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| The following were candidates for '''election to municipal offices''' in '''[[1908]]'''. All candidates were affiliated with the Democratic Party, meaning many races were decided by the [[May 19]] primary. The general election was held [[November 3]]. Incumbents are denoted with '''(i)'''. | | The following were candidates for '''election to municipal offices''' in '''[[1908]]'''. All candidates were affiliated with the Democratic Party, meaning many races were decided by the [[May 19]] primary. The general election was held [[November 3]]. Incumbents are denoted with '''(i)'''. |
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− | ==State offices==
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| ===Florida House of Representatives=== | | ===Florida House of Representatives=== |
| {| class="wikitable" | | {| class="wikitable" |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
| |'''[[John P. Stokes]]''' | | |'''[[John P. Stokes]]''' |
| |'''1,556''' | | |'''1,556''' |
| |'''27%''' | | |'''27%''' |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
| |'''[[C. L. Wiggins]]''' | | |'''[[C. L. Wiggins]]''' |
| |'''1,460''' | | |'''1,460''' |
| |'''25%''' | | |'''25%''' |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
| |[[John Burns]] | | |[[John Burns]] |
| |1,184 | | |1,184 |
| |20.5% | | |20.5% |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
− | |[[Charles Frederick Schad|C. F. Schad]] | + | |[[C. Fred Schad|C. F. Schad]] |
| |965 | | |965 |
| |16% | | |16% |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
| |[[E. G. Creighton]] | | |[[E. G. Creighton]] |
| |318 | | |318 |
| |5.5% | | |5.5% |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
| |[[Charles H. Hill]] | | |[[Charles H. Hill]] |
| |280 | | |280 |
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| |} | | |} |
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− | ==Escambia County and Pensacola City Offices==
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| ===[[Escambia County Sheriff]]=== | | ===[[Escambia County Sheriff]]=== |
| {| class="wikitable" | | {| class="wikitable" |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
| |'''[[James C. Van Pelt]]''' '''(i)''' | | |'''[[James C. Van Pelt]]''' '''(i)''' |
| |'''1,872''' | | |'''1,872''' |
| |'''57%''' | | |'''57%''' |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
| |[[Frank D. Sanders]] | | |[[Frank D. Sanders]] |
| |836 | | |836 |
| |26% | | |26% |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
| |[[A. Cary Ellis]] | | |[[A. Cary Ellis]] |
| |412 | | |412 |
| |13% | | |13% |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
| |[[W. H. Kilbee]] | | |[[W. H. Kilbee]] |
| |140 | | |140 |
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| {| class="wikitable" | | {| class="wikitable" |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
| |'''[[Angus M. McMillan]]''' | | |'''[[Angus M. McMillan]]''' |
| |'''1,216''' | | |'''1,216''' |
| |'''38%''' | | |'''38%''' |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
− | |'''[[Jason Macgibbon]]''' | + | |[[Jason Macgibbon]] |
− | |'''909 | + | |909 |
− | |'''28%''' | + | |28% |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
| |[[L. S. Brown]] | | |[[L. S. Brown]] |
| |799 | | |799 |
| |25% | | |25% |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
| |[[Frank Johnson]] | | |[[Frank Johnson]] |
| |285 | | |285 |
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| {| class="wikitable" | | {| class="wikitable" |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
− | |'''[[J. S. Roberts]]''' '''(i)''' | + | |'''[[J. S. Roberts]]''' |
| |'''2,441''' | | |'''2,441''' |
| |'''78%''' | | |'''78%''' |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
| |[[A. H. D'Alemberte]] | | |[[A. H. D'Alemberte]] |
| |693 | | |693 |
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| {| class="wikitable" | | {| class="wikitable" |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
| |'''[[W. W. Richards]]''' | | |'''[[W. W. Richards]]''' |
| |'''2,139''' | | |'''2,139''' |
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| {| class="wikitable" | | {| class="wikitable" |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
| |'''[[J. Ed Williams]]''' | | |'''[[J. Ed Williams]]''' |
| |'''1,755''' | | |'''1,755''' |
| |'''54%''' | | |'''54%''' |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
| |[[W. M. J. Scott]] | | |[[W. M. J. Scott]] |
| |1,017 | | |1,017 |
| |31% | | |31% |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
| |[[C. M. Wilson]] | | |[[C. M. Wilson]] |
| |499 | | |499 |
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| |} | | |} |
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− | ===Escambia County Judge=== | + | ===County Judge, Escambia=== |
| {| class="wikitable" | | {| class="wikitable" |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
| |'''[[Henry Bellinger]]''' | | |'''[[Henry Bellinger]]''' |
| |'''1,528''' | | |'''1,528''' |
| |'''52%''' | | |'''52%''' |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
| |[[William Edward Anderson]] | | |[[William Edward Anderson]] |
| |1,427 | | |1,427 |
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| |} | | |} |
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− | ===Escambia County Judge of the Criminal Court of Record=== | + | ===Judge of the Criminal Court of Record, Escambia=== |
| {| class="wikitable" | | {| class="wikitable" |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
| |'''[[Elmore Dixie Beggs, Sr.]]''' | | |'''[[Elmore Dixie Beggs, Sr.]]''' |
| |'''1,646''' | | |'''1,646''' |
| |'''53%''' | | |'''53%''' |
| |- | | |- |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | |'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>''' |
| |[[John Campbell Avery, Jr.]] | | |[[John Campbell Avery, Jr.]] |
| |1,436 | | |1,436 |
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| ===Escambia County Solicitor=== | | ===Escambia County Solicitor=== |
− | {| class="wikitable"
| + | *[[William A. Blount, Jr.]] |
− | |-
| + | *[[Scott M. Loftin]] '''(winner)''' |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |'''[[Scott M. Loftin]]'''
| |
− | |'''1,873'''
| |
− | |'''59%'''
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |[[William A. Blount, Jr.]]
