| Election Name: | 1845 Florida's at-large congressional district special election |
| After Election: | Edward Carrington Cabell |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Before Election: | David Levy Yulee |
| Representative-elect | |
| Percentage2: | 49.49% |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,472 |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | William Henry Brockenbrough |
| Percentage1: | 50.51% |
| Country: | Florida |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,523 |
| Party1: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Nominee1: | Edward Carrington Cabell |
| Election Date: | October 6, 1845 |
| Next Year: | 1846 |
| Next Election: | 1846 United States House of Representatives election in Florida |
| Previous Year: | 1845 |
| Previous Election: | 1845 United States House of Representatives election in Florida |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | presidential |
| After Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Flag Image: | Flag of the United States (1845–1846).svg |
| Posttitle: | Elected U.S. Representative |
| Election Name: | 1845 Florida's at-large congressional district special election recount |
| After Election: | William Henry Brockenbrough |
| Before Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Before Election: | Edward Carrington Cabell |
| Representative | |
| Percentage2: | 49.65% |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,632 |
| Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Edward Carrington Cabell |
| Percentage1: | 50.35% |
| Country: | Florida |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,669 |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Nominee1: | William Henry Brockenbrough |
| Election Date: | January 24, 1846 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | presidential |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Flag Image: | Flag_of_the_United_States_(1845–1846).svg |
| Map Size: | 300px |
A special election to the United States House of Representatives for Florida's at-large congressional district was held October 6, 1845.[1]
The winning candidate would serve a less-than-two-year term in the United States House of Representatives to represent Florida in the 29th Congress from October 6, 1845, to March 4, 1847.
The election was initially called for the Whig candidate, Edward Carrington Cabell, and Cabell was seated in the House of Representatives. However, a recount found the winner to actually be the Democratic candidate, William Henry Brockenbrough. Brockenbrough was seated immediately on January 24, 1846.[2] [3]
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.[4]