United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1884 Majority party Minority party Party Democratic Republican Last election 1 1 Seats won 2 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 31,867 27,971 Percentage 53.3% 46.7%
The 1884 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on November 4 for the 49th Congress . These elections were held at the same time as the presidential election and the election for governor .
Background [ edit ] The 1882 elections had sent one Democrat and one Republican to the House to represent Florida. That would prove to be the last Congressional election won by a Republican in Florida until 1954 .
Election results [ edit ] Both incumbents ran for re-election, one of whom was re-elected. One seat changed from Republican to Democratic control
1st District [ edit ] United States House of Representatives election in Florida 1st congressional district, 1884 County Results
Davidson
50–59%
60–69%
70–79%
80–89%
90–100%
Locke
50–59%
60–69%
70–79%
Results [ edit ] County[3] [4] Robert H. M. Davidson Democratic Eugene O. Locke Republican Total votes # % # % Calhoun 196 57.82% 143 42.18% 339 Escambia 1,873 50.03% 1,871 49.97% 3,744 Franklin 276 56.10% 216 43.90% 492 Gadsden 1,064 54.76% 879 45.24% 1,943 Hernando 1,258 77.99% 355 22.01% 1,613 Hillsborough 1,061 80.75% 253 19.25% 1,314 Holmes 385 83.70% 75 16.30% 460 Jackson 1,420 55.32% 1,147 44.68% 2,567 Jefferson 744 32.65% 1,535 67.35% 2,279 Lafayette 383 88.86% 48 11.14% 431 Leon 837 27.61% 2,194 72.39% 3,031 Levy 658 65.87% 341 34.13% 999 Liberty 161 62.65% 96 37.35% 257 Manatee 673 76.05% 212 23.95% 885 Monroe 747 41.64% 1,047 58.36% 1,794 Polk 761 92.92% 58 7.08% 819 Santa Rosa 804 62.96% 473 37.04% 1,277 Taylor 212 61.27% 134 38.73% 346 Wakulla 375 68.93% 169 31.07% 544 Walton 464 55.24% 376 44.76% 840 Washington 267 49.08% 277 50.92% 544 Totals 14,619 55.13% 11,899 44.87% 26,518
2nd District [ edit ] United States House of Representatives election in Florida 2nd congressional district, 1884 County Results
Dougherty
50–59%
60–69%
70–79%
Bisbee
40–49%
50–59%
60–69%
Results [ edit ] County[3] [4] Charles Dougherty Democratic Horatio Bisbee, Jr. Republican Josiah T. Walls Independent Republican Total votes # % # % # % Alachua 1,771 46.20% 1,913 49.91% 149 3.89% 3,833 Baker 345 67.38% 167 32.62% 0 0.00% 512 Bradford 976 76.07% 305 23.77% 2 0.16% 1,283 Brevard 305 74.03% 107 25.97% 0 0.00% 412 Clay 508 62.33% 306 37.55% 1 0.12% 815 Columbia 1,064 52.86% 949 47.14% 0 0.00% 2,013 Dade 41 62.12% 24 36.36% 1 1.52% 66 Duval 1,955 37.14% 3,292 62.54% 17 0.32% 5,264 Hamilton 671 55.32% 542 44.68% 0 0.00% 1,213 Madison 557 40.37% 614 52.43% 0 0.00% 1,171 Marion 1,510 43.14% 1,985 56.71% 5 0.14% 3,500 Nassau 776 46.69% 872 52.47% 14 0.84% 1,662 Orange 1,880 63.02% 1,079 36.17% 24 0.80% 2,983 Putnam 1,134 50.09% 1,128 49.82% 2 0.09% 2,264 St. Johns 730 58.97% 508 41.03% 0 0.00% 1,238 Sumter 1,135 68.62% 519 31.38% 0 0.00% 1,654 Suwannee 974 55.78% 772 44.22% 0 0.00% 1,746 Volusia 916 54.17% 775 45.83% 0 0.00% 1,691 Totals 17,248 51.76% 15,857 47.59% 215 0.65% 33,320
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