1932 Florida gubernatorial election

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1932 Florida gubernatorial election

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Nominee David Sholtz William J. Howey Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 186,270 93,323 Percentage 66.62% 33.38%

County Results Congressional District Result Sholtz   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% The 1932 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Democratic nominee David Sholtz defeated Republican nominee William J. Howey with 66.62% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on June 7, 1932. [1] Democratic primary During the Democratic primary, the campaign platforms for several candidates are known. David Sholtz would run on a campaign involving: increasing government services, giving back pay for teachers, making school terms 9 months log, free textbook for school students, creating a workers' compensation law, increasing bank regulation and providing more funding for public welfare. Carl Maples would pitch himself as being someone who supported a localized self-government. [2] Former governor Cary A. Hardee would emphasize his record when he was governor while running in the primaries. Another former governor, John W. Martin would emphasize that he led to many roads being paved in Florida and would promise that if elected for a second nonconsecutive term as governor he would give: "a dollar in his pocket and a smile on his face." [3] Many political observers believed that former governors John W. Martin and Cary A. Hardee would face off against each other in a runoff race. [3] Candidates David Sholtz, former State Representative John W. Martin, former Governor Cary A. Hardee, former Governor Stafford Caldwell, attorney for Florida East Coast Railway [3] Charles W. Durrance T. S. Hart Arthur Gomez, State Senator for the 24th District [4] J. Thomas Watson, State Representative Endorsements David Sholtz U.S. Senators Duncan Fletcher, U.S. Senator from Florida (1909–1936) [5] Results Democratic Primary Runoff by county   Sholtz   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   Martin   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Democratic primary results [1] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic John W. Martin 66,940 24.19 Democratic David Sholtz 55,406 20.02 Democratic Cary A. Hardee 50,427 18.22 Democratic Stafford Caldwell 44,938 16.24 Democratic Charles W. Durrance 36,291 13.12 Democratic T. S. Hart 9,525 3.44 Democratic Arthur Gomez 9,244 3.34 Democratic J. Thomas Watson 3,949 1.43 Total votes 276,720 100.00 Democratic primary runoff results [1] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic David Sholtz 173,540 62.80 Democratic John W. Martin 102,805 37.20 Total votes 276,345 100.00 Runoff Results by county County [6] David Sholtz John W. Martin Total votes # % # % Alachua 2,836 60.55% 1,848 39.45% 4,684 Baker 647 41.66% 906 58.34% 1,553 Bay 1,903 50.22% 1,886 49.78% 3,789 Bradford 1,029 60.57% 670 39.43% 1,699 Brevard 1,482 57.33% 1,103 42.67% 2,585 Broward 3,231 79.90% 813 20.10% 4,044 