1892 Florida gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1892 United States gubernatorial elections.

1892 Florida gubernatorial election

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Nominee Henry L. Mitchell Alonzo P. Baskin Party Democratic Populist Popular vote 32,064 8,379 Percentage 78.70% 20.57%

County results Congressional district results Fleming   50–59%   60–69%   70–79%   80–89%   90–100% Baskin   50–59%   Tie

Governor before election Francis P. Fleming Democratic Elected Governor Henry L. Mitchell Democratic

The 1892 Florida gubernatorial election was held on October 4, 1892. ^{[1] [2]} Democratic nominee Henry L. Mitchell defeated People's Party nominee Alonzo P. Baskin with 78.70% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Henry L. Mitchell, Democratic, Florida Supreme Court Justice and former State Representative. ^[3]

Other candidates

• Alonzo P. Baskin (People's), former member of the Florida House of Representatives. ^[4]
• N. J. Hawley, Prohibition

Results

1892 Florida gubernatorial election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Henry L. Mitchell	32,064	78.70%
	Populist	Alonzo P. Baskin	8,379	20.57%
	Prohibition	N. J. Hawley	297	0.73%
Majority			23,685
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

Results by County

County [6]	Henry L. Mitchell Democratic		Alonzo P. Baskin Populist		N. J. Hawley Prohibition		Total votes
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Alachua	1,502	81.72%	304	16.54%	32	1.74%	1,838
Baker	187	48.20%	201	51.79%	0	0.00%	388
Bradford	668	69.87%	288	30.13%	0	0.00%	956
Brevard	441	92.45%	27	5.66%	9	1.89%	477
Calhoun	172	47.38%	188	51.79%	3	0.83%	363
Citrus	308	70.64%	127	29.13%	1	0.23%	436
Clay	438	75.26%	142	24.40%	2	0.34%	582
Columbia	755	84.36%	140	15.64%	0	0.00%	895
Dade	171	95.53%	0	0.00%	8	4.47%	179
DeSoto	629	56.41%	484	43.41%	2	0.18%	1,115
Duval	1,645	92.89%	120	6.78%	6	0.34%	1,771
Escambia	2,103	95.20%	106	4.80%	0	0.00%	2,209
Franklin	268	85.08%	47	14.92%	0	0.00%	315
Gadsden	568	78.13%	154	21.18%	5	0.69%	727
Hamilton	628	71.85%	246	28.15%	0	0.00%	874
Hernando	279	77.29%	81	22.44%	1	0.28%	361
Hillsborough	2,849	89.90%	271	8.55%	49	1.55%	3,169
Holmes	318	54.83%	262	45.17%	0	0.00%	580
Jackson	1,167	89.98%	130	10.02%	0	0.00%	1,297
Jefferson	2,425	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	2,425
Lafayette	367	73.99%	129	26.01%	0	0.00%	496
Lake	1,064	82.80%	169	13.15%	52	4.05%	1,285
Lee	192	96.97%	6	3.03%	0	0.00%	198
Leon	1,492	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1,492
Levy	463	66.05%	237	33.81%	1	0.14%	701
Liberty	124	47.51%	137	52.49%	0	0.00%	261
Madison	710	92.45%	57	7.42%	1	0.13%	768
Manatee	325	55.65%	255	43.66%	4	0.68%	584
Marion	1,145	64.87%	611	34.62%	9	0.51%	1,765
Monroe	430	71.67%	157	26.17%	13	2.17%	600
Nassau	706	91.81%	63	8.19%	0	0.00%	769
Orange	1,291	92.41%	64	4.58%	42	3.01%	1,397
Osceola	211	90.17%	23	9.83%	0	0.00%	234
Pasco	475	70.16%	200	29.54%	2	0.30%	677
Polk	770	56.53%	577	42.36%	15	1.10%	1,362
Putnam	888	77.42%	221	19.27%	38	3.31%	1,147
Santa Rosa	435	66.92%	215	33.08%	0	0.00%	650
St. Johns	586	93.31%	42	6.69%	0	0.00%	628
Sumter	450	54.61%	372	45.15%	2	0.24%	824
Suwannee	656	71.38%	263	28.62%	0	0.00%	919
Taylor	162	41.54%	228	58.46%	0	0.00%	390
Volusia	808	83.99%	149	15.49%	5	0.52%	962
Wakulla	178	54.10%	151	45.90%	0	0.00%	329
Walton	325	46.23%	375	53.34%	3	0.17%	703
Washington	290	49.91%	290	49.91%	1	0.17%	581
Actual Totals	32,064	78.82%	8,309	20.43%	306	0.75%	40,679
Official Totals	32,064	78.84%	8,309	20.43%	297	0.73%	40,670

References

1. Mead III, James Andrew (1971). "The Conservative Press And The Campaign". The Populist Party In Florida (PDF) (Master of Arts). Boca Raton, Florida: Florida Atlantic University. p. 64. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
2. "Florida Election". The record-union. Sacramento, Calif. October 5, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
3. People of Lawmaking in Florida
4. Takacs, Jeff, ed. (February 1, 2019). The People of Lawmaking in Florida 1822 - 2019 (PDF). Florida House of Representatives . Retrieved September 5, 2022.
5. McGovern, Bernie (2007). Florida Almanac 2007-2008. Pelican. ISBN   9781455604418 . Retrieved August 19, 2020.
6. Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. p. 99. ISBN   9780786447220.