United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1874
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Both of Florida's seats to the United States House of Representatives |
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Elections to the United States House of Representatives in Florida were held November 3, 1874 for the 44th Congress.
Background
Florida gained a second seat after the 1870 census, but in 1872, both seats were elected at large. In 1874, Florida was divided, for the first time, into districts for the United States House of Representatives.[2]
Election results
Both incumbents ran for re-election in 1874
District | Republican | Democratic | ||||
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1st[3] | William J. Purman (I) | 9,710 | 53.0% | John Henderson | 8,618 | 47.0% |
2nd[4] | Josiah T. Walls (I) | 8,557 | 51.1% | Jesse J. Finley[5] | 8,178 | 48.9% |
Contested election
In the 2nd district, Jesse J. Finley (D) challenged Walls' re-election. On April 19, 1876, Finley was declared the winner of the election in the 2nd district 8,147 - 7,804[6]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Initial results, in the 2nd district, the Democratic candidate successfully contested the election
- ↑ Florida was divided into two districts for the Confederate Congress
- ↑ 1st district election details from Ourcampaigns.com
- ↑ 2nd district election details from Ourcampaigns.com
- ↑ Successfully contested election
- ↑ Recount information