Political party strength in Florida
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The following tables indicate party affiliation in the U.S. state of Florida for the individual elected offices of:
As well as the following historical offices that were elected from 1889 to 2005:
- Secretary of State
- Comptroller
- Treasurer/Insurance Commissioner/Fire Marshal
- Commissioner of Education (called the Superintendent of Public Instruction before 1969)
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:
- State Senate
- State House of Representatives
- State delegation to the U.S. Senate (individually)
- State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives
For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes. For the Civil War years, the table indicates the state's delegation to the Confederate Congress, in lieu of the U.S. Congress.
1845–1888
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1889–1960
[edit]1961–2002
[edit]2003–present
[edit]- ^ a b The election was successfully contested in the U.S. House by the Democrat who initially lost.
- ^ a b c d e f g Died in office.
- ^ a b c Served in the Congress of the Confederate States.
- ^ a b As president of state Senate, filled unexpired term.
- ^ Resigned from office to go into hiding from approaching Union troops.
- ^ Appointed Provisional Governor by President Andrew Johnson following the Civil War.
- ^ Most sources state Walker was a Democrat; the state archives say he was "Conservative". He was formerly a Whig, Know Nothing, and Constitutional Unionist, and he ran in the 1868 election as an "Independent Republican."[1][2]
- ^ a b c Elected in 1865, but his credentials were not accepted by the Congress.
- ^ Was popularly elected; assumed office on June 8, 1868. It was not until July 4, 1868, however, that the military commander of Florida, still under Reconstruction, recognized the validity of the state constitution and the election.
- ^ The Legislature rejected the returns from three Senate districts; had they been admitted, the Senate would have been tied 12-12.
- ^ The Legislature rejected the returns from nine House districts; had they been admitted, the House would have had a 28-23 Democratic majority with 1 Independent.
- ^ a b c As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term.
- ^ a b The election for the 2nd District was successfully contested in the U.S. House by the Democrat who initially lost.
- ^ a b The election for the 2nd District was successfully contested in the U.S. House by the Republican who initially lost.
- ^ Though not winning enough seats to form an outright majority, the Democrats received enough votes to claim the Speakership and organize the House.
- ^ Initially appointed to fill vacancy; later elected in his own right.
- ^ Three counties were added to the state in 1925 after the Legislature started, adding three seats to the House mid-term.
- ^ Resigned in order to accept appointment to the Florida Supreme Court.
- ^ a b Due to the effects of Baker vs. Carr, the 1962 midterms were thrown out by a court, and a redistricting was conducted with new elections thereafter. The original results for the Senate yielded a 37-1 Democratic majority, and the original results for the House yielded a 90-5 Democratic majority.
- ^ a b c d Appointed by governor to fill vacancy.
- ^ a b Due to additional efforts to satisfy "one man, one vote"-style redistricting failing, the 1966 midterms were thrown out by a court, and a redistricting by the judiciary was conducted with new elections thereafter. The original results for the Senate yielded a 37-11 Democratic majority, and the original results for the House yielded a 91-26 Democratic majority.
- ^ First lieutenant governor under the state constitution of 1968 and the state's first lieutenant governor since 1889. Appointed by Governor Claude R. Kirk Jr.
- ^ Resigned in order to run for governor.
- ^ Resigned to take elected seat in the United States Senate.
- ^ Republican Ander Crenshaw won a special election to a vacant seat, flipping the seat from the Democrats to the Republicans.
- ^ a b c One Democrat changed party affiliation to Republican.
- ^ Due to the split chamber, the Senate worked out a power-sharing agreement where a Republican served as Senate President in 1993, and a Democrat served in 1994.
- ^ Republicans gained one seat in a March 1998 special election. One senator changed party affiliation from Democratic to Republican in July 1998.
- ^ Four members changed party affiliation from Democratic to Republican between May 1997 and April 1998. Republicans gained a seat in an October 1997 special election.
- ^ Democrats gained a seat in a March 1999 special election. Three representatives changed party affiliation from Democratic to Republican between May and December 1999.
- ^ One representative changed party affiliation from Democratic to Republican in November 2006. Democrats gained two seats in special elections in April 2007 and February 2008.
- ^ Crist changed his affiliation from Republican to Independent while in office during 2010.
- ^ Resigned to take a job in the administration at Florida Atlantic University.
- ^ Democrats gained a seat in an October 2013 special election.
- ^ Democrats gained a seat in a September 2017 special election.
- ^ Democrats gained a seat in a February 2018 special election.
- ^ In district 35, Democrat Tom Keen won a special election on January 16 to replace Republican Fred Hawkins, who had resigned.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "David Shelby Walker". State Library and Archives of Florida. Archived from the original on January 23, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (10 January 2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. ISBN 9780786456468. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ "Florida Attorney General - Florida Attorneys General (1845 - )". myfloridalegal.com. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "Florida Governors - Florida Department of State". dos.myflorida.com. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "Florida Attorney General - Florida Attorneys General (1845 - )". myfloridalegal.com. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "Florida Governors - Florida Department of State". dos.myflorida.com. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "Florida Attorney General - Florida Attorneys General (1845 - )". myfloridalegal.com. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
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