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1876 Florida Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1876 Florida Gubernatorial Election?

George F. Drew won the 1876 Florida Gubernatorial Election. George F. Drew received 24,613 popular votes (50.51%). The main challenger was Marcellus L. Stearns (49.49%).

See the full head-to-head between Drew and Stearns

Drew +1.0 pts · won by 497 votes
George F. DrewDemocraticWINNER50.51%
24,613 votes
Marcellus L. StearnsRepublican49.49%
24,116 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.