1876 Florida gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1876 Florida gubernatorial election 24,613 Democratic Party (United States) George F. Drew Republican Party (United States) Marcellus L. Stearns Governor 49.49% 24,116 Republican Party (United States) Marcellus L. Stearns File:Florida_Governor_Marcellus_Stearns.png 50.51% Democratic Party (United States) Florida George F. Drew File:Florida_Governor_George_Franklin_Drew.jpg November 7, 1876 1880 1880 Florida gubernatorial election 1872 1872 Florida gubernatorial election no Presidential 1868 x140px 301px County results 301px Congressional district results 301px Drew #9ecae1 50–60% #6baed6 60–70% #4292c6 70–80% #2171b5 80–90% #084594 >90% Stearns #fc9272 50–60% #f46748 60–70% #ef3b2c 70–80% The 1876 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1876. Democratic nominee George F. Drew narrowly defeated Republican incumbent Marcellus L. Stearns with 50.51% of the vote. This started a 90-year streak of losses for the Republican Party in Florida, and they would not regain the governorship until 1966.Our Campaigns - FL Governor Race - Nov 07, 1876 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261787 2021-07-18 www.ourcampaigns.comBernie McGovern https://books.google.com/books?id=NclDpB3Fn5AC&pg=PA479 Florida Almanac 2007-2008 2007 Pelican Publishing 978-1-4556-0441-8 en General election Candidates Democratic George F. Drew Republican Marcellus L. Stearns Results 1876 Florida gubernatorial election Democratic Party (United States) George F. Drew 24,613 50.51% Republican Party (United States) Marcellus L. Stearns 24,116 49.49% Results by county CountyFowle Alonzo December 30, 1876 The Supreme Court Canvass 2 Tallahassee Sentinel https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00048626/00273/images/1 October 1, 2022Dyke C.E. November 16, 1880 Florida Election 2 The Weekly Floridian https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00086643/00277/images/1 October 1, 2022 George F. Drew Democratic Marcellus L. Stearns Republican Total votes # % # %Alachua 1,260 38.92%1,97761.08% 3,237Baker 236 62.43% 142 37.57% 378Bradford 701 77.63%20222.37% 903Brevard 104 62.28%6337.72% 167Calhoun 217 79.20% 57 20.80% 274Clay 287 70.52% 120 29.48% 407Columbia 902 55.68% 718 44.32% 1,620Dade 5 38.46% 8 61.54% 13Duval 1,502 39.53% 2,298 60.47% 3,800Escambia 1,431 47.40% 1,588 52.60% 3,019Franklin 174 67.18% 85 32.82% 259Gadsden 840 39.31%1,29760.69% 2,137Hamilton 614 65.32% 326 34.68% 940Hernando 583 81.31% 134 18.69% 717Hillsborough 794 81.35%18218.65% 976Holmes 300 94.94% 16 5.06% 316Jackson 1,397 51.89% 1,295 48.11% 2,692Jefferson 737 21.70% 2,659 78.30% 3,396Lafayette 310 83.33% 62 16.67% 372Leon 1,010 25.01%3,02974.99% 4,039Levy 492 70.39% 207 29.61% 699Liberty 147 63.91% 83 36.09% 230Madison 1,082 41.62% 1,518 58.38% 2,600Manatee 262 90.66% 27 9.34% 289Marion 963 38.37% 1,547 61.63% 2,510Monroe 1,052 51.98% 972 48.02% 2,024Nassau 677 46.12% 791 53.88% 1,468Orange 930 83.63% 182 16.37% 1,112Polk 443 97.36% 12 2.64% 455Putnam 619 51.89% 574 48.11% 1,193Santa Rosa77365.56%40634.44% 1,179St. Johns 504 60.07% 335 39.93% 839Sumter 511 75.15% 169 24.85% 680Suwannee 629 58.03% 455 41.97% 1,084Taylor 243 77.14% 72 22.86% 315Volusia 480 74.88% 161 25.12% 641Wakulla 363 66.85% 180 33.15% 543Walton 634 93.24% 46 6.76% 680Washington 405 77.0% 121 23.0% 526Totals24,61350.51%24,11649.49%48,729 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Columbia Jackson See also 1876 United States presidential election in Florida 1876 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida References Category:1876 Florida elections Category:Florida gubernatorial elections Florida