1948 Florida gubernatorial election

1948 Florida gubernatorial election
	County results; Warren: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Governor before election; Millard Caldwell; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Fuller Warren; Democratic

The 1948 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Democratic nominee Fuller Warren defeated Republican nominee Bert L. Acker with 83.35% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on May 4, 1948.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Fuller Warren, former State Representative
Daniel T. McCarty, former State Representative
Colin English, Florida Superintendent of Public Instruction
William A. Shands, State Senator
J. Thomas Watson, Florida Attorney General
Richard H. Cooper
Bernarr Macfadden
F. D. Akin
Basil H. Pollitt

Results

Democratic Primary Runoff by county

Warren

50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%

McCarty

50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fuller Warren	183,326	32.45
	Democratic	Daniel T. McCarty	161,788	28.64
	Democratic	Colin English	89,158	15.78
	Democratic	William A. Shands	62,358	11.04
	Democratic	J. Thomas Watson	51,505	9.12
	Democratic	Richard H. Cooper	8,152	1.44
	Democratic	Bernarr Macfadden	4,540	0.80
	Democratic	F. D. Akin	2,792	0.49
	Democratic	Basil H. Pollitt	1,261	0.22
Total votes			564,880	100.00

Democratic primary runoff results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fuller Warren	299,641	52.02
	Democratic	Daniel T. McCarty	276,425	47.99
Total votes			576,066	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Bert L. Acker
John L. Cogdill

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bert L. Acker	10,807	64.00
	Republican	John L. Cogdill	6,079	36.00
Total votes			16,886	100.00

General election

Candidates

Fuller Warren, Democratic
Bert L. Acker, Republican

Results

1948 Florida gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fuller Warren	381,459	83.35%
	Republican	Bert L. Acker	76,153	16.64%
Majority			305,306
Turnout			457,638
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The Florida Handbook. Peninsular Publishing Company. 1987. ISBN 9780961600006. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
^ Cook, Rhodes (November 17, 2015). America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. CQ Press. ISBN 9781483383026. Retrieved July 6, 2019.

[google1-1] The Florida Handbook. Peninsular Publishing Company. 1987. ISBN 9780961600006. Retrieved July 6, 2019.

[2] Cook, Rhodes (November 17, 2015). America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. CQ Press. ISBN 9781483383026. Retrieved July 6, 2019.

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