1846 United States House of Representatives election in Florida

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1846 United States House of Representatives election in Florida
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Nominee Edward Carrington Cabell William A. Kain
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote2,9902,887
Percentage50.88%49.12%
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County results
Cabell:     50–59%     60–69%     70–79%
Kain:     50–59%     60–69%     70–79%     80–89%
     Tie
     No Votes
Representative before election

William Henry Brockenbrough
Democratic

Elected Representative


Edward Carrington Cabell
Whig

The 1846 United States House of Representatives election in Florida was held on Monday, October 5, 1846 to elect the single United States Representative from the state of Florida, one from the state's single at-large congressional district, to represent Florida in the 30th Congress. The election coincided with the elections of other offices, including various state and local elections. The party primaries were held on June 20, 1846. [1]

Contents

The winning candidate would serve a two-year term in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1847, to March 4, 1849.

Background

In the 1845 congressional election, David Levy Yulee, a Democrat, was elected to the United States House of Representatives. However, Yulee was jointly elected by the Florida Legislature to the United States Senate, and so resigned from the House of Representatives before taking his seat in order to take his seat in the Senate. [2]

A special election was held later in 1845, which saw the election of Edward Carrington Cabell, a Whig. However, his opponent, William Henry Brockenbrough, a Democrat, successfully challenged the results of the election and was seated in the House on January 24, 1846. [3] [4]

Candidates

Democratic

Nominee

Eliminated at party convention

Whig

Nominee

General election

Results

Florida's at-large congressional district election, 1846 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Edward Carrington Cabell 2,990 50.88% +1.23%
Democratic William A. Kain2,88749.12%−1.23%
Majority1031.75%+1.05%
Turnout 5,877100.00%
Whig gain from Democratic

Results by County

County [9] Edward C. Cabell
Whig		William A. Kain
Democratic		Total
votes
 %# %#
Alachua 38.78%9561.22%150245
Benton 28.16%2971.84%74103
Calhoun 26.90%3973.10%106145
Columbia 45.69%21254.31%252464
Dade* 0%00%00
Duval 52.26%22047.74%201421
Escambia 66.67%13433.33%67201
Franklin 49.43%8650.57%88174
Gadsden 56.71%27943.29%213492
Hamilton 46.40%10353.60%119222
Hillsborough 11.11%1188.89%8899
Jackson 76.44%31823.56%98416
Jefferson 36.69%12463.31%214338
Leon 56.86%34043.14%258598
Levy* 0%00%00
Madison 54.13%17745.87%150327
Marion 50.0%11050.0%110220
Monroe 40.22%7459.78%110184
Nassau 52.21%7147.79%65136
Orange 34.15%1465.85%2741
Santa Rosa 60.59%10339.41%67170
St. Johns 30.96%7469.23%165239
St. Lucie 30.77%469.23%913
Wakulla 56.77%8843.23%67155
Walton 69.72%22130.28%96317
Washington 40.76%6459.24%93157
Totals50.88%2,99049.12%2,8875,877
*Levy and Dade County had no returns.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Our Campaigns - FL At Large - Initial Election Race - May 26, 1845". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ "TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS" (PDF). United States House of Representatives . March 9, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Our Campaigns - FL At Large - Special Election Recount Race - Jan 24, 1846". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "State Democratic Convention". The News. July 24, 1846. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  6. ↑ "BRONSON, Isaac Hopkins (1802-1855)". bioguideretro.congress.gov. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  7. ↑ Martin, S. Walter (1953). "Contributions of the University of Georgia to Higher Education in Florida During the Nineteenth Century". The Georgia Historical Quarterly. 37 (4): 265–277. ISSN   0016-8297. JSTOR   40577464.
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