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The 1861 Confederate States House of Representatives election in Florida was held on Wednesday, November 6, 1861 to elect the two Confederate States Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's congressional districts, to represent Florida in the 1st Confederate States Congress. The election coincided with the elections of other offices, including the presidential election and various state and local elections.
The winning candidate would serve a two-year term in the Confederate States House of Representatives from February 18, 1862, to February 17, 1864. [1] [2]
Florida seceded from the Union on January 10, 1861 and joined the Confederate States of America. The state appointed five delegates to the Provisional Confederate Congress, to serve in interim until the Congress first convened on February 18, 1862. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | James Baird Dawkins | 1,462 | 36.07% | N/A | |
Independent | Philip Dell | 1,050 | 25.91% | N/A | |
Independent | Antonio A. Canova | 980 | 24.18% | N/A | |
Independent | James M. Commander | 561 | 13.84% | N/A | |
Majority | 412 | 10.17% | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,053 | 100.00% |
Dawkins resigned from Congress on December 9, 1862 following his appointment to a state court by Governor John Milton. The special election to replace him was won by John Marshall Martin.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Robert Benjamin Hilton | 1,668 | 38.68% | N/A | |
Independent | James L. Mosely | 937 | 21.73% | N/A | |
Independent | Frederick R. Cotton | 774 | 17.95% | N/A | |
Independent | John Tanner | 497 | 11.53% | N/A | |
Independent | Frederick L. Villepigue | 436 | 10.11% | N/A | |
Majority | 731 | 16.95% | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,312 | 100.00% |
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