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1848 Florida gubernatorial election|
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/1848_Florida_gubernatorial_election_results_map_by_county.svg/300px-1848_Florida_gubernatorial_election_results_map_by_county.svg.png) County results
Brown:
50–60%
60–70%
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Bailey:
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
>90%
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No Votes:
No Votes
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The 1848 Florida gubernatorial election was held on October 2, 1848. Whig nominee Thomas Brown defeated the Democratic nominee William Bailey.[1]
County [2][3] |
William Bailey Democratic |
Thomas Brown Whig |
Total votes
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#
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%
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#
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%
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Alachua
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163
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53.97%
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139
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46.03%
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302
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Benton
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69
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59.48%
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47
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40.52%
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116
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Calhoun
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56
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45.16%
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68
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54.84%
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124
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Columbia
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293
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51.86%
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272
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48.14%
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565
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Dade
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5
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100.00%
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0
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0.00%
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5
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Duval
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241
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46.62%
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276
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53.38%
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517
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Escambia
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153
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42.74%
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205
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57.26%
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358
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Franklin
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136
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57.38%
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101
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42.62%
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237
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Gadsden
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325
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42.54%
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439
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57.46%
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764
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Hamilton
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238
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63.13%
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139
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36.87%
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377
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Hillsborough*
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0
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0
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0
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0.00%
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0
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Holmes
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50
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30.30%
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115
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69.70%
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165
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Jackson
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184
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31.40%
|
402
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68.60%
|
586
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Jefferson
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280
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63.64%
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160
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36.36%
|
440
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Leon
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277
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41.10%
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397
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58.90%
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674
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Levy
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16
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30.19%
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37
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69.81%
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53
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Madison
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200
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41.32%
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284
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58.68%
|
484
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Marion
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198
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48.18%
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213
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51.82%
|
411
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Monroe
|
127
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69.02%
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57
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30.98%
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184
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Nassau
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93
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52.54%
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84
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47.46%
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177
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Orange
|
42
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70.00%
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18
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30.00%
|
60
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Santa Rosa
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85
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32.44%
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177
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67.56%
|
262
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St. Johns
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164
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55.97%
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129
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44.03%
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293
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St. Lucie
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17
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85.00%
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3
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15.00%
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20
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Wakulla
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91
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41.18%
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130
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58.82%
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221
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Walton
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103
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39.31%
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159
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60.69%
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262
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Washington
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140
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59.83%
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94
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40.17%
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234
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Totals
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3,746
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47.47%
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4,145
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52.53%
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7,891
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*Hillsborough County had no returns
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