1904 Florida gubernatorial election

The 1904 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904. Democratic nominee Napoleon B. Broward defeated Republican nominee Matthew B. MacFarlane with 79.16% of the vote.

1904 Florida gubernatorial election

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NomineeNapoleon B. BrowardMatthew B. MacFarlane
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Popular vote28,9716,357
Percentage79.16%17.37%

Broward
  60–70%
  70–80%
  80–90%
  >90%


Governor before election

William Sherman Jennings
Democratic

Elected Governor

Napoleon B. Broward
Democratic

General election edit

Candidates edit

Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • W.R. Healey, Socialist, attorney, Socialist Party of Florida Secretary[6] and vice president of the Florida Federation of Labor[7]

Results edit

1904 Florida gubernatorial election[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticNapoleon B. Broward 28,971 79.16% -1.82%
RepublicanMatthew B. MacFarlane6,35717.37%+0.10%
SocialistW.R. Healey1,2703.47%
Majority22,614
Turnout
Democratic holdSwing

Results by County edit

County[9]Napoleon B. Broward
Democratic
Matthew B. MacFarlane
Republican
W. R. Healey
Socialist
Total Votes
#%#%#%
Alachua1,23571.76%45526.44%311.80%1,721
Baker35684.56%4510.69%204.75%421
Bradford56082.47%11016.20%91.33%679
Brevard65386.03%9412.38%121.58%759
Calhoun30079.58%6517.24%123.18%377
Citrus38893.95%184.36%71.69%413
Clay25083.89%4816.11%00.00%298
Columbia68772.24%25126.39%131.37%951
Dade91975.20%24920.38%544.42%1,222
DeSoto71180.98%15317.43%141.59%878
Duval2,24678.04%55319.21%792.74%2,878
Escambia1,55876.45%44221.69%381.86%2,038
Franklin33669.57%14129.19%61.24%483
Gadsden48895.50%224.31%10.20%511
Hamilton47283.25%8514.99%101.76%567
Hernando18594.39%52.55%63.06%196
Hillsborough2,16873.24%59220.00%2006.76%2,960
Holmes40388.96%398.61%112.43%453
Jackson1,29886.19%17211.42%362.39%1,506
Jefferson47384.16%7914.06%101.78%562
Lafayette41188.77%5211.23%00.00%463
Lake53479.70%11617.31%202.99%670
Lee32168.15%316.58%11925.27%471
Leon66187.90%8411.17%70.93%752
Levy45882.97%8114.67%132.36%552
Liberty16487.70%2312.30%00.00%187
Madison60593.94%345.28%50.78%644
Manatee62379.67%8611.00%739.34%782
Marion1,09584.75%14311.07%544.18%1,292
Monroe80774.38%22921.11%494.52%1,085
Nassau52177.07%14521.45%101.48%676
Orange84872.48%27423.42%484.10%1,170
Osceola25083.06%4514.95%61.99%301
Pasco46390.08%407.78%112.14%514
Polk88588.50%838.30%323.20%1,000
Putnam51261.69%29135.06%273.25%830
Santa Rosa45992.73%153.03%214.24%495
St. Johns55868.13%18222.22%799.65%819
Sumter33886.89%4511.57%61.54%389
Suwannee60887.36%7711.06%111.58%696
Taylor25180.19%5918.85%30.96%313
Volusia69070.48%24525.03%444.49%979
Wakulla19881.48%3313.58%124.94%243
Walton44069.40%18128.55%132.05%634
Washington58577.08%14519.10%293.82%759
Actual Totals28,97179.18%6,35717.37%1,2613.45%36,589
Official Totals28,97179.16%6,35717.37%1,2703.47%36,598

References edit

  1. ^ "Napoleon Bonaparte Broward". Secretary of State of Florida. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "Napoleon Bonaparte Broward". National Governors Association. January 6, 2015. Archived from the original on February 10, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Cutler, Harry (1823). History of Florida: Past and Present, Historical and Biographical. Vol. 3. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 68. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  4. ^ The World Almanac and Book of Facts. Vol. 1902. Press Publishing Company. 1902. p. 399. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Tampa City Council Members: 1849-2021". City of Tampa. May 6, 2021. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  6. ^ Griffin, R. Steven; ‘Workers of the Sunshine State, Unite! The Florida Socialist Party during the Progressive Era, 1900-1920’ (thesis)
  7. ^ Paul, Brad (1999). "Rebels of the New South: the Socialist Party in Dixie, 1892-1920". ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst: 81 – via University of Massachusetts Amherst.
  8. ^ McGovern, Bernie (2007). Florida Almanac 2007-2008. ISBN 9781455604418. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  9. ^ Crawford, H. Clay (1904). Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida. Tallahassee, Florida: Capital Publishing Co. p. 22.