1936 Florida gubernatorial election

The 1936 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Democratic nominee Fred P. Cone defeated Republican nominee E.E. Callaway with 80.91% of the vote.

1936 Florida gubernatorial election

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NomineeFred P. ConeE.E. Callaway
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Popular vote253,63859,832
Percentage80.91%19.09%

Cone:
  60–70%
  70–80%
  80–90%
  >90%

Governor before election

David Sholtz
Democratic

Elected Governor

Fred P. Cone
Democratic

Primary elections edit

Primary elections were held on June 2, 1936.[1]

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Endorsements edit

W. Raleigh Petteway
Notable individuals
  • B.F. Paty, attorney, democratic candidate for Florida governor (1936)[5]
Newspapers
Fred P. Cone
State legislators
  • Lewis W. Zim, former state representative (1893–1895) & (1929–1933), former state senator (1905–1915)[8]
Democratic Primary Runoff by county
  Cone
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
  Petteway
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%

Results edit

Democratic primary results[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticW. Raleigh Petteway 51,705 15.73
DemocraticFred P. Cone 46,842 14.25
DemocraticWilliam C. Hodges46,47114.14
DemocraticJerry W. Carter35,57810.82
DemocraticB. F. Paty34,15310.39
DemocraticDan Chappell29,4948.97
DemocraticGrady Burton24,9857.60
DemocraticPeter Tomasello Jr.22,3556.80
DemocraticStafford Caldwell19,7896.02
DemocraticAmos Lewis8,0682.45
DemocraticMallie Martin4,2641.30
DemocraticCarl Maples2,3890.73
DemocraticRedmond B. Gautier1,6070.49
DemocraticJ. R. Yearwood1,0490.32
Total votes328,749 100.00
Democratic primary runoff results[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticFred P. Cone 184,540 58.83
DemocraticW. Raleigh Petteway129,15041.17
Total votes313,690 100.00

Runoff Results by county edit

General election edit

Candidates edit

  • Fred P. Cone, Democratic
  • Elvy Edison "E.E" Callaway, Republican, white lawyer for the NAACP.[10][11]

Results edit

1936 Florida gubernatorial election[12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticFred P. Cone 253,638 80.91% -14.29%
RepublicanE.E. Callaway59,83219.09%-14.29%
Majority193,806
Turnout
Democratic holdSwing

County results edit

County[13]Fred P. Cone
Democratic
E.E. Callaway
Republican
Total votes
#%#%
Alachua4,90887.96%67212.04%5,580
Baker1,57696.33%603.67%1,636
Bay3,02487.65%42612.35%3,450
Bradford1,52187.62%21512.38%1,736
Brevard2,52673.45%91326.55%3,439
Broward4,60873.94%1,62426.06%6,232
Calhoun1,08789.69%12510.31%1,212
Charlotte88969.24%39530.76%1,284
Citrus1,41094.31%855.69%1,495
Clay1,35977.35%39822.65%1,757
Collier92394.76%515.24%974
Columbia2,83895.23%1424.77%2,980
Dade27,50074.56%9,38325.44%36,883
DeSoto1,64378.69%44521.31%2,088
Dixie1,13996.20%453.80%1,184
Duval23,31284.73%4,20115.27%27,513
Escambia9,04991.29%8638.71%9,912
Flagler54688.93%6811.07%614
Franklin1,39194.56%805.44%1,471
Gadsden2,69497.82%602.18%2,754
Gilchrist80294.91%435.09%845
Glades58481.56%13218.44%716
Gulf84595.59%394.41%884
Hamilton1,49894.69%845.31%1,582
Hardee2,19874.26%76225.74%2,960
Hendry70880.09%17619.91%884
Hernando1,16987.17%17212.83%1,341
Highlands2,16279.37%56220.63%2,724
Hillsborough21,19684.81%3,79515.19%24,991
Holmes3,27188.77%41411.23%3,685
Indian River1,36580.06%34019.94%1,705
Jackson3,96195.22%1994.78%4,160
Jefferson1,28796.33%493.67%1,336
Lafayette1,11396.61%393.39%1,152
Lake4,51776.48%1,38923.52%5,906
Lee2,76478.75%74621.25%3,510
Leon3,79595.66%1724.34%3,967
Levy2,01494.91%1085.09%2,122
Liberty83798.12%161.88%853
Madison2,30596.69%793.31%2,384
Manatee3,68877.01%1,10122.99%4,789
Marion4,63788.93%57711.07%5,214
Martin90680.39%22119.61%1,127
Monroe2,30190.73%2359.27%2,536
Nassau1,18090.28%1279.72%1,307
Okaloosa2,21790.01%2469.99%2,463
Okeechobee69984.32%13015.68%829
Orange8,14871.79%3,20228.21%11,350
Osceola1,74365.90%90234.10%2,645
Palm Beach10,05673.20%3,68226.80%13,738
Pasco2,51875.30%82624.70%3,344
Pinellas12,19862.10%7,44437.90%19,642
Polk10,76574.95%3,59825.05%14,363
Putnam3,07886.32%48813.68%3,566
Santa Rosa2,83586.99%42413.01%3,259
Sarasota2,39674.18%83425.82%3,230
Seminole2,70280.11%67119.89%3,373
St. Johns3,43278.97%91421.03%4,346
St. Lucie2,06286.57%32013.43%2,382
Sumter2,14393.62%1466.38%2,289
Suwannee2,89296.30%1113.70%3,003
Taylor1,81494.92%975.08%1,911
Union1,07494.54%625.46%1,136
Volusia8,95972.52%3,39527.48%12,354
Wakulla1,40698.87%161.13%1,422
Walton2,84892.11%2447.89%3,092
Washington2,60791.19%2528.81%2,859
Total253,63880.91%59,83219.09%313,470

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