| Election Name: | 1896 Florida gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Florida |
| Flag Year: | 1868 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1892 Florida gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1892 |
| Next Election: | 1900 Florida gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1900 |
| Election Date: | October 6, 1896 |
| Image1: | Florida_Governor_William_Bloxham.jpg |
| Nominee1: | William D. Bloxham |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 27,171 |
| Percentage1: | 66.55% |
| Nominee2: | Edward R. Gunby |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 8,290 |
| Percentage2: | 20.30% |
| Nominee3: | William A. Weeks |
| Party3: | People's Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote3: | 5,370 |
| Percentage3: | 13.15% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Henry L. Mitchell |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | William D. Bloxham |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1896 Florida gubernatorial election was held on October 6, 1896.[1] Democratic nominee William D. Bloxham defeated Republican nominee Edward R. Gunby with 66.55% of the vote.
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| County[2] | William D. Bloxham Democratic | Edward R. Gunby Republican | William A. Weeks Populist | Total votes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | ||||||
| Alachua | 1,324 | 64.46% | 592 | 28.82% | 138 | 6.72% | 2,054 | |
| Baker | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Bradford | 615 | 58.18% | 229 | 21.67% | 213 | 20.15% | 1,057 | |
| Brevard | 547 | 68.12% | 233 | 29.02% | 23 | 2.86% | 803 | |
| Calhoun | 127 | 35.98% | 27 | 7.65% | 199 | 56.37% | 353 | |
| Citrus | 244 | 81.61% | 14 | 4.68% | 41 | 13.71% | 299 | |
| Clay | 352 | 64.47% | 114 | 20.88% | 80 | 14.65% | 546 | |
| Columbia | 618 | 65.74% | 266 | 28.30% | 56 | 5.96% | 940 | |
| Dade | 399 | 54.43% | 321 | 43.79% | 13 | 1.77% | 733 | |
| DeSoto | 541 | 54.10% | 160 | 16.00% | 299 | 29.90% | 1,000 | |
| Duval | 2,164 | 62.54% | 1,031 | 29.80% | 265 | 7.66% | 3,460 | |
| Escambia | 1,069 | 76.91% | 99 | 7.12% | 222 | 15.97% | 1,390 | |
| Franklin | 238 | 76.28% | 71 | 22.76% | 3 | 0.96% | 312 | |
| Gadsden | 414 | 87.71% | 17 | 3.60% | 41 | 8.69% | 472 | |
| Hamilton | 408 | 68.46% | 70 | 11.74% | 118 | 19.80% | 596 | |
| Hernando | 184 | 76.67% | 12 | 5.00% | 44 | 18.33% | 240 | |
| Hillsborough | 1,960 | 72.51% | 507 | 18.76% | 236 | 8.73% | 2,703 | |
| Holmes | 306 | 50.25% | 25 | 4.11% | 278 | 46.65% | 609 | |
| Jackson | 892 | 66.97% | 205 | 15.39% | 235 | 17.64% | 1,332 | |
| Jefferson | 1,374 | 88.30% | 151 | 9.70% | 31 | 1.99% | 1,556 | |
| Lafayette | 297 | 95.50% | 11 | 3.54% | 3 | 0.96% | 311 | |
| Lake | 688 | 73.50% | 187 | 19.98% | 61 | 6.52% | 936 | |
| Lee | 203 | 80.56% | 42 | 16.67% | 7 | 2.78% | 252 | |
| Leon | 1,373 | 89.10% | 144 | 9.34% | 24 | 1.56% | 1,541 | |
| Levy | 353 | 66.48% | 92 | 17.33% | 86 | 16.20% | 531 | |
| Liberty | 106 | 56.08% | 34 | 17.99% | 49 | 25.93% | 189 | |
| Madison | 316 | 62.20% | 93 | 18.31% | 99 | 19.49% | 508 | |
| Manatee | 661 | 85.40% | 53 | 6.85% | 60 | 7.75% | 774 | |
| Marion | 824 | 59.28% | 247 | 17.77% | 319 | 22.95% | 1,390 | |
| Monroe | 449 | 60.59% | 275 | 37.11% | 17 | 2.29% | 741 | |
| Nassau | 357 | 69.05% | 116 | 22.44% | 44 | 8.51% | 517 | |
| Orange | 1,043 | 65.93% | 466 | 29.46% | 73 | 4.61% | 1,582 | |
| Osceola | 210 | 52.50% | 87 | 21.75% | 103 | 25.75% | 400 | |
| Pasco | 407 | 72.94% | 120 | 21.51% | 31 | 5.56% | 558 | |
| Polk | 818 | 59.53% | 200 | 14.56% | 356 | 25.91% | 1,374 | |
| Putnam | 846 | 54.41% | 585 | 37.62% | 124 | 7.97% | 1,555 | |
| Santa Rosa | 454 | 76.82% | 20 | 3.38% | 117 | 19.80% | 591 | |
| St. Johns | 659 | 60.91% | 336 | 31.05% | 87 | 8.04% | 1,082 | |
| Sumter | 338 | 56.71% | 72 | 12.08% | 186 | 31.21% | 596 | |
| Suwannee | 758 | 73.52% | 176 | 17.07% | 97 | 9.41% | 1,031 | |
| Taylor | 164 | 42.49% | 38 | 9.84% | 184 | 47.67% | 386 | |
| Volusia | 772 | 55.94% | 485 | 35.14% | 123 | 8.91% | 1,380 | |
| Wakulla | 532 | 86.50% | 65 | 10.57% | 18 | 2.93% | 615 | |
| Walton | 430 | 52.70% | 88 | 10.78% | 298 | 36.52% | 816 | |
| Washington | 337 | 46.81% | 114 | 20.30% | 269 | 37.36% | 720 | |
| Totals | 27,171 | 66.55% | 8,290 | 20.30% | 5,370 | 13.15% | 40,831 | |