1974 Florida gubernatorial election

none related races 1974 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1974 Florida gubernatorial election Florida 1900 presidential no 1970 Florida gubernatorial election 1970 1978 Florida gubernatorial election 1978 November 5, 1974 File:Governor Reubin Askew.jpg 150x150px Reubin Askew Florida Democratic Party J. H. Williams 1,118,954 61.20% File:Portrait of Florida legislative senator Jerry Thomas.jpg Jerry Thomas Republican Party of Florida Mike Thompson 709,438 38.80% 1974 Florida gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsAskew: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Thomas: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Reubin Askew Democratic Party (United States) Reubin Askew Democratic Party (United States) The 1974 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democratic Governor Reubin Askew won re-election to a second term. This was just the second time after 1956, and the first that the governor of Florida was re-elected for the second four-year term.October 2026 This was also the first time a candidate received over one million votes in a Florida governor election. Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 10, 1974. Democratic primary Incumbent Reubin O'Donovan Askew faced little opposition in the Democratic Party primary. Despite a challenge from his own Lieutenant Governor Thomas Burton Adams, Jr., Askew, a popular member of the "New Southerner" political generation, was renominated easily. 13.4% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.Steed Moreland Baker 1980 26 Candidates Thomas Burton Adams Jr., incumbent lieutenant governorWaldron Martin September 11, 1974 Gov. Askew Sweeps Primary in Florida; Millionaire Wins in G.O.P. Senate Race https://www.nytimes.com/1974/09/11/archives/gov-askew-sweeps-primary-in-florida-millionaire-wins-in-gop-senate.html New York Times New York, N.Y. 34 13 November 2022 Reubin Askew, incumbent governor Norman Bie, lawyer Ben Hill Griffin Jr., citrus magnate Results Democratic primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 106https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=135936 FL Governor, 1974 - D Primary Our Campaigns 13 November 2022Florida Handbook 2013-2014 2014 344 Reubin Askew (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 579,137 68.83 Ben Hill Griffin Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 137,008 16.28 Thomas Burton Adams Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 85,557 10.17 Norman Bie Democratic Party (United States) 39,758 4.72 841,460 J. H. Williams became Askew's running mate for a second term. Republican primary Candidate Jerry Thomas, former president of the Florida Senate, banker Results Republican primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 106Florida Handbook 2013-2014 2014 346 Jerry Thomas Republican Party (United States) Unopposed General election Results 1974 Florida gubernatorial election resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 47FL Governor, 1974 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=96892 OurCampaigns 13 November 2022Florida Handbook 2013-2014 2014 340 Democratic Party (US) Reubin Askew (incumbent) 1,118,954 61.20 Republican Party (US) Jerry Thomas 709,438 38.80 409,516 22.40 1,828,392 Democratic Party (US) Williams, as he ran on the joint ticket, replaced Adams as lieutenant governor. References Works cited Congressional Elections, 1946-1996 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-248-4 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Morris Allen Perry Morris Joan 2014 The Florida Handbook 2013-2014 https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/filestores/Adhoc/FloridaHandbook/The%20Florida%20Handbook%202013-2014.pdf Tallahassee, Florida Florida House of Representatives Florida Handbook 2013-2014 2014 Steed Robert Moreland Laurence Baker Tod Party Politics in the South Praeger Publishers 1980 0030565863 1974 Gubernatorial Florida Florida gubernatorial election