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Election 1880 Results

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1880 Florida governor election

William D. Bloxham (Democrat) beat Simon B. Conover (Republican) in Florida in 1880, 54.9% to 45.1%, a margin of 9.8 points and 5,065 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1876, when George F. Drew won.

Democrats led in 33 of the 39 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 6. The largest, Duval, cast 4,104 votes and went to the Republican by 22.7 points. The closest was Dade, where 10 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
William D. Bloxham won Democratic 28,372 54.9%
Simon B. Conover Republican 23,307 45.1%
Total51,679

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Duval 1,587 38.7% 2,517 61.3% 4,104 R+22.7
Leon 998 26.1% 2,829 73.9% 3,827 R+47.8
Alachua 1,554 46.3% 1,799 53.7% 3,353 R+7.3
Escambia 1,466 53.1% 1,296 46.9% 2,762 D+6.2
Jackson 1,470 55.5% 1,180 44.5% 2,650 D+10.9
Marion 1,084 41.7% 1,515 58.3% 2,599 R+16.6
Jefferson 844 32.7% 1,736 67.3% 2,580 R+34.6
Gadsden 1,230 53.5% 1,067 46.5% 2,297 D+7.1
Madison 1,053 51.0% 1,012 49.0% 2,065 D+2.0
Monroe 1,184 58.1% 853 41.9% 2,037 D+16.2
Columbia 1,014 55.4% 817 44.6% 1,831 D+10.8
Putnam 766 51.8% 712 48.2% 1,478 D+3.7
Nassau 620 42.2% 849 57.8% 1,469 R+15.6
Orange 1,085 75.6% 350 24.4% 1,435 D+51.2
Suwannee 795 60.8% 513 39.2% 1,308 D+21.6
Levy 800 63.3% 463 36.7% 1,263 D+26.7
Brevard 937 76.8% 283 23.2% 1,220 D+53.6
Hamilton 754 62.7% 449 37.3% 1,203 D+25.4
Hillsborough 960 83.3% 193 16.7% 1,153 D+66.5
Santa Rosa 675 62.5% 405 37.5% 1,080 D+25.0
Sumter 619 64.3% 343 35.7% 962 D+28.7
St. Johns 697 72.6% 263 27.4% 960 D+45.2
Hernando 663 80.6% 160 19.4% 823 D+61.1
Volusia 510 63.4% 294 36.6% 804 D+26.9
Manatee 617 80.9% 146 19.1% 763 D+61.7
Walton 647 90.0% 72 10.0% 719 D+80.0
Washington 423 75.4% 138 24.6% 561 D+50.8
Clay 364 65.4% 193 34.6% 557 D+30.7
Wakulla 381 68.4% 176 31.6% 557 D+36.8
Polk 510 98.3% 9 1.7% 519 D+96.5
Lafayette 352 82.4% 75 17.6% 427 D+64.9
Baker 242 64.7% 132 35.3% 374 D+29.4
Taylor 313 84.6% 57 15.4% 370 D+69.2
Holmes 344 99.1% 3 0.9% 347 D+98.3
Franklin 209 63.3% 121 36.7% 330 D+26.7
Bradford 234 79.1% 62 20.9% 296 D+58.1
Calhoun 202 69.4% 89 30.6% 291 D+38.8
Liberty 137 54.6% 114 45.4% 251 D+9.2
Dade 32 59.3% 22 40.7% 54 D+18.5

Counties as they stood in 1880; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Florida governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Ron DeSantis (R) R+19.3
2018 Ron Desantis (R) R+0.4
2014 Rick Scott (R) R+1.1
2010 Rick Scott (R) R+1.1
2006 Charlie Crist (R) R+7.1
2002 Jeb Bush (R) R+12.8
1998 Jeb Bush (R) R+10.5
1994 Lawton Chiles (D) D+1.5
1990 Lawton Chiles (D) D+13.0
1986 Bob Martinez (R) R+9.1
1982 Bob Graham (D) D+29.4
1978 Bob Graham (D) D+11.2
1974 Reubin Askew (D) D+22.4
1970 Reubin Askew (D) D+13.8
1966 Claude Roy Kirk (R) R+10.3
1964 Haydon Burns (D) D+14.9
1960 Farris Bryant (D) D+19.7
1956 LeRoy Collins (D) D+47.4
1954 LeRoy Collins (D) D+60.9
1952 Daniel T. McCarty (D) D+49.7
1948 Fuller Warren (D) D+66.7
1944 Millard F. Caldwell (D) D+57.9
1940 Spessard Holland (D) D+100.0
1936 Fred P. Cone (D) D+61.8
1932 David Sholtz (D) D+33.2
1928 Doyle E. Carlton (D) D+21.9
1924 John W. Martin (D) D+65.6
1920 Cary A. Hardee (D) D+60.0
1916 Sidney J. Catts (other)
1912 Park Trammell (D) D+75.0
1908 Albert W. Gilchrist (D) D+63.4
1904 Napoleon B. Broward (D) D+61.8
1900 William Sherman Jennings (D) D+63.7
1896 William D. Bloxham (D) D+46.2
1892 Henry L. Mitchell (D) D+78.7
1888 Francis P. Fleming (D) D+20.7
1884 Edward A. Perry (D) D+7.1
1880 William D. Bloxham (D) D+9.8
1876 George F. Drew (D) D+1.0
1872 Ossian B. Hart (R) R+52.4
1868 Harrison Reed (R) R+27.4
1865 David S. Walker (D) D+100.0