1876 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
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The 1876 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on November 7 for the
presidential election
, in which Florida was one of four states whose electoral votes were in dispute.
Background
In the
1874 elections, both Republican incumbents were initially declared re-elected. In the 2nd district, Jesse J. Finley (D) successfully contested the re-election of Josiah T. Walls
(R), so that at the time of the 1876 elections, Florida had one Democratic and one Republican incumbent.
Election results
Both incumbents ran for re-election, and both were defeated. The 1st district changed from Republican to Democratic control while the 2nd changed from Democratic to Republican control, resulting in no net change
District | Democratic | Republican | ||||
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1st[2] | Robert H. M. Davidson | 13,162 | 51.2% | William J. Purman (I) | 12,565 | 48.8% |
2nd[3] | Jesse J. Finley (I) | 11,571 | 50.0% | Horatio Bisbee, Jr.
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11,574 | 50.0% |
Contested election
As in
1874, Democrat Jesse J. Finley challenged the results of the election in the 2nd district. On February 20, 1879, Finley was declared the legitimate winner with a vote of 11,329 - 11,077,[4]
and was seated in Bisbee's place, serving from February 20, 1879 - March 3, 1879 when the 45th Congress ended.
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1876
References
- ^ a b Republican victor successfully challenged in 2nd district
- ^ 1st district election results
- ^ 2nd district election results
- ^ Recount