1845 Florida gubernatorial election

The 1845 Florida gubernatorial election was held on May 26, 1845 to elect the first Governor of Florida. Democratic nominee William Dunn Moseley defeated Whig nominee Richard Keith Call with 55.14% of the vote.

1845 Florida gubernatorial election

May 26, 1845

Nominee William Dunn Moseley Richard Keith Call Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 3,292 2,679 Percentage 55.14% 44.86%

Governor before election John Branch as territorial governor Nonpartisan Elected Governor William Dunn Moseley Democrat

General election

Candidates

• William D. Moseley, Democratic
• Richard K. Call, Whig

Results

1845 Florida gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Dunn Moseley	3,292	55.14
	Whig	Richard Keith Call	2,679	44.86
Total votes			5,971	100

Results by county

County	William Dunn Moseley Democratic		Richard Keith Call Whig
	#	%	#	%
Alachua County	193	67.96	91	23.04
Benton County	78	95.12	4	4.88
Calhoun County	62	92.54	5	7.46
Columbia County	340	72.65	128	27.35
Dade County	340	72.65	128	27.35
Duval County	253	61.86	156	38.14
Escambia County	96	35.96	171	64.04
Franklin County	113	51.6	106	48.4
Gadsden County	230	45.19	279	54.81
Hamilton County	126	74.12	44	25.88
Hillsborough County	74	66.07	38	33.93
Holmes County	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Jackson County	130	28.14	332	71.86
Jefferson County	256	63.21	149	36.79
Leon County	269	45.59	321	54.41
Levy County	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Madison County	174	58.39	124	41.61
Marion County	94	55.95	74	44.05
Monroe County	157	68.26	73	31.74
Nassau County	129	84.87	23	15.13
Orange County	28	73.68	10	26.32
Santa Rosa County	137	82.53	29	17.47
St. Johns County	171	61.51	107	38.49
St. Lucie County	16	94.12	1	5.88
Wakulla County	88	53.01	78	46.99
Walton County	64	24.06	202	75.94
Washington County	71	86.59	11	13.41
Totals	3,292	55.14	2,679	44.86