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1936 Florida gubernatorial election

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1936 Florida gubernatorial election

← 1932 November 3, 1936 1940 →
 
Nominee Fred P. Cone E.E. Callaway
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 253,638 59,832
Percentage 80.91% 19.09%

Cone:      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90%

Governor before election

David Sholtz
Democratic

Elected Governor

Fred P. Cone
Democratic

The 1936 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Democratic nominee Fred P. Cone defeated Republican nominee E.E. Callaway with 80.91% of the vote.

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on June 2, 1936.[1]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Endorsements

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W. Raleigh Petteway

Notable individuals

  • B.F. Paty, attorney, democratic candidate for Florida governor (1936)[5]

Newspapers

Fred P. Cone

State legislators

  • Lewis W. Zim, former state representative (1893–1895) & (1929–1933), former state senator (1905–1915)[8]
Democratic Primary Runoff by county
  Cone
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
  Petteway
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%

Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic W. Raleigh Petteway 51,705 15.73
Democratic Fred P. Cone 46,842 14.25
Democratic William C. Hodges 46,471 14.14
Democratic Jerry W. Carter 35,578 10.82
Democratic B. F. Paty 34,153 10.39
Democratic Dan Chappell 29,494 8.97
Democratic Grady Burton 24,985 7.60
Democratic Peter Tomasello Jr. 22,355 6.80
Democratic Stafford Caldwell 19,789 6.02
Democratic Amos Lewis 8,068 2.45
Democratic Mallie Martin 4,264 1.30
Democratic Carl Maples 2,389 0.73
Democratic Redmond B. Gautier 1,607 0.49
Democratic J. R. Yearwood 1,049 0.32
Total votes 328,749 100.00
Democratic primary runoff results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Fred P. Cone 184,540 58.83
Democratic W. Raleigh Petteway 129,150 41.17
Total votes 313,690 100.00

Runoff Results by county

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General election

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Candidates

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  • Fred P. Cone, Democratic
  • Elvy Edison "E.E" Callaway, Republican, white lawyer for the NAACP.[10][11]

Results

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1936 Florida gubernatorial election[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Fred P. Cone 253,638 80.91% −14.29%
Republican E.E. Callaway 59,832 19.09% −14.29%
Majority 193,806
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

