1884 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida explained

Election Name:United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1884
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1882
Previous Year:1882
Next Election:United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1886
Next Year:1886
Seats For Election:Both of Florida's seats to the United States House of Representatives
Election Date:November 4, 1884
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election1:1
Seats1:2
Seat Change1: 1
Popular Vote1:31,867
Percentage1:53.3%
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election2:1
Seats2:0
Seat Change2: 1
Popular Vote2:27,971
Percentage2:46.7%
Flag Year:1868

The 1884 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on November 4 for the 49th Congress. These elections were held at the same time as the presidential election and the election for governor.

Background

The 1882 elections had sent one Democrat and one Republican to the House to represent Florida. That would prove to be the last Congressional election won by a Republican in Florida until 1954.

Election results

Both incumbents ran for re-election, one of whom was re-elected. One seat changed from Republican to Democratic control

1884 United States House election results
District colspan="3" Democratic colspan="3" Republican colspan="3" Independent Republican
[1] Robert H. M. Davidson (I)14,61955.1%Eugene O. Locke11,89944.9%
[2] Charles Dougherty17,24851.8%Horatio Bisbee, Jr. (I)15,85747.6%Josiah T. Walls2150.6%

1st District

Election Name:United States House of Representatives election in Florida 1st congressional district, 1884
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Election Date:November 4, 1884
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:14,619
Percentage1:55.13%
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:11,899
Percentage2:44.87%
Flag Year:1868
Image1:Robert Hamilton McWhorta Davidson.jpg
Image1 Size:x140px
Image2 Size:x140px
Nominee2:Eugene O. Locke
Nominee1:Robert H. M. Davidson
1884 United States House election 1st District results[3] [4]
colspan="3" Democratic colspan="3" Republican
Robert H. M. Davidson (I)14,61955.13%Eugene O. Locke11,89944.87%

Results

CountyRobert H. M. Davidson
Democratic		Eugene O. Locke
Republican		Total votes
%%
align="center" Calhoun19657.82%14342.18%339
align="center" Escambia1,87350.03%1,87149.97%3,744
align="center" Franklin27656.10%21643.90%492
align="center" Gadsden1,06454.76%87945.24%1,943
align="center" Hernando1,25877.99%35522.01%1,613
align="center" Hillsborough1,06180.75%25319.25%1,314
align="center" Holmes38583.70%7516.30%460
align="center" Jackson1,42055.32%1,14744.68%2,567
align="center" Jefferson74432.65%1,53567.35%2,279
align="center" Lafayette38388.86%4811.14%431
align="center" Leon83727.61%2,19472.39%3,031
align="center" Levy65865.87%34134.13%999
align="center" Liberty16162.65%9637.35%257
align="center" Manatee67376.05%21223.95%885
align="center" Monroe74741.64%1,04758.36%1,794
align="center" Polk76192.92%587.08%819
align="center" Santa Rosa80462.96%47337.04%1,277
align="center" Taylor21261.27%13438.73%346
align="center" Wakulla37568.93%16931.07%544
align="center" Walton46455.24%37644.76%840
align="center" Washington26749.08%27750.92%544
Totals14,61955.13%11,89944.87%26,518

2nd District

Election Name:United States House of Representatives election in Florida 2nd congressional district, 1884
Country:Florida
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Election Date:November 4, 1884
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:17,248
Percentage1:51.76%
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:15,857
Percentage2:47.59%
Flag Year:1868
Image1:Charles Dougherty.jpg
Image1 Size:x140px
Image2 Size:x140px
Nominee2:Horatio Bisbee, Jr.
Nominee1:Charles Dougherty
Image3:Walls_josiah.jpg
Image3 Size:x140px
Nominee3:Josiah T. Walls
Party3:Independent Republican
Popular Vote3:215
Percentage3:0.65%
1884 United States House election 2nd District results
colspan="3" Democratic colspan="3" Republican colspan="3" Independent Republican
Charles Dougherty17,24851.76%Horatio Bisbee, Jr.15,85747.59%Josiah T. Walls2150.65%

Results

CountyCharles Dougherty
Democratic		Horatio Bisbee, Jr.
Republican		Josiah T. Walls
Independent Republican		Total votes
%%%
align="center" Alachua1,77146.20%1,91349.91%1493.89%3,833
align="center" Baker34567.38%16732.62%00.00%512
align="center" Bradford97676.07%30523.77%20.16%1,283
align="center" Brevard30574.03%10725.97%00.00%412
align="center" Clay50862.33%30637.55%10.12%815
align="center" Columbia1,06452.86%94947.14%00.00%2,013
align="center" Dade4162.12%2436.36%11.52%66
align="center" Duval1,95537.14%3,29262.54%170.32%5,264
align="center" Hamilton67155.32%54244.68%00.00%1,213
align="center" Madison55740.37%61452.43%00.00%1,171
align="center" Marion1,51043.14%1,98556.71%50.14%3,500
align="center" Nassau77646.69%87252.47%140.84%1,662
align="center" Orange1,88063.02%1,07936.17%240.80%2,983
align="center" Putnam1,13450.09%1,12849.82%20.09%2,264
align="center" St. Johns73058.97%50841.03%00.00%1,238
align="center" Sumter1,13568.62%51931.38%00.00%1,654
align="center" Suwannee97455.78%77244.22%00.00%1,746
align="center" Volusia91654.17%77545.83%00.00%1,691
Totals17,24851.76%15,85747.59%2150.65%33,320

See also

References

  1. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=287255 District 1 results
  2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=287256 District 2 results
  3. News: Dorr . J. W. . November 11, 1886 . Congressional Vote . 2 . The Weekly Floridian . March 1, 2023.
  4. News: Borr . J. W. . December 9, 1884 . Certificate of the Board of State Canvassers . 1 . The Weekly Floridian . March 15, 2023.

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