.11% | 6,734 | 50.89% | 13,233 |
| Putnam | 2,800 | 74.25% | 971 | 25.75% | 3,771 |
| Santa Rosa | 2,291 | 57.72% | 1,678 | 42.28% | 3,969 |
| Sarasota | 1,635 | 53.91% | 1,398 | 46.09% | 3,033 |
| Seminole | 1,710 | 48.39% | 1,824 | 51.61% | 3,534 |
| St. Johns | 3,325 | 69.93% | 1430 | 30.07% | 4,755 |
| St. Lucie | 1,317 | 55.81% | 1043 | 44.19% | 2,360 |
| Sumter | 2,032 | 69.95% | 873 | 30.05% | 2,905 |
| Suwannee | 2,743 | 68.94% | 1,236 | 31.06% | 3,979 |
| Taylor | 1,591 | 61.07% | 1,014 | 38.93% | 2,605 |
| Union | 1,000 | 76.16% | 313 | 23.84% | 1,313 |
| Volusia | 7,307 | 60.94% | 4,683 | 39.06% | 11,990 |
| Wakulla | 1,112 | 62.72% | 661 | 37.28% | 1,773 |
| Walton | 2,671 | 57.43% | 1,980 | 42.57% | 4,651 |
| Washington | 3,017 | 73.41% | 1,093 | 26.59% | 4,110 |
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Candidates
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Fred P. Cone | 253,638 | 80.91% | -14.29% | |
| Republican | E.E. Callaway | 59,832 | 19.09% | -14.29% | |
| Majority | 193,806 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
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County results
More information County, Fred P. Cone Democratic ...
| County[13] | Fred P. Cone Democratic |
E.E. Callaway Republican |
Total votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | ||
| Alachua | 4,908 | 87.96% | 672 | 12.04% | 5,580 |
| Baker | 1,576 | 96.33% | 60 | 3.67% | 1,636 |
| Bay | 3,024 | 87.65% | 426 | 12.35% | 3,450 |
| Bradford | 1,521 | 87.62% | 215 | 12.38% | 1,736 |
| Brevard | 2,526 | 73.45% | 913 | 26.55% | 3,439 |
| Broward | 4,608 | 73.94% | 1,624 | 26.06% | 6,232 |
| Calhoun | 1,087 | 89.69% | 125 | 10.31% | 1,212 |
| Charlotte | 889 | 69.24% | 395 | 30.76% | 1,284 |
| Citrus | 1,410 | 94.31% | 85 | 5.69% | 1,495 |
| Clay | 1,359 | 77.35% | 398 | 22.65% | 1,757 |
| Collier | 923 | 94.76% | 51 | 5.24% | 974 |
| Columbia | 2,838 | 95.23% | 142 | 4.77% | 2,980 |
| Dade | 27,500 | 74.56% | 9,383 | 25.44% | 36,883 |
| DeSoto | 1,643 | 78.69% | 445 | 21.31% | 2,088 |
| Dixie | 1,139 | 96.20% | 45 | 3.80% | 1,184 |
| Duval | 23,312 | 84.73% | 4,201 | 15.27% | 27,513 |
| Escambia | 9,049 | 91.29% | 863 | 8.71% | 9,912 |
| Flagler | 546 | 88.93% | 68 | 11.07% | 614 |
| Franklin | 1,391 | 94.56% | 80 | 5.44% | 1,471 |
| Gadsden | 2,694 | 97.82% | 60 | 2.18% | 2,754 |
| Gilchrist | 802 | 94.91% | 43 | 5.09% | 845 |
| Glades | 584 | 81.56% | 132 | 18.44% | 716 |
| Gulf | 845 | 95.59% | 39 | 4.41% | 884 |
| Hamilton | 1,498 | 94.69% | 84 | 5.31% | 1,582 |
| Hardee | 2,198 | 74.26% | 762 | 25.74% | 2,960 |
| Hendry | 708 | 80.09% | 176 | 19.91% | 884 |
| Hernando | 1,169 | 87.17% | 172 | 12.83% | 1,341 |
| Highlands | 2,162 | 79.37% | 562 | 20.63% | 2,724 |
| Hillsborough | 21,196 | 84.81% | 3,795 | 15.19% | 24,991 |
| Holmes | 3,271 | 88.77% | 414 | 11.23% | 3,685 |
| Indian River | 1,365 | 80.06% | 340 | 19.94% | 1,705 |
| Jackson | 3,961 | 95.22% | 199 | 4.78% | 4,160 |
| Jefferson | 1,287 | 96.33% | 49 | 3.67% | 1,336 |
| Lafayette | 1,113 | 96.61% | 39 | 3.39% | 1,152 |
| Lake | 4,517 | 76.48% | 1,389 | 23.52% | 5,906 |
| Lee | 2,764 | 78.75% | 746 | 21.25% | 3,510 |
| Leon | 3,795 | 95.66% | 172 | 4.34% | 3,967 |
| Levy | 2,014 | 94.91% | 108 | 5.09% | 2,122 |
| Liberty | 837 | 98.12% | 16 | 1.88% | 853 |
| Madison | 2,305 | 96.69% | 79 | 3.31% | 2,384 |
| Manatee | 3,688 | 77.01% | 1,101 | 22.99% | 4,789 |
| Marion | 4,637 | 88.93% | 577 | 11.07% | 5,214 |
| Martin | 906 | 80.39% | 221 | 19.61% | 1,127 |
| Monroe | 2,301 | 90.73% | 235 | 9.27% | 2,536 |
| Nassau | 1,180 | 90.28% | 127 | 9.72% | 1,307 |
| Okaloosa | 2,217 | 90.01% | 246 | 9.99% | 2,463 |
| Okeechobee | 699 | 84.32% | 130 | 15.68% | 829 |
| Orange | 8,148 | 71.79% | 3,202 | 28.21% | 11,350 |
| Osceola | 1,743 | 65.90% | 902 | 34.10% | 2,645 |
| Palm Beach | 10,056 | 73.20% | 3,682 | 26.80% | 13,738 |
| Pasco | 2,518 | 75.30% | 826 | 24.70% | 3,344 |
| Pinellas | 12,198 | 62.10% | 7,444 | 37.90% | 19,642 |
| Polk | 10,765 | 74.95% | 3,598 | 25.05% | 14,363 |
| Putnam | 3,078 | 86.32% | 488 | 13.68% | 3,566 |
| Santa Rosa | 2,835 | 86.99% | 424 | 13.01% | 3,259 |
| Sarasota | 2,396 | 74.18% | 834 | 25.82% | 3,230 |
| Seminole | 2,702 | 80.11% | 671 | 19.89% | 3,373 |
| St. Johns | 3,432 | 78.97% | 914 | 21.03% | 4,346 |
| St. Lucie | 2,062 | 86.57% | 320 | 13.43% | 2,382 |
| Sumter | 2,143 | 93.62% | 146 | 6.38% | 2,289 |
| Suwannee | 2,892 | 96.30% | 111 | 3.70% | 3,003 |
| Taylor | 1,814 | 94.92% | 97 | 5.08% | 1,911 |
| Union | 1,074 | 94.54% | 62 | 5.46% | 1,136 |
| Volusia | 8,959 | 72.52% | 3,395 | 27.48% | 12,354 |
| Wakulla | 1,406 | 98.87% | 16 | 1.13% | 1,422 |
| Walton | 2,848 | 92.11% | 244 | 7.89% | 3,092 |
| Washington | 2,607 | 91.19% | 252 | 8.81% | 2,859 |
| Total | 253,638 | 80.91% | 59,832 | 19.09% | 313,470 |
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