Calhoun 890 43.65% 1,149 56.35% 2,039 Charlotte 716 65.93% 370 34.07% 1,086 Citrus 1,029 59.51% 700 40.49% 1,729 Clay 1,137 57.08% 855 42.92% 1,992 Collier 158 33.83% 309 66.17% 467 Columbia 1,676 52.00% 1,547 48.00% 3,223 Dade 15,630 71.90% 6,109 28.10% 21,739 DeSoto 1,936 72.78% 724 27.22% 2,660 Dixie 563 42.91% 749 57.09% 1,312 Duval 16,877 62.53% 10,115 37.47% 26,992 Escambia 5,545 64.19% 3,093 35.81% 8,638 Flagler 323 52.35% 294 47.65% 617 Franklin 303 24.32% 943 75.68% 1,246 Gadsden 1,052 46.22% 1,224 53.78% 2,276 Gilchrist 319 29.24% 772 70.76% 1,091 Glades 363 45.43% 436 54.57% 799 Gulf 272 30.73% 613 69.27% 885 Hamilton 602 36.31% 1,056 63.69% 1,658 Hardee 2,430 71.85% 952 28.15% 3,382 Hendry 482 52.85% 430 47.15% 912 Hernando 1,105 68.17% 516 31.83% 1,621 Hillsborough 21,510 80.18% 5,316 19.82% 26,826 Holmes 1,564 36.46% 2,726 63.54% 4,290 Indian River 1,048 52.96% 931 47.04% 1,979 Jackson 2,590 32.55% 5,368 67.45% 7,958 Jefferson 763 42.63% 1,027 57.37% 1,790 Lafayette 280 23.61% 906 76.39% 1,186 Lake 2,415 64.73% 1,316 35.27% 3,731 Lee 2,409 61.52% 1,507 38.48% 3,916 Leon 857 22.12% 3,018 77.88% 3,875 Levy 1,257 56.78% 957 43.22% 2,214 Liberty 259 22.62% 886 77.38% 1,145 Madison 1,294 58.39% 922 41.61% 2,216 Manatee 3,546 84.41% 922 15.59% 4,201 Marion 2,365 56.04% 1,855 43.96% 4,220 Martin 460 46.05% 539 53.95% 999 Monroe 2,245 66.44% 1,134 33.56% 3,379 Nassau 995 55.65% 793 44.35% 1,788 Okaloosa 1,561 54.68% 1,294 45.32% 2,855 Okeechobee 694 66.79% 345 33.21% 1,039 Orange 5,151 77.92% 1,460 22.08% 6,611 Osceola 1,583 70.32% 668 29.68% 2,251 Palm Beach 8,600 77.52% 2,494 22.48% 11,094 Pasco 2,582 75.23% 850 24.77% 3,432 Pinellas 7,124 75.71% 2,285 24.29% 9,409 Polk 8,873 78.89% 2,375 21.11% 11,248 Putnam 1,889 58.16% 1,359 41.84% 3,248 Santa Rosa 1,740 46.30% 2,018 53.70% 3,758 Sarasota 1,904 73.20% 697 26.80% 2,601 Seminole 2,155 70.04% 922 29.96% 3,077 St. Johns 2,792 63.34% 1,616 36.66% 4,408 St. Lucie 1,287 63.15% 1,616 36.85% 2,038 Sumter 1,389 58.51% 985 41.49% 2,374 Suwannee 1,142 40.73% 1,662 59.27% 2,804 Taylor 753 41.28% 1,071 58.72% 1,824 Union 628 53.09% 555 46.91% 1,183 Volusia 6,830 71.96% 2,661 28.04% 9,491 Wakulla 358 22.28% 1,249 77.72% 1,607 Walton 1,700 46.81% 1,932 53.19% 3,632 Washington 1,189 31.17% 2,625 68.83% 3,814 Totals 173,540 62.80% 102,805 37.20% 276,345 General election William J. Howey ran on a similar campaign platform to 1928. During his 1932 platform he promised to reduce the amount of circuit courts, replace county school boards with appointed superintendents and give parole to prisoners after serving 1/3 of their sentence. He supported refinancing the state's bonds at lower interest rates. As a way to pay off the state's debts, he proposed stopping all road construction and diverting the funds instead to paying off the state's debts. Howey was in favor of giving more legal rights to women and was fond of the benefits of having a two party system in the state. The Republicans favored abolishing the poll tax in the state while the Democrats were against this as they saw this as a major blow to white supremacy in the