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Election 1884 Results

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1884 Florida governor election

Edward A. Perry (Democrat) beat Frank Pope (Republican) in Florida in 1884, 53.5% to 46.5%, a margin of 7.1 points and 4,231 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1880, when William D. Bloxham won.

Democrats led in 30 of the 39 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 9. The largest, Duval, cast 5,266 votes and went to the Republican by 24.1 points. The closest was Hamilton, where 1 vote 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
Edward A. Perry won Democratic 32,096 53.5%
Frank Pope Republican 27,865 46.5%
Total59,961

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Duval 1,999 38.0% 3,267 62.0% 5,266 R+24.1
Alachua 1,785 46.7% 2,041 53.3% 3,826 R+6.7
Escambia 1,907 50.9% 1,836 49.1% 3,743 D+1.9
Marion 1,541 44.0% 1,964 56.0% 3,505 R+12.1
Orange 1,959 64.4% 1,084 35.6% 3,043 D+28.8
Leon 860 28.4% 2,170 71.6% 3,030 R+43.2
Jackson 1,421 55.4% 1,143 44.6% 2,564 D+10.8
Jefferson 743 32.7% 1,532 67.3% 2,275 R+34.7
Putnam 1,154 51.3% 1,096 48.7% 2,250 D+2.6
Columbia 1,045 51.9% 970 48.1% 2,015 D+3.7
Gadsden 1,086 56.0% 854 44.0% 1,940 D+12.0
Monroe 905 50.6% 882 49.4% 1,787 D+1.3
Suwannee 965 55.2% 782 44.8% 1,747 D+10.5
Volusia 929 54.4% 779 45.6% 1,708 D+8.8
Nassau 783 47.1% 880 52.9% 1,663 R+5.8
Sumter 1,134 68.6% 518 31.4% 1,652 D+37.3
Hillsborough 1,287 80.3% 316 19.7% 1,603 D+60.6
Hernando 1,058 80.6% 254 19.4% 1,312 D+61.3
Bradford 972 75.6% 313 24.4% 1,285 D+51.3
Hamilton 638 50.0% 639 50.0% 1,277 R+0.1
Santa Rosa 801 62.8% 474 37.2% 1,275 D+25.6
St. Johns 721 58.3% 515 41.7% 1,236 D+16.7
Madison 545 46.4% 629 53.6% 1,174 R+7.2
Levy 658 66.3% 334 33.7% 992 D+32.7
Walton 458 52.1% 421 47.9% 879 D+4.2
Manatee 682 77.9% 194 22.1% 876 D+55.7
Polk 765 91.8% 68 8.2% 833 D+83.7
Clay 513 62.8% 304 37.2% 817 D+25.6
Washington 237 41.7% 331 58.3% 568 R+16.5
Wakulla 375 68.9% 169 31.1% 544 D+37.9
Baker 328 63.8% 186 36.2% 514 D+27.6
Franklin 277 56.3% 215 43.7% 492 D+12.6
Holmes 352 76.9% 106 23.1% 458 D+53.7
Brevard 329 79.5% 85 20.5% 414 D+58.9
Lafayette 298 81.9% 66 18.1% 364 D+63.7
Taylor 187 53.0% 166 47.0% 353 D+5.9
Calhoun 191 55.4% 154 44.6% 345 D+10.7
Liberty 163 60.6% 106 39.4% 269 D+21.2
Dade 45 67.2% 22 32.8% 67 D+34.3

Counties as they stood in 1884; 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