1920 Florida gubernatorial election
1920 Florida gubernatorial election
County Results Congressional District Result
Hardee :
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
>90%
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.[1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
Cary A. Hardee, Democratic
George E. Gay, Republican
Other candidates
Results
County Results
County[4] [6]
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 Total
103,407
77.91%
23,788
17.92%
2,869
2.16%
2,654
2.00%
132,718
Official Total
103,407
77.94%
23,788
17.93%
2,823
2.13%
2,654
2.00%
132,672
References
^ a b The Florida Handbook . 1987. ISBN 9780961600006 . Retrieved June 1, 2020 .
^ Cutler, Harry (1823). History of Florida: Past and Present, Historical and Biographical . Vol. 3. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 340. Retrieved June 2, 2021 .
^ "F.C. Whitaker Papers" . Manatee County Public Library System: Digital Collection . Retrieved May 16, 2021.
^ a b Griffin, R. Steven; ‘Workers of the Sunshine State, Unite! The Florida Socialist Party during the Progressive Era, 1900-1920’ (thesis)
^ McGovern, Bernie (2007). Florida Almanac 2007-2008 . ISBN 9781455604418 . Retrieved June 1, 2020 .
^ Florida. Office of Secretary of State. (1921). Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida . State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida. Office of Secretary of State.