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1880 Florida gubernatorial election
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1880 Florida gubernatorial election Florida 1868 Presidential no 1876 Florida gubernatorial election 1876 1884 Florida gubernatorial election 1884 November 2, 1880 File:Florida_Governor_William_Bloxham (3x4 cropped).jpg William D. Bloxham Democratic Party (United States) 28,372 54.90% File:Simon_Barclay_Conover_-_Brady-Handy (cropped).jpg Simon B. Conover Republican Party (United States) 23,307 45.10% Governor George Franklin Drew Democratic Party (United States) William D. Bloxham Democratic Party (United States) x140px
Bloxham
#9ecae1 50–60%
#6baed6 60–70%
#4292c6 70–80%
#2171b5 80–90%
#084594 90–100%
Conover
#fc9272 50–60%
#f46748 60–70%
#ef3b2c 70–80% 301px
County results 301px Congressional district results 301px
The 1880 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1880. Democratic nominee William D. Bloxham easily defeated Republican nominee Simon B. Conover with 54.90% of the vote.Bernie McGovern https://books.google.com/books?id=NclDpB3Fn5AC&pg=PA479 Florida Almanac 2007-2008 2007 Pelican Publishing 978-1-4556-0441-8 enOur Campaigns - FL Governor Race - Nov 02, 1880 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261788 2021-07-18 www.ourcampaigns.com
General election
Candidates
Democratic
William D. Bloxham
Republican
Simon B. Conover
Results
1880 Florida gubernatorial election
Democratic Party (United States) William D. Bloxham 28,372 54.90%
Republican Party (United States) Simon B. Conover 23,307 45.10%
Results by county
CountyDyke C.E. November 23, 1880 Florida Election 2 The Weekly Floridian https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00086643/00278/images/1 October 2, 2022Dyke C.E. December 7, 1880 The vote of Dade 2 The Weekly Floridian https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00086643/00280/images/1 October 2, 2022 William D. Bloxham Democratic Simon B. Conover Republican Total votes # % # %Alachua 1,554 46.35%1,79953.65% 3,353Baker 242 64.71% 132 35.29% 374Bradford 937 76.80%28323.20% 1,220Brevard 234 79.05%6220.95% 296Calhoun 202 69.42% 89 30.58% 291Clay 364 65.35% 193 34.65% 557Columbia 1,014 55.38% 817 44.62% 1,831Dade 32 59.26% 22 40.74% 54Duval 1,587 38.67% 2,517 61.33% 4,104Escambia 1,466 53.08% 1,296 46.92% 2,762Franklin 209 63.33% 121 36.67% 330Gadsden 1,230 53.55% 1,067 46.45% 2,297Hamilton 754 62.68% 449 37.32% 1,203Hernando 663 80.56% 160 19.44% 823Hillsborough 960 83.26%19316.74% 1,153Holmes 344 99.14% 3 0.86% 347Jackson 1,470 55.47% 1,180 44.53% 2,650Jefferson 844 32.71% 1,736 67.29% 2,580Lafayette 352 82.44% 75 17.56% 427Leon 998 26.08%2,82973.92% 3,827Levy 800 63.34% 463 36.66% 1,263Liberty 137 54.58% 114 45.42% 251Madison 1,053 50.99% 1,012 49.01% 2,065Manatee 617 80.87% 146 19.13% 763Marion 1,084 41.71% 1,515 58.29% 2,599Monroe 1,184 58.12% 853 41.88% 2,037Nassau 620 42.21% 849 57.79% 1,469Orange 1,085 75.61% 350 24.39% 1,435Polk 510 98.27% 9 1.73% 519Putnam 766 51.83% 712 48.17% 1,478Santa Rosa67562.50%40537.50% 1,080St. Johns 619 64.35% 343 35.65% 962Sumter 697 72.60% 263 27.40% 960Suwannee 795 60.78% 513 39.22% 1,308Taylor 313 84.59% 57 15.41% 370Volusia 510 63.43% 294 36.57% 804Wakulla 381 68.40% 176 31.60% 557Walton 647 89.99% 72 10.01% 719Washington 423 75.40% 138 24.60% 561Totals28,37254.90%23,30745.10%51,679
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Dade
Escambia
Gadsden
Madison
See also
1880 United States presidential election in Florida
1880 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
References
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