1960 Florida gubernatorial election

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The 1960 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960. Democratic nominee C. Farris Bryant defeated Republican nominee George C. Petersen with 59.85% of the vote.

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Nominee	C. Farris Bryant	George C. Petersen
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	849,407	569,936
Percentage	59.85%	40.16%

County results
Bryant: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Petersen: 50-60% 60-70%

Governor before election

LeRoy Collins
Democratic

Elected Governor

C. Farris Bryant
Democratic

Primary elections were held on May 3, 1960.^[1]

C. Farris Bryant, former State Representative
Doyle E. Carlton Jr., State Senator
W. Haydon Burns, Mayor of Jacksonville
John Moore McCarty, State Senator
Fred Dickinson, State Senator
Thomas E. David
Harvie J. Belser, former State Representative, State Representative^[2]
Bill Hendrix
George Downs
Jim McCorvey

Democratic Primary Runoff by county

Bryant

50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
>90%

Carlton

50–60%
60–70%

George C. Petersen, incumbent Broward County Commissioner.^[3]
Emerson Rupert, hotelier and Republican activist.^[4]

C. Farris Bryant, Democratic
George C. Petersen, Republican

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The Florida Handbook. 1987. ISBN 9780961600006. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
^ "The Florida cattleman and livestock journal". ufdc.ufl.edu. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
^ "George Petersen, GOP gubernatorial candidate in 1960". Fort Lauderdale News. November 5, 1983. p. 30. Retrieved March 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Emerson Rupert Seeks Seat in U.S. Senate". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. March 5, 1962. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Cook, Rhodes (November 17, 2015). America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. ISBN 9781483383026. Retrieved December 28, 2018.