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1900 Florida Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1900 Florida Gubernatorial Election?

William Sherman Jennings won the 1900 Florida Gubernatorial Election. William Sherman Jennings received 29,251 popular votes (80.98%). The main challenger was Matthew B. MacFarlane (17.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Jennings and MacFarlane

Jennings +63.7 pts · won by 23,013 votes
William Sherman JenningsDemocraticWINNER80.98%
29,251 votes
Matthew B. MacFarlaneRepublican17.27%
6,238 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.8% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.