1852 United States House of Representatives election in Florida
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The 1852 United States House of Representatives election in Florida was held on Tuesday, October 5, 1852, to elect the single United States Representative from the state of Florida, one from the state's single at-large congressional district, to represent Florida in the 33rd Congress. The election coincided with the elections of other offices, including the presidential election, the gubernatorial election, and various state and local elections.[1]
The winning candidate would serve a two-year term in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1853, to March 4, 1855.
Candidates
Whig
Nominee
- Edward Carrington Cabell, incumbent U.S. representative
Democratic
Nominee
- Augustus Maxwell, former state senator and former Florida Attorney General
Campaign
Despite a very popular tenure as a compromise candidate, by 1852, Cabell became very unpopular among
By the time of the election, after guaranteeing that no Democrat would vote for him and Whig turnout for him would be significantly lower, Cabell narrowly lost the election to Maxwell by just 22 votes.
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Augustus Maxwell | 4,590 | 50.12% | +3.64% | |
Whig | Edward Carrington Cabell (inc. )
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4,568 | 49.88% | -3.64% | |
Majority | 22 | 0.24% | -6.81% | ||
Turnout | 9,158 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic gain from Whig |
Results by County
County[6][7] | Augustus Maxwell Democratic |
Edward Carrington Cabell Whig |
Total votes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
# | % | # | % | ||
Alachua | 231 | 58.63% | 163 | 41.37% | 394 |
Calhoun | 78 | 43.09% | 103 | 56.91% | 181 |
Columbia | 255 | 47.22% | 285 | 52.78% | 540 |
Dade* | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
Duval | 275 | 45.30% | 332 | 54.70% | 607 |
Escambia | 212 | 45.89% | 250 | 54.11% | 462 |
Franklin | 167 | 65.23% | 89 | 34.77% | 256 |
Gadsden | 432 | 50.76% | 419 | 49.24% | 851 |
Hamilton | 159 | 50.00% | 159 | 50.00% | 318 |
Hernando | 106 | 61.63% | 66 | 38.37% | 172 |
Hillsborough | 189 | 59.62% | 128 | 40.38% | 317 |
Holmes | 39 | 25.83% | 112 | 74.17% | 151 |
Jackson | 248 | 40.39% | 366 | 59.61% | 614 |
Jefferson | 268 | 64.11% | 150 | 35.89% | 418 |
Leon | 395 | 54.33% | 332 | 45.67% | 727 |
Levy | 32 | 42.67% | 43 | 57.33% | 75 |
Madison | 254 | 44.33% | 319 | 55.67% | 573 |
Marion | 253 | 50.91% | 244 | 49.09% | 497 |
Monroe | 160 | 70.80% | 66 | 29.20% | 223 |
Nassau | 57 | 48.31% | 61 | 51.69% | 118 |
Orange | 27 | 39.71% | 41 | 60.29% | 68 |
Putnam | 55 | 42.64% | 74 | 57.36% | 129 |
Santa Rosa | 167 | 39.39% | 257 | 60.61% | 424 |
St. Johns | 138 | 60.26% | 91 | 39.74% | 229 |
St. Lucie | 7 | 87.50% | 1 | 12.50% | 8 |
Wakulla | 151 | 47.94% | 164 | 52.06% | 315 |
Walton | 111 | 39.36% | 171 | 60.64% | 282 |
Washington | 124 | 60.19% | 82 | 39.81% | 206 |
Totals | 4,590 | 50.12% | 4,568 | 49.88% | 9,158 |
*Dade County had no returns. |
See also
- 1852 United States presidential election in Florida
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1852
- 1852 Florida gubernatorial election
References
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL At Large Race - Oct 05, 1852". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-19-977203-2.
- ^ "Mr. Cabell and the Whig State Convention". Pensacola Gazette. July 31, 1852. p. 2. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "Hon. E. C. Cabell". Pensacola Gazette. September 11, 1852. p. 2. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "FL At Large - 1852". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ Clisby, Joseph (November 23, 1852). "State of Florida". Florida Sentinel. p. 2. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ Dyke, Charles E. (October 30, 1852). "Florida Elections". Floridian & Journal. p. 2. Retrieved September 7, 2022.