1863 Confederate States House of Representatives election in Florida

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Confederate States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1863
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  1861 November 4, 1863

Both of Florida's seats to the
Confederate States House of Representatives
 Majority party
 
Party Independent
Seats won2 [lower-alpha 1]
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote0 [lower-alpha 2]
Percentage100.00%

The 1863 Confederate States House of Representatives election in Florida was held on Wednesday, November 4, 1863 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 2nd Confederate States Congress. The election coincided with the elections of other offices, including various state and local elections.

Contents

The winning candidate would serve a two-year term in the Confederate States House of Representatives from May 2, 1864, to May 1, 1866. [1] [2]

Background

Florida seceded from the Union on January 10, 1861 and joined the Confederate States of America. In the 1861 elections, James Baird Dawkins was elected as the C.S. representative for the 1st district, while Robert Benjamin Hilton was elected the C.S. representative for the 2nd district. [3]

Dawkins resigned from Congress on December 8, 1862, with John Marshall Martin winning the 1863 special election to succeed him. Martin did not run for a full term, deciding he was too young to be effective in Congress, opting instead to become an officer in the 9th Florida Infantry in the Army of Northern Virginia. [4]

The candidates for both districts ran unopposed, and their ballots cast for them were not tallied on official results.

District 1

Candidates

General election

Results

Florida's 1st congressional district election, 1863 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Samuel St. George Rogers Unopposed 100.00%
Turnout

District 2

Candidates

General election

Results

Florida's 2nd congressional district election, 1863 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Robert Benjamin Hilton Unopposed 100.00%
Turnout

Aftermath

The Confederate States Congress adjourned for the final time on March 18, 1865 and was officially dissolved on May 5, 1865.

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References

  1. "Our Campaigns - FL CSA District 01 Race - Nov 06, 1863". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  2. "Our Campaigns - FL CSA District 02 Race - Nov 06, 1863". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  3. 1 2 Confederate States of America. Congress; United States Department of War (1904). Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865. New York Public Library. Washington, Government Printing Office. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  4. "Service of John Marshall Martin, Ocala, Florida". Confederate Veteran Magazine. 1918. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  5. "FL CSA 1 - 1863". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  6. "FL CSA 2 - 1863". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 15, 2020.

Notes

  1. While the Confederate States of America did not have formal political parties, most members of the Confederate Congress were previously affiliated with the Democratic Party before secession.
  2. Both candidates ran unopposed. As such, no ballots were counted for this election.