According to this story, Florida Governor Charlie Crist is still denying that he will be an independent candidate for U.S. Senate, even though many Florida political commentators think he would have an easier time being elected as an independent than in winning the Republican primary.

The story says no “independent” has ever been elected to statewide office in Florida. However, in 1916, the Prohibition Party nominee for Florida Governor was elected. He was Sidney J. Catts, who lost the Democratic gubernatorial primary that year but then ran in the general election as the Prohibitionist, and won.