County results

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County[13] Fred P. Cone
Democratic
E.E. Callaway
Republican
Total votes
# % # %
Alachua 4,908 87.96% 672 12.04% 5,580
Baker 1,576 96.33% 60 3.67% 1,636
Bay 3,024 87.65% 426 12.35% 3,450
Bradford 1,521 87.62% 215 12.38% 1,736
Brevard 2,526 73.45% 913 26.55% 3,439
Broward 4,608 73.94% 1,624 26.06% 6,232
Calhoun 1,087 89.69% 125 10.31% 1,212
Charlotte 889 69.24% 395 30.76% 1,284
Citrus 1,410 94.31% 85 5.69% 1,495
Clay 1,359 77.35% 398 22.65% 1,757
Collier 923 94.76% 51 5.24% 974
Columbia 2,838 95.23% 142 4.77% 2,980
Dade 27,500 74.56% 9,383 25.44% 36,883
DeSoto 1,643 78.69% 445 21.31% 2,088
Dixie 1,139 96.20% 45 3.80% 1,184
Duval 23,312 84.73% 4,201 15.27% 27,513
Escambia 9,049 91.29% 863 8.71% 9,912
Flagler 546 88.93% 68 11.07% 614
Franklin 1,391 94.56% 80 5.44% 1,471
Gadsden 2,694 97.82% 60 2.18% 2,754
Gilchrist 802 94.91% 43 5.09% 845
Glades 584 81.56% 132 18.44% 716
Gulf 845 95.59% 39 4.41% 884
Hamilton 1,498 94.69% 84 5.31% 1,582
Hardee 2,198 74.26% 762 25.74% 2,960
Hendry 708 80.09% 176 19.91% 884
Hernando 1,169 87.17% 172 12.83% 1,341
Highlands 2,162 79.37% 562 20.63% 2,724
Hillsborough 21,196 84.81% 3,795 15.19% 24,991
Holmes 3,271 88.77% 414 11.23% 3,685
Indian River 1,365 80.06% 340 19.94% 1,705
Jackson 3,961 95.22% 199 4.78% 4,160
Jefferson 1,287 96.33% 49 3.67% 1,336
Lafayette 1,113 96.61% 39 3.39% 1,152
Lake 4,517 76.48% 1,389 23.52% 5,906
Lee 2,764 78.75% 746 21.25% 3,510
Leon 3,795 95.66% 172 4.34% 3,967
Levy 2,014 94.91% 108 5.09% 2,122
Liberty 837 98.12% 16 1.88% 853
Madison 2,305 96.69% 79 3.31% 2,384
Manatee 3,688 77.01% 1,101 22.99% 4,789
Marion 4,637 88.93% 577 11.07% 5,214
Martin 906 80.39% 221 19.61% 1,127
Monroe 2,301 90.73% 235 9.27% 2,536
Nassau 1,180 90.28% 127 9.72% 1,307
Okaloosa 2,217 90.01% 246 9.99% 2,463
Okeechobee 699 84.32% 130 15.68% 829
Orange 8,148 71.79% 3,202 28.21% 11,350
Osceola 1,743 65.90% 902 34.10% 2,645
Palm Beach 10,056 73.20% 3,682 26.80% 13,738
Pasco 2,518 75.30% 826 24.70% 3,344
Pinellas 12,198 62.10% 7,444 37.90% 19,642
Polk 10,765 74.95% 3,598 25.05% 14,363
Putnam 3,078 86.32% 488 13.68% 3,566
Santa Rosa 2,835 86.99% 424 13.01% 3,259
Sarasota 2,396 74.18% 834 25.82% 3,230
Seminole 2,702 80.11% 671 19.89% 3,373
St. Johns 3,432 78.97% 914 21.03% 4,346
St. Lucie 2,062 86.57% 320 13.43% 2,382
Sumter 2,143 93.62% 146 6.38% 2,289
Suwannee 2,892 96.30% 111 3.70% 3,003
Taylor 1,814 94.92% 97 5.08% 1,911
Union 1,074 94.54% 62 5.46% 1,136
Volusia 8,959 72.52% 3,395 27.48% 12,354
Wakulla 1,406 98.87% 16 1.13% 1,422
Walton 2,848 92.11% 244 7.89% 3,092
Washington 2,607 91.19% 252 8.81% 2,859
Total 253,638 80.91% 59,832 19.09% 313,470

References

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  2. ^ "Jerry W. Carter member of Florida Railway Commission and Nicolas Stahl". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
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  4. ^ T.J., Brooks (1930). OUTLINE AND DIRECTORY OF FLORIDA STATE GOVERNMENT. Tallahassee, Florida: Artcraft Printers. p. 16.
  5. ^ Jeans, Paul G. (June 14, 1936). "Paty Charges Cone Victory Fraudulent". Miami Tribune. p. 33. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  6. ^ Jeans, Paul G. (June 14, 1936). "Lake City Paper for Petteway". Miami Tribune. pp. 2-B. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  7. ^ Glenn, W.M. (June 7, 1936). "Petteway, The People's Candidate". Sunday Sentinel-Star. p. 1. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  8. ^ Thomason, S.E. (June 1, 1936). "Senator Zim Endorses Cone for Governor". The Tampa Tribune. p. 2. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  9. ^ Gray, R.A. (June 26, 1936). "Tabulation of Official Vote Florida Primary Elections : Democratic and Republican". Tabulation of Official Vote Florida Primary Elections : Democratic and Republican. 1936: 15.
  10. ^ Roberts, Diane (2007). Dream State: Eight Generations of Swamp Lawyers, Conquistadors, Confederate Daughters, Banana Republicans, and Other Florida Wildlife. Free Press. p. 36. ISBN 9781416589570.
  11. ^ Park, Martha (April 10, 2021). "THIS IS PARADISE". The Bitter Southerner.
  12. ^ McGovern, Bernie (2007). Florida Almanac 2007-2008. Pelican. ISBN 9781455604418. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  13. ^ Gray, R. A. (1936). (rep.). Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida (Vol. 1935–1936, p. 371). Deland, FL: The E.O. Painter Printing Co.