1868 Florida gubernatorial election|
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County Results
Reed
50–59%
60–69%
70–79%
80–89%
90–100%
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Scott
50–59%
60–69%
70–79%
80–89%
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Walker
40-49%
50-59%
70-79%
Tie
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The 1868 Florida gubernatorial election was held on May 4, 1868. Republican nominee Harrison Reed defeated the Democratic nominee George W. Scott 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.
General election
Candidates
- Harrison Reed, U.S. Postal Agent in Florida (Republican)
- George W. Scott, former Confederate Lieutenant Colonel (Democratic)
- Samuel Walker, former Monroe County prosecutor (Radical Republican)
Results
Results by County
County
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George W. Scott Democratic
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Harrison Reed Republican
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Samuel Walker Radical Republican
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Total votes
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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Alachua
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234
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13.27%
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1,528
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86.67%
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1
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0.06%
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1,763
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Baker
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75
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50.00%
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75
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50.00%
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0
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0.00%
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150
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Bradford
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171
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62.18%
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104
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37.82%
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0
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0.00%
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275
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Brevard
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0
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0.00%
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5
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100.00%
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0
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0.00%
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5
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Calhoun
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141
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66.82%
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70
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33.18%
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0
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0.00%
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211
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Clay
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15
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10.14%
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118
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79.73%
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15
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10.14%
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148
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Columbia
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260
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27.78%
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676
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72.22%
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0
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0.00%
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936
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Dade
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5
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33.33%
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10
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66.67%
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0
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0.00%
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15
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Duval
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440
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34.87%
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146
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11.57%
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676
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53.57%
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1,262
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Escambia
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229
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21.75%
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824
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78.25%
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0
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0.00%
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1,053
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Franklin
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173
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61.57%
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108
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38.43%
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0
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0.00%
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281
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Gadsden
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640
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36.61%
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1,108
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63.39%
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0
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0.00%
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1,748
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Hamilton
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364
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52.15%
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315
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45.13%
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19
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2.72%
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698
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Hernando
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91
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31.82%
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195
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68.18%
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0
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0.00%
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286
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Hillsborough
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166
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58.87%
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116
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41.13%
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0
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0.00%
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282
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Holmes
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80
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64.52%
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44
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35.48%
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0
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0.00%
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124
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Jackson
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561
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29.50%
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1,340
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70.45%
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1
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0.05%
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1,902
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Jefferson
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539
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25.00%
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1,616
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74.95%
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1
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0.05%
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2,156
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Lafayette
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35
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22.01%
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124
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77.99%
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0
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0.00%
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159
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Leon
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457
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15.97%
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1,096
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38.31%
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1,308
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45.72%
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2,861
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Levy
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81
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48.80%
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85
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51.20%
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0
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0.00%
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166
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Liberty
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97
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52.43%
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88
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47.57%
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0
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0.00%
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124
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Madison
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515
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28.53%
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1,288
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71.36%
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2
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0.11%
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1,805
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Manatee
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17
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26.56%
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47
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73.44%
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0
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0.00%
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64
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Marion
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223
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16.31%
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1,144
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83.69%
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0
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0.00%
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1,367
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Monroe
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312
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58.21%
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224
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41.79%
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0
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0.00%
|
536
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Nassau
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56
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17.07%
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34
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10.37%
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238
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72.56%
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328
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Orange
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107
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74.31%
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37
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25.69%
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0
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0.00%
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144
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Polk
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106
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84.80%
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19
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15.20%
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0
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0.00%
|
125
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Putnam
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198
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42.31%
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270
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57.69%
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0
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0.00%
|
468
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Santa Rosa
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188
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42.44%
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255
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57.56%
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0
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0.00%
|
443
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St. Johns
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263
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63.53%
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151
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36.47%
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0
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0.00%
|
414
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Sumter
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111
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52.11%
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102
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47.89%
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0
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0.00%
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213
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Suwannee
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148
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35.75%
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266
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64.25%
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0
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0.00%
|
414
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Taylor
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94
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52.11%
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88
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48.09%
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1
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0.55%
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183
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Volusia
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86
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56.58%
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36
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23.68%
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30
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19.74%
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152
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Wakulla
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162
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38.48%
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259
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61.52%
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0
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0.00%
|
421
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Walton
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203
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80.88%
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48
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19.12%
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0
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0.00%
|
251
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Washington
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189
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63.64%
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108
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36.36%
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0
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0.00%
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297
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Actual Totals
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7,832
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32.24%
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14,167
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58.32%
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2,292
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9.44%
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24,291
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Official Totals
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7,731
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31.67%
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14,421
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59.08%
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2,257
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9.25%
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24,409
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