1900 Florida gubernatorial election

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1900 Florida gubernatorial election

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Nominee William Sherman Jennings Matthew B. MacFarlane Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 29,251 6,238 Percentage 80.98% 17.27%

County results Congressional district results Jennings   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90% The 1900 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900. Democratic nominee William Sherman Jennings defeated Republican nominee Matthew B. MacFarlane with 80.98% of the vote. General election Candidates Major party candidates William Sherman Jennings, Democratic Matthew B. MacFarlane, attorney, [1] US Customs Service collector in Tampa, [2] [3] former Tampa City Council member [4] Other candidates A.M. Morton, People's Results 1900 Florida gubernatorial election [5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic William Sherman Jennings 29,251 80.98% Republican Matthew B. MacFarlane 6,238 17.27% Populist A.M. Morton 631 1.75% Majority 23,013 Turnout Democratic hold Swing Results by County County [6] William S. Jennings Democratic Matthew B. MacFarlane Republican A. M. Morton Populist Total votes # % # % # % Alachua 1,367 80.27% 326 19.14% 10 0.59% 1,703 Baker 195 70.40% 76 27.44% 6 2.17% 277 Bradford 755 78.00% 181 18.70% 32 3.31% 968 Brevard 534 80.66% 120 18.13% 8 1.21% 662 Calhoun 195 72.76% 49 18.28% 24 8.96% 268 Citrus 408 94.23% 15 3.46% 10 2.31% 433 Clay 323 75.82% 89 20.89% 14 3.29% 426 Columbia 640 71.51% 244 27.26% 11 1.23% 895 Dade 970 69.04% 420 29.89% 15 1.07% 1,405 DeSoto 528 75.86% 145 20.83% 23 3.30% 696 Duval 2,061 79.85% 520 20.15% 0 0.00% 2,581 Escambia 1,566 84.24% 267 14.36% 26 1.40% 1,859 Franklin 232 62.03% 138 36.90% 4 1.07% 374 Gadsden 692 95.71% 30 4.15% 1 0.14% 723 Hamilton 334 78.22% 80 18.74% 13 3.04% 427 Hernando 249 90.88% 16 5.84% 9 3.28% 274 Hillsborough 2,367 81.65% 532 18.35% 0 0.00% 2,899 Holmes 372 84.74% 49 11.16% 18 4.10% 439 Jackson 928 82.78% 141 12.58% 52 4.64% 1,121 Jefferson 699 87.59% 95 11.90% 4 0.50% 798 Lafayette 329 93.47% 20 5.68% 3 0.85% 352 Lake 540 80.84% 125 18.71% 3 0.45% 668 Lee 306 86.44% 44 12.43% 4 1.13% 354 Leon 943 83.75% 178 15.81% 5 0.44% 1,126 Levy 429 86.49% 62 12.50% 5 1.01% 496 Liberty 132 88.59% 15 5.12% 2 1.34% 149 Madison 516 94.33% 28 5.12% 3 0.55% 547 Manatee 539 86.10% 76 12.14% 11 1.76% 626 Marion 1,128 84.18% 175 13.06% 37 2.76% 1,340 Monroe 745 71.22% 270 25.81% 31 2.96% 1,046 Nassau 412 75.46% 123 22.53% 11 2.01% 546 Orange 896 68.82% 389 29.88% 17 1.31% 1,302 Osceola 254 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 254 Pasco 505 90.34% 49 8.77% 5 0.89% 559 Polk 945 85.37% 150 13.55% 12 1.08% 1,107 Putnam 676 74.53% 225 24.81% 6 0.66% 907 Santa Rosa 626 92.19% 26 3.83% 27 3.98% 679 St. Johns 818 78.43% 201 19.27% 24 2.30% 1,043 Sumter 359 89.97% 34 8.52% 6 1.50% 399 Suwannee 642 84.58% 101 13.31% 16 2.11% 759 Taylor 287 78.42% 9 2.46% 70 19.13% 366 Volusia 776 75.27% 248 24.05% 7 0.68% 1,031 Wakulla 256 86.49% 39 13.18% 1 0.34% 296 Walton 383 80.63% 92 19.37% 0 0.00% 475 Washington 394 59.25% 226 33.98% 45 6.77% 665 Actual Totals 29,251 80.54% 6,438 17.73% 631 1.74% 36,320 Official Totals 29,251 80.98% 6,238 17.27% 631 1.75% 36,120 References "Macfarlane Park - West Tampa - Page 2". www.tampapix.com. Retrieved June 2, 2021. Cutler, Harry (1823). History of Florida: Past and Present, Historical and Biographical. Vol. 3. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 68. Retrieved June 2, 2021. The World Almanac and Book of Facts. Vol. 1902. Press Publishing Company. 1902. p. 399. Retrieved June 2, 2021. "Tampa City Council Members: 1849-2021". City of Tampa. May 6, 2021. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021. McGovern, Bernie (2007). Florida Almanac 2007-2008. ISBN   9781455604418 . Retrieved August 12, 2020. Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. p. 99. ISBN   9780786447220. This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.