1896 Florida gubernatorial election

The 1896 Florida gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1896.^[1] Democratic nominee William D. Bloxham defeated Republican nominee Edward R. Gunby with 66.55% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

William D. Bloxham, Democratic
Edward R. Gunby, Republican

Other candidates

William A. Weeks, People's

Results

1896 Florida gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William D. Bloxham	27,171	66.55%
	Republican	Edward R. Gunby	8,290	20.30%
	Populist	William A. Weeks	5,370	13.15%
Majority			18,881
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

Results by County

County^[3]	William D. Bloxham Democratic		Edward R. Gunby Republican		William A. Weeks Populist		Total votes
County^[3]	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes
Alachua	1,324	64.46%	592	28.82%	138	6.72%	2,054
Baker	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	0
Bradford	615	58.18%	229	21.67%	213	20.15%	1,057
Brevard	547	68.12%	233	29.02%	23	2.86%	803
Calhoun	127	35.98%	27	7.65%	199	56.37%	353
Citrus	244	81.61%	14	4.68%	41	13.71%	299
Clay	352	64.47%	114	20.88%	80	14.65%	546
Columbia	618	65.74%	266	28.30%	56	5.96%	940
Dade	399	54.43%	321	43.79%	13	1.77%	733
DeSoto	541	54.10%	160	16.00%	299	29.90%	1,000
Duval	2,164	62.54%	1,031	29.80%	265	7.66%	3,460
Escambia	1,069	76.91%	99	7.12%	222	15.97%	1,390
Franklin	238	76.28%	71	22.76%	3	0.96%	312
Gadsden	414	87.71%	17	3.60%	41	8.69%	472
Hamilton	408	68.46%	70	11.74%	118	19.80%	596
Hernando	184	76.67%	12	5.00%	44	18.33%	240
Hillsborough	1,960	72.51%	507	18.76%	236	8.73%	2,703
Holmes	306	50.25%	25	4.11%	278	46.65%	609
Jackson	892	66.97%	205	15.39%	235	17.64%	1,332
Jefferson	1,374	88.30%	151	9.70%	31	1.99%	1,556
Lafayette	297	95.50%	11	3.54%	3	0.96%	311
Lake	688	73.50%	187	19.98%	61	6.52%	936
Lee	203	80.56%	42	16.67%	7	2.78%	252
Leon	1,373	89.10%	144	9.34%	24	1.56%	1,541
Levy	353	66.48%	92	17.33%	86	16.20%	531
Liberty	106	56.08%	34	17.99%	49	25.93%	189
Madison	316	62.20%	93	18.31%	99	19.49%	508
Manatee	661	85.40%	53	6.85%	60	7.75%	774
Marion	824	59.28%	247	17.77%	319	22.95%	1,390
Monroe	449	60.59%	275	37.11%	17	2.29%	741
Nassau	357	69.05%	116	22.44%	44	8.51%	517
Orange	1,043	65.93%	466	29.46%	73	4.61%	1,582
Osceola	210	52.50%	87	21.75%	103	25.75%	400
Pasco	407	72.94%	120	21.51%	31	5.56%	558
Polk	818	59.53%	200	14.56%	356	25.91%	1,374
Putnam	846	54.41%	585	37.62%	124	7.97%	1,555
Santa Rosa	454	76.82%	20	3.38%	117	19.80%	591
St. Johns	659	60.91%	336	31.05%	87	8.04%	1,082
Sumter	338	56.71%	72	12.08%	186	31.21%	596
Suwannee	758	73.52%	176	17.07%	97	9.41%	1,031
Taylor	164	42.49%	38	9.84%	184	47.67%	386
Volusia	772	55.94%	485	35.14%	123	8.91%	1,380
Wakulla	532	86.50%	65	10.57%	18	2.93%	615
Walton	430	52.70%	88	10.78%	298	36.52%	816
Washington	337	46.81%	114	20.30%	269	37.36%	720
Totals	27,171	66.55%	8,290	20.30%	5,370	13.15%	40,831

References

^ Jno. L. Crawford, Secretary of State (1896). Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida, for the Period Beginning Jan. 1, 1895, and ending Dec. 31, 1896 (PDF). Tallahassee, Fla.: Floridian Printing Company. p. 8.
^ McGovern, Bernie. Florida Almanac 2007-2008. ISBN 9781455604418. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. p. 99. ISBN 9780786447220.

[1] Jno. L. Crawford, Secretary of State (1896). Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida, for the Period Beginning Jan. 1, 1895, and ending Dec. 31, 1896 (PDF). Tallahassee, Fla.: Floridian Printing Company. p. 8.

[2] McGovern, Bernie. Florida Almanac 2007-2008. ISBN 9781455604418. Retrieved August 19, 2020.

[3] Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. p. 99. ISBN 9780786447220.

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