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1974 Florida Gubernatorial Election
The 1974 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democratic Governor Reubin Askew won re-election to a second term. This was just the second time after 1956, and the first that the Governor of Florida was re-elected for the second four-year term. This was also the first time a candidate got over one million votes in a Florida governor election. Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 10, 1974. Democratic primary Incumbent Reubin O'Donovan Askew faced little opposition in the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party primary. Despite a challenge from his own Lieutenant Governor of Florida, Lieutenant Governor Thomas Burton Adams, Jr., Askew, a popular member of the "New Southerner" political generation, was renominated easily. Candidates *Thomas Burton Adams Jr., incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Florida, Lieutenant Governor *Reubin Askew Reubin O'Donovan Askew (September 11, 1928 – March 13, 2014) was an A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Reubin Askew
A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political_regions, political region, ranking under the Head of State, head of state and in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' may be either appointed or elected, and the governor's powers can vary significantly, depending on the Public law, public laws in place locally. The adjective pertaining to a governor is gubernatorial, from the Latin root ''gubernare''. Ancient empires Pre-Roman empires Though the legal and administrative framework of provinces, each administrated by a governor, was created by the ancient Rome, Romans, the term ''governor'' has been a convenient term for historians to describe similar systems in ancient history, antiquity. Indeed, many regions of the pre-Roman antiquity were ultimately replaced by Roman 'standardized' provincial governments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
