1852 Florida gubernatorial election

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1852 Florida gubernatorial election
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  1848 October 4, 1852 1856  
  Florida Governor James E. Broome.jpg George T Ward.jpg
Nominee James E. Broome George T. Ward
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote4,4574,246
Percentage51.21%48.79%

1852 Florida Gubernatorial election by county.svg
County results

Governor before election

Thomas Brown
Whig

Elected Governor

James E. Broome
Democratic

The 1852 Florida gubernatorial election was held on October 4, 1852. Democratic nominee James E. Broome defeated the Whig nominee George T. Ward. [1]

Contents

The Election was only decided by the slim margin of 211 votes. [2]

General election

Candidates

Democratic

Whig

Results

1852 Florida gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic James E. Broome 4,457 51.21%
Whig George T. Ward 4,24648.79%

Results by County

County [3] James E . Broome
Democratic
George T. Ward
Whig
Total
votes
# %# %
Alachua 23859.80%16040.20%398
Calhoun 7952.32%7247.68%151
Columbia 31452.51%28447.49%598
Dade* 00%00%0
Duval 27444.55%34155.45%615
Escambia 22549.02%23450.98%459
Franklin 16864.62%9235.38%260
Gadsden 45853.26%40246.74%860
Hamilton 16853.16%14846.84%316
Hernando 10663.47%6136.53%167
Hillsborough 19661.25%12438.75%320
Holmes 3925.83%11274.17%151
Jackson 25340.87%36659.13%619
Jefferson 27364.69%14935.31%422
Leon 37852.14%34747.86%725
Levy 5100%00%5
Madison 25144.35%31555.65%566
Marion 26752.77%23947.23%506
Monroe 15467.54%7432.46%228
Nassau 5748.72%6051.28%117
Orange 3143.66%4056.34%71
Putnam 5643.08%7456.92%130
Santa Rosa 15239.07%23760.93%389
St. Johns 13959.40%9540.60%234
St. Lucie 6100%00%0
Wakulla 12741.10%18258.90%309
Walton 12343.31%16156.69%284
Washington 13062.20%7937.80%209
Actual Totals4,66751.20%4,44848.80%9,115
Official Totals**4,45751.21%4,24648.79%8,703
*Dade County had no returns.
**Official results from the State of Florida is different from actual results

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References

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  2. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. p. 29. ISBN   9780786414390.
  3. Jones, James S. (November 29, 1856). "Official Vote for Governor". Floridian & Journal. p. 3. Retrieved March 19, 2023.