1896 Florida gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1896 United States gubernatorial elections.

1896 Florida gubernatorial election

←  1892 October 6, 1896 1900  →

Nominee William D. Bloxham Edward R. Gunby William A. Weeks Party Democratic Republican Populist Popular vote 27,171 8,290 5,370 Percentage 66.55% 20.30% 13.15%

County results Congressional district results Bloxham   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90% Weeks   40–50%   50–60% No Results   No Results

Governor before election Henry L. Mitchell Democratic Elected Governor William D. Bloxham Democratic

The 1896 Florida gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1896. ^[1] Democratic nominee William D. Bloxham defeated Republican nominee Edward R. Gunby with 66.55% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• William D. Bloxham, Democratic
• Edward R. Gunby, Republican

Other candidates

• William A. Weeks, People's

Results

1896 Florida gubernatorial election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William D. Bloxham	27,171	66.55%
	Republican	Edward R. Gunby	8,290	20.30%
	Populist	William A. Weeks	5,370	13.15%
Majority			18,881
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

Results by County

County [3]	William D. Bloxham Democratic		Edward R. Gunby Republican		William A. Weeks Populist		Total votes
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Alachua	1,324	64.46%	592	28.82%	138	6.72%	2,054
Baker	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0
Bradford	615	58.18%	229	21.67%	213	20.15%	1,057
Brevard	547	68.12%	233	29.02%	23	2.86%	803
Calhoun	127	35.98%	27	7.65%	199	56.37%	353
Citrus	244	81.61%	14	4.68%	41	13.71%	299
Clay	352	64.47%	114	20.88%	80	14.65%	546
Columbia	618	65.74%	266	28.30%	56	5.96%	940
Dade	399	54.43%	321	43.79%	13	1.77%	733
DeSoto	541	54.10%	160	16.00%	299	29.90%	1,000
Duval	2,164	62.54%	1,031	29.80%	265	7.66%	3,460
Escambia	1,069	76.91%	99	7.12%	222	15.97%	1,390
Franklin	238	76.28%	71	22.76%	3	0.96%	312
Gadsden	414	87.71%	17	3.60%	41	8.69%	472
Hamilton	408	68.46%	70	11.74%	118	19.80%	596
Hernando	184	76.67%	12	5.00%	44	18.33%	240
Hillsborough	1,960	72.51%	507	18.76%	236	8.73%	2,703
Holmes	306	50.25%	25	4.11%	278	46.65%	609
Jackson	892	66.97%	205	15.39%	235	17.64%	1,332
Jefferson	1,374	88.30%	151	9.70%	31	1.99%	1,556
Lafayette	297	95.50%	11	3.54%	3	0.96%	311
Lake	688	73.50%	187	19.98%	61	6.52%	936
Lee	203	80.56%	42	16.67%	7	2.78%	252
Leon	1,373	89.10%	144	9.34%	24	1.56%	1,541
Levy	353	66.48%	92	17.33%	86	16.20%	531
Liberty	106	56.08%	34	17.99%	49	25.93%	189
Madison	316	62.20%	93	18.31%	99	19.49%	508
Manatee	661	85.40%	53	6.85%	60	7.75%	774
Marion	824	59.28%	247	17.77%	319	22.95%	1,390
Monroe	449	60.59%	275	37.11%	17	2.29%	741
Nassau	357	69.05%	116	22.44%	44	8.51%	517
Orange	1,043	65.93%	466	29.46%	73	4.61%	1,582
Osceola	210	52.50%	87	21.75%	103	25.75%	400
Pasco	407	72.94%	120	21.51%	31	5.56%	558
Polk	818	59.53%	200	14.56%	356	25.91%	1,374
Putnam	846	54.41%	585	37.62%	124	7.97%	1,555
Santa Rosa	454	76.82%	20	3.38%	117	19.80%	591
St. Johns	659	60.91%	336	31.05%	87	8.04%	1,082
Sumter	338	56.71%	72	12.08%	186	31.21%	596
Suwannee	758	73.52%	176	17.07%	97	9.41%	1,031
Taylor	164	42.49%	38	9.84%	184	47.67%	386
Volusia	772	55.94%	485	35.14%	123	8.91%	1,380
Wakulla	532	86.50%	65	10.57%	18	2.93%	615
Walton	430	52.70%	88	10.78%	298	36.52%	816
Washington	337	46.81%	114	20.30%	269	37.36%	720
Totals	27,171	66.55%	8,290	20.30%	5,370	13.15%	40,831

References

1. Jno. L. Crawford, Secretary of State (1896). Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida, for the Period Beginning Jan. 1, 1895, and ending Dec. 31, 1896 (PDF). Tallahassee, Fla.: Floridian Printing Company. p. 8.
2. McGovern, Bernie. Florida Almanac 2007-2008. ISBN   9781455604418 . Retrieved August 19, 2020.
3. Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. p. 99. ISBN   9780786447220.