1936 Florida gubernatorial election

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1936 Florida gubernatorial election
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Nominee Fred P. Cone E.E. Callaway
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote253,63859,832
Percentage80.91%19.09%
1936 Florida gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
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Cone:
  60–70%
  70–80%
  80–90%
  >90%
Governor before election

David Sholtz
Democratic

Elected Governor

Fred P. Cone
Democratic

The 1936 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Democratic nominee Fred P. Cone defeated Republican nominee E.E. Callaway with 80.91% of the vote.

Contents

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 2, 1936. [1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

W. Raleigh Petteway
Notable individuals
  • B.F. Paty, attorney, democratic candidate for Florida governor (1936) [5]
Newspapers
Fred P. Cone
State legislators
  • Lewis W. Zim, former state representative (1893–1895) & (1929–1933), former state senator (1905–1915) [8]
Democratic Primary Runoff by county Cone 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90% Petteway 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 1936 Florida Gubernatorial Democratic Primary Runoff by county.svg
Democratic Primary Runoff by county
  Cone
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
  Petteway
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic W. Raleigh Petteway 51,705 15.73
Democratic Fred P. Cone 46,842 14.25
Democratic William C. Hodges46,47114.14
Democratic Jerry W. Carter35,57810.82
Democratic B. F. Paty34,15310.39
Democratic Dan Chappell29,4948.97
Democratic Grady Burton24,9857.60
Democratic Peter Tomasello Jr.22,3556.80
Democratic Stafford Caldwell19,7896.02
Democratic Amos Lewis8,0682.45
Democratic Mallie Martin4,2641.30
Democratic Carl Maples2,3890.73
Democratic Redmond B. Gautier1,6070.49
Democratic J. R. Yearwood1,0490.32
Total votes328,749 100.00
Democratic primary runoff results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Fred P. Cone 184,540 58.83
Democratic W. Raleigh Petteway129,15041.17
Total votes313,690 100.00

Runoff Results by county

General election

Candidates

Results

1936 Florida gubernatorial election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Fred P. Cone 253,638 80.91% -14.29%
Republican E.E. Callaway59,83219.09%-14.29%
Majority193,806
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

County results

County [13] Fred P. Cone
Democratic		E.E. Callaway
Republican		Total votes
# %# %
Alachua 4,90887.96%67212.04%5,580
Baker 1,57696.33%603.67%1,636
Bay 3,02487.65%42612.35%3,450
Bradford 1,52187.62%21512.38%1,736
Brevard 2,52673.45%91326.55%3,439
Broward 4,60873.94%1,62426.06%6,232
Calhoun 1,08789.69%12510.31%1,212
Charlotte 88969.24%39530.76%1,284
Citrus 1,41094.31%855.69%1,495
Clay 1,35977.35%39822.65%1,757
Collier 92394.76%515.24%974
Columbia 2,83895.23%1424.77%2,980
Dade 27,50074.56%9,38325.44%36,883
DeSoto 1,64378.69%44521.31%2,088
Dixie 1,13996.20%453.80%1,184
Duval 23,31284.73%4,20115.27%27,513
Escambia 9,04991.29%8638.71%9,912
Flagler 54688.93%6811.07%614
Franklin 1,39194.56%805.44%1,471
Gadsden 2,69497.82%602.18%2,754
Gilchrist 80294.91%435.09%845
Glades 58481.56%13218.44%716
Gulf 84595.59%394.41%884
Hamilton 1,49894.69%845.31%1,582
Hardee 2,19874.26%76225.74%2,960
Hendry 70880.09%17619.91%884
Hernando 1,16987.17%17212.83%1,341
Highlands 2,16279.37%56220.63%2,724
Hillsborough 21,19684.81%3,79515.19%24,991
Holmes 3,27188.77%41411.23%3,685
Indian River 1,36580.06%34019.94%1,705
Jackson 3,96195.22%1994.78%4,160
Jefferson 1,28796.33%493.67%1,336
Lafayette 1,11396.61%393.39%1,152
Lake 4,51776.48%1,38923.52%5,906
Lee 2,76478.75%74621.25%3,510
Leon 3,79595.66%1724.34%3,967
Levy 2,01494.91%1085.09%2,122
Liberty 83798.12%161.88%853
Madison 2,30596.69%793.31%2,384
Manatee 3,68877.01%1,10122.99%4,789
Marion 4,63788.93%57711.07%5,214
Martin 90680.39%22119.61%1,127
Monroe 2,30190.73%2359.27%2,536
Nassau 1,18090.28%1279.72%1,307
Okaloosa 2,21790.01%2469.99%2,463
Okeechobee 69984.32%13015.68%829
Orange 8,14871.79%3,20228.21%11,350
Osceola 1,74365.90%90234.10%2,645
Palm Beach 10,05673.20%3,68226.80%13,738
Pasco 2,51875.30%82624.70%3,344
Pinellas 12,19862.10%7,44437.90%19,642
Polk 10,76574.95%3,59825.05%14,363
Putnam 3,07886.32%48813.68%3,566
Santa Rosa 2,83586.99%42413.01%3,259
Sarasota 2,39674.18%83425.82%3,230
Seminole 2,70280.11%67119.89%3,373
St. Johns 3,43278.97%91421.03%4,346
St. Lucie 2,06286.57%32013.43%2,382
Sumter 2,14393.62%1466.38%2,289
Suwannee 2,89296.30%1113.70%3,003
Taylor 1,81494.92%975.08%1,911
Union 1,07494.54%625.46%1,136
Volusia 8,95972.52%3,39527.48%12,354
Wakulla 1,40698.87%161.13%1,422
Walton 2,84892.11%2447.89%3,092
Washington 2,60791.19%2528.81%2,859
Total253,63880.91%59,83219.09%313,470

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