1974 Florida gubernatorial election
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In the Florida gubernatorial election of 1974, the sitting Governor of Florida was re-elected. This was just the second time after 1956, and the first that the Governor of Florida was re-elected for the second four-year term.
Democratic nomination
Incumbent Reubin O'Donovan Askew faced little opposition in the Democratic Party primary. Despite a challenge from his own Lieutenant Governor Thomas Burton Adams, Jr., Askew, a popular member of the New Southerner political generation, was renominated easily in primary on September 5:[1]
- Gov. Reubin O'Donovan Askew – 579,137 (68.83%)
- Citrus magnate Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. – 137,008 (16.28%)
- Lt. Gov. Thomas Burton Adams, Jr. – 85,557 (10.17%)
- Norman Bie – 39,758 (4.73%)
J. H. Williams became Askew's running mate for second term.
Republican nomination
Jerry Thomas won the Republican Party nomination without any opposition.
General election results
Election day was November 5[2]
- (I) Reubin O'Donovan Askew (D) – 1,118,954 (61.20%)
- Jerry Thomas (R) – 709,438 (38.80%)
Williams, as he ran on the joint ticket, replaced Burton as Lieutenant Governor.
