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Election 1970 Results

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1970 Florida governor election

Reubin Askew (Democrat) beat Claude Roy Kirk Jr. (Republican) in Florida in 1970, 56.9% to 43.1%, a margin of 13.8 points and 238,062 votes.

Florida changed party: in 1966 it went Republican, for Claude Roy Kirk.

Democrats led in 57 of the 67 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 10. The largest, Dade, cast 287,499 votes and went to the Democrat by 40.1 points. The closest was Hardee, where 105 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
Reubin Askew won Democratic 984,305 56.9%
Claude Roy Kirk Jr. Republican 746,243 43.1%
Total1,730,548

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Dade 201,394 70.1% 85,995 29.9% 110 287,499 D+40.1
Pinellas 98,553 54.7% 81,571 45.3% 31 180,155 D+9.4
Broward 82,866 50.4% 81,422 49.6% 21 164,309 D+0.9
Duval 62,098 50.7% 60,272 49.2% 17 122,387 D+1.5
Hillsborough 67,331 61.6% 41,932 38.4% 44 109,307 D+23.2
Palm Beach 50,679 52.0% 46,800 48.0% 5 97,484 D+4.0
Orange 28,670 34.7% 53,989 65.3% 1 82,660 R+30.6
Brevard 31,652 56.0% 24,840 44.0% 16 56,508 D+12.1
Polk 30,037 54.7% 24,823 45.2% 4 54,864 D+9.5
Volusia 28,697 53.3% 25,106 46.7% 53,803 D+6.7
Escambia 42,421 81.5% 9,600 18.5% 52,021 D+63.1
Sarasota 16,353 41.6% 22,922 58.4% 8 39,283 R+16.7
Manatee 13,603 47.0% 15,309 53.0% 28,912 R+5.9
Lee 14,689 53.0% 13,040 47.0% 27,729 D+5.9
Leon 16,788 61.6% 10,466 38.4% 27,254 D+23.2
Alachua 15,514 68.3% 7,187 31.7% 2 22,703 D+36.7
Pasco 11,231 51.9% 10,391 48.1% 21,622 D+3.9
Seminole 8,071 40.3% 11,937 59.7% 20,008 R+19.3
Lake 6,087 32.0% 12,957 68.0% 19,044 R+36.1
Marion 8,514 50.6% 8,326 49.4% 16,840 D+1.1
Bay 11,609 70.3% 4,899 29.7% 16,508 D+40.6
Okaloosa 12,222 80.0% 3,063 20.0% 15,285 D+59.9
St. Lucie 6,641 50.6% 6,475 49.4% 13,116 D+1.3
Monroe 6,930 66.6% 3,471 33.4% 2 10,403 D+33.3
Indian River 4,809 48.7% 5,075 51.3% 9,884 R+2.7
Charlotte 5,357 54.2% 4,519 45.8% 1 9,877 D+8.5
Collier 4,968 51.1% 4,763 48.9% 9,731 D+2.1
Santa Rosa 7,199 74.8% 2,431 25.2% 9,630 D+49.5
Martin 3,959 47.7% 4,341 52.3% 8,300 R+4.6
St. Johns 3,921 47.9% 4,265 52.1% 8,186 R+4.2
Highlands 4,525 55.3% 3,656 44.7% 8,181 D+10.6
Jackson 5,766 71.8% 2,267 28.2% 8,033 D+43.6
Putnam 4,492 56.0% 3,528 44.0% 8,020 D+12.0
Osceola 2,683 35.8% 4,811 64.2% 7,494 R+28.4
Clay 3,506 48.7% 3,694 51.3% 7,200 R+2.6
Gadsden 4,308 65.5% 2,266 34.5% 6,574 D+31.1
Citrus 3,500 54.1% 2,974 45.9% 6,474 D+8.1
Columbia 3,425 55.6% 2,738 44.4% 6,163 D+11.1
Walton 3,984 77.7% 1,143 22.3% 5,127 D+55.4
Hernando 2,644 55.3% 2,137 44.7% 4,781 D+10.6
Nassau 2,399 53.8% 2,062 46.2% 4,461 D+7.6
Suwannee 2,744 62.8% 1,627 37.2% 1 4,372 D+25.5
Bradford 2,483 61.6% 1,546 38.4% 4,029 D+23.3
Taylor 2,031 55.8% 1,612 44.2% 3,643 D+11.5
Washington 2,632 74.8% 889 25.2% 3,521 D+49.5
Holmes 2,502 73.2% 914 26.8% 3,416 D+46.5
Sumter 2,077 61.5% 1,298 38.5% 3,375 D+23.1
Madison 1,963 59.2% 1,354 40.8% 3,317 D+18.4
Gulf 2,363 74.5% 809 25.5% 3,172 D+49.0
Hardee 1,626 51.7% 1,521 48.3% 3,147 D+3.3
De Soto 1,848 60.0% 1,231 40.0% 2 3,081 D+20.0
Levy 1,866 64.1% 1,046 35.9% 2,912 D+28.2
Jefferson 1,495 58.6% 1,056 41.4% 2,551 D+17.2
Franklin 1,519 67.5% 731 32.5% 2,250 D+35.0
Hendry 1,355 61.5% 850 38.5% 2,205 D+22.9
Calhoun 1,642 75.3% 539 24.7% 2,181 D+50.6
Okeechobee 1,277 63.9% 721 36.1% 1,998 D+27.8
Baker 1,079 56.7% 824 43.3% 1,903 D+13.4
Wakulla 1,049 56.9% 795 43.1% 1,844 D+13.8
Hamilton 1,105 64.1% 618 35.9% 1,723 D+28.3
Dixie 1,245 73.4% 452 26.6% 1,697 D+46.7
Flagler 775 59.9% 519 40.1% 1,294 D+19.8
Liberty 851 67.3% 413 32.7% 1,264 D+34.7
Union 722 62.9% 425 37.1% 1,147 D+25.9
Gilchrist 726 66.0% 374 34.0% 1,100 D+32.0
Lafayette 678 63.5% 390 36.5% 1,068 D+27.0
Glades 557 71.1% 226 28.9% 783 D+42.3

Counties as they stood in 1970; 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