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.
1896 Florida gubernatorial election County Results Congressional District Result Bloxham
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Major party candidates
William D. Bloxham, Democratic Edward R. Gunby, Republican Other candidates
William A. Weeks, People's 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
^ 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
