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The following tables indicate party affiliation in the U.S. state of Florida for the individual elected offices of:
As well as the following historical offices that were elected from 1889–2003:
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:
For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes. For the Civil War years, the table indicates the state's delegation to the Confederate Congress , in lieu of the U.S. Congress .
The parties are shaded as follows: Democratic (D), Republican (R), Whig (W), Prohibition (P), and Independent (I) or nonpartisan.
1845–1888
Year
Executive offices
State Legislature
United States Congress
Electoral College votes
Governor
Lt. Governor
State Senate
State House
U.S. Senator (Class I)
U.S. Senator (Class III)
U.S. House
1845
William D. Moseley (D)
no such office
11D, 6W
30D, 10W, 1?
David Levy Yulee (D)
James Westcott (D)
1W / 1D[1]
1846
1847
12D, 7W
22D, 17W
1W
1848
12W, 7D
21W, 11D, 7?
Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore (W) Y
1849
Thomas Brown (W)
24W, 16D
Jackson Morton (W)
1850
1851
10D, 9W
21D, 19W
Stephen Mallory (D)
1852
Franklin Pierce and William R. King (D) Y
1853
James E. Broome (D)
12D, 6W, 1I
26D, 13W, 1 vac.
1D
1854
1855
11D, 7W, 1 vac.
23D, 17W, 1?
David Levy Yulee (D)
1856
James Buchanan and John C. Breckinridge (D) Y
1857
Madison S. Perry (D)
13D, 7A, 1?
29D, 16A
1858
1859
15D, 6O
35D, 10O
1860
John C. Breckinridge and Joseph Lane (Southern Democratic) N
1861
John Milton (D)[2]
13D, 8O
37D, 10O
vacant during Civil War
1862
James McNair Baker (Fmr. W/KN )[3]
Augustus Emmett Maxwell (Fmr. D)[3]
2 Fmr. D[3]
1863
1864
Civil War
1865
Abraham K. Allison (D)[4] [5]
vacant
vacant during Reconstruction
William Marvin (D)[6]
vacant
1866
David S. Walker [7]
William W. J. Kelly (R)
21N
47N
William Marvin (D)[8]
Wilkinson Call (D)[8]
Frederick McLeod (D)[8]
1867
vacant during Reconstruction
1868
Harrison Reed (R)[9]
William Henry Gleason (R)
16R, 8D
37R, 15D
Adonijah Welch (R)
Thomas W. Osborn (R)
1R
Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax (R) Y
1869
vacant
Abijah Gilbert (R)
1870
Edmund C. Weeks (R)
1871
Samuel T. Day (R)
11R, 10D[10]
23R, 20D[11]
1R / 1D[12]
1872
Ulysses S. Grant and Henry Wilson (R) Y
1873
Ossian B. Hart (R)[13]
Marcellus Stearns (R)
13R, 11D
29R, 23D
Simon B. Conover (R)
2R
1874
Marcellus Sterns (R)[14]
vacant
1875
12D, 12R
28D, 24R
Charles W. Jones (D)
2R / 1D, 1R[15]
1876
Rutherford B. Hayes and William A. Wheeler (R) Y
1877
George F. Drew (D)
Noble A. Hull (D)
15D, 9R
31D, 21R
1D, 1R / 2D[16]
1878
1879
25D, 7R
46D, 28R, 1I, 1 tied
Wilkinson Call (D)
2D / 1D, 1R[17]
1880
Winfield Scott Hancock and William Hayden English (D) N
1881
William D. Bloxham (D)
L. W. Bethel (D)
27D, 5R
58D, 18R
2D / 1D, 1R[18]
1882
1883
17D, 9I, 6R
34D, 27R, 15I[19]
1D, 1R
1884
Grover Cleveland and Thomas A. Hendricks (D) Y
1885
Edward A. Perry (D)
Milton Mabry (D)
17D, 8I, 7R
48D, 25R, 3I
2D
1886
1887
24D, 5R, 3I
55D, 13R, 8I
Samuel Pasco (D)
1888
Grover Cleveland and Allen G. Thurman (D) N
Year
Governor
Lt. Governor
State Senate
State House
U.S. Senator (Class I)
U.S. Senator (Class III)
U.S. House
Electoral College votes
Executive offices
State Legislature
United States Congress
1889–2002
Year
Executive offices
State Legislature
United States Congress
Electoral College votes
Governor
Lt. Governor
Sec. of State
Attorney General
Comptroller
Treasurer
Comm. of Ed.
