1928 Florida gubernatorial election

none related races 1928 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1928 Florida gubernatorial election Florida 1900 Presidential no 1924 Florida gubernatorial election 1924 1932 Florida gubernatorial election 1932 November 6, 1928 File:Doyle E. Carlton.jpg 150x150px Doyle E. Carlton Democratic Party (United States) 148,455 60.97% William_John_Howey (cropped).jpg William J. Howey Republican Party (United States) 95,018 39.03% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results Carlton: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90% Howey: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor John W. Martin Democratic Party (United States) Doyle E. Carlton Democratic Party (United States) The 1928 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928, to elect the Governor of Florida. Democratic nominee Doyle E. Carlton defeated Republican nominee William J. Howey with 60.97% of the vote. After the 1928 election, no Republican candidate would carry even a single county in a Florida gubernatorial race again until 1960. Primary elections Primary elections were held on June 5, 1928.https://books.google.com/books?id=uQCIAAAAMAAJ The Florida Handbook 1987 Peninsular Publishing Company 9780961600006 2020-05-31 Democratic primary Candidates Doyle E. Carlton, former State Senator Sidney Johnston Catts, former Governor Fons A. Hathaway, chairman of the Florida State Road Department.Remarks introducing Dr. Fons A. Hathaway, chairman, State Road Dept. of Florida, July 21, 1929 University of Florida Archival & Manuscript Collections http://findingaids.uflib.ufl.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/47745 2021-05-12 findingaids.uflib.ufl.edu John Stansel Taylor J. M. Carson Results Democratic primary results Doyle E. Carlton Democratic Party (United States) 77,569 30.42 Sidney Johnston Catts Democratic Party (United States) 68,984 27.06 Fons A. Hathaway Democratic Party (United States) 67,849 26.61 John Stansel Taylor Democratic Party (United States) 37,304 14.63 J. M. Carson Democratic Party (United States) 3,271 1.28 254,977 100.00 General election Candidates Doyle E. Carlton, Democratic William J. Howey, Republican, businessman, real estate developer and mayor of Howey-in-the-Hills. Results 1928 Florida gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=NclDpB3Fn5AC&pg=PA479 Florida Almanac 2007-2008 9781455604418 2020-05-31 McGovern Bernie 2007 Pelican Democratic Party (United States) Doyle E. Carlton 148,455 60.97% -21.82% Republican Party (United States) William J. Howey 95,018 39.03% +21.82% 53,437 Democratic Party (United States) County Results CountyOfficial Vote, State of Florida, General Election, 1928-Tabulated by Counties https://archive.org/details/reportofsecr19271928flor/page/n15/mode/2up October 7, 2023 Doyle E. Carlton Democratic William J. Howey Republican Totals # % # %Alachua 2,989 77.12% 887 22.88% 3,876Baker 724 82.65% 152 17.35% 876Bay 1,583 76.25% 493 23.75% 2,076Bradford 963 86.06% 156 13.94% 1,119Brevard 1,747 57.49% 1,292 42.51% 3,039Broward 2,325 50.62% 2,268 49.38% 4,593Calhoun 975 93.84% 64 6.16% 1,039Charlotte 607 60.82% 391 39.18% 998Citrus 1,002 74.17% 349 25.83% 1,351Clay 884 63.87% 500 36.13% 1,384Collier 285 75.20% 94 24.80% 379Columbia 1,346 89.67% 155 10.33% 1,501Dade 12,313 47.66% 13,522 52.34% 25,835DeSoto 939 44.76% 1,159 55.24% 2,098Dixie 647 76.30% 201 23.70% 848Duval 18,195 70.33% 7,677 29.67% 25,872Escambia 5,667 78.14% 1,585 21.86% 7,252Flagler 366 62.99% 215 37.01% 581Franklin 655 86.87% 99 13.13% 754Gadsden 1,461 95.30% 72 4.70% 1,533Gilchrist 510 87.18% 75 12.82% 585Glades 380 62.91% 224 37.09% 604Gulf 381 95.73% 17 4.27% 398Hamilton 836 85.05% 147 14.95% 983Hardee 1,440 47.86% 1,569 52.14% 3,009Hendry 476 73.34% 173 26.66% 649Hernando 929 67.61% 445 32.39% 1,374Highlands 1,255 61.55% 784 38.45% 2,039Hillsborough 11,865 56.77% 9,034 43.23% 20,899Holmes 2,023 81.15% 470 18.85% 2,493Indian River 1,065 69.34% 471 30.66% 1,536Jackson 3,604 90.53% 377 9.47% 3,981Jefferson 1,144 95.10% 59 4.90% 1,203Lafayette 506 90.36% 54 9.64% 560Lake 2,299 45.71% 2,730 54.29% 5,029Lee 1,611 51.52% 1,516 48.48% 3,127Leon 2,503 93.85% 164 6.15% 2,667Levy 1,150 75.66% 370 24.34% 1,520Liberty 358 96.24% 14 3.76% 372Madison 985 91.12% 96 8.88% 1,081Manatee 1,725 40.15% 2,571 59.85% 4,296Marion 2,602 69.85% 1,123 30.15% 3,725Martin 586 48.96% 611 51.04% 1,197Monroe 1,856 68.24% 864 31.76% 2,720Nassau 1,028 82.17% 223 17.83% 1,251Okaloosa 1,340 76.53% 411 23.47% 1,751Okeechobee 900 93.46% 63 6.54% 963Orange 4,419 48.29% 4,732 51.71% 9,151Osceola 1,580 54.28% 1,331 45.72% 2,911Palm Beach 4,300 53.15% 3,790 46.85% 8,090Pasco 1,455 49.71% 1,472 50.29% 2,927Pinellas 4,671 33.34% 9,338 66.66% 14,009Polk 6,304 52.37% 5,734 47.63% 12,038Putnam 2,251 74.61% 766 25.39% 3,017Santa Rosa 1,431 70.98% 585 29.02% 2,016Sarasota 1,419 49.32% 1,458 50.68% 2,877Seminole 1,928 64.35% 1,068 35.65% 2,996St. Johns 2,669 65.51% 1,405 34.49% 4,074St. Lucie 1,355 75.19% 447 24.81% 1,802Sumter 1,135 56.58% 871 43.42% 2,006Suwannee 1,818 90.13% 199 9.87% 2,017Taylor 1,058 87.08% 157 12.92% 1,215Union 690 96.10% 28 3.90% 718Volusia 4,923 51.71% 4,598 48.29% 9,521Wakulla 583 95.57% 27 4.43% 610Walton 1,946 84.98% 344 15.02% 2,290Washington 1,490 68.60% 682 31.40% 2,172 Total 148,455 60.97% 95,018 39.03% 243,473 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Dade DeSoto Hardee Lake Manatee Marion Orange Pasco Pinellas Sarasota References 1928 Florida Gubernatorial