1892 Florida gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1892 Florida gubernatorial election
Country:	Florida
Flag Year:	1868
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1888 Florida gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1888
Next Election:	1896 Florida gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1896
Election Date:	October 4, 1892
Image1:	Henry_L_Mitchell.jpg
Nominee1:	Henry L. Mitchell
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	32,064
Percentage1:	78.70%
Nominee2:	Alonzo P. Baskin
Party2:	People's Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	8,379
Percentage2:	20.57%
Governor
Before Election:	Francis P. Fleming
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Henry L. Mitchell
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 1892 Florida gubernatorial election was held on October 4, 1892.^{[1] [2]} Democratic nominee Henry L. Mitchell defeated People's Party nominee Alonzo P. Baskin with 78.70% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Henry L. Mitchell, Democratic, Florida Supreme Court Justice and former State Representative.^[3]

Other candidates

• Alonzo P. Baskin (People's), former member of the Florida House of Representatives.^[4]
• N. J. Hawley, Prohibition

Results

Results by County

County^[5]	Henry L. Mitchell Democratic		Alonzo P. Baskin Populist		N. J. Hawley Prohibition		Total votes
		%		%		%
	Alachua	1,502	81.72%	304	16.54%	32	1.74%	1,838
	Baker	187	48.20%	201	51.79%	0	0.00%	388
	Bradford	668	69.87%	288	30.13%	0	0.00%	956
	Brevard	441	92.45%	27	5.66%	9	1.89%	477
	Calhoun	172	47.38%	188	51.79%	3	0.83%	363
	Citrus	308	70.64%	127	29.13%	1	0.23%	436
	Clay	438	75.26%	142	24.40%	2	0.34%	582
	Columbia	755	84.36%	140	15.64%	0	0.00%	895
	Dade	171	95.53%	0	0.00%	8	4.47%	179
	DeSoto	629	56.41%	484	43.41%	2	0.18%	1,115
	Duval	1,645	92.89%	120	6.78%	6	0.34%	1,771
	Escambia	2,103	95.20%	106	4.80%	0	0.00%	2,209
	Franklin	268	85.08%	47	14.92%	0	0.00%	315
	Gadsden	568	78.13%	154	21.18%	5	0.69%	727
	Hamilton	628	71.85%	246	28.15%	0	0.00%	874
	Hernando	279	77.29%	81	22.44%	1	0.28%	361
	Hillsborough	2,849	89.90%	271	8.55%	49	1.55%	3,169
	Holmes	318	54.83%	262	45.17%	0	0.00%	580
	Jackson	1,167	89.98%	130	10.02%	0	0.00%	1,297
	Jefferson	2,425	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	2,425
	Lafayette	367	73.99%	129	26.01%	0	0.00%	496
	Lake	1,064	82.80%	169	13.15%	52	4.05%	1,285
	Lee	192	96.97%	6	3.03%	0	0.00%	198
	Leon	1,492	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	1,492
	Levy	463	66.05%	237	33.81%	1	0.14%	701
	Liberty	124	47.51%	137	52.49%	0	0.00%	261
	Madison	710	92.45%	57	7.42%	1	0.13%	768
	Manatee	325	55.65%	255	43.66%	4	0.68%	584
	Marion	1,145	64.87%	611	34.62%	9	0.51%	1,765
	Monroe	430	71.67%	157	26.17%	13	2.17%	600
	Nassau	706	91.81%	63	8.19%	0	0.00%	769
	Orange	1,291	92.41%	64	4.58%	42	3.01%	1,397
	Osceola	211	90.17%	23	9.83%	0	0.00%	234
	Pasco	475	70.16%	200	29.54%	2	0.30%	677
	Polk	770	56.53%	577	42.36%	15	1.10%	1,362
	Putnam	888	77.42%	221	19.27%	38	3.31%	1,147
	Santa Rosa	435	66.92%	215	33.08%	0	0.00%	650
	St. Johns	586	93.31%	42	6.69%	0	0.00%	628
	Sumter	450	54.61%	372	45.15%	2	0.24%	824
	Suwannee	656	71.38%	263	28.62%	0	0.00%	919
	Taylor	162	41.54%	228	58.46%	0	0.00%	390
	Volusia	808	83.99%	149	15.49%	5	0.52%	962
	Wakulla	178	54.10%	151	45.90%	0	0.00%	329
	Walton	325	46.23%	375	53.34%	3	0.17%	703
	Washington	290	49.91%	290	49.91%	1	0.17%	581
Actual Totals	32,064	78.82%	8,309	20.43%	306	0.75%	40,679
Official Totals	32,064	78.84%	8,309	20.43%	297	0.73%	40,670

Notes and References

1. Mead III . James Andrew . 1971 . The Populist Party In Florida . Master of Arts . The Conservative Press And The Campaign . 64 . Florida Atlantic University . Boca Raton, Florida . 27 November 2020 .
2. News: . Florida Election . The record-union . Sacramento, Calif. . 5 October 1892 . 1 . 27 November 2020 .
3. http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/HouseContent/Approved/ClerksOffice/ThePeopleOfLawmakingInFlorida.pdf People of Lawmaking in Florida
4. Book: Takacs. Jeff. The People of Lawmaking in Florida 1822 - 2019. February 1, 2019. Florida House of Representatives. September 5, 2022.
5. Book: Dubin, Michael J. . United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County . McFarland . 2010 . 9780786447220 . 99.