| Election Name: | 1928 Florida gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Florida |
| Flag Year: | 1900 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1924 Florida gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1924 |
| Next Election: | 1932 Florida gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1932 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1928 |
| Image1: | File:Doyle E. Carlton.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Doyle E. Carlton |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 148,455 |
| Percentage1: | 60.97% |
| Nominee2: | William J. Howey |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 95,018 |
| Percentage2: | 39.03% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | John W. Martin |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Doyle E. Carlton |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1928 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928 to elect the Governor of Florida. Democratic nominee Doyle E. Carlton defeated Republican nominee William J. Howey with 60.97% of the vote.
After the 1928 election, no Republican candidate would carry even a single county in a Florida gubernatorial race again until 1960.
Primary elections were held on June 5, 1928.[1]
| County[3] | Doyle E. Carlton Democratic | William J. Howey Republican | Totals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | |||||
| 2,989 | 77.12% | 887 | 22.88% | 3,876 | ||
| 724 | 82.65% | 152 | 17.35% | 876 | ||
| 1,583 | 76.25% | 493 | 23.75% | 2,076 | ||
| 963 | 86.06% | 156 | 13.94% | 1,119 | ||
| 1,747 | 57.49% | 1,292 | 42.51% | 3,039 | ||
| 2,325 | 50.62% | 2,268 | 49.38% | 4,593 | ||
| 975 | 93.84% | 64 | 6.16% | 1,039 | ||
| 607 | 60.82% | 391 | 39.18% | 998 | ||
| 1,002 | 74.17% | 349 | 25.83% | 1,351 | ||
| 884 | 63.87% | 500 | 36.13% | 1,384 | ||
| 285 | 75.20% | 94 | 24.80% | 379 | ||
| 1,346 | 89.67% | 155 | 10.33% | 1,501 | ||
| 12,313 | 47.66% | 13,522 | 52.34% | 25,835 | ||
| 939 | 44.76% | 1,159 | 55.24% | 2,098 | ||
| 647 | 76.30% | 201 | 23.70% | 848 | ||
| 18,195 | 70.33% | 7,677 | 29.67% | 25,872 | ||
| 5,667 | 78.14% | 1,585 | 21.86% | 7,252 | ||
| 366 | 62.99% | 215 | 37.01% | 581 | ||
| 655 | 86.87% | 99 | 13.13% | 754 | ||
| 1,461 | 95.30% | 72 | 4.70% | 1,533 | ||
| 510 | 87.18% | 75 | 12.82% | 585 | ||
| 380 | 62.91% | 224 | 37.09% | 604 | ||
| 381 | 95.73% | 17 | 4.27% | 398 | ||
| 836 | 85.05% | 147 | 14.95% | 983 | ||
| 1,440 | 47.86% | 1,569 | 52.14% | 3,009 | ||
| 476 | 73.34% | 173 | 26.66% | 649 | ||
| 929 | 67.61% | 445 | 32.39% | 1,374 | ||
| 1,255 | 61.55% | 784 | 38.45% | 2,039 | ||
| 11,865 | 56.77% | 9,034 | 43.23% | 20,899 | ||
| 2,023 | 81.15% | 470 | 18.85% | 2,493 | ||
| 1,065 | 69.34% | 471 | 30.66% | 1,536 | ||
| 3,604 | 90.53% | 377 | 9.47% | 3,981 | ||
| 1,144 | 95.10% | 59 | 4.90% | 1,203 | ||
| 506 | 90.36% | 54 | 9.64% | 560 | ||
| 2,299 | 45.71% | 2,730 | 54.29% | 5,029 | ||
| 1,611 | 51.52% | 1,516 | 48.48% | 3,127 | ||
| 2,503 | 93.85% | 164 | 6.15% | 2,667 | ||
| 1,150 | 75.66% | 370 | 24.34% | 1,520 | ||
| 358 | 96.24% | 14 | 3.76% | 372 | ||
| 985 | 91.12% | 96 | 8.88% | 1,081 | ||
| 1,725 | 40.15% | 2,571 | 59.85% | 4,296 | ||
| 2,602 | 69.85% | 1,123 | 30.15% | 3,725 | ||
| 586 | 48.96% | 611 | 51.04% | 1,197 | ||
| 1,856 | 68.24% | 864 | 31.76% | 2,720 | ||
| 1,028 | 82.17% | 223 | 17.83% | 1,251 | ||
| 1,340 | 76.53% | 411 | 23.47% | 1,751 | ||
| 900 | 93.46% | 63 | 6.54% | 963 | ||
| 4,419 | 48.29% | 4,732 | 51.71% | 9,151 | ||
| 1,580 | 54.28% | 1,331 | 45.72% | 2,911 | ||
| 4,300 | 53.15% | 3,790 | 46.85% | 8,090 | ||
| 1,455 | 49.71% | 1,472 | 50.29% | 2,927 | ||
| 4,671 | 33.34% | 9,338 | 66.66% | 14,009 | ||
| 6,304 | 52.37% | 5,734 | 47.63% | 12,038 | ||
| 2,251 | 74.61% | 766 | 25.39% | 3,017 | ||
| 1,431 | 70.98% | 585 | 29.02% | 2,016 | ||
| 1,419 | 49.32% | 1,458 | 50.68% | 2,877 | ||
| 1,928 | 64.35% | 1,068 | 35.65% | 2,996 | ||
| 2,669 | 65.51% | 1,405 | 34.49% | 4,074 | ||
| 1,355 | 75.19% | 447 | 24.81% | 1,802 | ||
| 1,135 | 56.58% | 871 | 43.42% | 2,006 | ||
| 1,818 | 90.13% | 199 | 9.87% | 2,017 | ||
| 1,058 | 87.08% | 157 | 12.92% | 1,215 | ||
| 690 | 96.10% | 28 | 3.90% | 718 | ||
| 4,923 | 51.71% | 4,598 | 48.29% | 9,521 | ||
| 583 | 95.57% | 27 | 4.43% | 610 | ||
| 1,946 | 84.98% | 344 | 15.02% | 2,290 | ||
| 1,490 | 68.60% | 682 | 31.40% | 2,172 | ||
| Total | 148,455 | 60.97% | 95,018 | 39.03% | 243,473 | |