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1952 Florida gubernatorial election Florida 1900 Presidential no 1948 Florida gubernatorial election 1948 1954 Florida gubernatorial special election 1954 (special) November 4, 1952 File:Daniel T. McCarty.jpg 150x150px Daniel T. McCarty Democratic Party (United States) 624,463 74.83% 3x4.svg Harry S. Swan Republican Party (United States) 210,009 25.17% 1952 Florida gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMcCarty: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90% Governor Fuller Warren Democratic Party (United States) Daniel T. McCarty Democratic Party (United States)
The 1952 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952. Democratic nominee Daniel T. McCarty defeated Republican nominee Harry S. Swan with 74.83% of the vote.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on May 6, 1952.https://books.google.com/books?id=uQCIAAAAMAAJ The Florida Handbook 1987 9780961600006 2019-07-06
Democratic primary
37.4% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.Steed Moreland Baker 1980 26
Candidates
Daniel T. McCarty, former State Representative
J. Brailey Odham, former State Representative
Alto Adams, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida
Bill Hendrix
Dale E. Spencer
Results
thumb|Democratic Primary Runoff by county #678cd7 McCarty #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% #53bfbf Odham #81d0d0 50–60% #53bfbf 60–70%
Democratic primary results
Daniel T. McCarty Democratic Party (United States) 361,427 48.94
J. Brailey Odham Democratic Party (United States) 232,565 31.49
Alto Adams Democratic Party (United States) 126,426 17.12
Bill Hendrix Democratic Party (United States) 11,208 1.52
Dale E. Spencer Democratic Party (United States) 6,871 0.93
738,497 100.00
Democratic primary runoff results
Daniel T. McCarty Democratic Party (United States) 384,200 53.29
J. Brailey Odham Democratic Party (United States) 336,716 46.71
720,916 100.00
Republican primary
1.3% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.Steed Moreland Baker 1980 26
Candidates
Harry S. Swan, attorney
Bert L. Acker, former actor, public relations director, unsuccessful candidate for Governor in 1944 and 1948.March 9, 1960 Bert L. Acker, Former GOP Leader, Dies Tampa Bay Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24827619/tampa-bay-times/
Elmore F. Kitzmiller, dentist
Results
Republican primary results
Harry S. Swan Republican Party (United States) 11,148 43.00
Bert L. Acker Republican Party (United States) 9,728 37.52
Elmore F. Kitzmiller Republican Party (United States) 5,050 19.48
25,926 100.00
Republican primary runoff results
Harry S. Swan Republican Party (United States) 10,217 63.02
Bert L. Acker Republican Party (United States) 5,995 36.98
16,212 100.00
General election
Candidates
Daniel T. McCarty, Democratic
Harry S. Swan, Republican
Results
1952 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 2019-07-06 Cook Rhodes
Democratic Party (United States) Daniel T. McCarty 624,463 74.83%
Republican Party (United States) Harry S. Swan 210,009 25.17%
414,454
834,518
Democratic Party (United States)
References
Works cited
Steed Robert Moreland Laurence Baker Tod Party Politics in the South Praeger Publishers 1980 0030565863
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