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1908 Florida Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1908 Florida Gubernatorial Election?

Albert W. Gilchrist won the 1908 Florida Gubernatorial Election. Albert W. Gilchrist received 33,036 popular votes (78.82%). The main challenger was John M. Cheney (15.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Gilchrist and Cheney

Gilchrist +63.4 pts · won by 26,583 votes
Albert W. GilchristDemocraticWINNER78.82%
33,036 votes
John M. CheneyRepublican15.4%
6,453 votes
Andrew PettigrewSocialist Party of America5.79%
2,427 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.