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List of Governors of Florida

Index List of Governors of Florida

The Governor of Florida is the head of the executive branch of Florida's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [1]

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Adams–Onís Treaty

The Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819, also known as the Transcontinental Treaty, the Florida Purchase Treaty, or the Florida Treaty,Weeks, p.168.

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Admission to the Union

The Admission to the Union Clause of the United States Constitution, oftentimes called the New States Clause, and found at Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1, authorizes the Congress to admit new states into the United States beyond the thirteen already in existence at the time the Constitution went into effect.

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Alabama

Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American soldier and statesman who served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829 to 1837.

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Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 July 31, 1875) was the 17th President of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869.

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Bob Graham

Daniel Robert Graham (born November 9, 1936) is an American politician and author.

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Bob Martinez

Robert Martinez (born December 25, 1934) is a retired American politician who served as the 40th Governor of Florida from 1987 to 1991; he was the first person of Spanish ancestry to be elected to the state's top office.

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Buddy MacKay

Kenneth Hood "Buddy" MacKay Jr. (born March 22, 1933) is an American politician and diplomat from Florida.

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Carlos López-Cantera

Carlos López-Cantera (born December 29, 1973) is an American politician from the state of Florida serving as the 19th lieutenant governor of Florida, a position that he was sworn into on February 3, 2014.

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Charlie Crist

Charles Joseph Crist Jr. (born July 24, 1956) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for since 2017.

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Commander-in-chief

A commander-in-chief, also sometimes called supreme commander, or chief commander, is the person or body that exercises supreme operational command and control of a nation's military forces.

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Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America (CSA or C.S.), commonly referred to as the Confederacy, was an unrecognized country in North America that existed from 1861 to 1865.

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Constitution of Florida

The Constitution of the State of Florida is the document that establishes and describes the duties, powers, structure and function of the government of the U.S. state of Florida, and establishes the basic law of the state.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party (nicknamed the GOP for Grand Old Party).

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East Florida

East Florida (Florida Oriental) was a colony of Great Britain from 1763 to 1783 and a province of Spanish Florida from 1783 to 1821.

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Executive (government)

The executive is the organ exercising authority in and holding responsibility for the governance of a state.

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Florida

Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers") is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States.

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Florida Governor's Mansion

The Florida Governor's Mansion (also called The People's House of Florida) is a historic U.S. residence in Tallahassee, Florida.

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Florida gubernatorial election, 1916

The 1916 Florida Gubernatorial Election was held on November 7, 1916 to determine the Governor for the State of Florida.

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Florida gubernatorial election, 1966

The Florida gubernatorial election of 1966 took place on November 8, 1966.

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Florida gubernatorial election, 1970

The Florida gubernatorial election of 1970 took place on November 3, 1970, to determine the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Florida, concurrent with the election to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.

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Florida gubernatorial election, 1974

In the Florida gubernatorial election of 1974, the sitting Governor of Florida was re-elected.

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Florida gubernatorial election, 1986

The Florida gubernatorial election of 1986 took place alongside the midterm congressional elections.

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Florida gubernatorial election, 1990

The Florida gubernatorial election of 1990 took place on November 6.

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Florida gubernatorial election, 1994

An election for governor of Florida was held on November 8, 1994.

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Florida gubernatorial election, 1998

The 1998 Florida Gubernatorial Election was held on November 3, 1998 to determine the Governor for the State of Florida.

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Florida gubernatorial election, 2002

The 2002 Florida gubernatorial election took place on 5 November 2002 for the post of Governor of Florida.

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Florida gubernatorial election, 2006

The 2006 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006.

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Florida gubernatorial election, 2010

The 2010 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010 to elect the next Governor of Florida.

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Florida gubernatorial election, 2014

The 2014 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Florida, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.

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Florida gubernatorial election, 2018

The 2018 Florida gubernatorial election will be held on November 6, 2018, alongside a U.S. Senate election, U.S. House elections, and other state and local elections.

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Florida Legislature

The Florida Legislature is the Legislature of the U.S. State of Florida.

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Florida National Guard

The Florida National Guard is the National Guard force of the U.S. state of Florida.

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Florida Territory

The Territory of Florida was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 30, 1822, until March 3, 1845, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Florida.

