1878 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
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Elections to the United States House of Representatives in Florida were held November 5, 1878 for the 46th Congress.
Background
For the first few post-
1874
elections). Going into the election, Florida's delegation was split between one Republican and one Democrat.
Election results
| District | Democratic | Republican | Independent Republican | ||||||
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| 1st[2] | Robert H. M. Davidson (I) | 11,529 | 56.8% | Simon B. Conover[3] | 8,601 | 40.9% | Edmund C. Weeks | 464 | 2.3% |
| 2nd[4] | Noble A. Hull | 9,640 | 50.0% | Horatio Bisbee, Jr. (I)
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9,628 | 50.0% | |||
Contested election
As in the 1874 and 1876 elections, the results in the 2nd district were successfully contested. This time,
Horatio Bisbee, Jr. (R) successfully challenged the election of Noble A. Hull (D), and was declared with victor with a vote of 11,194 - 10,844,[5]
serving in House January 22 - March 3, 1881
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1878
References
- ^ a b Democratic victor successfully challenged in 2nd district
- ^ District 1 results
- ^ Senator
- ^ District 2 results
- ^ Recount