1845 Florida gubernatorial election
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{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1845 Florida gubernatorial election
| country =
| type = Presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election =
| previous_year =
| next_election = 1848 Florida gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1848
| election_date = {{Start date|1845|05|26}}
| image1 = x150px
| nominee1 = William Dunn Moseley
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 3,292
| percentage1 = 55.14%
| image2 = x150px
| nominee2 = Richard Keith Call
| party2 = Whig Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 2,679
| percentage2 = 44.86%
| map_image = 1845 Florida gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = County results
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Moseley:
{{legend|#8da9e2|50–60%}}
{{legend|#678cd7|60–70%}}
{{legend|#4170cd|70–80%}}
{{legend|#3358a2|80–90%}}
{{legend|#244079|>90%}}
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Call:
{{legend|#d39641|50–60%}}
{{legend|#c07000|60–70%}}
{{legend|#ac6400|70–80%}}
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| title = Governor
| before_election = John Branch
{{small|(as territorial governor)}}
| before_party = Nonpartisan
| after_election = William Dunn Moseley
| after_party = Democrat
| flag_image = Flag_of_the_United_States_(1837–1845).svg
}}
{{ElectionsFL}}
The 1845 Florida gubernatorial election was held on May 26, 1845, to elect the first governor of Florida. Democratic nominee William Dunn Moseley defeated Whig nominee Richard Keith Call with 55.14% of the vote.
General election
=Candidates=
- William D. Moseley, Democratic
- Richard K. Call, Whig
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change| title=1845 Florida gubernatorial election{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NclDpB3Fn5AC&pg=PA479 |title=Florida Almanac 2007-2008 |isbn=9781455604418 |access-date=2020-12-10|last1=McGovern |first1=Bernie }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = William Dunn Moseley
| votes = 3,292
| percentage = 55.14
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
| party = Whig Party (United States)
| candidate = Richard Keith Call
| votes = 2,679
| percentage = 44.86
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 5,971
|percentage = 100
}}
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== Results by county ==
| class="wikitable sortable"
!rowspan="2"|County{{Cite web |access-date=August 27, 2022 |title=1845 ELECTION RETURNS |url=https://www.floridamemory.com/discover/historical_records/election1845/counties.php}}{{Cite web|title=Our Campaigns - FL Governor Race - Oct 06, 1845|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=144367|access-date=2021-06-02|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}} ! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" {{party shading/Democratic}} |William Dunn Moseley ! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" {{party shading/Whig}} |Richard Keith Call !rowspan="2"| Total votes |
| colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" {{party shading/Democratic}} | #
!colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" {{party shading/Democratic}} | % !colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" {{party shading/Whig}} | # !colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" {{party shading/Whig}} |% |
|---|
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Alachua*
|align="center" |193 |align="center" |67.96% |align="center" | 91 |align="center" | 23.04% |align="center" | 284 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Benton
|align="center" | 78 |align="center" | 95.12% |align="center" | 4 |align="center" | 4.88% |align="center" | 82 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Calhoun
|align="center" | 62 |align="center" | 92.54% |align="center" | 5 |align="center" | 7.46% |align="center" | 67 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Columbia
|align="center" | 340 |align="center" | 72.65% |align="center" | 128 |align="center" | 27.35% |align="center" | 468 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Dade
| align="center" | 60 | align="center" | 92.31% | align="center" | 5 | align="center" | 7.69% | align="center" | 65 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Duval
|align="center" | 235 |align="center" | 61.86% |align="center" | 156 |align="center" | 38.14% |align="center" | 391 |
| {{party shading/Whig}} align="center" |Escambia
|align="center" | 96 |align="center" | 35.96% |align="center" | 171 |align="center" | 64.04% |align="center" | 267 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Franklin
|align="center" | 113 |align="center" | 51.6% |align="center" | 106 |align="center" | 48.4% |align="center" | 219 |
| {{party shading/Whig}} align="center" |Gadsden
|align="center" |230 |align="center" |45.19% |align="center" | 279 |align="center" | 54.81% |align="center" | 509 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Hamilton
|align="center" | 126 |align="center" | 74.12% |align="center" | 44 |align="center" | 25.88% |align="center" | 170 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Hillsborough
|align="center" |74 |align="center" |66.07% |align="center" | 38 |align="center" | 33.93% |align="center" | 112 |
| {{party shading/Whig}} align="center" |Jackson
|align="center" | 130 |align="center" | 28.14% |align="center" | 332 |align="center" | 71.86% |align="center" | 462 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Jefferson
|align="center" | 256 |align="center" | 63.21% |align="center" | 149 |align="center" | 36.79% |align="center" | 405 |
| {{party shading/Whig}} align="center" |Leon
|align="center" | 269 |align="center" | 45.59% |align="center" | 321 |align="center" | 54.41% |align="center" | 590 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Madison
|align="center" | 174 |align="center" | 58.39% |align="center" | 124 |align="center" | 41.61% |align="center" | 298 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Marion
|align="center" | 94 |align="center" | 55.95% |align="center" | 74 |align="center" | 44.05% |align="center" | 168 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Monroe
|align="center" | 157 |align="center" | 68.26% |align="center" | 73 |align="center" | 31.74% |align="center" | 230 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Nassau
|align="center" | 129 |align="center" | 84.87% |align="center" | 23 |align="center" | 15.13% |align="center" | 152 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Orange**
|align="center" |28 |align="center" |73.68% |align="center" | 10 |align="center" | 26.32% |align="center" | 38 |
| {{party shading/Whig}} align="center" |Santa Rosa
|align="center" |29 |align="center" |17.47% |align="center" |137 |align="center" |82.53% |align="center" |166 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |St. Johns
|align="center" | 171 |align="center" | 61.51% |align="center" | 107 |align="center" | 38.49% |align="center" | 278 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |St. Lucie
|align="center" | 16 |align="center" | 94.12% |align="center" | 1 |align="center" | 5.88% |align="center" | 17 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Wakulla
|align="center" | 88 |align="center" | 53.01% |align="center" | 78 |align="center" | 46.99% |align="center" | 166 |
| {{party shading/Whig}} align="center" |Walton
|align="center" | 64 |align="center" | 24.06% |align="center" | 202 |align="center" | 75.94% |align="center" | 266 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Washington
|align="center" | 71 |align="center" | 86.59% |align="center" | 11 |align="center" | 13.41% |align="center" | 82 |
| Actual Totals
!3,283 !55.13% !2,669 !44.87% !5,952 |
| Official Totals
!3,292 !55.16% !2,679 !44.84% !5,971 |
| colspan="6" |*Newly formed Levy County returns was included in count. **Votes was counted under old name of Mosquito County. |