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Government of Florida

The government of Florida is established and operated according to the Constitution of Florida and is composed of three branches of government: the executive branch consisting of the Governor of Florida and the other elected and appointed constitutional officers; the legislative branch, the Florida Legislature, consisting of the Senate and House; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of Florida and lower courts.

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Governor (United States)

In the United States, a governor serves as the chief executive officer and commander-in-chief in each of the fifty states and in the five permanently inhabited territories, functioning as both head of state and head of government therein.

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James Monroe

James Monroe (April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was an American statesman and Founding Father who served as the fifth President of the United States from 1817 to 1825.

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Jeb Bush

John Ellis "Jeb" Bush Sr. (born February 11, 1953) is an American politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007.

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Lieutenant Governor of Florida

The Lieutenant Governor of Florida is a statewide elected office in the government of the U.S. state of Florida.

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List of colonial governors of Florida

The colonial governors of Florida governed Florida during its colonial period (before 1821).

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Louisiana

Louisiana is a state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Mississippi

Mississippi is a state in the Southern United States, with part of its southern border formed by the Gulf of Mexico.

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National Governors Association

The National Governors Association (NGA) is an organization consisting of the governors of the states, territories and commonwealths of the United States.

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Pardon

A pardon is a government decision to allow a person to be absolved of guilt for an alleged crime or other legal offense, as if the act never occurred.

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President of the United States

The President of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Prohibition Party

The Prohibition Party (PRO) is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages.

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Reconstruction era

The Reconstruction era was the period from 1863 (the Presidential Proclamation of December 8, 1863) to 1877.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP (abbreviation for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being its historic rival, the Democratic Party.

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Reubin Askew

Reubin O'Donovan Askew (September 11, 1928 – March 13, 2014) was an American politician, who served as the 37th Governor of the U.S. state of Florida from 1971 to 1979.

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Rick Scott

Richard Lynn Scott (born December 1, 1952) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 45th and current Governor of Florida since 2011.

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Seal of Florida

The Great Seal of the State of Florida is used to represent the government of the state of Florida, and for various official purposes, such as to seal official documents and legislation.

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Spanish Florida

Spanish Florida refers to the Spanish territory of La Florida, which was the first major European land claim and attempted settlement in North America during the European Age of Discovery.

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Term limit

A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms an officeholder may serve in a particular elected office.

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The Honourable

The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable (abbreviated to The Hon., Hon. or formerly The Hon'ble—the latter term is still used in South Asia) is a style that is used before the names of certain classes of people.

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Third Military District

The Third Military District of the U.S. Army was a temporary administrative unit of the U.S. War Department that existed in the American South.

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Ticket (election)

A ticket refers to a single election choice which fills more than one political office or seat.

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Union (American Civil War)

During the American Civil War (1861–1865), the Union, also known as the North, referred to the United States of America and specifically to the national government of President Abraham Lincoln and the 20 free states, as well as 4 border and slave states (some with split governments and troops sent both north and south) that supported it.

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United States gubernatorial elections, 1964

United States gubernatorial elections were held 3 November 1964, concurrently with the presidential election.

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United States gubernatorial elections, 1978

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 7, 1978 in 36 states and two territories.

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United States gubernatorial elections, 1982

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 2, 1982 in 36 states and two territories.

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United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprise the legislature of the United States.

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Veto

A veto – Latin for "I forbid" – is the power (used by an officer of the state, for example) to unilaterally stop an official action, especially the enactment of legislation.

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Wayne Mixson

John Wayne Mixson (born June 16, 1922) is an American politician who briefly served as the 39th Governor of the U.S. state of Florida.

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West Florida

West Florida (Florida Occidental) was a region on the north shore of the Gulf of Mexico that underwent several boundary and sovereignty changes during its history.

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Whig Party (United States)

The Whig Party was a political party active in the middle of the 19th century in the United States.

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William D. Bloxham

William Dunnington Bloxham (July 9, 1835 – March 15, 1911) was the 13th and 17th Governor of Florida in two non-consecutive terms.

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William Dunn Moseley

William Dunn Moseley (February 1, 1795January 4, 1863) was an American politician.

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William Pope Duval

William Pope Duval (September 4, 1784 – March 19, 1854) was the first civilian governor of Florida Territory, succeeding Andrew Jackson, who had been military governor.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Florida

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