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Election 1952 Results

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1952 Florida governor election

Daniel T. McCarty (Democrat) beat Harry S. Swan (Republican) in Florida in 1952, 74.8% to 25.2%, a margin of 49.7 points and 414,454 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1948, when Fuller Warren won.

Democrats led in 67 of the 67 counties as they stood then. The largest, Dade, cast 180,808 votes and went to the Democrat by 39.6 points. The closest was Glades, where 403 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
Daniel T. McCarty won Democratic 624,463 74.8%
Harry S. Swan Republican 210,009 25.2%
Total834,472

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Dade 126,170 69.8% 54,638 30.2% 180,808 D+39.6
Duval 65,722 81.6% 14,795 18.4% 80,517 D+63.2
Pinellas 40,942 55.2% 33,162 44.8% 74,104 D+10.5
Hillsborough 45,154 74.2% 15,696 25.8% 60,850 D+48.4
Orange 24,131 67.6% 11,551 32.4% 35,682 D+35.3
Palm Beach 23,772 67.2% 11,585 32.8% 35,357 D+34.5
Polk 28,435 81.8% 6,333 18.2% 34,768 D+63.6
Broward 22,258 64.8% 12,070 35.2% 34,328 D+29.7
Volusia 20,617 71.5% 8,215 28.5% 28,832 D+43.0
Escambia 17,518 89.7% 2,013 10.3% 19,531 D+79.4
Manatee 8,171 65.4% 4,320 34.6% 12,491 D+30.8
Sarasota 6,580 53.1% 5,819 46.9% 12,399 D+6.1
Alachua 10,760 86.9% 1,623 13.1% 12,383 D+73.8
Lake 9,160 76.9% 2,752 23.1% 11,912 D+53.8
Leon 10,738 91.5% 994 8.5% 11,732 D+83.1
Bay 10,366 90.3% 1,114 9.7% 11,480 D+80.6
Brevard 7,633 79.0% 2,025 21.0% 9,658 D+58.1
Marion 7,498 81.6% 1,687 18.4% 9,185 D+63.3
Lee 6,012 74.3% 2,084 25.7% 8,096 D+48.5
St. Johns 6,282 84.2% 1,176 15.8% 7,458 D+68.5
St. Lucie 6,388 88.1% 862 11.9% 7,250 D+76.2
Pasco 5,011 74.3% 1,737 25.7% 6,748 D+48.5
Seminole 5,589 83.3% 1,122 16.7% 6,711 D+66.6
Monroe 5,323 82.1% 1,163 17.9% 6,486 D+64.1
Jackson 6,102 94.8% 332 5.2% 6,434 D+89.7
Putnam 5,278 85.1% 921 14.9% 6,199 D+70.3
Okaloosa 5,664 92.9% 436 7.1% 6,100 D+85.7
Highlands 3,546 71.8% 1,395 28.2% 4,941 D+43.5
Columbia 4,267 94.7% 237 5.3% 4,504 D+89.5
Santa Rosa 4,142 93.4% 292 6.6% 4,434 D+86.8
Indian River 3,650 83.2% 736 16.8% 4,386 D+66.4
Osceola 3,186 75.0% 1,062 25.0% 4,248 D+50.0
Gadsden 3,756 97.6% 94 2.4% 3,850 D+95.1
Suwannee 3,646 95.1% 186 4.9% 3,832 D+90.3
Walton 3,410 92.7% 270 7.3% 3,680 D+85.3
Clay 3,045 85.1% 535 14.9% 3,580 D+70.1
Holmes 3,323 93.8% 220 6.2% 3,543 D+87.6
Nassau 3,041 90.3% 326 9.7% 3,367 D+80.6
Hardee 2,761 85.2% 478 14.8% 3,239 D+70.5
Martin 2,567 83.4% 510 16.6% 3,077 D+66.9
Sumter 2,673 92.9% 203 7.1% 2,876 D+85.9
Washington 2,654 94.0% 168 6.0% 2,822 D+88.1
Bradford 2,434 91.3% 233 8.7% 2,667 D+82.5
Levy 2,388 94.6% 137 5.4% 2,525 D+89.1
De Soto 2,166 89.0% 267 11.0% 2,433 D+78.1
Madison 2,298 94.6% 130 5.4% 2,428 D+89.3
Citrus 1,910 86.7% 293 13.3% 2,203 D+73.4
Hernando 1,835 86.4% 289 13.6% 2,124 D+72.8
Taylor 1,963 94.5% 114 5.5% 2,077 D+89.0
Gulf 1,788 96.5% 65 3.5% 1,853 D+93.0
Calhoun 1,717 97.1% 51 2.9% 1,768 D+94.2
Collier 1,519 86.0% 247 14.0% 1,766 D+72.0
Hendry 1,490 89.4% 176 10.6% 1,666 D+78.9
Baker 1,601 96.6% 56 3.4% 1,657 D+93.2
Charlotte 1,283 78.3% 355 21.7% 1,638 D+56.7
Jefferson 1,540 96.3% 59 3.7% 1,599 D+92.6
Hamilton 1,391 94.6% 79 5.4% 1,470 D+89.3
Franklin 1,407 96.2% 55 3.8% 1,462 D+92.5
Wakulla 1,309 97.8% 30 2.2% 1,339 D+95.5
Okeechobee 1,100 91.6% 101 8.4% 1,201 D+83.2
Lafayette 1,067 97.5% 27 2.5% 1,094 D+95.1
Union 1,057 97.2% 30 2.8% 1,087 D+94.5
Liberty 1,059 98.1% 20 1.9% 1,079 D+96.3
Dixie 1,013 94.5% 59 5.5% 1,072 D+89.0
Gilchrist 968 97.4% 26 2.6% 994 D+94.8
Flagler 761 86.6% 118 13.4% 879 D+73.2
Glades 458 89.3% 55 10.7% 513 D+78.6

Counties as they stood in 1952; 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