1868 Florida gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1868 Florida gubernatorial election 14,421 Harrison Reed Democratic Party (United States) David S. Walker Governor 31.68% 7,731 Democratic Party (United States) George W. Scott File:George_Washington_Scott.jpg 59.10% Republican Party (United States) Florida Harrison Reed File:Governor Harrison Reed of Florida.jpg Samuel Walker 3x4.svg Radical Republican 800000 2,251 9.22% May 4, 1868 1872 1872 Florida gubernatorial election 1865 1865 Florida gubernatorial election no Presidential x140px Republican Party (United States) Flag of Florida (1861–1865).svg 1868 Florida gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County results Reed #ed8783 50–60% #e55651 60–70% #d02923 70–80% #b00600 80–90% #850400 >90% Scott #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% #3358a2 80–90% Walker #eab58f 40–50% #dc8c53 50–60% #b95107 70–80% #dcb7ef Tie The 1868 Florida gubernatorial election was held on May 4, 1868. Republican nominee Harrison Reed defeated the Democratic nominee George W. ScottBernie 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 - May 04, 1868 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261784 2021-09-07 www.ourcampaigns.com in a landslide. This stood as the best Republican gubernatorial performance, in terms of total percentage of the vote, in state history until 2022. General election Candidates Harrison Reed, U.S. postal agent in Florida (Republican) George W. Scott, former Confederate Lieutenant colonel (Democratic) Samuel Walker, former Monroe County prosecutor (Radical Republican) Results 1868 Florida gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Harrison Reed 14,421 59.10% Democratic Party (United States) George W. Scott 7,731 31.68% Radical Republican Samuel Walker green 2,251 9.22% Results by county CountyDyke and Sparhawk June 9, 1868 Florida Elections 2 The Weekly Floridian https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00086643/00031/zoom/1 March 25, 2023 George W. Scott DemocraticHarrison Reed Republican Samuel Walker Radical Republican Total votes # % # % # %Alachua23413.27%1,52886.67%10.06%1,763Baker7550.00%7550.00%00.00%150Bradford17162.18%10437.82%00.00%275Brevard00.00%5100.00%00.00%5Calhoun14166.82%7033.18%00.00%211Clay1510.14%11879.73%1510.14%148Columbia26027.78%67672.22%00.00%936Dade533.33%1066.67%00.00%15 Duval44034.87%14611.57%67653.57%1,262Escambia22921.75%82478.25%00.00%1,053Franklin17361.57%10838.43%00.00%281Gadsden64036.61%1,10863.39%00.00%1,748Hamilton36452.15%31545.13%192.72%698Hernando9131.82%19568.18%00.00%286Hillsborough16658.87%11641.13%00.00%282Holmes8064.52%4435.48%00.00%124Jackson56129.50%1,34070.45%10.05%1,902Jefferson53925.00%1,61674.95%10.05%2,156Lafayette3522.01%12477.99%00.00%159 Leon45715.97%1,09638.31%1,30845.72%2,861Levy8148.80%8551.20%00.00%166Liberty9752.43%8847.57%00.00%124Madison51528.53%1,28871.36%20.11%1,805Manatee1726.56%4773.44%00.00%64Marion22316.31%1,14483.69%00.00%1,367Monroe31258.21%22441.79%00.00%536 Nassau5617.07%3410.37%23872.56%328Orange10774.31%3725.69%00.00%144Polk10684.80%1915.20%00.00%125Putnam19842.31%27057.69%00.00%468Santa Rosa18842.44%25557.56%00.00%443St. Johns26363.53%15136.47%00.00%414Sumter11152.11%10247.89%00.00%213Suwannee14835.75%26664.25%00.00%414Taylor9452.11%8848.09%10.55%183Volusia8656.58%3623.68%3019.74%152Wakulla16238.48%25961.52%00.00%421Walton20380.88%4819.12%00.00%251Washington18963.64%10836.36%00.00%297Actual totals7,83232.24%14,16758.32%2,2929.44%24,291Official totals7,73131.67%14,42159.08%2,2579.25%24,409 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Alachua Brevard Clay Columbia Dade Escambia Gadsden Hernando Jackson Jefferson Lafayette Levy Manatee Madison Marion Putnam Santa Rosa Suwannee Wakulla Counties that flipped from Democratic to Radical Republican Duval Leon Nassau Counties that flipped from Democratic to Tied Baker References Category:1868 Florida elections Florida Category:Florida gubernatorial elections