| Election Name: | 1868 Florida gubernatorial election |
| Popular Vote1: | 14,421 |
| After Election: | Harrison Reed |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Before Election: | David S. Walker |
| Governor | |
| Percentage2: | 31.68% |
| Popular Vote2: | 7,731 |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | George W. Scott |
| Percentage1: | 59.10% |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Country: | Florida |
| Nominee1: | Harrison Reed |
| Image1: | File:Governor Harrison Reed of Florida.jpg |
| Nominee3: | Samuel Walker |
| Image3: | 3x4.svg |
| Party3: | Radical Republican |
| Color3: | 800000 |
| Popular Vote3: | 2,251 |
| Percentage3: | 9.22% |
| Election Date: | May 4, 1868 |
| Next Year: | 1872 |
| Next Election: | 1872 Florida gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1865 |
| Previous Election: | 1865 Florida gubernatorial election |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | Presidential |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Florida (1861–1865).svg |
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.
| County[3] | George W. Scott Democratic | Harrison Reed Republican | Samuel Walker Radical Republican | Total votes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | ||||||
| align="center" | Alachua | 234 | 13.27% | 1,528 | 86.67% | 1 | 0.06% | 1,763 |
| align="center" | Baker | 75 | 50.00% | 75 | 50.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 150 |
| align="center" | Bradford | 171 | 62.18% | 104 | 37.82% | 0 | 0.00% | 275 |
| align="center" | Brevard | 0 | 0.00% | 5 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 5 |
| align="center" | Calhoun | 141 | 66.82% | 70 | 33.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 211 |
| align="center" | Clay | 15 | 10.14% | 118 | 79.73% | 15 | 10.14% | 148 |
| align="center" | Columbia | 260 | 27.78% | 676 | 72.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 936 |
| align="center" | Dade | 5 | 33.33% | 10 | 66.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 15 |
| Duval | 440 | 34.87% | 146 | 11.57% | 676 | 53.57% | 1,262 | |
| align="center" | Escambia | 229 | 21.75% | 824 | 78.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,053 |
| align="center" | Franklin | 173 | 61.57% | 108 | 38.43% | 0 | 0.00% | 281 |
| align="center" | Gadsden | 640 | 36.61% | 1,108 | 63.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,748 |
| align="center" | Hamilton | 364 | 52.15% | 315 | 45.13% | 19 | 2.72% | 698 |
| align="center" | Hernando | 91 | 31.82% | 195 | 68.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 286 |
| align="center" | Hillsborough | 166 | 58.87% | 116 | 41.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 282 |
| align="center" | Holmes | 80 | 64.52% | 44 | 35.48% | 0 | 0.00% | 124 |
| align="center" | Jackson | 561 | 29.50% | 1,340 | 70.45% | 1 | 0.05% | 1,902 |
| align="center" | Jefferson | 539 | 25.00% | 1,616 | 74.95% | 1 | 0.05% | 2,156 |
| align="center" | 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 | |
| align="center" | Levy | 81 | 48.80% | 85 | 51.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 166 |
| align="center" | Liberty | 97 | 52.43% | 88 | 47.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 124 |
| align="center" | Madison | 515 | 28.53% | 1,288 | 71.36% | 2 | 0.11% | 1,805 |
| align="center" | Manatee | 17 | 26.56% | 47 | 73.44% | 0 | 0.00% | 64 |
| align="center" | Marion | 223 | 16.31% | 1,144 | 83.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,367 |
| align="center" | Monroe | 312 | 58.21% | 224 | 41.79% | 0 | 0.00% | 536 |
| Nassau | 56 | 17.07% | 34 | 10.37% | 238 | 72.56% | 328 | |
| align="center" | Orange | 107 | 74.31% | 37 | 25.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 144 |
| align="center" | Polk | 106 | 84.80% | 19 | 15.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 125 |
| align="center" | Putnam | 198 | 42.31% | 270 | 57.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 468 |
| align="center" | Santa Rosa | 188 | 42.44% | 255 | 57.56% | 0 | 0.00% | 443 |
| align="center" | St. Johns | 263 | 63.53% | 151 | 36.47% | 0 | 0.00% | 414 |
| align="center" | Sumter | 111 | 52.11% | 102 | 47.89% | 0 | 0.00% | 213 |
| align="center" | Suwannee | 148 | 35.75% | 266 | 64.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 414 |
| align="center" | Taylor | 94 | 52.11% | 88 | 48.09% | 1 | 0.55% | 183 |
| align="center" | Volusia | 86 | 56.58% | 36 | 23.68% | 30 | 19.74% | 152 |
| align="center" | Wakulla | 162 | 38.48% | 259 | 61.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 421 |
| align="center" | Walton | 203 | 80.88% | 48 | 19.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 251 |
| align="center" | 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 | |