| |
− | |1,291
| |
− | |41%
| |
− | |}
| |
| | | |
− | ===Escambia County Clerk of the Criminal Court of Record=== | + | ===Escambia County Clerk of the Criminal Court=== |
− | {| class="wikitable"
| + | *[[John L. Pinney]] |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |'''[[John L. Pinney]]'''
| |
− | |'''2,126'''
| |
− | |'''100%'''
| |
− | |}
| |
| | | |
| ===[[Escambia County Superintendent of Schools|Escambia County Superintendent of Public Instruction]]=== | | ===[[Escambia County Superintendent of Schools|Escambia County Superintendent of Public Instruction]]=== |
− | {| class="wikitable"
| + | *[[Clifford J. Bell]] |
− | |-
| + | *[[N. B. Cook]] '''(winner)''' |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| + | *[[Clyde E. Wilson]] |
− | |'''[[N. B. Cook]]'''
| + | ===Pensacola Harbor Master=== |
− | |'''1,490'''
| + | *[[J. Ed Abercrombie]] '''(winner)''' |
− | |'''47%'''
| + | *[[Alex Zelius]] |
− | |-
| + | *[[Frank A. Boghich]] |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |'''[[Clifford J. Bell]]'''
| |
− | |'''950'''
| |
− | |'''30%'''
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |[[Clyde E. Wilson]]
| |
− | |735
| |
− | |23%
| |
− | |}
| |
− | | |
− | ===[[Escambia County Supervisor of Elections|Escambia County Supervisor of Registration]]===
| |
− | {| class="wikitable"
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |'''[[J. D. Goss]]'''
| |
− | |'''1,540'''
| |
− | |'''52%'''
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |[[Joe E. Maura, Jr.]]
| |
− | |567
| |
− | |19%
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |[[R. M. Merritt]]
| |
− | |480
| |
− | |16%
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |[[A. H. Clopton]]
| |
− | |384
| |
− | |13%
| |
− | |}
| |
− | | |
− | ===Escambia County Surveyor===
| |
− | {| class="wikitable"
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |'''[[Stephen Lee]]'''
| |
− | |'''1,464'''
| |
− | |'''58%'''
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |[[W. C. Beck]]
| |
− | |1,048
| |
− | |42%
| |
− | |}
| |
− | | |
− | ===[[Pensacola Harbor Master]]===
| |
− | {| class="wikitable"
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |'''[[J. Ed Abercrombie]]'''
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− | |'''1,809'''
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− | |'''57.5%'''
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
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− | |[[Alex Zelius]]
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− | |710
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− | |22.5%
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |[[Frank A. Boghich]]
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− | |621
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− | |20%
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− | |}
| |
− | | |
− | ==[[Escambia County School Board]]==
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− | ===School Board, District 1===
| |
− | {| class="wikitable"
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |'''[[John H. Kohler]]'''
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− | |'''1,561'''
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− | |'''100%'''
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− | |}
| |
− | | |
− | ===School Board, District 2===
| |
− | {| class="wikitable"
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |'''[[Frank E. Brawner]]'''
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− | |'''1,393'''
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− | |'''100%'''
| |
− | |}
| |
− | | |
− | ===School Board, District 3===
| |
− | {| class="wikitable"
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |'''[[J. W. Creary]]'''
| |
− | |'''736'''
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− | |'''40.4%'''
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
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− | |'''[[W. M. Agerton]]'''
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− | |'''722'''
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− | |'''39.6%'''
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
