The 1920 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. Democratic nominee Cary A. Hardee defeated Republican nominee George E. Gay with 77.94% of the vote.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on June 8, 1920.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Cary A. Hardee, former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
- Van C. Swearingen, Florida Attorney General
- Lincoln Hulley, State senator
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Cary A. Hardee, Democratic
- George E. Gay, Republican
Other candidates
- Furman C. Whitaker, Socialist, doctor and Socialist Party candidate in 1904 for the Manatee County School District.
- W.L. VanDuzer, Independent
Results
County Results
Counties that flipped from Prohibition to Democratic
- Baker
- Bay
- Bradford
- Broward
- Calhoun
- Citrus
- Clay
- Columbia
- Dade
- DeSoto
- Franklin
- Hamilton
- Hernando
- Hillsborough
- Holmes
- Jackson
- Lafayette
- Lake
- Lee
- Levy
- Liberty
- Madison
- Manatee
- Okaloosa
- Osceola
- Pasco
- Pinellas
- Polk
- Seminole
- St. Lucie
- Suwannee
- Taylor
- Volusia
- Wakulla
- Washington
- Walton
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic