1848 Florida gubernatorial election

1848 Florida gubernatorial election
	October 2, 1848
Governor before election; William Dunn Moseley; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Thomas Brown; Whig

The 1848 Florida gubernatorial election was held on October 2, 1848. Whig nominee Thomas Brown defeated the Democratic nominee William Bailey.^[1]

General election

Candidates

Whig

Thomas Brown

Democratic

William Bailey

Results

1848 Florida gubernatorial election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	Thomas Brown	4,145	52.53%	+12.85%
	Democratic	William Bailey	3,746	47.47%	−12.85%
Total votes			7,891	100%
	Whig gain from Democratic

Results by County

County ^[2]^[3]	William Bailey Democratic		Thomas Brown Whig		Total votes
County ^[2]^[3]	#	%	#	%	Total votes
Alachua	163	53.97%	139	46.03%	302
Benton	69	59.48%	47	40.52%	116
Calhoun	56	45.16%	68	54.84%	124
Columbia	293	51.86%	272	48.14%	565
Dade	5	100.00%	0	0.00%	5
Duval	241	46.62%	276	53.38%	517
Escambia	153	42.74%	205	57.26%	358
Franklin	136	57.38%	101	42.62%	237
Gadsden	325	42.54%	439	57.46%	764
Hamilton	238	63.13%	139	36.87%	377
Hillsborough*	0	0	0	0.00%	0
Holmes	50	30.30%	115	69.70%	165
Jackson	184	31.40%	402	68.60%	586
Jefferson	280	63.64%	160	36.36%	440
Leon	277	41.10%	397	58.90%	674
Levy	16	30.19%	37	69.81%	53
Madison	200	41.32%	284	58.68%	484
Marion	198	48.18%	213	51.82%	411
Monroe	127	69.02%	57	30.98%	184
Nassau	93	52.54%	84	47.46%	177
Orange	42	70.00%	18	30.00%	60
Santa Rosa	85	32.44%	177	67.56%	262
St. Johns	164	55.97%	129	44.03%	293
St. Lucie	17	85.00%	3	15.00%	20
Wakulla	91	41.18%	130	58.82%	221
Walton	103	39.31%	159	60.69%	262
Washington	140	59.83%	94	40.17%	234
Totals	3,746	47.47%	4,145	52.53%	7,891
*Hillsborough County had no returns

References

^ "Our Campaigns - FL Governor Race - Oct 02, 1848". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. pp. 28–29.
^ Clisby, Joseph (November 21, 1848). "Florida October Election". Florida Sentinel. p. 2. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[1] "Our Campaigns - FL Governor Race - Oct 02, 1848". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 19, 2021.

[2] Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. pp. 28–29.

[3] Clisby, Joseph (November 21, 1848). "Florida October Election". Florida Sentinel. p. 2. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

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General election

Candidates

Whig

Democratic

Results

Results by County

See also

References