1880_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Florida
The 1880 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held November 2 for the 47th Congress. These elections were held at the same time as the presidential election and the election for governor.
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Both of Florida's seats to the United States House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Democrats had gained complete control of Florida's congressional delegation in 1878, although the results of the election in the 2nd district were successfully challenged, so that a single Republican represented Florida in the House for the last two months of the 46th Congress.
Incumbent Noble A. Hull (D) of the 2nd district did not run for re-election.
| District | Democratic | Republican | ||||
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| 1st[2] | Robert H. M. Davidson (I) | 14,971 | 57.46% | George W. Witherspoon | 11,082 | 42.54% |
| 2nd[3] | Jesse J. Finley | 13,105 | 52.30% | Horatio Bisbee, Jr. | 11,953 | 47.70% |
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County Results
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Incumbent Robert H.M. Davidson easily defeated Republican nominee George W. Witherspoon with 57.46% of the votes.
In some tabulation from the 2nd precinct in Leon County, 127 votes for Robert H.M. Davidson were erroneously reported for Livingston W. Bethel.[4]
| Democratic | Republican | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert H. M. Davidson (I) | 14,971 | 57.46% | George W. Witherspoon | 11,082 | 42.54% |
Results
| County[4] | George W. Witherspoon Republican |
Robert H. M. Davidson Democratic |
Total votes | ||
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| # | % | # | % | ||
| Calhoun | 89 | 30.38% | 204 | 69.62% | 293 |
| Escambia | 1,298 | 46.99% | 1,464 | 53.01% | 2,762 |
| Franklin | 121 | 36.78% | 208 | 63.22% | 329 |
| Gadsden | 1,066 | 46.39% | 1,232 | 53.61% | 2,298 |
| Hernando | 155 | 18.90% | 665 | 81.10% | 820 |
| Hillsborough | 199 | 17.36% | 947 | 82.64% | 1,146 |
| Holmes | 3 | 0.88% | 339 | 99.12% | 342 |
| Jackson | 1,177 | 44.26% | 1,482 | 55.74% | 2,659 |
| Jefferson | 1,596 | 66.56% | 802 | 33.44% | 2,398 |
| Lafayette | 29 | 7.46% | 360 | 92.54% | 389 |
| Leon | 2,839 | 76.58% | 868 | 23.42% | 3,707 |
| Levy | 458 | 36.41% | 800 | 63.59% | 1,258 |
| Liberty | 103 | 42.39% | 140 | 57.61% | 243 |
| Manatee | 59 | 8.65% | 623 | 91.35% | 682 |
| Monroe | 852 | 41.87% | 1,183 | 58.13% | 2,035 |
| Polk | 7 | 1.35% | 510 | 98.65% | 517 |
| Santa Rosa | 393 | 36.83% | 674 | 63.17% | 1,067 |
| Sumter | 242 | 25.80% | 696 | 74.20% | 938 |
| Taylor | 14 | 4.27% | 314 | 95.73% | 328 |
| Wakulla | 176 | 31.60% | 381 | 68.40% | 557 |
| Walton | 70 | 9.64% | 656 | 90.36% | 726 |
| Washington | 136 | 24.33% | 423 | 75.46% | 559 |
| Totals | 11,082 | 42.54% | 14,971 | 57.46% | 26,053 |
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County Results
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| Democratic | Republican | ||||
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| Jesse J. Finley | 13,105 | 52.30% | Horatio Bisbee, Jr. | 11,953 | 47.70% |
Results
| County[4] | Horatio Bisbee, Jr. Republican |
Jesse J. Finley Democratic |
Total votes | ||
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| # | % | # | % | ||
| Alachua | 1,688 | 52.42% | 1,532 | 47.58% | 3,220 |
| Baker | 132 | 25.39% | 241 | 64.61% | 373 |
| Bradford | 291 | 23.76% | 934 | 76.24% | 1,225 |
| Brevard | 74 | 25.0% | 222 | 75.0% | 296 |
| Clay | 194 | 34.77% | 364 | 65.23% | 558 |
| Columbia | 815 | 44.51% | 1,016 | 55.49% | 1,831 |
| Dade | 23 | 41.82% | 32 | 55.49% | 55 |
| Duval | 2,584 | 62.69% | 1,538 | 37.31% | 4,122 |
| Hamilton | 450 | 37.47% | 751 | 62.53% | 1,201 |
| Madison | 1,014 | 49.01% | 1,055 | 50.99% | 2,069 |
| Marion | 1,535 | 59.04% | 1,065 | 40.96% | 2,600 |
| Nassau | 859 | 58.24% | 616 | 41.76% | 1,475 |
| Orange | 374 | 25.79% | 1,076 | 74.21% | 1,450 |
| Putnam | 741 | 49.47% | 757 | 50.53% | 1,498 |
| St. Johns | 354 | 36.88% | 606 | 63.13% | 960 |
| Suwannee | 514 | 39.24% | 796 | 60.76% | 1,310 |
| Volusia | 311 | 38.16% | 504 | 61.84% | 815 |
| Totals | 11,953 | 47.70% | 13,105 | 52.30% | 25,058 |
For the fourth time in a row, the election in the 2nd district was contested. Republican Horatio Bisbee, Jr. successfully contested the election of Democrat Jesse J. Finley and was seated June 1, 1882.[5] Bisbee had also been on the winning side of an electoral dispute after the 1878 election, and on the losing side of an electoral dispute in 1876, while Finley had been on the winning side of electoral disputes in 1874 and 1876.
- Democratic victor successfully challenged in 2nd district
- Dyke, C.E. (November 23, 1880). "Vote for Congressmen". The Weekly Floridian. p. 2. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- "47th Congress membership roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.