1956 Florida gubernatorial election

none related races 1956 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1956 Florida gubernatorial election Florida 1900 Presidential no 1954 Florida gubernatorial special election 1954 (special) 1960 Florida gubernatorial election 1960 November 6, 1956 File:LeRoy Collins.jpg 150x150px LeRoy Collins Democratic Party (United States) 747,753 73.69% William Washburne.jpg William A. Washburne Jr. Republican Party (United States) 266,980 26.31% 1956 Florida gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsCollins: #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90% Governor LeRoy Collins Democratic Party (United States) LeRoy Collins Democratic Party (United States) The 1956 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Democrat LeRoy Collins defeated Republican nominee William A. Washburne Jr. in a landslide with 73.69% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on May 8, 1956.https://books.google.com/books?id=uQCIAAAAMAAJ The Florida Handbook 1987 9780961600006 2019-01-15 Democratic primary 34.1% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.Steed Moreland Baker 1980 26 Candidates LeRoy Collins, incumbent Governor Sumter de Leon Lowry Jr., businessman, retired National Guard general, opponent of racial integration, and anti-communist activist C. Farris Bryant, former State Representative Fuller Warren, former Governor Peaslee Streets W.B. "Bill" Price Results thumb|Democratic Primary by county #678cd7 Collins #dee8fb 30–40% #b4c7ec 40–50% #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% #53bfbf Lowry #daf5f5 30–40% #ace1e1 40–50% #81d0d0 50–60% #3fa457 Bryant #73bc84 50–60% #dc63dc Warren #fcdffc 30–40% #e68ce6 50–60% #cd39cd 70–80% Democratic primary results LeRoy Collins (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 434,274 51.69 Sumter de Leon Lowry Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 179,019 21.31 C. Farris Bryant Democratic Party (United States) 110,469 13.15 Fuller Warren Democratic Party (United States) 107,990 12.86 Peaslee Streets Democratic Party (United States) 5,086 0.61 W.B. "Bill" Price Democratic Party (United States) 3,245 0.39 840,083 100.00 General election Candidates LeRoy Collins, Democratic William A. Washburne Jr., Republican Results 1956 Florida gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=HYKzDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA81 America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook 17 November 2015 9781483383026 2019-01-15 Cook Rhodes Democratic Party (United States) LeRoy Collins (incumbent) 747,753 73.69% Republican Party (United States) William A. Washburne Jr. 266,980 26.31% 480,773 1,014,733 Democratic Party (United States) References Works cited Steed Robert Moreland Laurence Baker Tod Party Politics in the South Praeger Publishers 1980 0030565863 1956 Florida Gubernatorial