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Revision as of 16:53, 19 April 2009

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).

State offices

Florida House of Representatives

DEM John P. Stokes 1,556 27%
DEM C. L. Wiggins 1,460 25%
DEM John Burns 1,184 20.5%
DEM C. F. Schad 965 16%
DEM E. G. Creighton 318 5.5%
DEM Charles H. Hill 280 5%

Escambia County and Pensacola City Offices

Escambia County Sheriff

DEM James C. Van Pelt (i) 1,872 57%
DEM Frank D. Sanders 836 26%
DEM A. Cary Ellis 412 13%
DEM W. H. Kilbee 140 4%

Escambia County Clerk of the Circuit Court

DEM Angus M. McMillan 1,216 38%
DEM Jason Macgibbon 909 28%
DEM L. S. Brown 799 25%
DEM Frank Johnson 285 9%

Escambia County Tax Collector

DEM J. S. Roberts (i) 2,441 78%
DEM A. H. D'Alemberte 693 22%

Escambia County Tax Assessor

DEM W. W. Richards 2,139 100%

Escambia County Treasurer

DEM J. Ed Williams 1,755 54%
DEM W. M. J. Scott 1,017 31%
DEM C. M. Wilson 499 15%

Escambia County Judge

DEM Henry Bellinger 1,528 52%
DEM William Edward Anderson 1,427 48%

Escambia County Judge of the Criminal Court of Record

DEM Elmore Dixie Beggs, Sr. 1,646 53%
DEM John Campbell Avery, Jr. 1,436 47%

Escambia County Solicitor

DEM Scott M. Loftin 1,873 59%
DEM William A. Blount, Jr. 1,291 41%

Escambia County Clerk of the Criminal Court of Record

DEM John L. Pinney 2,126 100%

Escambia County Superintendent of Public Instruction

DEM N. B. Cook 1,490 47%
DEM Clifford J. Bell 950 30%
DEM Clyde E. Wilson 735 23%

Escambia County Supervisor of Registration

DEM J. D. Goss 1,540 52%
DEM Joe E. Maura, Jr. 567 19%
DEM R. M. Merritt 480 16%
DEM A. H. Clopton 384 13%

Escambia County Surveyor

DEM Stephen Lee 1,464 58%
DEM W. C. Beck 1,048 42%

Pensacola Harbor Master

DEM J. Ed Abercrombie 1,809 57.5%
DEM Alex Zelius 710 22.5%
DEM Frank A. Boghich 621 20%

Escambia County School Board

School Board, District 1

DEM John H. Kohler 1,561 100%

School Board, District 2

DEM Frank E. Brawner 1,393 100%

School Board, District 3

DEM J. W. Creary 736 40.4%
DEM W. M. Agerton 722 39.6%
DEM W. T. Coleman 365 20%

Escambia County Commission

District 1

DEM Neils McKenzie Oerting 430 59.3%

District 2

DEM Joseph Brown 419 100%
DEM Merritt 287 40.7%

District 3

DEM George H. Davis 197 63.8%
DEM J. Fisher 112 36.2%

District 4

DEM John A. Wiggins 210 29.8%
DEM D. J. McQuarrie 122 17.3%
DEM D. M. Merritt 114 16.2%
DEM A. C. Berry 102 14.5%
DEM John Gates 79 11.2%
DEM E. H. Sweat 78 11.0%

District 5

DEM J. R. Steward 251 50.4%
DEM Ernest Ward 152 30.5%
DEM J. T. Fillingim 95 19.1%

Justice of the Peace, Escambia

Constable, 2nd District