Florida's at-large congressional district

Florida's at-large congressional district
Florida's at-large congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1845; 1870; 1910; 1930; 1940
Eliminated	1870; 1910; 1930; 1940
Years active	1845-1875; 1913-1915; 1933-1937; 1943-1945

Last updated December 28, 2023

Florida's at-large congressional district may refer to a few different occasions when a statewide at-large district was used for elections to the United States House of Representatives from Florida. The district is obsolete.

Prior to Florida's admittance as a state of the Union in 1845, congressional delegates for Florida Territory were elected from Florida Territory's at-large congressional district. The first elected U.S. representative from the state was installed October 6, 1845.

A single representative was elected from the state from after statehood to 1873, when a second representative was elected for 1 term beginning in 1873. District representation began in 1875.

Subsequently, on occasion an at-large representative would be elected in addition to representatives being elected from districts. This would occur 1913-1915, 1933–1937, and 1943-1945.

The district became obsolete January 3, 1945.

List of members representing the district

After the 1870 census, a second seat was apportioned to Florida. Briefly, for the 43rd Congress, a second at-large seat was used. After that, there were two geographic districts created.

Years	Cong ress	Seat A			Seat B
Years	Cong ress	Member	Party	Electoral history	Member	Party	Electoral history
July 1, 1845 – October 6, 1845	29th	Vacant		Representative-elect David Levy Yulee declined to serve after his election to the U.S. Senate.	Seat inactive
October 6, 1845 – January 24, 1846		Edward C. Cabell (Tallahassee)	Whig	Elected to fill Levy Yulee's term. Lost contested election.
January 24, 1846 – March 3, 1847		William Henry Brockenbrough (Tallahassee)	Democratic	Successfully contested election. [ data missing ]
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853	30th 31st 32nd	Edward C. Cabell (Tallahassee)	Whig	Elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Re-elected in 1850. Lost re-election.
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857	33rd 34th	Augustus Maxwell (Tallahassee)	Democratic	Elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Retired.
March 4, 1857 – January 21, 1861	35th 36th	George S. Hawkins (Pensacola)	Democratic	Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Withdrew ahead of secession.
January 21, 1861 – July 1, 1868	36th 37th 38th 39th 40th	Vacant		U.S. Civil War
July 1, 1868 – March 3, 1871	40th 41st	Charles M. Hamilton (Jacksonville)	Republican	Elected in 1868. Lost renomination.
March 4, 1871 – January 29, 1873	42nd	Josiah T. Walls (Gainesville)	Republican	Lost contested election.
January 29, 1873 – March 3, 1873	42nd	Silas L. Niblack (Gainesville)	Democratic	Successfully contested election. Lost re-election.
March 4, 1873 – January 25, 1875	43rd	William J. Purman (Tallahassee)	Republican	Elected in 1872. Resigned.	Josiah T. Walls (Gainesville)	Republican	Elected in 1872. Redistricted to the 2nd district .
January 25, 1875 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Vacant			Josiah T. Walls (Gainesville)	Republican	Elected in 1872. Redistricted to the 2nd district .
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1913	44th 45th 46th 47th 48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd	Seat inactive			Seat inactive
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Claude L'Engle (Jacksonville)	Democratic	Elected in 1912. Lost renomination.
March 3, 1915 – March 3, 1933	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Seat inactive
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937	73rd 74th	William J. Sears (Jacksonville)	Democratic	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Lost renomination.
January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943	75th 76th 77th	Seat inactive
January 3, 1943 – November 25, 1944	78th	Robert A. Green (Starke)	Democratic	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1942. Resigned to join the U.S. Navy.
November 26, 1944 – January 3, 1945	78th	Vacant
January 3, 1945		Seats eliminated

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References

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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Florida's at-large congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1845 1870 1910 1930 1940
Eliminated	1870 1910 1930 1940
Years active	1845-1875 1913-1915 1933-1937 1943-1945