Comm. of Ag.
State Senate
State House
U.S. Senator (Class I)
U.S. Senator (Class III)
U.S. House
1889
Francis P. Fleming (D)
no such office
John Lovic Crawford (D)
William Bailey Lamar (D)
William D. Barnes (D)
Francis J. Pons (D)
Albert J. Russell (D)
Lucius B. Wombwell (D)
27D, 5R
58D, 9R, 9I
Samuel Pasco (D)
Wilkinson Call (D)
2D
Grover Cleveland and Allen G. Thurman (D) N
1890
William D. Bloxham (D)
1891
E. J. Triay (D)
31D, 1R
76D
1892
Grover Cleveland and Adlai Stevenson I (D) Y
1893
Henry L. Mitchell (D)
Clarence B. Collins (D)
William N. Sheats (D)
1894
1895
31D, 1P
74D, 1R, 1I
1896
William Jennings Bryan and Arthur Sewall (D) N
1897
William D. Bloxham (D)
William H. Reynolds (D)
James B. Whitfield (D)
63D, 3R, 2I
Stephen Mallory II (D)[13]
1898
1899
32D
68D
James Taliaferro (D)
1900
William Jennings Bryan and Adlai Stevenson I (D) N
1901
William S. Jennings (D)
A. C. Croom (D)
Benjamin E. McLin (D)
1902
Henry Clay Crawford (D)[20]
1903
James B. Whitfield (D)
William V. Knott (D)
67D, 1R
3D
1904
W.H. Ellis (D)
Alton B. Parker and Henry G. Davis (D) N
1905
Napoleon B. Broward (D)
William N. Holloway (D)
68D
1906
1907
67D, 1 Soc.
William J. Bryan (D)[13]
1908
William H. Milton (D)
William Jennings Bryan and John W. Kern (D) N
1909
Albert W. Gilchrist (D)
Park Trammell (D)
Duncan U. Fletcher (D)[13]
1910
1911
68D
Nathan Philemon Bryan (D)
1912
William V. Knott (D)
J.C. Luning (D)
J.C. Luning (D)
Woodrow Wilson and Thomas R. Marshall (D) Y
1913
Park Trammell (D)
Thomas F. West (D)
William N. Sheats (D)
William Allen McRae (D)
71D
4D
1914
1915
73D
1916
1917
Sidney Johnston Catts (P)
Van C. Swearingen (D)
Ernest Amos (D)
74D, 1R
Park Trammell (D)
1918
1919
77D
1920
James M. Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) N
1921
Cary A. Hardee (D)
Rivers Buford (D)
1922
William S. Cawthon (D)
1923
Nathan Mayo (D)
1924
John W. Davis and Charles W. Bryan (D) N
1925
John W. Martin (D)
J.B. Johnson (D)
84D
1926
87D[21]
1927
Fred Henry Davis (D)
95D
1928
William V. Knott (D)
Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis (R) Y
1929
Doyle E. Carlton (D)
William Monroe Igou (D)
37D, 1R
93D, 2R
1930
R.A. Gray (D)
1931
Cary D. Landis (D)
38D
95D
1932
Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Nance Garner (D) Y
1933
David Sholtz (D)
James Martin Lee (D)
94D, 1R
5D
1934
1935
95D
1936
Scott Loftin (D)
William Luther Hill (D)
1937
Fred P. Cone (D)
Colin English (D)
Charles O. Andrews (D)
Claude Pepper (D)
1938
George Couper Gibbs (D)
1939
1940
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Henry A. Wallace (D) Y
1941
Spessard Holland (D)
J. Thomas Watson (D)
J. Edwin Larson (D)
1942
1943
6D
1944
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman (D) Y
1945
Millard F. Caldwell (D)
1946
Clarence M. Gay (D)
Spessard Holland (D)
1947
94D, 1R
1948
Harry Truman and Alben Barkley (D) Y
1949
Fuller Warren (D)
