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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==
 
==State offices==
 
===Florida House of Representatives===
 
===Florida House of Representatives===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
|-
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! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
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|'''<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'''
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|'''<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'''
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|'''<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'''
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|'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>'''
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|[[Charles Frederick Schad|C. F. Schad]]
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|[[C. Fred Schad|C. F. Schad]]
 
|965
 
|965
 
|16%
 
|16%
 
|-
 
|-
−
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
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|'''<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'''
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|'''<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 Offices==
 
===[[Escambia County Sheriff]]===
 
===[[Escambia County Sheriff]]===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
|-
−
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
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|'''<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'''
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|'''<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'''
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|'''<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'''
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|'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>'''
 
|[[W. H. Kilbee]]
 
|[[W. H. Kilbee]]
 
|140
 
|140
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{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
|-
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! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
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|'''<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'''
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|'''<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'''
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|'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>'''
 
|[[A. H. D'Alemberte]]
 
|[[A. H. D'Alemberte]]
 
|693
 
|693
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{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
|-
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! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
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|'''<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'''
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|'''<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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{| 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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{| 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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{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
|-
−
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
+
|'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>'''
 
|'''[[Scott M. Loftin]]'''
 
|'''[[Scott M. Loftin]]'''
 
|'''1,873'''
 
|'''1,873'''
 
|'''59%'''
 
|'''59%'''
 
|-
 
|-
−
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
+
|'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>'''
 
|[[William A. Blount, Jr.]]
 
|[[William A. Blount, Jr.]]
 
|1,291
 
|1,291
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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>'''
 
|'''[[John L. Pinney]]'''
 
|'''[[John L. Pinney]]'''
 
|'''2,126'''
 
|'''2,126'''
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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>'''
 
|'''[[N. B. Cook]]'''
 
|'''[[N. B. Cook]]'''
 
|'''1,490'''
 
|'''1,490'''
 
|'''47%'''
 
|'''47%'''
 
|-
 
|-
−
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
+
|'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>'''
−
|'''[[Clifford J. Bell]]'''
+
|[[Clifford J. Bell]]
−
|'''950'''
+
|950
−
|'''30%'''
+
|30%
 
|-
 
|-
−
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
+
|'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>'''
 
|[[Clyde E. Wilson]]
 
|[[Clyde E. Wilson]]
 
|735
 
|735
 
|23%
 
|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]]'''
 
−
|'''1,809'''
 
−
|'''57.5%'''
 
−
|-
 
−
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
 
−
|[[Alex Zelius]]
 
−
|710
 
−
|22.5%
 
−
|-
 
−
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
 
−
|[[Frank A. Boghich]]
 
−
|621
 
−
|20%
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
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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>'''
 
|'''[[John H. Kohler]]'''
 
|'''[[John H. Kohler]]'''
 
|'''1,561'''
 
|'''1,561'''
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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>'''
 
|'''[[Frank E. Brawner]]'''
 
|'''[[Frank E. Brawner]]'''
 
|'''1,393'''
 
|'''1,393'''
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{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
|-
−
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
+
|'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>'''
 
|'''[[J. W. Creary]]'''
 
|'''[[J. W. Creary]]'''
 
|'''736'''
 
|'''736'''
 
|'''40.4%'''
 
|'''40.4%'''
 
|-
 
|-
−
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
+
|'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>'''
−
|'''[[W. M. Agerton]]'''
+
|[[W. M. Agerton]]
−
|'''722'''
+
|722
−
|'''39.6%'''
+
|39.6%
 
|-
 
|-
−
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
+
|'''<span style="color:blue;">DEM<span>'''
 
|[[W. T. Coleman]]
 
|[[W. T. Coleman]]
 
|365
 
|365
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|}
 
|}
  
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==[[Escambia County Board of County Commissioners|Escambia County Commission]]==
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===Pensacola Harbor Master===
−
===[[Escambia County District 1|District 1]]===
+
*[[J. Ed Abercrombie]] '''(winner)'''
−
{| class="wikitable"
+
*[[Alex Zelius]]
−
|-
+
*[[Frank A. Boghich]]
−
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
 
−
|'''[[Neils McKenzie Oerting]]'''
 
−
|'''430'''
 
−
|'''100%'''
 
−
|}
 
−
 
 
−
===[[Escambia County District 2|District 2]]===
 
−
{| class="wikitable"
 
−
|-
 
−
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
 
−
|'''[[Joseph Brown]]'''
 
−
|'''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]]
  
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==References==
+
===[[Escambia County Supervisor of Elections|Escambia County Supervisor of Registration]]===
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{{refbegin}}
+
*[[A. H. Clopton]]
−
*"New County Officials Take Respective Offices Today." ''Pensacola Journal'', January 5, 1909.
+
*[[R. M. Merritt]]
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{{refend}}
+
*[[Joe E. Maura, Jr.]]
 +
*[[J. D. Goss]]
 +
===Escambia County Surveyor===
 +
*[[W. C. Beck]]
  
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[[Category:1900s elections]]
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[[Category:Elections]]

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