1860 Florida gubernatorial election

The 1860 Florida gubernatorial election was held on October 1, 1860. Democratic nominee John Milton defeated Opposition candidate Edward D. Hopkins.

Candidates

Democratic

Nominee

John Milton

Eliminated at party convention

E. Blackburn Philip Dell John Finlayson George Whitfield

Opposition

Nominee

Edward D. Hopkins

General election Results

Results by county CountyJohn Milton DemocraticEdward D. Hopkins OppositionTotal votes# % # %Alachua51572.84%19227.16%707Brevard1376.47%423.53%17Calhoun8080.0%2020.0%100Clay6732.68%13867.32%205Columbia22944.73%28355.27%512Dade27100.0%00%27Duval23145.65%27554.35%506Escambia15327.82%39772.18%550Franklin14678.07%4121.93%187Gadsden35545.51%42554.49%780Hamilton24557.78%17942.22%424Hernando21270.90%8729.10%299Hillsborough34588.92%4311.08%388Holmes9052.19%8047.06%170Jackson51352.19%47047.81%983Jefferson42770.93%17529.07%602Lafayette10954.23%9245.77%201Leon40053.19%35246.81%752Levy17166.54%8633.46%257Liberty7342.44%9957.56%172Madison23735.91%42364.09%660Manatee8990.82%99.18%98Marion42364.29%23535.71%658Monroe15477.39%4522.61%199Nassau26078.55%7121.45%331New River17243.65%22256.35%394Orange5432.14%11467.86%168Putnam14957.53%11042.47%259Santa Rosa25644.52%31955.48%575St. Johns19865.56%10434.44%302Sumter9749.63%9850.26%195Suwannee13549.63%13750.37%272Taylor8950.28%8849.72%177Volusia6562.50%3937.50%104Wakulla16553.05%14646.95%311Walton19149.10%19850.90%389Washington16766.01%8633.99%235Totals7,30255.39%5,88244.61%13,184 Counties that flipped from Know-Nothing to Opposition Columbia Duval Gadsden Madison Santa Rosa Walton

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Opposition Escambia Liberty Orange Sumter

Counties that flipped from Know-Nothing to Democratic Hamilton Holmes Jackson Levy Manatee Volusia Wakulla

See also

1860 United States presidential election in Florida 1860 United States House of Representatives election in Florida

References