The 1984 United States presidential election was the 50th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican President Ronald Reagan and his running mate, incumbent Vice President George H. W. Bush, were re-elected to a second term in a landslide. They defeated the Democratic ticket of former Vice President Walter Mondale and Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro.
Reubin O'Donovan Askew was an American politician, who served as the 37th governor of Florida from 1971 to 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 7th U.S. Trade representative from 1979 to 1980 under President Jimmy Carter. He led on tax reform, civil rights, and financial transparency for public officials, maintaining an outstanding reputation for personal integrity.
William Dunnington Bloxham was the 13th and 17th Governor of Florida in two non-consecutive terms. Prior to his first term as governor, he served in the Florida House of Representatives.
Robert Raymond Reid was the fourth territorial governor of Florida. Earlier in his career he was a Representative from Georgia and held several judicial positions.
Ossian Bingley Hart was the 10th Governor of Florida from 1873 to 1874, and the first governor of Florida who was born in the state.
William Yates Atkinson was an American politician who served as the governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1894 to 1898.
Jason Altmire is an American businessman, author, lobbyist and politician. He is the former Democratic U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district, serving from 2007 until 2013.
William Joseph Sears was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from Florida. A Democrat, he was an avowed white supremacist.
From February 20 to June 12, 1984, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1984 United States presidential election. Former Vice President Walter Mondale was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1984 Democratic National Convention held from July 16 to July 19, 1984, in San Francisco, California.
From February 8 to June 14, 1988, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1988 United States presidential election. Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1988 Democratic National Convention held from July 18 to July 21, 1988, in Atlanta, Georgia.
William Augustus Edwards, also known as William A. Edwards was an Atlanta-based American architect renowned for the educational buildings, courthouses and other public and private buildings that he designed in Florida, Georgia and his native South Carolina. More than 25 of his works have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Canter Brown Jr. is an American historian, professor and author. He was born in Fort Meade, Florida. He graduates from Fort Meade Middle-High School. He earned degrees at Florida State University. He has taught at Florida A&M University and has worked at Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, Georgia. He wrote a book about Florida's African American public officials from 1867 until 1924.
Jeptha Vining Harris was a brigadier general in the Georgia militia during the War of 1812. He was a lawyer and wealthy plantation owner, who served in the Georgia General Assembly as both a representative and senator. Harris was also a trustee of the University of Georgia from 1832 to 1856. He was the father of Jeptha Vining Harris, a Mississippi (Confederate) brigadier general during the American Civil War. He was the grandfather of Dr. Jeptha Vining Harris, who served as a doctor with the Confederate States Army and was a doctor, customs collector and school superintendent in Key West, Florida after the Civil War.
The 1860 United States House of Representatives election in Florida was held on Monday, October 1, 1860 to elect the single United States Representative from the state of Florida, one from the state's single at-large congressional district, to represent Florida in the 37th Congress. The election coincided with the elections of other offices, including the presidential election, gubernatorial election, and various state and local elections.
Raymond D. Strother was a nationally known Democratic political consultant, originally from Port Arthur, Texas.
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.
Richard H. Smith was an American politician. A Republican, he served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2005 until his death in 2024.
William Bradwell was a religious leader and Reconstruction era politician in Florida. He lived in Jacksonville and represented Duval County in the Florida Legislature. An African American, he was a leader in the A.M.E. Church. He served in the Florida Senate representing Duval County, Florida from 1868 to 1870. He was a Republican and stated that his father was "one of the first representatives to the Legislature of Georgia".
Mike Giallombardo is an American politician, businessman, and current Chief Warrant Officer (CW2) serving as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 77th district. He assumed office on November 3, 2020.
Travis Trickett is an American football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator at Coastal Carolina University. He is the former offensive coordinator at the University of South Florida. He has also coordinated offenses at Samford University, Florida Atlantic University, and Georgia State University.
