1908 United States presidential election in Florida
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The 1908 United States presidential election in Florida was held on November 3, 1908 as part of the 1908 United States presidential election. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice-President. With
Florida was won by the Democratic nominees, former Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana. They defeated the Republican Party nominees, former Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio and his running mate James S. Sherman of New York. Bryan won the state by a margin of 41.43%.
Nevertheless, Florida's one-party Democratic rule was to be marginally interrupted in the 1900s by considerable Socialist and Populist growth, centered in Tampa and Jacksonville, and southern Lee County with its "Koreshan Unity" sect[4] Immigrants and farmers fearing loss of tenure were able to give Eugene V. Debs, in the second of his five Presidential runs, over ten percent of the vote in several counties of South Florida, and Populist Thomas E. Watson substantial votes in many pineywoods counties.
1908 saw several major strikes in the state, notably of railcars in Pensacola,[4] and Debs was able to improve upon his 1904 vote to the extent of running second in five counties. However, Bryan still carried the state by a three-to-one margin over his nearest rival.
Bryan had previously won Florida twice against William McKinley in both 1896 and 1900.
Results
1908 United States presidential election in Florida[5] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Democrat | William Jennings Bryan | 31,104 | 63.01% | 5 | |
Republican | William Howard Taft | 10,654 | 21.58% | 0 | |
Socialist | Eugene V. Debs | 3,747 | 7.59% | 0 | |
People’s | Thomas E. Watson | 1,946 | 3.94% | 0 | |
Prohibition | Eugene W. Chafin | 1,356 | 2.75% | 0 | |
Independence | Thomas L. Hisgen | 553 | 1.12% | 0 | |
Totals | 49,360 | 100.00% | 5 |
Results by county
William Jennings Bryan Democratic |
William Howard Taft Republican |
Eugene Victor Debs[6] Socialist |
Thomas Edward Watson[6] Populist |
Eugene Wilder Chafin[6] Prohibition |
Thomas Hisgen[6] Independence |
Margin | Total votes cast[7] | ||||||||
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County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # |
Alachua | 1,239 | 61.03% | 686 | 33.79% | 25 | 1.23% | 26 | 1.28% | 38 | 1.87% | 16 | 0.79% | 553 | 27.24% | 2,030 |
Baker | 152 | 45.24% | 104 | 30.95% | 51 | 15.18% | 11 | 3.27% | 7 | 2.08% | 11 | 3.27% | 48 | 14.29% | 336 |
Bradford | 729 | 74.31% | 180 | 18.35% | 19 | 1.94% | 13 | 1.33% | 38 | 3.87% | 2 | 0.20% | 549 | 55.96% | 981 |
Brevard | 294 | 50.78% | 225 | 38.86% | 50 | 8.64% | 7 | 1.21% | 1 | 0.17% | 2 | 0.35% | 69 | 11.92% | 579 |
