1876 Florida gubernatorial election

The 1876 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1876. Democratic nominee George F. Drew narrowly defeated Republican incumbent Marcellus L. Stearns with 50.51% of the vote. This started a 90-year streak of losses for the Republican Party in Florida, and they would not regain the governorship until 1966.

General election

Candidates

Democratic

George F. Drew

Republican

Marcellus L. Stearns

Results

Results by county County George F. Drew Democratic Marcellus L. Stearns Republican Total votes # % # %Alachua 1,260 38.92%1,97761.08% 3,237Baker 236 62.43% 142 37.57% 378Bradford 701 77.63%20222.37% 903Brevard 104 62.28%6337.72% 167Calhoun 217 79.20% 57 20.80% 274Clay 287 70.52% 120 29.48% 407Columbia 902 55.68% 718 44.32% 1,620Dade 5 38.46% 8 61.54% 13Duval 1,502 39.53% 2,298 60.47% 3,800Escambia 1,431 47.40% 1,588 52.60% 3,019Franklin 174 67.18% 85 32.82% 259Gadsden 840 39.31%1,29760.69% 2,137Hamilton 614 65.32% 326 34.68% 940Hernando 583 81.31% 134 18.69% 717Hillsborough 794 81.35%18218.65% 976Holmes 300 94.94% 16 5.06% 316Jackson 1,397 51.89% 1,295 48.11% 2,692Jefferson 737 21.70% 2,659 78.30% 3,396Lafayette 310 83.33% 62 16.67% 372Leon 1,010 25.01%3,02974.99% 4,039Levy 492 70.39% 207 29.61% 699Liberty 147 63.91% 83 36.09% 230Madison 1,082 41.62% 1,518 58.38% 2,600Manatee 262 90.66% 27 9.34% 289Marion 963 38.37% 1,547 61.63% 2,510Monroe 1,052 51.98% 972 48.02% 2,024Nassau 677 46.12% 791 53.88% 1,468Orange 930 83.63% 182 16.37% 1,112Polk 443 97.36% 12 2.64% 455Putnam 619 51.89% 574 48.11% 1,193Santa Rosa77365.56%40634.44% 1,179St. Johns 504 60.07% 335 39.93% 839Sumter 511 75.15% 169 24.85% 680Suwannee 629 58.03% 455 41.97% 1,084Taylor 243 77.14% 72 22.86% 315Volusia 480 74.88% 161 25.12% 641Wakulla 363 66.85% 180 33.15% 543Walton 634 93.24% 46 6.76% 680Washington 405 77.0% 121 23.0% 526Totals24,61350.51%24,11649.49%48,729 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Columbia Jackson

1876 Florida gubernatorial election

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