1920 Florida gubernatorial election

The 1920 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. Democratic nominee Cary A. Hardee defeated Republican nominee George E. Gay with 77.94% of the vote.

Primary elections Primary elections were held on June 8, 1920.

Democratic primary

Candidates Cary A. Hardee, former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Van C. Swearingen, Florida Attorney General Lincoln Hulley, State senator

Results

General election

Candidates Major party candidates Cary A. Hardee, Democratic George E. Gay, Republican

Other candidates Furman C. Whitaker, Socialist, doctor and Socialist Party candidate in 1904 for the Manatee County School District."F.C. Whitaker Papers". Manatee County Public Library System: Digital Collection. Retrieved May 16, 2021.Griffin, R. Steven; ‘Workers of the Sunshine State, Unite! The Florida Socialist Party during the Progressive Era, 1900-1920’ (thesis) W.L. VanDuzer, Independent

Results

County Results County Cary A. Hardee Democratic George E. Gay Republican Furman C. Whitaker Socialist W.L. VanDuzer Independent Totals # % # % # % # %Alachua 3,362 80.95% 756 18.20% 18 0.43% 17 0.41% 4,153 Baker 405 85.99% 51 10.83% 7 1.49% 8 1.70% 471 Bay 980 78.03% 50 3.98% 43 3.42% 183 14.57% 1,256 Bradford 1,274 86.61% 168 11.42% 6 0.41% 23 1.56% 1,471 Brevard 1,084 72.80% 340 22.83% 28 1.88% 37 2.48% 1,489 Broward 534 60.34% 263 29.72% 57 6.44% 31 3.50% 885 Calhoun 972 89.75% 89 8.22% 8 0.74% 14 1.29% 1,083 Citrus 638 91.01% 35 4.99% 6 0.86% 22 3.14% 701 Clay 626 71.54% 228 26.06% 4 0.46% 17 1.94% 875 Columbia 1,247 88.94% 129 9.20% 7 0.50% 19 1.36% 1,402 Dade 5,525 69.39% 2,190 27.51% 189 2.37% 58 0.73% 7,962 DeSoto 2,715 91.44% 175 5.89% - 0.00% 79 2.66% 2,969 Duval 15,867 79.54% 3,315 16.62% 186 0.93% 581 2.91% 19,949 Escambia 3,591 80.77% 559 12.57% 194 4.36% 102 2.29% 4,446 Flagler 280 77.13% 27 7.44% 53 14.60% 3 0.83% 363 Franklin 567 73.54% 186 24.12% 11 1.43% 7 0.91% 771 Gadsden 1,890 98.75% 16 0.84% 6 0.31% 2 0.10% 1,914 Hamilton 712 88.23% 76 9.42% 11 1.36% 8 0.99% 807 Hernando 670 87.01% 72 9.35% 17 2.21% 11 1.43% 770 Hillsborough 8,898 79.72% 1,485 13.31% 523 4.69% 255 2.28% 11,161 Holmes 1,188 73.61% 364 22.55% 35 2.17% 27 1.67% 1,614 Jackson 2,510 90.06% 210 7.53% 27 0.97% 40 1.44% 2,787 Jefferson 772 84.19% 135 14.72% 4 0.44% 6 0.65% 917 Lafayette 659 94.82% 30 4.32% 4 0.58% 2 0.29% 695 Lake 1,804 76.86% 475 20.24% 41 1.75% 27 1.15% 2,347 Lee 1,117 72.53% 391 25.39% 21 1.36% 11 0.71% 1,540 Leon 1,453 81.35% 298 16.69% 15 0.84% 20 1.12% 1,786 Levy 927 83.89% 169 15.29% 4 0.36% 5 0.45% 1,105 Liberty 445 95.09% 12 2.56% 5 1.07% 6 1.28% 468 Madison 917 97.66% 14 1.49% 4 0.43% 4 0.43% 939 Manatee 2,024 78.82% 406 15.81% 118 4.60% 20 0.78% 2,568 Marion 2,629 75.31% 790 22.63% 28 0.80% 44 1.26% 3,491 Monroe 1,181 71.66% 316 19.17% 104 6.31% 47 2.85% 1,648 Nassau 944 86.76% 125 11.49% 6 0.55% 13 1.19% 1,088 Okaloosa 698 82.60% 125 14.79% 15 1.78% 7 0.83% 845 Okeechobee 320 89.39% 14 3.91% 8 2.23% 16 4.47% 358 Orange 2,425 72.07% 817 24.28% 52 1.55% 71 2.11% 3,365 Osceola 1,006 57.75% 682 39.15% 25 1.44% 29 1.66% 1,742 Palm Beach 1,999 58.59% 1,289 37.78% 97 2.84% 27 0.79% 3,412 Pasco 1,347 72.89% 302 16.34% 57 3.08% 142 7.68% 1,848 Pinellas 3,442 68.36% 1,436 28.52% 113 2.24% 44 0.87% 5,035 Polk 4,494 80.93% 736 13.25% 166 2.99% 157 2.83% 5,553 Putnam 1,828 66.35% 874 31.72% 37 1.34% 16 0.58% 2,755 Santa Rosa 919 93.11% 53 5.37% 3 0.30% 12 1.22% 987 Seminole 1,597 74.87% 449 21.05% 71 3.33% 16 0.75% 2,133 St. Johns 2,088 75.16% 604 21.74% 46 1.66% 40 1.44% 2,778 St. Lucie 1,343 75.24% 366 20.50% 46 2.58% 30 1.68% 1,785 Sumter 939 85.29% 108 9.81% 46 4.18% 8 0.73% 1,101 Suwannee 1,583 82.02% 235 12.18% 91 4.72% 21 1.09% 1,930 Taylor 627 89.83% 55 7.88% 5 0.72% 11 1.58% 698 Volusia 3,494 71.50% 1,069 21.87% 106 2.17% 218 4.46% 4,887 Wakulla 524 85.06% 85 13.80% 4 0.65% 3 0.49% 616 Walton 1,459 78.10% 364 19.49% 23 1.23% 22 1.18% 1,868 Washington 868 76.75% 180 15.92% 68 6.01% 15 1.33% 1,131 Actual Total103,40777.91%23,78817.92%2,8692.16%2,6542.00%132,718Official Total103,40777.94%23,78817.93%2,8232.13%2,6542.00%132,672 Counties that flipped from Prohibition to Democratic Baker Bay Bradford Broward Calhoun Citrus Clay Columbia Dade DeSoto Franklin Hamilton Hernando Hillsborough Holmes Jackson Lafayette Lake Lee Levy Liberty Madison Manatee Okaloosa Osceola Pasco Pinellas Polk Seminole St. Lucie Suwannee Taylor Volusia Wakulla Washington Walton

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Monroe

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