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− | |[[W. T. Coleman]]
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− | |365
| |
− | |20%
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− | |}
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− | | |
− | ==[[Escambia County Board of County Commissioners|Escambia County Commission]]==
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− | ===[[Escambia County District 1|District 1]]===
| |
− | {| class="wikitable"
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |'''[[Neils McKenzie Oerting]]'''
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− | |'''430'''
| |
− | |'''100%'''
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− | |}
| |
− | | |
− | ===[[Escambia County District 2|District 2]]===
| |
− | {| class="wikitable"
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |'''[[Joseph Brown]]'''
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− | |'''419'''
| |
− | |'''59.3%'''
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |[[John A. Merritt]]
| |
− | |287
| |
− | |40.7%
| |
− | |}
| |
− | | |
− | ===[[Escambia County District 3|District 3]]===
| |
− | {| class="wikitable"
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |'''[[George H. Davis]]'''
| |
− | |'''197'''
| |
− | |'''63.8%'''
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |[[J. Fisher]]
| |
− | |112
| |
− | |36.2%
| |
− | |}
| |
− | | |
− | ===[[Escambia County District 4|District 4]]===
| |
− | {| class="wikitable"
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |'''[[John A. Wiggins]]'''
| |
− | |'''210'''
| |
− | |'''29.8%'''
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |'''[[D. J. McQuarrie]]'''
| |
− | |'''122'''
| |
− | |'''17.3%'''
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |[[D. M. Merritt]]
| |
− | |114
| |
− | |16.2%
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |[[A. C. Berry]]
| |
− | |102
| |
− | |14.5%
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |[[John Gates]]
| |
− | |79
| |
− | |11.2%
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |[[E. H. Sweat]]
| |
− | |78
| |
− | |11.0%
| |
− | |}
| |
− | | |
− | ===[[Escambia County District 5|District 5]]===
| |
− | {| class="wikitable"
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |'''[[J. R. Steward]]'''
| |
− | |'''251'''
| |
− | |'''50.4%'''
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |[[Ernest Ward]]
| |
− | |152
| |
− | |30.5%
| |
− | |-
| |
− | ! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| |
− | |[[J. T. Fillingim]]
| |
− | |95
| |
− | |19.1%
| |
− | |}
| |
| | | |
| + | ===[[Escambia County Board of County Commissioners|Escambia County Commission]]=== |
| + | ====[[Escambia County District 1|District 1]]==== |
| + | *[[Neils McKenzie Oerting]] |
| + | ====[[Escambia County District 2|District 2]]==== |
| + | *[[Joseph Brown]] |
| + | ====[[Escambia County District 3|District 3]]==== |
| + | *[[J. Fisher]] |
| + | *[[George H. Davis]] |
| + | ====[[Escambia County District 4|District 4]]==== |
| + | *[[John Gates]] |
| + | *[[D. R. McQuarrie]] |
| + | *[[John A. Wiggins]] |
| + | *[[D. M. Merritt]] |
| + | *[[A. C. Berry]] |
| + | *[[E. H. Sweat]] |
| + | ====[[Escambia County District 5|District 5]]==== |
| + | *[[J. T. Fillingim]] |
| + | *[[J. R. Steward]] |
| + | *[[Ernest Ward]] |
| ===Justice of the Peace, Escambia=== | | ===Justice of the Peace, Escambia=== |
− | *[[R. L. Nickelsen]] | + | *[[R. L. Nichelsen]] |
− | | |
| ===Constable, 2nd District=== | | ===Constable, 2nd District=== |
| *[[William M. Ray]] | | *[[William M. Ray]] |
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| *[[Arthur Fillingim]] | | *[[Arthur Fillingim]] |
| | | |
− | ==References== | + | ===[[Escambia County Supervisor of Elections|Escambia County Supervisor of Registration]]=== |
− | {{refbegin}}
| + | *[[A. H. Clopton]] |
− | *"New County Officials Take Respective Offices Today." ''Pensacola Journal'', January 5, 1909. | + | *[[R. M. Merritt]] |
− | {{refend}}
| + | *[[Joe E. Maura, Jr.]] |
| + | *[[J. D. Goss]] |
| + | ===Escambia County Surveyor=== |
| + | *[[W. C. Beck]] |
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− | [[Category:1900s elections]] | + | [[Category:Elections]] |