Richard Ervin (D)[22]
Thomas D. Bailey (D)
95D
1950
1951
92D, 3R
George Smathers (D)
1952
Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon (R) Y
1953
Daniel T. McCarty (D)[13]
37D, 1R
90D, 5R
8D
Charley Eugene Johns (D)[4]
1954
1955
LeRoy Collins (D)
Ray E. Green (D)
89D, 6R
7D, 1R
1956
1957
1958
1959
92D, 3R
1960
Lee Thompson (D)
Richard Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (R) N
1961
C. Farris Bryant (D)
Thomas Burton Adams, Jr. (D)
Doyle Conner (D)
88D, 7R
1962
1963
41D, 2R[23]
109D, 16R[24]
10D, 2R
1964
James W. Kynes (D)[25]
Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert Humphrey (D) Y
1965
W. Haydon Burns (D)
Earl Faircloth (D)
Fred O. Dickinson (D)
Broward Williams (D)
Floyd T. Christian (D)
102D, 10R
1966
1967
Claude R. Kirk, Jr. (R)
28D, 20R[26]
80D, 39R[27]
9D, 3R
1968
Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew (R) Y
1969
Ray C. Osborn (R)[28]
32D, 16R
77D, 42R
Edward J. Gurney (R)
1970
1971
Reubin Askew (D)
Thomas Burton Adams, Jr. (D)
Richard Stone (D)
Robert Shevin (D)
Thomas D. O'Malley (D)
33D, 15R
81D, 38R
Lawton Chiles (D)
1972
1973
25D, 14R, 1I
77D, 43R
11D, 4R
1974
Dorothy Glisson (D)
1975
J. H. Williams (D)
Bruce Smathers (D)[29]
Gerald A. Lewis (D)
Philip F. Ashler (D)
Ralph Turlington (D)
27D, 12R, 1I
86D, 34R
Richard Stone (D)
10D, 5R
1976
Bill Gunter (D)
Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale (D) Y
1977
30D, 9R, 1I
92D, 28R
1978
Jesse J. McCrary, Jr. (D)[25]
1979
Bob Graham (D)[30]
Wayne Mixson (D)
George Firestone (D)
James C. Smith (D)
29D, 11R
89D, 31R
12D, 3R
1980
Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush (R) Y
1981
27D, 13R
81D, 39R
Paula Hawkins (R)
11D, 4R
1982
1983
32D, 8R
84D, 36R
13D, 6R
1984
1985
31D, 9R
77D, 43R
12D, 7R
1986
30D, 10R[31]
1987
Wayne Mixson (D)[14]
vacant
James C. Smith (R)
Bob Butterworth (D)
Betty Castor (D)
25D, 15R
73D, 47R
Bob Graham (D)
Bob Martinez (R)
Bobby Brantley (R)
1988
George H. W. Bush and Dan Quayle (R) Y
1989
Tom Gallagher (R)
23D, 17R
70D, 50R
Connie Mack III (R)
11R, 8D
1990
1991
Lawton Chiles (D)[13]
Buddy MacKay (D)
Bob Crawford (D)
74D, 46R
10R, 9D
1992
22D, 18R[32]
George H. W. Bush and Dan Quayle (R) N
1993
20D, 20R[33]
71D, 49R
13R, 10D
1994
Douglas L. Jamerson (D)
1995
Sandra Mortham (R)
Bob Milligan (R)
Bill Nelson (D)
Frank Brogan (R)
21R, 19D
63D, 57R
15R, 8D
1996
22R, 18D[34]
Bill Clinton and Al Gore (D) Y
1997
23R, 17D
61R, 59D
1998
25R, 15D[35]
66R, 54D[36]
1999
Buddy MacKay (D)[14]
vacant
Katherine Harris (R)
Tom Gallagher (R)
73R, 47D
Jeb Bush (R)
Frank Brogan (R)
2000
75R, 45D[37]
George W. Bush and Dick Cheney (R) Y
2001
Tom Gallagher (R)
Charlie Crist (R)
Charles H. Bronson (R)
77R, 43D
Bill Nelson (D)
2002
Richard E. Doran (R)
Year
Governor
Lt. Governor
Sec. of State [38]
Attorney General
Comptroller [39]
Treasurer [40]
Comm. of Ed. [41]
Comm. of Ag.
