The 1900 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900. Democratic nominee William Sherman Jennings defeated Republican nominee Matthew B. MacFarlane with 80.98% of the vote.

General election

Candidates Major party candidates William Sherman Jennings, Democratic Matthew B. MacFarlane, attorney, US Customs Service collector in Tampa, former Tampa City Council member

Other candidates A.M. Morton, People's

Results

Results by County County William S. Jennings Democratic Matthew B. MacFarlane Republican A. M. Morton Populist Total votes # % # % # %Alachua1,36780.27%32619.14%100.59%1,703Baker19570.40%7627.44%62.17%277Bradford75578.00%18118.70%323.31%968Brevard53480.66%12018.13%81.21%662Calhoun19572.76%4918.28%248.96%268Citrus40894.23%153.46%102.31%433Clay32375.82%8920.89%143.29%426Columbia64071.51%24427.26%111.23%895Dade97069.04%42029.89%151.07%1,405DeSoto52875.86%14520.83%233.30%696Duval2,06179.85%52020.15%00.00%2,581Escambia1,56684.24%26714.36%261.40%1,859Franklin23262.03%13836.90%41.07%374Gadsden69295.71%304.15%10.14%723Hamilton33478.22%8018.74%133.04%427Hernando24990.88%165.84%93.28%274Hillsborough2,36781.65%53218.35%00.00%2,899Holmes37284.74%4911.16%184.10%439Jackson92882.78%14112.58%524.64%1,121Jefferson69987.59%9511.90%40.50%798Lafayette32993.47%205.68%30.85%352Lake54080.84%12518.71%30.45%668Lee30686.44%4412.43%41.13%354Leon94383.75%17815.81%50.44%1,126Levy42986.49%6212.50%51.01%496Liberty13288.59%155.12%21.34%149Madison51694.33%285.12%30.55%547Manatee53986.10%7612.14%111.76%626Marion1,12884.18%17513.06%372.76%1,340Monroe74571.22%27025.81%312.96%1,046Nassau41275.46%12322.53%112.01%546Orange89668.82%38929.88%171.31%1,302Osceola254100.00%00.00%00.00%254Pasco50590.34%498.77%50.89%559Polk94585.37%15013.55%121.08%1,107Putnam67674.53%22524.81%60.66%907Santa Rosa62692.19%263.83%273.98%679St. Johns81878.43%20119.27%242.30%1,043Sumter35989.97%348.52%61.50%399Suwannee64284.58%10113.31%162.11%759Taylor28778.42%92.46%7019.13%366Volusia77675.27%24824.05%70.68%1,031Wakulla25686.49%3913.18%10.34%296Walton38380.63%9219.37%00.00%475Washington39459.25%22633.98%456.77%665Actual Totals29,25180.54%6,43817.73%6311.74%36,320Official Totals29,25180.98%6,23817.27%6311.75%36,120 Counties that flipped from Populist to Democratic Calhoun Taylor

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