1960 Florida gubernatorial election

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November 8, 1960

1964 →


Nominee	C. Farris Bryant	George C. Petersen
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	849,407	569,936
Percentage	59.85%	40.16%

County Results
Bryant: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Petersen: 50-60% 60-70%

Governor before election

LeRoy Collins
Democratic

Elected Governor

C. Farris Bryant
Democratic

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The 1960 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960. Democratic nominee C. Farris Bryant defeated Republican nominee George C. Petersen with 59.85% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on May 3, 1960.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

C. Farris Bryant, former State Representative
Doyle E. Carlton Jr., State Senator
W. Haydon Burns, Mayor of Jacksonville
John Moore McCarty, State Senator
Fred Dickinson, State Senator
Thomas E. David
Harvie J. Belser, former State Representative
Bill Hendrix
George Downs
Jim McCorvey

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	C. Farris Bryant	193,507	20.65
	Democratic	Doyle E. Carlton Jr.	186,228	19.87
	Democratic	W. Haydon Burns	166,352	17.75
	Democratic	John Moore McCarty	144,750	15.45
	Democratic	Fred Dickinson	115,520	12.33
	Democratic	Thomas E. David	80,057	8.54
	Democratic	Harvie J. Belser	30,736	3.28
	Democratic	Bill Hendrix	8,517	0.91
	Democratic	George Downs	6,320	0.67
	Democratic	Jim McCorvey	5,080	0.54
Total votes			937,067	100.00

Democratic primary runoff results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	C. Farris Bryant	512,757	55.21
	Democratic	Doyle E. Carlton Jr.	416,052	44.79
Total votes			928,809	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

George C. Petersen
Emerson Rupert

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George C. Petersen	65,202	72.70
	Republican	Emerson Rupert	24,484	27.30
Total votes			89,686	100.00

General election

Candidates

C. Farris Bryant, Democratic
George C. Petersen, Republican

Results

1960 Florida gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	C. Farris Bryant	849,407	59.85%
	Republican	George C. Petersen	569,936	40.16%
Majority			279,471
Turnout			1,419,343
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The Florida Handbook. 1987. ISBN 9780961600006. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
^ Cook, Rhodes (17 November 2015). America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. ISBN 9781483383026. Retrieved 2018-12-28.

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1960 Florida gubernatorial election

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Contents

Primary elections

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

References