1886 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida explained

Election Name:United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1886
Country:Florida
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1884
Previous Year:1884
Next Election:United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1888
Next Year:1888
Seats For Election:Both of Florida's seats to the United States House of Representatives
Election Date:November 2, 1886
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election1:2
Seats1:2
Popular Vote1:33,383
Percentage1:58.6%
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election2:0
Seats2:0
Popular Vote2:23,152
Percentage2:40.6%
Party3:Prohibition Party (United States)
Last Election3:0
Seats3:0
Popular Vote3:420
Percentage3:0.7%
Flag Year:1868

The 1886 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held November 2, 1886 for the 50th Congress.

Background

The previous elections had solidified Democratic domination of Florida's congressional delegation. Florida would be represented entirely by Democrats in both houses of Congress until 1954

Election results

Both incumbents ran successfully for re-election. This election marked the first appearance of the Prohibition Party in Florida's congressional elections.

1886 United States House election results
District colspan="3" Democratic colspan="3" Republican colspan="3" Prohibition
[1] Robert H. M. Davidson (I)14,49366.2%C. B. Pendleton[2] 7,38933.8%
[3] Charles Dougherty (I)18,89053.9%J. C. Greeley15,76344.9%R. B. Norment4201.2%

See also

References

  1. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=287995 District 1 results
  2. Source does not give full name
  3. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=287996 District 2 results