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1872 Florida gubernatorial election
County Results
Hart
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Bloxham
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
>90%
No Votes
No Votes
The 1872 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1872. Republican nominee Ossian B. Hart defeated the Liberal Republican Party nominee William D. Bloxham.[1] [2]
This election was the last time a Republican won until 1966.
General election
Candidates
Republican
Liberal Republican/Democratic
Results
Results by County
County[3]
Ossian B. Hart Republican
William D. Bloxham Liberal Republican
Total votes
#
%
#
%
Alachua
1,506
66.11%
772
33.89%
2,278
Baker
87
37.18%
147
62.82%
234
Bradford
191
29.03%
467
70.97%
658
Brevard*
0
0%
0
0%
0
Calhoun
37
19.17%
156
80.83%
193
Clay
111
31.53%
241
68.47%
352
Columbia
646
51.11%
618
48.89%
1,264
Dade
14
51.85%
13
48.15%
27
Duval
1,595
62.89%
941
37.11%
2,536
Escambia
789
52.60%
711
47.40%
1,500
Franklin
92
38.66%
146
61.34%
238
Gadsden
1,192
61.41%
749
38.59%
1,941
Hamilton
16
3.31%
467
96.69%
483
Hernando
6
3.19%
182
96.81%
188
Hillsborough
152
31.15%
336
68.85%
488
Holmes
6
2.58%
227
97.42%
233
Jackson
1,109
54.15%
939
45.85%
2,048
Jefferson
2,234
78.14%
625
21.86%
2,859
Lafayette
58
26.48%
161
73.52%
219
Leon
2,332
75.57%
754
24.43%
3,086
Levy
125
26.04%
355
73.96%
480
Liberty
46
27.22%
123
72.78%
169
Madison
1,297
64.85%
703
35.15%
2,000
Manatee
81
28.72%
201
71.28%
282
Marion
1,059
60.69%
686
39.31%
1,745
Monroe
280
30.70%
632
69.30%
912
Nassau
571
54.48%
477
45.52%
1,048
Orange
32
9.07%
321
90.93%
353
Polk
5
1.37%
360
98.63%
365
Putnam
388
48.84%
423
52.16%
811
Santa Rosa
358
38.37%
575
61.63%
933
St. Johns
182
32.10%
385
67.90%
567
Sumter
145
32.08%
307
67.92%
452
Suwannee
359
41.65%
503
58.35%
862
Taylor
94
37.15%
159
62.85%
253
Volusia
104
33.77%
204
66.23%
308
Wakulla
178
40.55%
261
59.45%
439
Walton
72
16.0%
378
84.0%
450
Washington
54
15.30%
299
84.70%
353
Totals
17,603
52.38%
16,004
47.62%
33,607
*Brevard County had no returns
See also
References
Participants
Federal government
State governments
Others
Elections
Presidential
U.S. Senate U.S. House Gubernatorial U.S. elections
Key events
Prelude 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 Aftermath
Aspects
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