state. [7] Candidates David Sholtz, Democratic William J. Howey, Republican, businessman, real estate developer and mayor of Howey-in-the-Hills. Results 1932 Florida gubernatorial election [8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic David Sholtz 186,270 66.62% Republican William J. Howey 93,323 33.38% Majority 92,947 Turnout Democratic hold Swing Results by county County [9] David Sholtz Democratic William J. Howey Republican Total votes # % # % Alachua 3,099 67.92% 1,464 32.08% 4,563 Baker 1,019 75.76% 326 24.24% 1,345 Bay 2,493 79.50% 643 20.50% 3,136 Bradford 1,217 79.65% 311 20.35% 1,528 Brevard 1,606 54.76% 1,327 45.24% 2,933 Broward 3,173 61.34% 2,000 38.66% 5,173 Calhoun 1,049 72.44% 399 27.56% 1,448 Charlotte 835 60.20% 552 39.80% 1,387 Citrus 1,081 77.60% 312 22.40% 1,393 Clay 1,082 58.52% 767 41.48% 1,849 Collier 373 80.91% 88 19.09% 461 Columbia 2,213 82.39% 473 17.61% 2,686 Dade 16,530 59.88% 11,077 40.12% 27,607 DeSoto 1,504 67.69% 718 32.31% 2,222 Dixie 1,002 84.56% 183 15.44% 1,185 Duval 15,949 62.77% 9,460 37.23% 25,409 Escambia 5,441 68.70% 2,479 31.30% 7,920 Flagler 415 71.43% 166 28.57% 581 Franklin 893 83.61% 175 16.39% 1,068 Gadsden 1,660 82.71% 347 17.29% 2,007 Gilchrist 629 72.80% 235 27.20% 864 Glades 448 62.14% 273 37.86% 721 Gulf 567 83.14% 115 16.86% 682 Hamilton 867 69.36% 383 30.64% 1,250 Hardee 2,200 69.38% 971 30.62% 3,171 Hendry 624 72.64% 235 27.36% 859 Hernando 975 70.14% 415 29.86% 1,390 Highlands 1,539 66.22% 785 33.78% 2,324 Hillsborough 17,962 73.55% 6,460 26.45% 24,422 Holmes 2,384 75.44% 776 24.56% 3,160 Indian River 1,033 59.27% 710 40.73% 1,743 Jackson 4,127 77.30% 1,212 22.70% 5,339 Jefferson 1,287 87.25% 188 12.75% 1,475 Lafayette 826 86.40% 130 13.60% 956 Lake 2,601 51.35% 2,464 48.65% 5,065 Lee 2,381 66.34% 1,208 33.66% 3,589 Leon 2,656 81.70% 595 18.30% 3,251 Levy 1,418 79.40% 368 20.60% 1,786 Liberty 584 82.14% 127 17.86% 711 Madison 1,484 80.17% 367 19.83% 1,851 Manatee 2,834 65.25% 1,509 34.75% 4,343 Marion 2,385 57.32% 1,776 42.68% 4,161 Martin 700 58.53% 496 41.47% 1,196 Monroe 2,648 87.11% 392 12.89% 3,040 Nassau 907 59.91% 607 40.09% 1,514 Okaloosa 1,841 79.15% 485 20.85% 2,326 Okeechobee 717 78.79% 193 21.21% 910 Orange 4,859 56.61% 3,725 43.39% 8,584 Osceola 1,467 55.40% 1,181 44.60% 2,648 Palm Beach 7,732 65.04% 4,156 34.96% 11,888 Pasco 2,217 64.43% 1,224 35.57% 3,441 Pinellas 9,787 57.83% 7,138 42.17% 16,925 Polk 8,785 66.66% 4,393 33.34% 13,178 Putnam 1,894 57.73% 1,387 42.27% 3,281 Santa Rosa 2,318 73.08% 854 26.92% 3,172 Sarasota 1,839 67.61% 881 32.39% 2,720 Seminole 2,008 63.10% 1,174 36.90% 3,182 St. Johns 3,043 66.07% 1,563 33.93% 4,606 St. Lucie 1,479 73.55% 532 26.45% 2,011 Sumter 1,523 65.25% 811 34.75% 2,334 Suwannee 1,758 77.31% 516 22.69% 2,274 Taylor 1,134 73.21% 415 26.79% 1,549 Union 846 83.60% 166 16.40% 1,012 Volusia 7,197 59.44% 4,910 40.56% 12,107 Wakulla 913 84.85% 163 15.15% 1,076 Walton 2,238 80.13% 555 19.87% 2,793 Washington 1,975 70.23% 837 29.77% 2,812 Total 186,270 66.62% 93,323 33.38% 279,593 References The Florida Handbook. 1987. 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