1904 Florida gubernatorial election

1904 Florida gubernatorial election

← 1900 November 8, 1904 1908 →
 
Nominee Napoleon B. Broward Matthew B. MacFarlane
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 28,971 6,357
Percentage 79.16% 17.37%

Broward
  60–70%
  70–80%
  80–90%
  >90%


Governor before election

William Sherman Jennings
Democratic

Elected Governor

Napoleon B. Broward
Democratic

The 1904 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904. Democratic nominee Napoleon B. Broward defeated Republican nominee Matthew B. MacFarlane with 79.16% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • W.R. Healey, Socialist, attorney, Socialist Party of Florida Secretary[6] and vice president of the Florida Federation of Labor[7]

Results

1904 Florida gubernatorial election[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Napoleon B. Broward 28,971 79.16% −1.82%
Republican Matthew B. MacFarlane 6,357 17.37% +0.10%
Socialist W.R. Healey 1,270 3.47%
Majority 22,614
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

Results by County

County[9] Napoleon B. Broward
Democratic
Matthew B. MacFarlane
Republican
W. R. Healey
Socialist
Total Votes
# % # % # %
Alachua 1,235 71.76% 455 26.44% 31 1.80% 1,721
Baker 356 84.56% 45 10.69% 20 4.75% 421
Bradford 560 82.47% 110 16.20% 9 1.33% 679
Brevard 653 86.03% 94 12.38% 12 1.58% 759
Calhoun 300 79.58% 65 17.24% 12 3.18% 377
Citrus 388 93.95% 18 4.36% 7 1.69% 413
Clay 250 83.89% 48 16.11% 0 0.00% 298
Columbia 687 72.24% 251 26.39% 13 1.37% 951
Dade 919 75.20% 249 20.38% 54 4.42% 1,222
DeSoto 711 80.98% 153 17.43% 14 1.59% 878
Duval 2,246 78.04% 553 19.21% 79 2.74% 2,878
Escambia 1,558 76.45% 442 21.69% 38 1.86% 2,038
Franklin 336 69.57% 141 29.19% 6 1.24% 483
Gadsden 488 95.50% 22 4.31% 1 0.20% 511
Hamilton 472 83.25% 85 14.99% 10 1.76% 567
Hernando 185 94.39% 5 2.55% 6 3.06% 196
Hillsborough 2,168 73.24% 592 20.00% 200 6.76% 2,960
Holmes 403 88.96% 39 8.61% 11 2.43% 453
Jackson 1,298 86.19% 172 11.42% 36 2.39% 1,506
Jefferson 473 84.16% 79 14.06% 10 1.78% 562
Lafayette 411 88.77% 52 11.23% 0 0.00% 463
Lake 534 79.70% 116 17.31% 20 2.99% 670
Lee 321 68.15% 31 6.58% 119 25.27% 471
Leon 661 87.90% 84 11.17% 7 0.93% 752
Levy 458 82.97% 81 14.67% 13 2.36% 552
Liberty 164 87.70% 23 12.30% 0 0.00% 187
Madison 605 93.94% 34 5.28% 5 0.78% 644
Manatee 623 79.67% 86 11.00% 73 9.34% 782
Marion 1,095 84.75% 143 11.07% 54 4.18% 1,292
Monroe 807 74.38% 229 21.11% 49 4.52% 1,085
Nassau 521 77.07% 145 21.45% 10 1.48% 676
Orange 848 72.48% 274 23.42% 48 4.10% 1,170
Osceola 250 83.06% 45 14.95% 6 1.99% 301
Pasco 463 90.08% 40 7.78% 11 2.14% 514
Polk 885 88.50% 83 8.30% 32 3.20% 1,000
Putnam 512 61.69% 291 35.06% 27 3.25% 830
Santa Rosa 459 92.73% 15 3.03% 21 4.24% 495
St. Johns 558 68.13% 182 22.22% 79 9.65% 819
Sumter 338 86.89% 45 11.57% 6 1.54% 389
Suwannee 608 87.36% 77 11.06% 11 1.58% 696
Taylor 251 80.19% 59 18.85% 3 0.96% 313
Volusia 690 70.48% 245 25.03% 44 4.49% 979
Wakulla 198 81.48% 33 13.58% 12 4.94% 243
Walton 440 69.40% 181 28.55% 13 2.05% 634
Washington 585 77.08% 145 19.10% 29 3.82% 759
Actual Totals 28,971 79.18% 6,357 17.37% 1,261 3.45% 36,589
Official Totals 28,971 79.16% 6,357 17.37% 1,270 3.47% 36,598

References

  1. ^ "Napoleon Bonaparte Broward". Secretary of State of Florida. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "Napoleon Bonaparte Broward". National Governors Association. January 6, 2015. Archived from the original on February 10, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Cutler, Harry (1823). History of Florida: Past and Present, Historical and Biographical. Vol. 3. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 68. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  4. ^ The World Almanac and Book of Facts. Vol. 1902. Press Publishing Company. 1902. p. 399. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Tampa City Council Members: 1849-2021". City of Tampa. May 6, 2021. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  6. ^ Griffin, R. Steven; ‘Workers of the Sunshine State, Unite! The Florida Socialist Party during the Progressive Era, 1900-1920’ (thesis) Archived May 11, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Paul, Brad (1999). "Rebels of the New South: the Socialist Party in Dixie, 1892-1920". ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst: 81 – via University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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  9. ^ Crawford, H. Clay (1904). Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida. Tallahassee, Florida: Capital Publishing Co. p. 22.