1920 Florida gubernatorial election
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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.
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November 2, 1920
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Primary elections
Primary elections were held on June 8, 1920.[1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cary A. Hardee | 52,591 | 59.48 | |
| Democratic | Van C. Swearingen | 30,240 | 34.20 | |
| Democratic | Lincoln Hulley | 5,591 | 6.32 | |
| Total votes | 88,422 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Cary A. Hardee, Democratic
- George E. Gay, Republican
Other candidates
- Furman C. Whitaker, Socialist, doctor and Socialist Party candidate in 1904 for the Manatee County School District.[3][4]
- W.L. VanDuzer, Independent
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cary A. Hardee | 103,407 | 77.94% | ||
| Republican | George E. Gay | 23,788 | 17.93% | ||
| Socialist | Furman C. Whitaker | 2,823 | 2.13% | ||
| Independent | W.L. VanDuzer | 2,654 | 2.00% | ||
| Majority | 79,619 | 60.01 | |||
| Turnout | 132,672 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Prohibition | Swing | ||||
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 |