State Senate
State House
U.S. Senator (Class I)
U.S. Senator (Class III)
U.S. House
Electoral College votes
Executive offices
State Legislature
United States Congress
2003–present
Year
Executive offices
State Legislature
United States Congress
Electoral College votes
Governor
Lt. Governor
Attorney General
CFO
Commissioner of Agriculture
State Senate
State House
U.S. Senator (Class I)
U.S. Senator (Class III)
U.S. House
2003
Jeb Bush (R)
Toni Jennings (R)
Charlie Crist (R)
Tom Gallagher (R)
Charles H. Bronson (R)
26R, 14D
81R, 39D
Bill Nelson (D)
Bob Graham (D)
18R, 7D
George W. Bush and Dick Cheney (R) Y
2004
2005
84R, 36D
Mel Martinez (R)
2006
85R, 35D[42]
2007
Charlie Crist (R)
Jeff Kottkamp (R)
Bill McCollum (R)
Alex Sink (D)
78R, 42D
16R, 9D
2008
77R, 43D[43]
Barack Obama and Joe Biden (D) Y
2009
76R, 44D
15R, 10D
2010
Charlie Crist (I)
George LeMieux (R)
2011
Rick Scott (R)
Jennifer Carroll (R)
Pam Bondi (R)
Jeffrey Atwater (R)[44]
Adam Putnam (R)
28R, 12D
81R, 39D
Marco Rubio (R)
19R, 6D
2012
2013
Vacant
26R, 14D
76R, 44D
17R, 10D
2014
Carlos López-Cantera (R)
75R, 45D[45]
2015
81R, 39D
2016
Donald Trump and Mike Pence (R) Y
2017
Jimmy Patronis (R)[25]
25R, 15D
79R, 41D
16R, 11D
2018
24R, 16D
78R, 42D[46]
2019
Ron DeSantis (R)
Jeanette Núñez (R)
Ashley Moody (R)
Nikki Fried (D)
23R, 17D
73R, 47D
Rick Scott (R)
14R, 13D
2020
[to be determined ]
Year
Governor
Lt. Governor
Attorney General
CFO
Commissioner of Agriculture
State Senate
State House
U.S. Senator (Class I)
U.S. Senator (Class III)
U.S. House
Electoral College votes
Executive offices
State Legislature
United States Congress
Notes
^ The 1845 election was successfully contested in the U.S. House by the Democrat who initially lost.
^ Died in office; committed suicide due to the pending defeat of the Confederate States of America .
^ a b c Served in the Congress of the Confederate States .
^ a b As president of state Senate, filled unexpired term.
^ Resigned from office to go into hiding from approaching Union troops.
^ Appointed Provisional Governor by President Andrew Johnson following the Civil War .
^ Most sources state Walker was a Democrat; the state archives say he was "Conservative". He was formerly a Whig , Know Nothing , and Constitutional Unionist , and he ran in the 1868 election as an "Independent Republican." "David Shelby Walker" . State Library and Archives of Florida. Archived from the original on January 23, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2017 ."United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911" . Retrieved April 4, 2017 .
