Elections in United States of America
1896 Florida gubernatorial election
County Results Congressional District Result
Bloxham
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
>90%
Weeks
40–50%
50–60%
No Results
No Results
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 [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Major party candidates
William D. Bloxham, Democratic
Edward R. Gunby, Republican Other candidates
William A. Weeks, People's Results [ edit ] Results by County [ edit ]
County[3]
William D. Bloxham Democratic
Edward R. Gunby Republican
William A. Weeks Populist
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 [ edit ]
^ 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 .
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