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1872 Florida Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1872 Florida Gubernatorial Election?

Ossian B. Hart won the 1872 Florida Gubernatorial Election. Ossian B. Hart received 17,603 popular votes (52.38%). The main challenger was William D. Bloxham (47.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Hart and Bloxham

Hart +4.8 pts · won by 1,599 votes
Ossian B. HartRepublicanWINNER52.38%
17,603 votes
William D. BloxhamRepublican47.62%
16,004 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.