1896 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
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 Government |
Governor.
There were a total of five different parties running, including a short-lived breakaway faction of the Democratic Party known as the National Democratic Party.
Background
The previous two elections had involved only the Democratic and
1886
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Election results
Charles Merian Cooper (D) of the 2nd district did not run for renomination.
| District | Democratic | National Democratic[2] | Republican | Populist | Prohibition
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| 1st[3] | Stephen M. Sparkman (I) | 14,823 | 77.5% | E. K. Nichols[4] | 2,797 | 14.6% | J. Asakiah Williams | 1,308 | 6.8% | J. C. Green[4] | 201 | 1.1% | |||
| 2nd[5] | Robert Wyche Davis | 14,376 | 61.9% | Daniel G. Ambler | 1,156 | 5.0% | Joseph N. Stripling | 6,634 | 28.6% | William R. Peterson | 855 | 3.7% | M. E. Spencer[4] | 195 | 0.8% |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1896
References
- ^ Including National Democrats
- ^ Also known as the "Gold Democrats"
- ^ District 1 results
- ^ a b c Source did not give full name
- ^ District 2 results