1860 Florida gubernatorial election

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1860 Florida Gubernatorial election
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  1856 October 1, 1860 (1860-10-01) 1865  
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Nominee John Milton Edward D. Hopkins
Party Democratic Opposition
Popular vote7,3025,882
Percentage55.39%44.61%

1860 Florida gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County Results

Governor before election

Madison S. Perry
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Milton
Democratic

The 1860 Florida gubernatorial election was held on October 1, 1860. Democratic Nominee John Milton defeated Opposition candidate Edward D. Hopkins.

Contents

Candidates

Democratic

Nominee

Eliminated at party convention

  • John Finlayson
  • Philip Dell
  • George Whitfield
  • E. Blackburn

Opposition

Nominee

  • Edward D. Hopkins [2]

General election

Results

Florida's gubernatorial election, 1860 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John Milton 7,302 55.39% +4.07
Opposition Edward D. Hopkins5,88244.61%N/A
Turnout 13,184100.00%
Democratic hold

Results by County

CountyJohn Milton
Democratic
Edward D. Hopkins
Opposition
Total votes
# %# %
Alachua 51572.84%19227.16%707
Brevard 1376.47%423.53%17
Calhoun 8080.0%2020.0%100
Clay 6732.68%13867.32%205
Columbia 22944.73%28355.27%512
Dade 27100.0%00%27
Duval 23145.65%27554.35%506
Escambia 15327.82%39772.18%550
Franklin 14678.07%4121.93%187
Gadsden 35545.51%42554.49%780
Hamilton 24557.78%17942.22%424
Hernando 21270.90%8729.10%299
Hillsborough 34588.92%4311.08%388
Holmes 9052.19%8047.06%170
Jackson 51352.19%47047.81%983
Jefferson 42770.93%17529.07%602
Lafayette 10954.23%9245.77%201
Leon 40053.19%35246.81%752
Levy 17166.54%8633.46%257
Liberty 7342.44%9957.56%172
Madison 23735.91%42364.09%660
Manatee 8990.82%99.18%98
Marion 42364.29%23535.71%658
Monroe 15477.39%4522.61%199
Nassau 26078.55%7121.45%331
New River 17243.65%22256.35%394
Orange 5432.14%11467.86%168
Putnam 14957.53%11042.47%259
Santa Rosa 25644.52%31955.48%575
St. Johns 19865.56%10434.44%302
Sumter 9749.63%9850.26%195
Suwannee 13549.63%13750.37%272
Taylor 8950.28%8849.72%177
Volusia 6562.50%3937.50%104
Wakulla 16553.05%14646.95%311
Walton 19149.10%19850.90%389
Washington 16766.01%8633.99%235
Totals7,30255.39%5,88244.61%13,184

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References

  1. Graham, E.M. (June 23, 1860). "Proceedings of the Democratic State Convention". The Telegraph. p. 1. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  2. Andreu, Matthias R. (July 14, 1860). "Opposition State Nominations". St. Augustine Examiner. p. 2. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  3. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. p. 29. ISBN   9780786414390.