1868 Florida gubernatorial election County Results
Reed
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
>90%
Scott
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Walker
40–50%
50–60%
70–80%
Tie
The 1868 Florida gubernatorial election was held on May 4, 1868. Republican nominee Harrison Reed defeated the Democratic nominee George W. Scott [ 1] [ 2] in a landslide. This stood as the best Republican gubernatorial performance, in terms of total percentage of the vote, in state's history until 2022 .
Harrison Reed, U.S. Postal Agent in Florida (Republican) George W. Scott, former Confederate Lieutenant Colonel (Democratic) Samuel Walker, former Monroe County prosecutor (Radical Republican) County[ 3] George W. Scott Democratic Harrison Reed Republican Samuel Walker Radical Republican Total votes # % # % # % Alachua 234 13.27% 1,528 86.67% 1 0.06% 1,763 Baker 75 50.00% 75 50.00% 0 0.00% 150 Bradford 171 62.18% 104 37.82% 0 0.00% 275 Brevard 0 0.00% 5 100.00% 0 0.00% 5 Calhoun 141 66.82% 70 33.18% 0 0.00% 211 Clay 15 10.14% 118 79.73% 15 10.14% 148 Columbia 260 27.78% 676 72.22% 0 0.00% 936 Dade 5 33.33% 10 66.67% 0 0.00% 15 Duval 440 34.87% 146 11.57% 676 53.57% 1,262 Escambia 229 21.75% 824 78.25% 0 0.00% 1,053 Franklin 173 61.57% 108 38.43% 0 0.00% 281 Gadsden 640 36.61% 1,108 63.39% 0 0.00% 1,748 Hamilton 364 52.15% 315 45.13% 19 2.72% 698 Hernando 91 31.82% 195 68.18% 0 0.00% 286 Hillsborough 166 58.87% 116 41.13% 0 0.00% 282 Holmes 80 64.52% 44 35.48% 0 0.00% 124 Jackson 561 29.50% 1,340 70.45% 1 0.05% 1,902 Jefferson 539 25.00% 1,616 74.95% 1 0.05% 2,156 Lafayette 35 22.01% 124 77.99% 0 0.00% 159 Leon 457 15.97% 1,096 38.31% 1,308 45.72% 2,861 Levy 81 48.80% 85 51.20% 0 0.00% 166 Liberty 97 52.43% 88 47.57% 0 0.00% 124 Madison 515 28.53% 1,288 71.36% 2 0.11% 1,805 Manatee 17 26.56% 47 73.44% 0 0.00% 64 Marion 223 16.31% 1,144 83.69% 0 0.00% 1,367 Monroe 312 58.21% 224 41.79% 0 0.00% 536 Nassau 56 17.07% 34 10.37% 238 72.56% 328 Orange 107 74.31% 37 25.69% 0 0.00% 144 Polk 106 84.80% 19 15.20% 0 0.00% 125 Putnam 198 42.31% 270 57.69% 0 0.00% 468 Santa Rosa 188 42.44% 255 57.56% 0 0.00% 443 St. Johns 263 63.53% 151 36.47% 0 0.00% 414 Sumter 111 52.11% 102 47.89% 0 0.00% 213 Suwannee 148 35.75% 266 64.25% 0 0.00% 414 Taylor 94 52.11% 88 48.09% 1 0.55% 183 Volusia 86 56.58% 36 23.68% 30 19.74% 152 Wakulla 162 38.48% 259 61.52% 0 0.00% 421 Walton 203 80.88% 48 19.12% 0 0.00% 251 Washington 189 63.64% 108 36.36% 0 0.00% 297 Actual Totals 7,832 32.24% 14,167 58.32% 2,292 9.44% 24,291 Official Totals 7,731 31.67% 14,421 59.08% 2,257 9.25% 24,409
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