Calhoun | 241 | 35.23% | 339 | 49.56% | 12 | 1.75% | 84 | 12.28% | 2 | 0.29% | 6 | 0.88% | -98 | -14.33% | 684 |
Citrus | 371 | 83.56% | 33 | 7.43% | 26 | 5.86% | 8 | 1.80% | 6 | 1.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 338 | 76.13% | 444 |
Clay | 355 | 63.62% | 122 | 21.86% | 22 | 3.94% | 18 | 3.23% | 38 | 6.81% | 3 | 0.54% | 233 | 41.76% | 558 |
Columbia | 465 | 52.13% | 279 | 31.28% | 61 | 6.84% | 54 | 6.05% | 23 | 2.58% | 10 | 1.12% | 186 | 20.85% | 892 |
Dade | 961 | 60.59% | 275 | 17.34% | 160 | 10.09% | 108 | 6.81% | 53 | 3.34% | 29 | 1.83% | 686 | 43.25% | 1,586 |
De Soto
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992 | 69.03% | 244 | 16.98% | 112 | 7.79% | 32 | 2.23% | 44 | 3.06% | 13 | 0.90% | 748 | 52.05% | 1,437 |
Duval | 2,381 | 66.84% | 641 | 18.00% | 233 | 6.54% | 155 | 4.35% | 100 | 2.81% | 52 | 1.46% | 1,740 | 48.84% | 3,562 |
Escambia | 1,887 | 56.23% | 718 | 21.39% | 351 | 10.46% | 245 | 7.30% | 101 | 3.01% | 54 | 1.61% | 1,169 | 34.84% | 3,356 |
Franklin | 283 | 56.94% | 112 | 22.54% | 56 | 11.27% | 30 | 6.04% | 9 | 1.81% | 7 | 1.41% | 171 | 34.40% | 497 |
Gadsden | 563 | 76.29% | 89 | 12.06% | 34 | 4.61% | 34 | 4.61% | 12 | 1.63% | 6 | 0.81% | 474 | 64.23% | 738 |
Hamilton | 452 | 63.84% | 116 | 16.38% | 84 | 11.86% | 33 | 4.66% | 17 | 2.40% | 6 | 0.85% | 336 | 47.46% | 708 |
Hernando | 260 | 76.70% | 57 | 16.81% | 14 | 4.13% | 5 | 1.47% | 3 | 0.88% | 0 | 0.00% | 203 | 59.89% | 339 |
Hillsborough | 2,703 | 73.17% | 367 | 9.94% | 366 | 9.91% | 69 | 1.87% | 146 | 3.95% | 43 | 1.16% | 2,336 | 63.23% | 3,694 |
Holmes | 438 | 50.69% | 337 | 39.00% | 40 | 4.63% | 32 | 3.70% | 8 | 0.93% | 9 | 1.04% | 101 | 11.69% | 864 |
Jackson | 1,122 | 66.43% | 353 | 20.90% | 134 | 7.93% | 55 | 3.26% | 10 | 0.59% | 15 | 0.89% | 769 | 45.53% | 1,689 |
Jefferson | 565 | 71.34% | 149 | 18.81% | 23 | 2.90% | 30 | 3.79% | 21 | 2.65% | 4 | 0.51% | 416 | 52.53% | 792 |
Lafayette | 487 | 75.50% | 90 | 13.95% | 15 | 2.33% | 8 | 1.24% | 44 | 6.82% | 1 | 0.16% | 397 | 61.55% | 645 |
Lake | 487 | 58.46% | 200 | 24.01% | 62 | 7.44% | 33 | 3.96% | 45 | 5.40% | 6 | 0.72% | 287 | 34.45% | 833 |
Lee | 266 | 49.91% | 72 | 13.51% | 109 | 20.45% | 10 | 1.88% | 74 | 13.88% | 2 | 0.38% | 157[a] | 29.46% | 533 |
Leon | 698 | 72.86% | 143 | 14.93% | 44 | 4.59% | 39 | 4.07% | 25 | 2.61% | 9 | 0.94% | 555 | 57.93% | 958 |
Levy | 411 | 59.14% | 189 | 27.19% | 64 | 9.21% | 14 | 2.01% | 11 | 1.58% | 6 | 0.86% | 222 | 31.95% | 695 |
Liberty | 176 | 64.47% | 69 | 25.27% | 11 | 4.03% | 11 | 4.03% | 4 | 1.47% | 2 | 0.73% | 107 | 39.20% | 273 |
Madison | 511 | 85.88% | 32 | 5.38% | 23 | 3.87% | 19 | 3.19% | 7 | 1.18% | 3 | 0.50% | 479 | 80.50% | 595 |
Manatee | 644 | 70.85% | 93 | 10.23% | 104 | 11.44% | 36 | 3.96% | 28 | 3.08% | 4 | 0.44% | 540[a] | 59.41% | 909 |
