1960 Florida gubernatorial election
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.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on May 3, 1960.Democratic primary
30.4% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.Candidates
- 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
- Bill Hendrix, white supremacist
- George Downs
- Jim McCorvey
Republican primary
2.9% of the voting age population participated in the Democratic primary.Candidates
- George C. Petersen, incumbent Broward County Commissioner.
- Emerson Rupert, hotelier and Republican activist.
General election
Candidates
- C. Farris Bryant, Democratic
- George C. Petersen, Republican