1870 United States House of Representatives election in Florida explained

Election Name:United States House of Representatives election in Florida, 1870
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1868
Previous Year:1868
Next Election:United States House of Representatives election in Florida, 1872
Next Year:1872
Seats For Election:Florida's single seat to the United States House of Representatives
Election Date:November 8, 1870
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:1
Seats1:1[1]
Popular Vote1:12,439
Percentage1:51.29%
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:0
Seats2:0
Popular Vote2:11,812
Percentage2:48.71%
Map Size:300px
Flag Image:Flag_of_Florida_(1868–1900).svg
Election Name:United States House of Representatives election in Florida, 1870 recount
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Seats For Election:Florida's single seat to the United States House of Representatives
Election Date:January 21, 1873
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:1
Seats1:0
Seat Change1:1
Popular Vote1:13,260
Percentage1:49.74%
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:0
Seats2:1
Seat Change2:1
Popular Vote2:13,397
Percentage2:50.26%
Map Size:300px
Flag Image:Flag_of_Florida_(1868–1900).svg

The election to the United States House of Representatives in Florida was held on November 8, 1870 for the 42nd Congress, the last election in which Florida had a single Representative.

Background

Florida had been readmitted to the Union following Reconstruction in 1868, with representation starting July 1, 1868

Initial election results

1870 United States House election results[2]
colspan="3" Republican colspan="3" Democratic[3]
Josiah T. Walls12,43951.3%Silas L. Niblack11,81248.7%

Results

County[4] Josiah T. Walls
Republican		Silas L. Niblack
Democratic		Total votes
%%
align="center" Alachua1,28164.86%69435.14%1,975
align="center" Baker3616.98%17683.02%212
align="center" Bradford14323.79%45876.21%601
align="center" Brevard* align="center" 0 align="center" 0% align="center" 0 align="center" 0% align="center" 0
align="center" Calhoun* align="center" 0 align="center" 0% align="center" 0 align="center" 0% align="center" 0
align="center" Clay4720.09%18779.91%234
align="center" Columbia48741.24%69458.76%1,181
align="center" Dade* align="center" 0 align="center" 0% align="center" 0 align="center" 0% align="center" 0
align="center" Duval89865.60%47134.40%1,369
align="center" Escambia56956.39%44043.61%1,009
align="center" Franklin8137.67%13462.33%215
align="center" Gadsden84650.27%83749.73%1,683
align="center" Hamilton13023.21%43076.79%560
align="center" Hernando13229.33%31870.67%450
align="center" Hillsborough8718.91%37381.09%460
align="center" Holmes63.02%19396.98%199
align="center" Jackson87850.11%87449.89%1,752
align="center" Jefferson1,37471.56%54628.44%1,920
align="center" Lafayette* align="center" 0 align="center" 0% align="center" 0 align="center" 0% align="center" 0
align="center" Leon1,54373.30%56226.70%2,105
align="center" Levy8621.45%31578.55%401
align="center" Liberty6633.0%13467.0%200
align="center" Madison1,23966.47%62533.53%1,864
align="center" Manatee* align="center" 0 align="center" 0% align="center" 0 align="center" 0% align="center" 0
align="center" Marion1,05873.73%37726.27%1,864
align="center" Monroe* align="center" 0 align="center" 0% align="center" 0 align="center" 0% align="center" 0
align="center" Nassau51058.02%36941.98%879
align="center" Orange174.96%32695.04%343
align="center" Polk00%284100%284
align="center" Putnam22954.27%19345.73%422
align="center" Santa Rosa24643.93%31456.07%560
align="center" St. Johns18335.06%33964.94%522
align="center" Sumter* align="center" 0 align="center" 0% align="center" 0 align="center" 0% align="center" 0
align="center" Suwannee* align="center" 0 align="center" 0% align="center" 0 align="center" 0% align="center" 0
align="center" Taylor* align="center" 0 align="center" 0% align="center" 0 align="center" 0% align="center" 0
align="center" Volusia6325.51%18474.49%247
align="center" Wakulla17837.16%30162.84%479
align="center" Walton276.40%39593.60%422
align="center" Washington00%270100%270
Actual Totals12,44051.29%11,81348.71%24,253
Official Totals**12,43951.29%11,81248.71%24,251
  • Votes was rejected by State Board Canvass
    **Official results from the State of Florida is different from actual results

Contested election

The election was contested, and on January 29, 1873, Niblack was declared the winner of the 1870 election and was seated in Congress.[5]

1870 United States House election results recount
colspan="3" Republican colspan="3" Democratic
Josiah T. Walls13,26049.74%Silas L. Niblack13,39750.26%

Results

County[6] Josiah T. Walls
Republican		Silas L. Niblack
Democratic		Total votes
%%
align="center" Alachua1,28164.86%69435.14%1,975
align="center" Baker3616.98%17683.02%212
align="center" Bradford14323.79%45876.21%601
align="center" Brevard* align="center" 0 align="center" 0% align="center" 0 align="center" 0% align="center" 0
align="center" Calhoun6238.04%10161.96%163
align="center" Clay4720.09%18779.91%234
align="center" Columbia48741.24%69458.76%1,181
align="center" Dade* align="center" 0 align="center" 0% align="center" 0 align="center" 0% align="center" 0
align="center" Duval91063.24%52936.76%1,439
align="center" Escambia56956.39%44043.61%1,009
align="center" Franklin8137.67%13462.33%215
align="center" Gadsden87551.11%83748.89%1,712
align="center" Hamilton13023.21%43076.79%560
align="center" Hernando13229.33%31870.67%450
align="center" Hillsborough8718.91%37381.09%460
align="center" Holmes63.02%19396.98%199
align="center" Jackson87850.11%87449.89%1,752
align="center" Jefferson1,37471.56%54628.44%1,920
align="center" Lafayette00%68100%68
align="center" Leon1,54373.30%56226.70%2,105
align="center" Levy8621.45%31578.55%401
align="center" Liberty6633.0%13467.0%200
align="center" Madison1,23966.47%62533.53%1,864
align="center" Manatee00%192100%192
align="center" Marion1,05873.73%37726.27%1,864
align="center" Monroe42854.38%35945.62%787
align="center" Nassau51058.02%36941.98%879
align="center" Orange174.96%32695.04%343
align="center" Polk00%284100%284
align="center" Putnam22954.27%19345.73%422
align="center" Santa Rosa24643.93%31456.07%560
align="center" St. Johns18335.06%33964.94%522
align="center" Sumter6035.06%31483.96%374
align="center" Suwannee23041.97%31858.03%548
align="center" Taylor00%177100%177
align="center" Volusia6325.51%18474.49%247
align="center" Wakulla17837.16%30162.84%479
align="center" Walton276.40%39593.60%422
align="center" Washington00%270100%270
Actual Totals13,26149.74%13,40050.26%26,661
Official Totals**13,26051.29%13,39748.71%26,657
  • Votes was rejected by US House of Representatives
    **Official results from the US House of Representatives
    is different from actual results

See also

References

  1. Initial result, Democratic candidate successfully challenged Republican victory
  2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=287220 Election details from Ourcampaigns.com
  3. Called the Conservative Party
  4. News: Dyke & Son . January 3, 1871 . The Election . 2 . The Weekly Floridian . September 24, 2022.
  5. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=287224 Recount from Ourcampaigns.com
  6. Book: Silas L. Niblack vs. Josiah T. Walls . House and Senate Reports – Other Reports . 1873.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "1870 United States House of Representatives election in Florida".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.