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1845 Florida gubernatorial election
Nominee
William Dunn Moseley Richard Keith Call
Party
Democratic
Whig
Popular vote
3,292
2,679
Percentage
55.14%
44.86%
Governor before election John Branch as territorial governor Nonpartisan
Elected Governor William Dunn Moseley Democrat
The 1845 Florida gubernatorial election was held on May 26, 1845 to elect the first Governor of Florida . Democratic nominee William Dunn Moseley defeated Whig nominee Richard Keith Call with 55.14% of the vote.
General election [ ] Candidates [ ] William D. Moseley, Democratic
Richard K. Call, Whig Results [ ] Results by county [ ]
County[2]
William Dunn Moseley
Democratic
Richard Keith Call
Whig
#
%
#
%
Alachua County
193
67.96
91
23.04
Benton County
78
95.12
4
4.88
Calhoun County
62
92.54
5
7.46
Columbia County
340
72.65
128
27.35
Dade County
340
72.65
128
27.35
Duval County
253
61.86
156
38.14
Escambia County
96
35.96
171
64.04
Franklin County
113
51.6
106
48.4
Gadsden County
230
45.19
279
54.81
Hamilton County
126
74.12
44
25.88
Hillsborough County
74
66.07
38
33.93
Holmes County
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Jackson County
130
28.14
332
71.86
Jefferson County
256
63.21
149
36.79
Leon County
269
45.59
321
54.41
Levy County
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Madison County
174
58.39
124
41.61
Marion County
94
55.95
74
44.05
Monroe County
157
68.26
73
31.74
Nassau County
129
84.87
23
15.13
Orange County
28
73.68
10
26.32
Santa Rosa County
137
82.53
29
17.47
St. Johns County
171
61.51
107
38.49
St. Lucie County
16
94.12
1
5.88
Wakulla County
88
53.01
78
46.99
Walton County
64
24.06
202
75.94
Washington County
71
86.59
11
13.41
Totals
3,292
55.14
2,679
44.86
References [ ]
Florida gubernatorial elections
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