1876 Florida gubernatorial election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1876 Florida gubernatorial election
| popular_vote1 = 24,613
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = George F. Drew
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| before_election = Marcellus L. Stearns
| title = Governor
| percentage2 = 49.49%
| popular_vote2 = 24,116
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| nominee2 = Marcellus L. Stearns
| image2 = File:Florida_Governor_Marcellus_Stearns.png
| percentage1 = 50.51%
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| country = Florida
| nominee1 = George F. Drew
| image1 = File:Florida_Governor_George_Franklin_Drew.jpg
| election_date = November 7, 1876
| next_year = 1880
| next_election = 1880 Florida gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1872
| previous_election = 1872 Florida gubernatorial election
| ongoing = no
| type = Presidential
| flag_year = 1868
| image_size = x140px
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Drew
{{legend|#9ecae1|50–60%}}
{{legend|#6baed6|60–70%}}
{{legend|#4292c6|70–80%}}
{{legend|#2171b5|80–90%}}
{{legend|#084594|>90%}}
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Stearns
{{legend|#fc9272|50–60%}}
{{legend|#f46748|60–70%}}
{{legend|#ef3b2c|70–80%}}
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The 1876 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1876. Democratic nominee George F. Drew narrowly defeated Republican incumbent Marcellus L. Stearns with 50.51% of the vote. This started a 90-year streak of losses for the Republican Party in Florida, and they would not retain the governorship until 1966.{{Cite web|title=Our Campaigns - FL Governor Race - Nov 07, 1876|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261787|access-date=2021-07-18|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}{{Cite book|last=Bernie|first=McGovern|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NclDpB3Fn5AC&pg=PA479|title=Florida Almanac 2007-2008|date=2007|publisher=Pelican Publishing|isbn=978-1-4556-0441-8|language=en}}
General election
= Candidates =
== Democratic ==
== Republican ==
= Results =
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=George F. Drew|votes=24,613|percentage=50.51%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Marcellus L. Stearns|votes=24,116|percentage=49.49%|change=|}}
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== Results by county ==
| class="wikitable sortable"
!rowspan="2"|County{{Cite news |last=Fowle |first=Alonzo |date=December 30, 1876 |title=The Supreme Court Canvass |pages=2 |work=Tallahassee Sentinel |url=https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00048626/00273/images/1 |access-date=October 1, 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Dyke |first=C.E. |date=November 16, 1880 |title=Florida Election |pages=2 |work=The Weekly Floridian |url=https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00086643/00277/images/1 |access-date=October 1, 2022}} ! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" {{party shading/Democratic}} | George F. Drew ! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" {{party shading/Republican}} | Marcellus L. Stearns !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/Republican}} | # !colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" {{party shading/Republican}} | % |
|---|
| {{party shading/Republican}} align="center" |Alachua
|align="center" | 1,260 |align="center" | 38.92% |align="center" |1,977 |align="center" |61.08% |align="center" | 3,237 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Baker
|align="center" | 236 |align="center" | 62.43% |align="center" | 142 |align="center" | 37.57% |align="center" | 378 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Bradford
|align="center" | 701 |align="center" | 77.63% |align="center" |202 |align="center" |22.37% |align="center" | 903 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Brevard
|align="center" | 104 |align="center" | 62.28% |align="center" |63 |align="center" |37.72% |align="center" | 167 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Calhoun
|align="center" | 217 |align="center" | 79.20% |align="center" | 57 |align="center" | 20.80% |align="center" | 274 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Clay
|align="center" | 287 |align="center" | 70.52% |align="center" | 120 |align="center" | 29.48% |align="center" | 407 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Columbia
|align="center" | 902 |align="center" | 55.68% |align="center" | 718 |align="center" | 44.32% |align="center" | 1,620 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} align="center" |Dade
|align="center" | 5 |align="center" | 38.46% |align="center" | 8 |align="center" | 61.54% |align="center" | 13 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} align="center" |Duval
|align="center" | 1,502 |align="center" | 39.53% |align="center" | 2,298 |align="center" | 60.47% |align="center" | 3,800 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} align="center" |Escambia
|align="center" | 1,431 |align="center" | 47.40% |align="center" | 1,588 |align="center" | 52.60% |align="center" | 3,019 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Franklin
