The 1896 Florida gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1896. Democratic nominee William D. Bloxham defeated Republican nominee Edward R. Gunby with 66.55% of the vote.
General election Candidates Major party candidates William D. Bloxham, Democratic Edward R. Gunby, Republican
Other candidates William A. Weeks, People's
Results
Results by County County William D. Bloxham Democratic Edward R. Gunby Republican William A. Weeks Populist Total votes # % # % # %Alachua1,32464.46%59228.82%1386.72%2,054Baker00.00%00.00%00.00%0Bradford61558.18%22921.67%21320.15%1,057Brevard54768.12%23329.02%232.86%803Calhoun12735.98%277.65%19956.37%353Citrus24481.61%144.68%4113.71%299Clay35264.47%11420.88%8014.65%546Columbia61865.74%26628.30%565.96%940Dade39954.43%32143.79%131.77%733DeSoto54154.10%16016.00%29929.90%1,000Duval2,16462.54%1,03129.80%2657.66%3,460Escambia1,06976.91%997.12%22215.97%1,390Franklin23876.28%7122.76%30.96%312Gadsden41487.71%173.60%418.69%472Hamilton40868.46%7011.74%11819.80%596Hernando18476.67%125.00%4418.33%240Hillsborough1,96072.51%50718.76%2368.73%2,703Holmes30650.25%254.11%27846.65%609Jackson89266.97%20515.39%23517.64%1,332Jefferson1,37488.30%1519.70%311.99%1,556Lafayette29795.50%113.54%30.96%311Lake68873.50%18719.98%616.52%936Lee20380.56%4216.67%72.78%252Leon1,37389.10%1449.34%241.56%1,541Levy35366.48%9217.33%8616.20%531Liberty10656.08%3417.99%4925.93%189Madison31662.20%9318.31%9919.49%508Manatee66185.40%536.85%607.75%774Marion82459.28%24717.77%31922.95%1,390Monroe44960.59%27537.11%172.29%741Nassau35769.05%11622.44%448.51%517Orange1,04365.93%46629.46%734.61%1,582Osceola21052.50%8721.75%10325.75%400Pasco40772.94%12021.51%315.56%558Polk81859.53%20014.56%35625.91%1,374Putnam84654.41%58537.62%1247.97%1,555Santa Rosa45476.82%203.38%11719.80%591St. Johns65960.91%33631.05%878.04%1,082Sumter33856.71%7212.08%18631.21%596Suwannee75873.52%17617.07%979.41%1,031Taylor16442.49%389.84%18447.67%386Volusia77255.94%48535.14%1238.91%1,380Wakulla53286.50%6510.57%182.93%615Walton43052.70%8810.78%29836.52%816Washington33746.81%11420.30%26937.36%720Totals27,17166.55%8,29020.30%5,37013.15%40,831 Counties that flipped from Populist to Democratic Liberty Walton
Counties that flipped from Tied to Democratic Washington
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