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1896 Florida gubernatorial election Florida 1868 Presidential no 1892 Florida gubernatorial election 1892 1900 Florida gubernatorial election 1900 October 6, 1896 Florida_Governor_William_Bloxham (3x4 cropped).jpg William D. Bloxham Democratic Party (United States) 27,171 66.55% E._R._Gunby.jpg Edward R. Gunby Republican Party (United States) 8,290 20.30% 3x4.svg William A. Weeks People's Party (United States) 5,370 13.15% 301px County results 301px Congressional district results
Bloxham
#c6dbef 40–50%
#9ecae1 50–60%
#6baed6 60–70%
#4292c6 70–80%
#2171b5 80–90%
#084594 >90%
Weeks
#c7e9c0 40–50%
#a1da9b 50–60%
No Results
#bdbdbd No Results Governor Henry L. Mitchell Democratic Party (United States) William D. Bloxham Democratic Party (United States) x140px
The 1896 Florida gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1896.Jno. L. Crawford, Secretary of State John L. Crawford 1896 Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida, for the Period Beginning Jan. 1, 1895, and ending Dec. 31, 1896. http://edocs.dlis.state.fl.us/fldocs/dos/secretarystatereport/reportofsecre18871900flor.pdf Tallahassee, Fla. Floridian Printing Company 8 Democratic nominee William D. Bloxham defeated Republican nominee Edward R. Gunby with 66.55% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
William D. Bloxham, Democratic
Edward R. Gunby, Republican
Other candidates
William A. Weeks, People's
Results
1896 Florida gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=NclDpB3Fn5AC&pg=PA479 Florida Almanac 2007-2008 9781455604418 2020-08-19 McGovern Bernie
Democratic Party (United States) William D. Bloxham 27,171 66.55%
Republican Party (United States) Edward R. Gunby 8,290 20.30%
People's Party (United States) William A. Weeks 5,370 13.15%
18,881
Democratic Party (United States)
Results by County
CountyDubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County McFarland 2010 9780786447220 99 William D. Bloxham Democratic Edward R. Gunby Republican William A. Weeks Populist Total votes # % # % # %Alachua1,32464.46%59228.82%1386.72%2,054Baker00.00%00.00%00.00%0Bradford61558.18%22921.67%21320.15%1,057Brevard54768.12%23329.02%232.86%803Calhoun12735.98%277.65%19956.37%353Citrus24481.61%144.68%4113.71%299Clay35264.47%11420.88%8014.65%546Columbia61865.74%26628.30%565.96%940Dade39954.43%32143.79%131.77%733DeSoto54154.10%16016.00%29929.90%1,000Duval2,16462.54%1,03129.80%2657.66%3,460Escambia1,06976.91%997.12%22215.97%1,390Franklin23876.28%7122.76%30.96%312Gadsden41487.71%173.60%418.69%472Hamilton40868.46%7011.74%11819.80%596Hernando18476.67%125.00%4418.33%240Hillsborough1,96072.51%50718.76%2368.73%2,703Holmes30650.25%254.11%27846.65%609Jackson89266.97%20515.39%23517.64%1,332Jefferson1,37488.30%1519.70%311.99%1,556Lafayette29795.50%113.54%30.96%311Lake68873.50%18719.98%616.52%936Lee20380.56%4216.67%72.78%252Leon1,37389.10%1449.34%241.56%1,541Levy35366.48%9217.33%8616.20%531Liberty10656.08%3417.99%4925.93%189Madison31662.20%9318.31%9919.49%508Manatee66185.40%536.85%607.75%774Marion82459.28%24717.77%31922.95%1,390Monroe44960.59%27537.11%172.29%741Nassau35769.05%11622.44%448.51%517Orange1,04365.93%46629.46%734.61%1,582Osceola21052.50%8721.75%10325.75%400Pasco40772.94%12021.51%315.56%558Polk81859.53%20014.56%35625.91%1,374Putnam84654.41%58537.62%1247.97%1,555Santa Rosa45476.82%203.38%11719.80%591St. Johns65960.91%33631.05%878.04%1,082Sumter33856.71%7212.08%18631.21%596Suwannee75873.52%17617.07%979.41%1,031Taylor16442.49%389.84%18447.67%386Volusia77255.94%48535.14%1238.91%1,380Wakulla53286.50%6510.57%182.93%615Walton43052.70%8810.78%29836.52%816Washington33746.81%11420.30%26937.36%720Totals27,17166.55%8,29020.30%5,37013.15%40,831
Counties that flipped from Populist to Democratic
Liberty
Walton
Counties that flipped from Tied to Democratic
Washington
References
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