1944 Florida gubernatorial election

none related races 1944 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1944 Florida gubernatorial election Florida 1900 Presidential no 1940 Florida gubernatorial election 1940 1948 Florida gubernatorial election 1948 November 7, 1944 File:Millard Caldwell (cropped).JPG 150x150px Millard Caldwell Democratic Party (United States) 361,007 78.94% 3x4.svg Bert L. Acker Republican Party (United States) 96,321 21.06% 1944 Florida gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsCaldwell: #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90% Governor Spessard Holland Democratic Party (United States) Millard Caldwell Democratic Party (United States) The 1944 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Democratic nominee Millard Caldwell defeated Republican nominee Bert L. Acker with 78.94% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on May 2, 1944, with the Democratic runoff held on May 23, 1944. Democratic primary Candidates J. Edwin Baker, former Florida state senator Millard Caldwell, former U.S. representative for the 3rd district Ernest R. Graham, Florida state senator Robert A. (Lex) Green, U.S. representative for the at-large district Raymond Sheldon, state senator Frank Upchurch, Florida state senator Results thumb|Democratic primary runoff by county #678cd7 Caldwell #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% #53bfbf Green #81d0d0 50–60% #53bfbf 60–70% #178a8a 80–90% Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384913 FL Governor, 1944 - D Primary Our Campaigns 6 April 2020Florida Handbook 1965-66 364Congressional Quarterly 1998 105 Millard F. Caldwell Democratic Party (United States) 116,111 28.39 Robert A. Green Democratic Party (United States) 113,300 27.90 Ernest R. Graham Democratic Party (United States) 91,174 22.45 Frank Upchurch Democratic Party (United States) 30,524 7.52 Raymond Sheldon Democratic Party (United States) 27,940 6.88 J. Edwin Baker Democratic Party (United States) 27,028 6.66 406,077 100.00 Democratic primary runoff resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384919 FL Governor, 1944 - D Runoff Our Campaigns 6 April 2020Florida Handbook 1965-66 364Congressional Quarterly 1998 105 Millard F. Caldwell Democratic Party (United States) 215,485 55.31 Robert A. Green Democratic Party (United States) 174,100 44.69 389,585 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Bert L. Acker, public relations consultant,May 2, 1948 These Candidates For Governor Will Appear On Tuesday's Primary Ballot The Miami News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24817962/the-miami-news/ September 5, 2021 Newspapers.com unsuccessful candidate for Florida's 4th US Congressional district in 1940 and 1942.Our Campaigns - Candidate - Bert L. Acker https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=61220 2021-09-05 www.ourcampaigns.com Edward T. Keenan Results Republican primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384917 FL Governor, 1944 - R Primary Our Campaigns 6 April 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 105 Bert L. Acker Republican Party (United States) 5,954 61.26 Edward T. Keenan Republican Party (United States) 3,766 38.75 9,720 100.00 General election Bert Acker who ran as a Republican, would be against the New Deal in his campaign. He also wanted to eliminate laws he thought were useless and conflicting. Acker was in favor of leasing lands owned by the state government to be used by farmers and cattle ranchers. Acker wanted to allow mining and oil production to be done on state owned lands as well. Acker wanted to see the sugar industry in the state expanded as well. Acker was against taxes that were created as a result of World War II in the state and wanted to exempt homes that were valued at $15,000 from state taxes. In terms of infrastructure, he supported expanding the state highway system and widening roads physically themselves along with improving safety on bridges.October 24, 1944 Acker Visits City on GOP Vote Tour Orlando Evening Star https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24827655/orlando-evening-star/ July 25, 2021 Newspapers.com Candidates Millard Caldwell, Democratic Bert Acker, Republican Results 1944 Florida gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=131884 FL Governor, 1944 Our Campaigns 6 April 2020Florida Handbook 1965-66 372Glashan 1979 58–59Congressional Quarterly 1998 47 Democratic Party (United States) Millard F. Caldwell 361,007 78.94% Republican Party (United States) Bert L. Acker 96,321 21.06% 264,686 57.88% 457,328 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References Bibliography The Florida Handbook, 1965-66 Tallahassee, FL The Peninsular Publishing Company Morris Allen 1965 https://archive.org/details/floridahandbook100morr/page/n1/mode/2up Florida Handbook 1965-66 Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books 1979 0-930466-17-9 Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 1998 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 1944 Florida Gubernatorial Category:November 1944 in the United States