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 County Results Congressional District Result
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The1928 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928, to elect theGovernor of Florida.Democratic nomineeDoyle E. Carlton defeatedRepublican nomineeWilliam J. Howey with 60.97% of the vote.
After the 1928 election, no Republican candidate would carry even a singlecounty in a Florida gubernatorial race again until1960.
Primary elections were held on June 5, 1928.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Doyle E. Carlton | 77,569 | 30.42 | |
| Democratic | Sidney Johnston Catts | 68,984 | 27.06 | |
| Democratic | Fons A. Hathaway | 67,849 | 26.61 | |
| Democratic | John Stansel Taylor | 37,304 | 14.63 | |
| Democratic | J. M. Carson | 3,271 | 1.28 | |
| Total votes | 254,977 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Doyle E. Carlton | 148,455 | 60.97% | −21.82% | |
| Republican | William J. Howey | 95,018 | 39.03% | +21.82% | |
| Majority | 53,437 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratichold | Swing | ||||
| County[4] | Doyle E. Carlton Democratic | William J. Howey Republican | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | ||
| Alachua | 2,989 | 77.12% | 887 | 22.88% | 3,876 |
| Baker | 724 | 82.65% | 152 | 17.35% | 876 |
| Bay | 1,583 | 76.25% | 493 | 23.75% | 2,076 |
| Bradford | 963 | 86.06% | 156 | 13.94% | 1,119 |
| Brevard | 1,747 | 57.49% | 1,292 | 42.51% | 3,039 |
| Broward | 2,325 | 50.62% | 2,268 | 49.38% | 4,593 |
| Calhoun | 975 | 93.84% | 64 | 6.16% | 1,039 |
| Charlotte | 607 | 60.82% | 391 | 39.18% | 998 |
| Citrus | 1,002 | 74.17% | 349 | 25.83% | 1,351 |
| Clay | 884 | 63.87% | 500 | 36.13% | 1,384 |
| Collier | 285 | 75.20% | 94 | 24.80% | 379 |
| Columbia | 1,346 | 89.67% | 155 | 10.33% | 1,501 |
| Dade | 12,313 | 47.66% | 13,522 | 52.34% | 25,835 |
| DeSoto | 939 | 44.76% | 1,159 | 55.24% | 2,098 |
| Dixie | 647 | 76.30% | 201 | 23.70% | 848 |
| Duval | 18,195 | 70.33% | 7,677 | 29.67% | 25,872 |
| Escambia | 5,667 | 78.14% | 1,585 | 21.86% | 7,252 |
| Flagler | 366 | 62.99% | 215 | 37.01% | 581 |
| Franklin | 655 | 86.87% | 99 | 13.13% | 754 |
| Gadsden | 1,461 | 95.30% | 72 | 4.70% | 1,533 |
| Gilchrist | 510 | 87.18% | 75 | 12.82% | 585 |
| Glades | 380 | 62.91% | 224 | 37.09% | 604 |
| Gulf | 381 | 95.73% | 17 | 4.27% | 398 |
| Hamilton | 836 | 85.05% | 147 | 14.95% | 983 |
| Hardee | 1,440 | 47.86% | 1,569 | 52.14% | 3,009 |
| Hendry | 476 | 73.34% | 173 | 26.66% | 649 |
| Hernando | 929 | 67.61% | 445 | 32.39% | 1,374 |
| Highlands | 1,255 | 61.55% | 784 | 38.45% | 2,039 |
| Hillsborough | 11,865 | 56.77% | 9,034 | 43.23% | 20,899 |
| Holmes | 2,023 | 81.15% | 470 | 18.85% | 2,493 |
| Indian River | 1,065 | 69.34% | 471 | 30.66% | 1,536 |
| Jackson | 3,604 | 90.53% | 377 | 9.47% | 3,981 |
| Jefferson | 1,144 | 95.10% | 59 | 4.90% | 1,203 |
| Lafayette | 506 | 90.36% | 54 | 9.64% | 560 |
| Lake | 2,299 | 45.71% | 2,730 | 54.29% | 5,029 |
| Lee | 1,611 | 51.52% | 1,516 | 48.48% | 3,127 |
| Leon | 2,503 | 93.85% | 164 | 6.15% | 2,667 |
| Levy | 1,150 | 75.66% | 370 | 24.34% | 1,520 |
| Liberty | 358 | 96.24% | 14 | 3.76% | 372 |
| Madison | 985 | 91.12% | 96 | 8.88% | 1,081 |
| Manatee | 1,725 | 40.15% | 2,571 | 59.85% | 4,296 |
| Marion | 2,602 | 69.85% | 1,123 | 30.15% | 3,725 |
| Martin | 586 | 48.96% | 611 | 51.04% | 1,197 |
| Monroe | 1,856 | 68.24% | 864 | 31.76% | 2,720 |
| Nassau | 1,028 | 82.17% | 223 | 17.83% | 1,251 |
| Okaloosa | 1,340 | 76.53% | 411 | 23.47% | 1,751 |
| Okeechobee | 900 | 93.46% | 63 | 6.54% | 963 |
| Orange | 4,419 | 48.29% | 4,732 | 51.71% | 9,151 |
| Osceola | 1,580 | 54.28% | 1,331 | 45.72% | 2,911 |
| Palm Beach | 4,300 | 53.15% | 3,790 | 46.85% | 8,090 |
| Pasco | 1,455 | 49.71% | 1,472 | 50.29% | 2,927 |
| Pinellas | 4,671 | 33.34% | 9,338 | 66.66% | 14,009 |
| Polk | 6,304 | 52.37% | 5,734 | 47.63% | 12,038 |
| Putnam | 2,251 | 74.61% | 766 | 25.39% | 3,017 |
| Santa Rosa | 1,431 | 70.98% | 585 | 29.02% | 2,016 |
| Sarasota | 1,419 | 49.32% | 1,458 | 50.68% | 2,877 |
| Seminole | 1,928 | 64.35% | 1,068 | 35.65% | 2,996 |
| St. Johns | 2,669 | 65.51% | 1,405 | 34.49% | 4,074 |
| St. Lucie | 1,355 | 75.19% | 447 | 24.81% | 1,802 |
| Sumter | 1,135 | 56.58% | 871 | 43.42% | 2,006 |
| Suwannee | 1,818 | 90.13% | 199 | 9.87% | 2,017 |
| Taylor | 1,058 | 87.08% | 157 | 12.92% | 1,215 |
| Union | 690 | 96.10% | 28 | 3.90% | 718 |
| Volusia | 4,923 | 51.71% | 4,598 | 48.29% | 9,521 |
| Wakulla | 583 | 95.57% | 27 | 4.43% | 610 |
| Walton | 1,946 | 84.98% | 344 | 15.02% | 2,290 |
| Washington | 1,490 | 68.60% | 682 | 31.40% | 2,172 |
| Total | 148,455 | 60.97% | 95,018 | 39.03% | 243,473 |
