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1936 Florida Gubernatorial Election
The 1936 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Democratic nominee Fred P. Cone defeated Republican nominee E.E. Callaway with 80.91% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on June 2, 1936. Democratic primary Candidates *Fred P. Cone, former State Senator *W. Raleigh Petteway, Judge of the Criminal Court of Record for Hillsborough County *William C. Hodges, State Senator *Jerry W. Carter, member of the Florida Railroad Commission. *B. F. Paty, attorney *Dan Chappell *Grady Burton * Peter Tomasello Jr., former Speaker of the State House and State Representative. *Stafford Caldwell *Amos Lewis *Mallie Martin, commissioner of the Florida State Road Department. *Carl Maples, lumber operator from Wakulla County. * Redmond B. Gautier, former mayor of Miami. *J. R. Yearwood Results General election Candidates *Fred P. Cone, Democratic *Elvy Edison "E.E" Callaway, Republican, white lawyer for the NAACP. Results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida Governor Frederick Cone
Florida is a U.S. state, state located in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba; it is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Spanning , Florida ranks 22nd in area among the 50 states, and with a population of over 21 million, it is the List of states and territories of the United States by population, third-most populous. The state capital is Tallahassee, Florida, Tallahassee, and the most populous city is Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville. The Miami metropolitan area, with a population of almost 6.2 million, is the most populous urban area in Florida and the List of metropolitan statistical areas, ninth-most populous in the United States; other urban conurbations with over on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
