1886 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
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The 1886 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held November 2, 1886 for the 50th Congress.
Background
[edit]The previous elections had solidified Democratic domination of Florida's congressional delegation. Florida would be represented entirely by Democrats in both houses of Congress until 1954
Election results
[edit]Both incumbents ran successfully for re-election. This election marked the first appearance of the Prohibition Party in Florida's congressional elections.
| District | Democratic | Republican | Prohibition | ||||||
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| 1st[1] | Robert H. M. Davidson (I) | 14,493 | 66.2% | C. B. Pendleton[2] | 7,389 | 33.8% | |||
| 2nd[3] | Charles Dougherty (I) | 18,890 | 53.9% | J. C. Greeley[2] | 15,763 | 44.9% | R. B. Norment[2] | 420 | 1.2% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ District 1 results
- ^ a b c Source does not give full name
- ^ District 2 results