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Jigsaw Puzzle of Florida Governor Race Faces Uncertain Pieces
The article analyzes how May 3 voting shifts and regional loyalties in North Central and South Florida may realign support for Carl ton, Burns, McCarty, and Bryant in the 1961 governor race. It weighs urban rural divides, reapportionment stances, and the impact of Big Nine counties on Carlton’s path to victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
John McCarty
North Florida
McCarty
Doyle Carlton
Sumter Lowry
Pork Chop Gang
Carlton
Duval
Hayden Burns
Brevard
Broward
Dade
Hillsborough
Orange
Palm Beach
Polk
Pinellas
Volusia
Harvie Belser
Burns
Ted David
Fred Dickinson
David
Bryant
Dickinson
South Florida
Central Florida