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1944 Florida Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1944 Florida Gubernatorial Election?

Millard Caldwell won the 1944 Florida Gubernatorial Election. Millard Caldwell received 361,007 popular votes (78.94%). The main challenger was Bert L. Acker (21.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Caldwell and Acker

Caldwell +57.9 pts · won by 264,686 votes
Millard CaldwellDemocraticWINNER78.94%
361,007 votes
Bert L. AckerRepublican21.06%
96,321 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.