The 1928 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928, to elect the Governor of Florida. Democratic nominee Doyle E. Carlton defeated Republican nominee William J. Howey with 60.97% of the vote.

After the 1928 election, no Republican candidate would carry even a single county in a Florida gubernatorial race again until 1960.

Primary elections Primary elections were held on June 5, 1928.

Democratic primary

Candidates Doyle E. Carlton, former State Senator Sidney Johnston Catts, former Governor Fons A. Hathaway, chairman of the Florida State Road Department. John Stansel Taylor J. M. Carson

Results

General election

Candidates Doyle E. Carlton, Democratic William J. Howey, Republican, businessman, real estate developer and mayor of Howey-in-the-Hills.

Results

County Results County Doyle E. Carlton Democratic William J. Howey Republican Totals # % # %Alachua 2,989 77.12% 887 22.88% 3,876Baker 724 82.65% 152 17.35% 876Bay 1,583 76.25% 493 23.75% 2,076Bradford 963 86.06% 156 13.94% 1,119Brevard 1,747 57.49% 1,292 42.51% 3,039Broward 2,325 50.62% 2,268 49.38% 4,593Calhoun 975 93.84% 64 6.16% 1,039Charlotte 607 60.82% 391 39.18% 998Citrus 1,002 74.17% 349 25.83% 1,351Clay 884 63.87% 500 36.13% 1,384Collier 285 75.20% 94 24.80% 379Columbia 1,346 89.67% 155 10.33% 1,501Dade 12,313 47.66% 13,522 52.34% 25,835DeSoto 939 44.76% 1,159 55.24% 2,098Dixie 647 76.30% 201 23.70% 848Duval 18,195 70.33% 7,677 29.67% 25,872Escambia 5,667 78.14% 1,585 21.86% 7,252Flagler 366 62.99% 215 37.01% 581Franklin 655 86.87% 99 13.13% 754Gadsden 1,461 95.30% 72 4.70% 1,533Gilchrist 510 87.18% 75 12.82% 585Glades 380 62.91% 224 37.09% 604Gulf 381 95.73% 17 4.27% 398Hamilton 836 85.05% 147 14.95% 983Hardee 1,440 47.86% 1,569 52.14% 3,009Hendry 476 73.34% 173 26.66% 649Hernando 929 67.61% 445 32.39% 1,374Highlands 1,255 61.55% 784 38.45% 2,039Hillsborough 11,865 56.77% 9,034 43.23% 20,899Holmes 2,023 81.15% 470 18.85% 2,493Indian River 1,065 69.34% 471 30.66% 1,536Jackson 3,604 90.53% 377 9.47% 3,981Jefferson 1,144 95.10% 59 4.90% 1,203Lafayette 506 90.36% 54 9.64% 560Lake 2,299 45.71% 2,730 54.29% 5,029Lee 1,611 51.52% 1,516 48.48% 3,127Leon 2,503 93.85% 164 6.15% 2,667Levy 1,150 75.66% 370 24.34% 1,520Liberty 358 96.24% 14 3.76% 372Madison 985 91.12% 96 8.88% 1,081Manatee 1,725 40.15% 2,571 59.85% 4,296Marion 2,602 69.85% 1,123 30.15% 3,725Martin 586 48.96% 611 51.04% 1,197Monroe 1,856 68.24% 864 31.76% 2,720Nassau 1,028 82.17% 223 17.83% 1,251Okaloosa 1,340 76.53% 411 23.47% 1,751Okeechobee 900 93.46% 63 6.54% 963Orange 4,419 48.29% 4,732 51.71% 9,151Osceola 1,580 54.28% 1,331 45.72% 2,911Palm Beach 4,300 53.15% 3,790 46.85% 8,090Pasco 1,455 49.71% 1,472 50.29% 2,927Pinellas 4,671 33.34% 9,338 66.66% 14,009Polk 6,304 52.37% 5,734 47.63% 12,038Putnam 2,251 74.61% 766 25.39% 3,017Santa Rosa 1,431 70.98% 585 29.02% 2,016Sarasota 1,419 49.32% 1,458 50.68% 2,877Seminole 1,928 64.35% 1,068 35.65% 2,996St. Johns 2,669 65.51% 1,405 34.49% 4,074St. Lucie 1,355 75.19% 447 24.81% 1,802Sumter 1,135 56.58% 871 43.42% 2,006Suwannee 1,818 90.13% 199 9.87% 2,017Taylor 1,058 87.08% 157 12.92% 1,215Union 690 96.10% 28 3.90% 718Volusia 4,923 51.71% 4,598 48.29% 9,521Wakulla 583 95.57% 27 4.43% 610Walton 1,946 84.98% 344 15.02% 2,290Washington 1,490 68.60% 682 31.40% 2,172 Total 148,455 60.97% 95,018 39.03% 243,473

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Dade DeSoto Hardee Lake Manatee Marion Orange Pasco Pinellas Sarasota

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