Marion | 1,352 | 61.85% | 482 | 22.05% | 120 | 5.49% | 97 | 4.44% | 116 | 5.31% | 19 | 0.87% | 870 | 39.80% | 2,186 |
Monroe | 630 | 54.03% | 227 | 19.47% | 239 | 20.50% | 26 | 2.23% | 31 | 2.66% | 13 | 1.11% | 391[a] | 33.53% | 1,166 |
Nassau | 466 | 75.04% | 92 | 14.81% | 20 | 3.22% | 15 | 2.42% | 16 | 2.58% | 12 | 1.93% | 374 | 60.23% | 621 |
Orange | 952 | 59.17% | 485 | 30.14% | 63 | 3.92% | 63 | 3.92% | 26 | 1.62% | 20 | 1.24% | 467 | 29.03% | 1,609 |
Osceola | 193 | 57.44% | 81 | 24.11% | 12 | 3.57% | 47 | 13.99% | 1 | 0.30% | 2 | 0.60% | 112 | 33.33% | 336 |
Pasco | 436 | 76.49% | 81 | 14.21% | 21 | 3.68% | 17 | 2.98% | 15 | 2.63% | 0 | 0.00% | 355 | 62.28% | 570 |
Polk | 1,251 | 69.62% | 290 | 16.14% | 154 | 8.57% | 54 | 3.01% | 41 | 2.28% | 7 | 0.39% | 961 | 53.48% | 1,797 |
Putnam | 797 | 54.22% | 454 | 30.88% | 105 | 7.14% | 57 | 3.88% | 32 | 2.18% | 25 | 1.70% | 343 | 23.34% | 1,470 |
St. Johns | 758 | 56.07% | 344 | 25.44% | 35 | 3.02% | 6 | 0.52% | 10 | 0.86% | 5 | 0.43% | 414 | 30.63% | 1,158 |
St. Lucie | 280 | 64.52% | 63 | 14.52% | 146 | 24.62% | 49 | 8.26% | 32 | 5.40% | 23 | 3.88% | 134[a] | 39.90% | 593 |
Santa Rosa | 535 | 66.63% | 212 | 26.40% | 38 | 4.53% | 14 | 1.67% | 7 | 0.84% | 32 | 3.82% | 323 | 40.23% | 838 |
Sumter | 343 | 69.72% | 62 | 12.60% | 28 | 5.69% | 35 | 7.11% | 22 | 4.47% | 2 | 0.41% | 281 | 57.12% | 492 |
Suwannee | 597 | 56.70% | 150 | 14.25% | 220 | 20.89% | 55 | 5.22% | 19 | 1.80% | 12 | 1.14% | 377[a] | 35.81% | 1,053 |
Taylor | 250 | 48.64% | 160 | 31.13% | 41 | 7.98% | 48 | 9.34% | 12 | 2.33% | 3 | 0.58% | 90 | 17.51% | 514 |
Volusia | 736 | 58.18% | 444 | 35.10% | 41 | 3.24% | 12 | 0.95% | 28 | 2.21% | 4 | 0.32% | 292 | 23.08% | 1,265 |
Wakulla | 239 | 69.48% | 56 | 16.28% | 31 | 9.01% | 11 | 3.20% | 6 | 1.74% | 1 | 0.29% | 183 | 53.20% | 344 |
Walton | 504 | 51.85% | 369 | 37.96% | 46 | 4.73% | 34 | 3.50% | 13 | 1.34% | 6 | 0.62% | 135 | 13.89% | 972 |
Washington | 652 | 55.77% | 288 | 24.64% | 82 | 7.01% | 87 | 7.44% | 14 | 1.20% | 46 | 3.93% | 364 | 31.13% | 1,169 |
Totals | 31,104 | 63.01% | 10,654 | 21.58% | 3,747 | 7.59% | 1,946 | 3.94% | 1,356 | 2.75% | 553 | 1.12% | 20,450 | 41.43% | 49,360 |
See also
Notes
References
- ISBN 140087114X
- ^ See Price, Hugh Douglas; 'The Negro and Florida Politics, 1944-1954'; The Journal of Politics, Vol. 17, No. 2 (May, 1955), pp. 198-220
- ISBN 9780691163246
- ^ a b Griffin, R. Steven; ‘Workers of the Sunshine State, Unite! The Florida Socialist Party during the Progressive Era, 1900-1920’ (thesis)
- ^ "1908 Presidential General Election Results – Florida". Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Géoelections; Popular Vote at the Presidential Election for 1908 (.xlsx file for €30 including full minor party figures)
- ISBN 9780804716963