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.
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1948, florida, gubernatorial, election, related, races, 1948, united, states, gubernatorial, elections, held, november, 1948, democratic, nominee, fuller, warren, defeated, republican, nominee, bert, acker, with, vote, 1944, november, 1948, 1952, nominee, full. For related races see 1948 United States gubernatorial elections 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 1948 Florida gubernatorial election 1944 November 2 1948 1952 Nominee Fuller Warren Bert L AckerParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 381 459 76 153Percentage 83 35 16 64 County resultsWarren 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 Governor before electionMillard CaldwellDemocratic Elected Governor Fuller WarrenDemocratic Contents 1 Primary elections 1 1 Democratic primary 1 1 1 Candidates 1 1 2 Results 1 2 Republican primary 1 2 1 Candidates 1 2 2 Results 2 General election 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 ReferencesPrimary elections editPrimary elections were held on May 4 1948 1 Democratic primary edit Candidates edit 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 PollittResults edit Democratic primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Fuller Warren 183 326 32 45Democratic Daniel T McCarty 161 788 28 64Democratic Colin English 89 158 15 78Democratic William A Shands 62 358 11 04Democratic J Thomas Watson 51 505 9 12Democratic Richard H Cooper 8 152 1 44Democratic Bernarr Macfadden 4 540 0 80Democratic F D Akin 2 792 0 49Democratic Basil H Pollitt 1 261 0 22Total votes 564 880 100 00Democratic primary runoff results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Fuller Warren 299 641 52 02Democratic Daniel T McCarty 276 425 47 99Total votes 576 066 100 00Republican primary edit Candidates edit Bert L Acker John L CogdillResults edit Republican primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Bert L Acker 10 807 64 00Republican John L Cogdill 6 079 36 00Total votes 16 886 100 00General election editCandidates edit Fuller Warren Democratic Bert L Acker RepublicanResults edit 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 306Turnout 457 638Democratic hold SwingReferences edit 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1948 Florida gubernatorial election amp oldid 1173910373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
