1845 Florida's at-large congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 1845 Florida's at-large congressional district special election Edward Carrington Cabell Democratic Party (United States) David Levy Yulee Representative-elect 49.49% 2,472 Democratic Party (United States) William Henry Brockenbrough 50.51% Florida 2,523 Whig Party (United States) Edward Carrington Cabell x150px October 6, 1845 1846 1846 United States House of Representatives election in Florida 1845 1845 United States House of Representatives election in Florida no presidential Whig Party (United States) Flag of the United States (1845–1846).svg Elected U.S. Representative 1845 Florida's at-large congressional district special election recount x150px William Henry Brockenbrough Whig Party (United States) Edward Carrington Cabell Representative 49.65% 2,632 Whig Party (United States) Edward Carrington Cabell 50.35% Florida 2,669 Democratic Party (United States) William Henry Brockenbrough January 24, 1846 no presidential Democratic Party (United States) Flag_of_the_United_States_(1845–1846).svg File:1845 Florida At-large election results.svg 300px County resultsBrockenbrough: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90% Cabell: #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% #ec7014 70–80% #808080 No Votes A special election to the United States House of Representatives for Florida's at-large congressional district was held October 6, 1845.FL At Large - Special Election Race - Oct 06, 1845 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=287194 October 17, 2020 Our Campaigns The winning candidate would serve a less-than-two-year term in the United States House of Representatives to represent Florida in the 29th Congress from October 6, 1845, to March 4, 1847. The election was initially called for the Whig candidate, Edward Carrington Cabell, and Cabell was seated in the House of Representatives. However, a recount found the winner to actually be the Democratic candidate, William Henry Brockenbrough. Brockenbrough was seated immediately on January 24, 1846.FL At Large - Special Election Recount Race - Jan 24, 1846 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=287196 October 17, 2020 Our CampaignsMarch 9, 2013 TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/29.pdf October 16, 2020 United States House of Representatives https://web.archive.org/web/20130309015226/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/29.pdf March 9, 2013 Background In the 1845 congressional election, David Levy Yulee, a Democrat, was elected to the United States House of Representatives. However, Yulee was jointly elected by the Florida Legislature to the United States Senate, and so resigned from the House of Representatives before taking his seat in order to take his seat in the Senate.FL At Large - Initial Election Race - May 26, 1845 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=287192 October 16, 2020 Our Campaigns Candidates Democratic Nominee William Henry Brockenbrough, former territorial senator Whig Nominee Edward Carrington Cabell, lawyerCABELL, Edward Carrington 1816 – 1896 https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000003 Congressional Biographical Directory 21 September 2023 General election Original results 1845 Florida's at-large congressional district special election FL At Large - Special Election https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=287194 Our Campaigns October 16, 2020 Whig Party (United States) Edward Carrington Cabell 2,523 50.51% +1.23% Democratic Party (United States) William Henry Brockenbrough 2,472 49.49% -1.23% 51 1.02% -19.63% 4,995 100.00% Whig Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Recount results 1845 Florida's at-large congressional district special election recount FL At Large - Special Election Recount https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=287196 Our Campaigns October 16, 2020 Democratic Party (United States) William Henry Brockenbrough 2,669 50.35% +0.86% