1848 Florida gubernatorial election

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1848 Florida gubernatorial election
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  1845 October 2, 1848 1852  
  Florida Governor Thomas Brown.jpg General William Bailey.jpg
Nominee Thomas Brown William Bailey
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote4,1453,746
Percentage52.53%47.47%

1848 Florida Gubernatorial election by county.svg
County results

Governor before election

William Dunn Moseley
Democratic

Elected Governor

Thomas Brown
Whig

The 1848 Florida gubernatorial election was held on October 2, 1848. Whig nominee Thomas Brown defeated the Democratic nominee William Bailey. [1]

Contents

General election

Candidates

Whig

Democratic

  • William Bailey

Results

1848 Florida gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Thomas Brown 4,145 52.53% +12.85%
Democratic William Bailey3,74647.47%-12.85%
Total votes7,891 100%
Whig gain from Democratic

Results by County

County [2] [3] William Bailey
Democratic
Thomas Brown
Whig
Total
votes
# %# %
Alachua 16353.97%13946.03%302
Benton 6959.48%4740.52%116
Calhoun 5645.16%6854.84%124
Columbia 29351.86%27248.14%565
Dade 5100.00%00.00%5
Duval 24146.62%27653.38%517
Escambia 15342.74%20557.26%358
Franklin 13657.38%10142.62%237
Gadsden 32542.54%43957.46%764
Hamilton 23863.13%13936.87%377
Hillsborough* 0000.00%0
Holmes 5030.30%11569.70%165
Jackson 18431.40%40268.60%586
Jefferson 28063.64%16036.36%440
Leon 27741.10%39758.90%674
Levy 1630.19%3769.81%53
Madison 20041.32%28458.68%484
Marion 19848.18%21351.82%411
Monroe 12769.02%5730.98%184
Nassau 9352.54%8447.46%177
Orange 4270.00%1830.00%60
Santa Rosa 8532.44%17767.56%262
St. Johns 16455.97%12944.03%293
St. Lucie 1785.00%315.00%20
Wakulla 9141.18%13058.82%221
Walton 10339.31%15960.69%262
Washington 14059.83%9440.17%234
Totals3,74647.47%4,14552.53%7,891
*Hillsborough County had no returns

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References

  1. "Our Campaigns - FL Governor Race - Oct 02, 1848". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  2. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. pp. 28–29.
  3. Clisby, Joseph (November 21, 1848). "Florida October Election". Florida Sentinel. p. 2. Retrieved March 18, 2023.