1904 Florida gubernatorial election

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1904 Florida gubernatorial election
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  1900
November 8, 1904
1908  
  Napoleon Bonaparte Broward.jpg No image.svg
Nominee Napoleon B. Broward Matthew B. MacFarlane
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote28,9716,357
Percentage79.16%17.37%

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Broward
  60–70%
  70–80%
  80–90%
  >90%

The 1904 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904. Democratic nominee Napoleon B. Broward defeated Republican nominee Matthew B. MacFarlane with 79.16% of the vote.

Contents

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • W.R. Healey, Socialist, attorney, Socialist Party of Florida Secretary [6] and vice president of the Florida Federation of Labor [7]

Results

1904 Florida gubernatorial election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Napoleon B. Broward 28,971 79.16% −1.82%
Republican Matthew B. MacFarlane6,35717.37%+0.10%
Socialist W.R. Healey1,2703.47%
Majority 22,614
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

Results by County

County [9] Napoleon B. Broward
Democratic
Matthew B. MacFarlane
Republican
W. R. Healey
Socialist
Total Votes
#%#%#%
Alachua 1,23571.76%45526.44%311.80%1,721
Baker 35684.56%4510.69%204.75%421
Bradford 56082.47%11016.20%91.33%679
Brevard 65386.03%9412.38%121.58%759
Calhoun 30079.58%6517.24%123.18%377
Citrus 38893.95%184.36%71.69%413
Clay 25083.89%4816.11%00.00%298
Columbia 68772.24%25126.39%131.37%951
Dade 91975.20%24920.38%544.42%1,222
DeSoto 71180.98%15317.43%141.59%878
Duval 2,24678.04%55319.21%792.74%2,878
Escambia 1,55876.45%44221.69%381.86%2,038
Franklin 33669.57%14129.19%61.24%483
Gadsden 48895.50%224.31%10.20%511
Hamilton 47283.25%8514.99%101.76%567
Hernando 18594.39%52.55%63.06%196
Hillsborough 2,16873.24%59220.00%2006.76%2,960
Holmes 40388.96%398.61%112.43%453
Jackson 1,29886.19%17211.42%362.39%1,506
Jefferson 47384.16%7914.06%101.78%562
Lafayette 41188.77%5211.23%00.00%463
Lake 53479.70%11617.31%202.99%670
Lee 32168.15%316.58%11925.27%471
Leon 66187.90%8411.17%70.93%752
Levy 45882.97%8114.67%132.36%552
Liberty 16487.70%2312.30%00.00%187
Madison 60593.94%345.28%50.78%644
Manatee 62379.67%8611.00%739.34%782
Marion 1,09584.75%14311.07%544.18%1,292
Monroe 80774.38%22921.11%494.52%1,085
Nassau 52177.07%14521.45%101.48%676
Orange 84872.48%27423.42%484.10%1,170
Osceola 25083.06%4514.95%61.99%301
Pasco 46390.08%407.78%112.14%514
Polk 88588.50%838.30%323.20%1,000
Putnam 51261.69%29135.06%273.25%830
Santa Rosa 45992.73%153.03%214.24%495
St. Johns 55868.13%18222.22%799.65%819
Sumter 33886.89%4511.57%61.54%389
Suwannee 60887.36%7711.06%111.58%696
Taylor 25180.19%5918.85%30.96%313
Volusia 69070.48%24525.03%444.49%979
Wakulla 19881.48%3313.58%124.94%243
Walton 44069.40%18128.55%132.05%634
Washington 58577.08%14519.10%293.82%759
Actual Totals28,97179.18%6,35717.37%1,2613.45%36,589
Official Totals28,97179.16%6,35717.37%1,2703.47%36,598

References

  1. "Napoleon Bonaparte Broward". Secretary of State of Florida . Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  2. "Napoleon Bonaparte Broward". National Governors Association . January 6, 2015. Archived from the original on February 10, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  3. Cutler, Harry (1823). History of Florida: Past and Present, Historical and Biographical. Vol. 3. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 68. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  4. The World Almanac and Book of Facts. Vol. 1902. Press Publishing Company. 1902. p. 399. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  5. "Tampa City Council Members: 1849-2021". City of Tampa. May 6, 2021. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  6. Griffin, R. Steven; ‘Workers of the Sunshine State, Unite! The Florida Socialist Party during the Progressive Era, 1900-1920’ (thesis) Archived May 11, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
  7. Paul, Brad (1999). "Rebels of the New South: the Socialist Party in Dixie, 1892-1920". ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst: 81 via University of Massachusetts Amherst.
  8. McGovern, Bernie (2007). Florida Almanac 2007-2008. ISBN   9781455604418 . Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  9. Crawford, H. Clay (1904). Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida. Tallahassee, Florida: Capital Publishing Co. p. 22.