| Election Name: | United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1880 |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1878 |
| Previous Year: | 1878 |
| Next Election: | United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1882 |
| Next Year: | 1882 |
| Seats For Election: | Both of Florida's seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Election Date: | November 2, 1880 |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 2 |
| Seats1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 28,076 |
| Percentage1: | 54.8% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 0 |
| Seats2: | 0[1] |
| Popular Vote2: | 23,035 |
| Percentage2: | 45.0% |
| Flag Year: | 1868 |
The 1880 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held November 2 for the 47th Congress. These elections were held at the same time as the presidential election and the election for governor.
The Democrats had gained complete control of Florida's congressional delegation in 1878, although the results of the election in the 2nd district were successfully challenged, so that a single Republican represented Florida in the House for the last two months of the 46th Congress.
Incumbent Noble A. Hull (D) of the did not run for re-election.
| District | colspan="3" | Democratic | colspan="3" | Republican | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [2] | Robert H. M. Davidson (I) | 14,971 | 57.46% | George W. Witherspoon | 11,082 | 42.54% | ||||
| [3] | Jesse J. Finley | 13,105 | 52.30% | Horatio Bisbee, Jr. | 11,953 | 47.70% |
| Election Name: | United States House of Representatives election in Florida 1st congressional district, 1880 |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | November 2, 1880 |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 14,971 |
| Percentage1: | 57.46% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 11,082 |
| Percentage2: | 42.54% |
| Flag Year: | 1868 |
| Image1: | Robert Hamilton McWhorta Davidson.jpg |
| Image1 Size: | x140px |
| Image2 Size: | x140px |
| Nominee2: | George W. Witherspoon |
| Nominee1: | Robert H. M. Davidson |
Incumbent Robert H.M. Davidson easily defeated Republican nominee George W. Witherspoon with 57.46% of the votes.
In some tabulation from the 2nd precinct in Leon County, 127 votes for Robert H.M. Davidson were erroneously reported for Livingston W. Bethel.[4]
| colspan="3" | Democratic | colspan="3" | Republican | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert H. M. Davidson (I) | 14,971 | 57.46% | George W. Witherspoon | 11,082 | 42.54% |
| County | George W. Witherspoon Republican | Robert H. M. Davidson Democratic | Total votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | |||||
| align="center" | Calhoun | 89 | 30.38% | 204 | 69.62% | 293 |
| align="center" | Escambia | 1,298 | 46.99% | 1,464 | 53.01% | 2,762 |
| align="center" | Franklin | 121 | 36.78% | 208 | 63.22% | 329 |
| align="center" | Gadsden | 1,066 | 46.39% | 1,232 | 53.61% | 2,298 |
| align="center" | Hernando | 155 | 18.90% | 665 | 81.10% | 820 |
| align="center" | Hillsborough | 199 | 17.36% | 947 | 82.64% | 1,146 |
| align="center" | Holmes | 3 | 0.88% | 339 | 99.12% | 342 |
| align="center" | Jackson | 1,177 | 44.26% | 1,482 | 55.74% | 2,659 |
| align="center" | Jefferson | 1,596 | 66.56% | 802 | 33.44% | 2,398 |
| align="center" | Lafayette | 29 | 7.46% | 360 | 92.54% | 389 |
| align="center" | Leon | 2,839 | 76.58% | 868 | 23.42% | 3,707 |
| align="center" | Levy | 458 | 36.41% | 800 | 63.59% | 1,258 |
| align="center" | Liberty | 103 | 42.39% | 140 | 57.61% | 243 |
| align="center" | Manatee | 59 | 8.65% | 623 | 91.35% | 682 |
| align="center" | Monroe | 852 | 41.87% | 1,183 | 58.13% | 2,035 |
| align="center" | Polk | 7 | 1.35% | 510 | 98.65% | 517 |
| align="center" | Santa Rosa | 393 | 36.83% | 674 | 63.17% | 1,067 |
| align="center" | Sumter | 242 | 25.80% | 696 | 74.20% | 938 |
| align="center" | Taylor | 14 | 4.27% | 314 | 95.73% | 328 |
| align="center" | Wakulla | 176 | 31.60% | 381 | 68.40% | 557 |
| align="center" | Walton | 70 | 9.64% | 656 | 90.36% | 726 |
| align="center" | Washington | 136 | 24.33% | 423 | 75.46% | 559 |
| Totals | 11,082 | 42.54% | 14,971 | 57.46% | 26,053 | |
| Election Name: | United States House of Representatives election in Florida 2nd congressional district, 1880 |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | November 2, 1880 |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 13,105 |
| Percentage1: | 52.30% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 11,953 |
| Percentage2: | 47.70% |
| Flag Year: | 1868 |
| Image1: | Brigadier_General_Jesse_J._Finley.jpg |
| Image1 Size: | x140px |
| Image2 Size: | x140px |
| Nominee2: | Horatio Bisbee, Jr. |
| Nominee1: | Jesse J. Finley |
| colspan="3" | Democratic | colspan="3" | Republican | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse J. Finley | 13,105 | 52.30% | Horatio Bisbee, Jr. | 11,953 | 47.70% |
| County | Horatio Bisbee, Jr. Republican | Jesse J. Finley Democratic | Total votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | |||||
| align="center" | Alachua | 1,688 | 52.42% | 1,532 | 47.58% | 3,220 |
| align="center" | Baker | 132 | 25.39% | 241 | 64.61% | 373 |
| align="center" | Bradford | 291 | 23.76% | 934 | 76.24% | 1,225 |
| align="center" | Brevard | 74 | 25.0% | 222 | 75.0% | 296 |
| align="center" | Clay | 194 | 34.77% | 364 | 65.23% | 558 |
| align="center" | Columbia | 815 | 44.51% | 1,016 | 55.49% | 1,831 |
| align="center" | Dade | 23 | 41.82% | 32 | 55.49% | 55 |
| align="center" | Duval | 2,584 | 62.69% | 1,538 | 37.31% | 4,122 |
| align="center" | Hamilton | 450 | 37.47% | 751 | 62.53% | 1,201 |
| align="center" | Madison | 1,014 | 49.01% | 1,055 | 50.99% | 2,069 |
| align="center" | Marion | 1,535 | 59.04% | 1,065 | 40.96% | 2,600 |
| align="center" | Nassau | 859 | 58.24% | 616 | 41.76% | 1,475 |
| align="center" | Orange | 374 | 25.79% | 1,076 | 74.21% | 1,450 |
| align="center" | Putnam | 741 | 49.47% | 757 | 50.53% | 1,498 |
| align="center" | St. Johns | 354 | 36.88% | 606 | 63.13% | 960 |
| align="center" | Suwannee | 514 | 39.24% | 796 | 60.76% | 1,310 |
| align="center" | Volusia | 311 | 38.16% | 504 | 61.84% | 815 |
| Totals | 11,953 | 47.70% | 13,105 | 52.30% | 25,058 | |
For the fourth time in a row, the election in the 2nd district was contested. Republican Horatio Bisbee, Jr. successfully contested the election of Democrat Jesse J. Finley and was seated June 1, 1882.[5] Bisbee had also been on the winning side of an electoral dispute after the 1878 election, and on the losing side of an electoral dispute in 1876, while Finley had been on the winning side of electoral disputes in 1874 and 1876.