^ a b c Elected in 1865, but his credentials were not accepted by the Congress.
^ Was popularly elected; assumed office on June 8, 1868. It was not until July 4, 1868, however, that the military commander of Florida, still under Reconstruction, recognized the validity of the state constitution and the election.
^ The Legislature rejected the returns from three Senate districts; had they been admitted, the Senate would have been tied 12-12.
^ The Legislature rejected the returns from nine House districts; had they been admitted, the House would have had a 28-23 Democratic majority with 1 Independent.
^ The 1870 election was successfully contested in the U.S. House by the Democrat who initially lost.
^ a b c d e f Died in office.
^ a b c As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term.
^ The 1874 election for the 2nd District was successfully contested in the U.S. House by the Democrat who initially lost.
^ The 1876 election for the 2nd District was successfully contested in the U.S. House by the Democrat who initially lost.
^ The 1878 election for the 2nd District was successfully contested in the U.S. House by the Republican who initially lost.
^ The 1880 election for the 2nd District was successfully contested in the U.S. House by the Republican who initially lost.
^ Though not winning enough seats to form an outright majority, the Democrats received enough votes to claim the Speakership and organize the House.
^ Initially appointed to fill vacancy; later elected in his own right.
^ Three counties were added to the state in 1925 after the Legislature started, adding three seats to the House mid-term.
^ Resigned in order to accept appointment to the Florida Supreme Court .
^ Due to the effects of Baker vs. Carr, the 1962 midterms were thrown out by a court, and a redistricting was conducted with new elections thereafter. The original results for the Senate yielded a 37-1 Democrat majority.
^ Due to the effects of Baker vs. Carr, the 1962 midterms were thrown out by a court, and a redistricting was conducted with new elections thereafter. The original results for the House yielded a 90-5 Democrat majority.
^ a b c Appointed by governor to fill vacancy.
^ Due to additional efforts to satisfy "one man, one vote"-style redistricting failing, the 1966 midterms were thrown out by a court, and a redistricting by the judiciary was conducted with new elections thereafter. The original results for the Senate yielded a 37-11 Democrat majority.
^ Due to additional efforts to satisfy "one man, one vote"-style redistricting failing, the 1966 midterms were thrown out by a court, and a redistricting by the judiciary was conducted with new elections thereafter. The original results for the House yielded a 91-26 Democrat majority.
^ First lieutenant governor under the state constitution of 1968 and the state's first lieutenant governor since 1889. Appointed by Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr.
^ Resigned in order to run for governor.
^ Resigned to take elected seat in the United States Senate .
^ Republican Ander Crenshaw won a special election to a vacant seat, flipping the seat from the Democrats to the Republicans.
^ One senator changed party affiliation from Democrat to Republican in April 1992
^ Due to the split chamber, the Senate worked out a deal where a Republican served as Senate President in 1993, and a Democrat served in 1994.
^ One senator changed party affiliation from Democrat to Republican in February 1995
^ Republicans gained one seat in a March 1998 special election. One senator changed party affiliation from Democrat to Republican in July 1998.
^ Four members changed party affiliation from Democrat to Republican between May 1997 and April 1998. Republicans gained a seat in an October 1997 special election.
^ Democrats gained a seat in a March 1999 special election. Three representatives changed party affiliation from Democrat to Republican between May and December 1999.
^ Beginning in 2003, office was no longer elected.
^ Beginning in 2003, replaced by Chief Financial Officer of Florida.
^ Beginning in 2003, replaced by Chief Financial Officer of Florida.
^ Beginning in 2003, office was no longer elected.
^ One representative changed party affiliation from Democrat to Republican in January 2006.
^ One representative changed party affiliation from Democrat to Republican in November 2006. Democrats gained two seats in special elections in April 2007 and February 2008.
^ Resigned to take a job in the administration at Florida Atlantic University .
^ Democrats gained a seat in an October 2013 special election.
^ Democrats gained a seat in a February 2018 special election.
See also