1861 Confederate States House of Representatives elections in Florida

none September 2023 Confederate States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1861 Florida 1861 Flag of Florida (1861–1865).svg November 6, 1861 100% 8,365 2 2While the Confederate States of America did not have formal political parties, most members of the Confederate Congress were previously affiliated with the Democratic Party before secession. Independent (politician) Both of Florida's seats to theConfederate States House of Representatives 1863 1863 Confederate States House of Representatives elections in Florida no legislative 1861_Florida_CSA_Congressional_Map.png 300px The 1861 Confederate States House of Representatives election in Florida was held on Wednesday, November 6, 1861, to elect the two Confederate States Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's congressional districts, to represent Florida in the 1st Confederate States Congress. The election coincided with the elections of other offices, including the Confederate States presidential election and various state and local elections. The winning candidate would serve a two-year term in the Confederate States House of Representatives from February 18, 1862, to February 17, 1864.Our Campaigns - FL CSA District 01 Race - Nov 06, 1861 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=350385 2020-11-09 www.ourcampaigns.comOur Campaigns - FL CSA District 02 Race - Nov 06, 1861 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=350384 2020-11-09 www.ourcampaigns.com Background Florida seceded from the Union on January 10, 1861, and joined the Confederate States of America. The state appointed five delegates to the Provisional Confederate Congress, to serve in interim until the Congress first convened on February 18, 1862.Confederate States of America. Congress http://archive.org/details/journalofcongres00conf Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865 United States Department of War 1904 Washington, Government Printing Office New York Public Library November 9, 2020 District 1 Candidates Antonio A. Canova, state representativeProctor Samuel 1963 Jacksonville during the Civil War https://www.jstor.org/stable/30139964 Florida Historical Quarterly 4 41 4 343–355 30139964 November 9, 2020 James M. Commander, former U.S. Army generalJune 5, 1852 The Democratic National Convention Morning New York Herald https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/data/batches/dlc_laceflower_ver01/data/sn83030313/00271743051/1852060501/0970.pdf November 9, 2020 Library of Congress James Baird Dawkins, former U.S. attorney for the U.S. Circuit Court for the Eastern District of FloridaWarner Ezra J. https://books.google.com/books?id=wJezWvckVr8C&dq=%22james+baird+dawkins%22+florida+democrat&pg=PA74 Biographical Register of the Confederate Congress Yearns Wilfred Buck 1975 LSU Press 978-0-8071-0092-9 en Philip Dell, former president of the Florida Senate General election Results Florida's 1st congressional district election, 1861FL CSA 1 - 1861 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=350385 Our Campaigns November 8, 2020 Independent (politician) James Baird Dawkins 1,462 36.07% N/A Independent (politician) Philip Dell 1,050 25.91% N/A Independent (politician) Antonio A. Canova 980 24.18% N/A Independent (politician) James M. Commander 561 13.84% N/A 412 10.17% N/A 4,053 100% Aftermath Dawkins resigned from Congress on December 9, 1862, following his appointment to a state court by Governor John Milton. The special election to replace him was won by John Marshall Martin. District 2 Candidates Frederick R. Cotton, planter2004 Florida Plantations Past http://www.dejaelaine.com/miscplantations4.html 2020-11-09 www.dejaelaine.com Robert Benjamin Hilton, former U.S. representative-elect James L. Mosely, former North Carolina state representative1861-10-16 James L. Mosely 3 The Weekly Standard https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62846676/james-l-mosely/ 2020-11-09 John Tanner, former Orange County commissionerStaff Jim Robison of The Sentinel Pioneer Tanner Clan Lived a Rough-and-Ready Life https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1998-11-01-9810300445-story.html 2020-11-09 OrlandoSentinel.com November 1998 en-US Frederick L. Villepigue, secretary of state of Florida General election Results Florida's 2nd congressional district election, 1861FL CSA 2 - 1861 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=350384 Our Campaigns November 8, 2020 Independent (politician) Robert Benjamin Hilton 1,668 38.68% N/A Independent (politician) James L. Mosely 937 21.73% N/A Independent (politician) Frederick R. Cotton 774 17.95% N/A Independent (politician) John Tanner 497 11.53% N/A Independent (politician) Frederick L. Villepigue 436 10.11% N/A 731 16.95% N/A 4,312 100% See also Confederate States House of Representatives elections, 1861 References Notes Florida Politics Category:1st Confederate States Congress Fla Con Fla Category:Non-partisan elections Fla Category:Politics of the Confederate States of America