|align="center" | 174 |align="center" | 67.18% |align="center" | 85 |align="center" | 32.82% |align="center" | 259 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} align="center" |Gadsden
|align="center" | 840 |align="center" | 39.31% |align="center" |1,297 |align="center" |60.69% |align="center" | 2,137 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Hamilton
|align="center" | 614 |align="center" | 65.32% |align="center" | 326 |align="center" | 34.68% |align="center" | 940 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Hernando
|align="center" | 583 |align="center" | 81.31% |align="center" | 134 |align="center" | 18.69% |align="center" | 717 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Hillsborough
|align="center" | 794 |align="center" | 81.35% |align="center" |182 |align="center" |18.65% |align="center" | 976 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Holmes
|align="center" | 300 |align="center" | 94.94% |align="center" | 16 |align="center" | 5.06% |align="center" | 316 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Jackson
|align="center" | 1,397 |align="center" | 51.89% |align="center" | 1,295 |align="center" | 48.11% |align="center" | 2,692 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} align="center" |Jefferson
|align="center" | 737 |align="center" | 21.70% |align="center" | 2,659 |align="center" | 78.30% |align="center" | 3,396 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Lafayette
|align="center" | 310 |align="center" | 83.33% |align="center" | 62 |align="center" | 16.67% |align="center" | 372 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} align="center" |Leon
|align="center" | 1,010 |align="center" | 25.01% |align="center" |3,029 |align="center" |74.99% |align="center" | 4,039 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Levy
|align="center" | 492 |align="center" | 70.39% |align="center" | 207 |align="center" | 29.61% |align="center" | 699 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Liberty
|align="center" | 147 |align="center" | 63.91% |align="center" | 83 |align="center" | 36.09% |align="center" | 230 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} align="center" |Madison
|align="center" | 1,082 |align="center" | 41.62% |align="center" | 1,518 |align="center" | 58.38% |align="center" | 2,600 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Manatee
|align="center" | 262 |align="center" | 90.66% |align="center" | 27 |align="center" | 9.34% |align="center" | 289 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} align="center" |Marion
|align="center" | 963 |align="center" | 38.37% |align="center" | 1,547 |align="center" | 61.63% |align="center" | 2,510 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Monroe
|align="center" | 1,052 |align="center" | 51.98% |align="center" | 972 |align="center" | 48.02% |align="center" | 2,024 |
| {{party shading/Republican}} align="center" |Nassau
|align="center" | 677 |align="center" | 46.12% |align="center" | 791 |align="center" | 53.88% |align="center" | 1,468 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Orange
|align="center" | 930 |align="center" | 83.63% |align="center" | 182 |align="center" | 16.37% |align="center" | 1,112 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Polk
|align="center" | 443 |align="center" | 97.36% |align="center" | 12 |align="center" | 2.64% |align="center" | 455 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Putnam
|align="center" | 619 |align="center" | 51.89% |align="center" | 574 |align="center" | 48.11% |align="center" | 1,193 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Santa Rosa
|align="center" |773 |align="center" |65.56% |align="center" |406 |align="center" |34.44% |align="center" | 1,179 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |St. Johns
|align="center" | 504 |align="center" | 60.07% |align="center" | 335 |align="center" | 39.93% |align="center" | 839 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Sumter
|align="center" | 511 |align="center" | 75.15% |align="center" | 169 |align="center" | 24.85% |align="center" | 680 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Suwannee
|align="center" | 629 |align="center" | 58.03% |align="center" | 455 |align="center" | 41.97% |align="center" | 1,084 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Taylor
|align="center" | 243 |align="center" | 77.14% |align="center" | 72 |align="center" | 22.86% |align="center" | 315 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Volusia
|align="center" | 480 |align="center" | 74.88% |align="center" | 161 |align="center" | 25.12% |align="center" | 641 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Wakulla
|align="center" | 363 |align="center" | 66.85% |align="center" | 180 |align="center" | 33.15% |align="center" | 543 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Walton
|align="center" | 634 |align="center" | 93.24% |align="center" | 46 |align="center" | 6.76% |align="center" | 680 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}} align="center" |Washington
|align="center" | 405 |align="center" | 77.0% |align="center" | 121 |align="center" | 23.0% |align="center" | 526 |
| Totals
!24,613 !50.51% !24,116 !49.49% !48,729 |
See also
References
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