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1974 Florida gubernatorial election

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Field	Value
election_name	1974 Florida gubernatorial election
country	Florida
flag_year	1900
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1970 Florida gubernatorial election
previous_year	1970
next_election	1978 Florida gubernatorial election
next_year	1978
election_date	November 5, 1974
image1	File:Governor Reubin Askew.jpg
image_size	150x150px
nominee1	Reubin Askew
party1	Florida Democratic Party
running_mate1	J. H. Williams
popular_vote1	1,118,954
percentage1	61.2%
image2	File:Portrait of Florida legislative senator Jerry Thomas.jpg
nominee2	Jerry Thomas
party2	Republican Party of Florida
running_mate2	Mike Thompson
popular_vote2	709,438
percentage2	38.8%
map_image	1974 Florida gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
map_size	300px
map_caption	County results
title	Governor
before_election	Reubin Askew
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Reubin Askew
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

Askew:
Thomas:
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 primary. Despite a challenge from his own Lieutenant Governor Thomas Burton Adams, Jr., Askew, a popular member of the "New Southerner" political generation, was renominated easily.

13.4% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.

Candidates

Thomas Burton Adams Jr., incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Reubin Askew, incumbent Governor
Ben Hill Griffin Jr., citrus magnate
Norman Bie, lawyer

Results

J. H. Williams became Askew's running mate for second term.

Republican primary

Candidate

Jerry Thomas, former President of the Florida Senate, banker

Results

General election

Results

Williams, as he ran on the joint ticket, replaced Adams as Lieutenant Governor.

References

Works cited

References

Waldron, Martin. (September 11, 1974). "Gov. Askew Sweeps Primary in Florida; Millionaire Wins in G.O.P. Senate Race". New York Times.
"FL Governor, 1974 - D Primary". Our Campaigns.
"FL Governor, 1974". OurCampaigns.

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