1954 Florida gubernatorial special election information
For related races, see 1954 United States gubernatorial elections.
1954 Florida gubernatorial special election
← 1952
November 2, 1954
1956 →
Nominee
LeRoy Collins
J. Thomas Watson †
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287,769
69,852
Percentage
80.43%
19.52%
County results Collins: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
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Charley E. Johns (acting)
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Elected Governor
LeRoy Collins
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The 1954 Florida gubernatorial special election was held on November 2, 1954 to elect a successor to Daniel T. McCarty, who died in office on September 28, 1953.
State Senator LeRoy Collins won the Democratic nomination in a three-way race against acting Governor Charley E. Johns and J. Brailey Odham. He defeated Johns in a run-off election with 54.8% of the vote. In the general election, Collins faced J. Thomas Watson, the former Attorney General who had switched his party affiliation to run as a Republican in the special election. However, Watson died two weeks before the election, and Collins won a landslide with 80.43% of the vote.
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