1960 Florida gubernatorial election

none related races 1960 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1960 Florida gubernatorial election Florida 1900 Presidential no 1956 Florida gubernatorial election 1956 1964 Florida gubernatorial election 1964 November 8, 1960 File:C. Farris Bryant (3x4 cropped).jpg 150x150px C. Farris Bryant Florida Democratic Party 849,407 59.85% 3x4.svg George C. Petersen Republican Party of Florida 569,936 40.16% 1960 Florida gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsBryant: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Petersen: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor LeRoy Collins Democratic Party (United States) C. Farris Bryant Democratic Party (United States) The 1960 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960. Democratic nominee C. Farris Bryant defeated Republican nominee George C. Petersen with 59.85% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on May 3, 1960.https://books.google.com/books?id=uQCIAAAAMAAJ The Florida Handbook 1987 9780961600006 2018-12-28 Democratic primary 30.4% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.Steed Moreland Baker 1980 26 Candidates C. Farris Bryant, former State Representative Doyle E. Carlton Jr., State Senator W. Haydon Burns, Mayor of Jacksonville John Moore McCarty, State Senator Fred Dickinson, State Senator Thomas E. David Harvie J. Belser, former State Representative, State RepresentativeThe Florida cattleman and livestock journal https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00062224/00067/40j 2021-05-12 ufdc.ufl.edu en Bill Hendrix, white supremacistKlan Campaign Flyer. ca. 1940s-1950s uwf.digital.flvc.org http://uwf.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/uwf%3A60653 uwf.digital.flvc.org 14 January 2026Florida State Library and Archives of Campaign Materials for Gubernatorial Candidate Bill Hendrix, 1960 https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/331428 Florida Memory 14 January 2026 en George Downs Jim McCorvey Results thumb|Democratic Primary Runoff by county #678cd7 Bryant #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% #3358a2 80–90% #244079 >90% #53bfbf Carlton #81d0d0 50–60% #53bfbf 60–70% Democratic primary results C. Farris Bryant Democratic Party (United States) 193,507 20.65 Doyle E. Carlton Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 186,228 19.87 W. Haydon Burns Democratic Party (United States) 166,352 17.75 John Moore McCarty Democratic Party (United States) 144,750 15.45 Fred Dickinson Democratic Party (United States) 115,520 12.33 Thomas E. David Democratic Party (United States) 80,057 8.54 Harvie J. Belser Democratic Party (United States) 30,736 3.28 Bill Hendrix Democratic Party (United States) 8,517 0.91 George Downs Democratic Party (United States) 6,320 0.67 Jim McCorvey Democratic Party (United States) 5,080 0.54 937,067 100.00 Democratic primary runoff results C. Farris Bryant Democratic Party (United States) 512,757 55.21 Doyle E. Carlton Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 416,052 44.79 928,809 100.00 Republican primary 2.9% of the voting age population participated in the Republican primary.Steed Moreland Baker 1980 26 Candidates George C. Petersen, incumbent Broward County Commissioner.George Petersen, GOP gubernatorial candidate in 1960 November 5, 1983 30 Fort Lauderdale News March 10, 2024 https://ledger-enquirer.newspapers.com/article/fort-lauderdale-news-george-petersen-go/138916564/?locale=en-US Newspapers.com Emerson Rupert, hotelier and Republican activist.Emerson Rupert Seeks Seat in U.S. Senate Tampa Bay Times St. Petersburg, Florida March 5, 1962 6 https://tampabay.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-rupert/134998570/?locale=en-US Newspapers.com Results Republican primary results George C. Petersen Republican Party (United States) 65,202 72.70 Emerson Rupert Republican Party (United States) 24,484 27.30 89,686 100.00 General election Candidates C. Farris Bryant, Democratic George C. Petersen, Republican Results 1960 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 2018-12-28 Cook Rhodes Democratic Party (United States) C. Farris Bryant 849,407 59.85% Republican Party (United States) George C. Petersen 569,936 40.16% 279,471 1,419,343 Democratic Party (United States) References Works cited Steed Robert Moreland Laurence Baker Tod Party Politics in the South Praeger Publishers 1980 0030565863 1960 Florida Gubernatorial Category:November 1960 in the United States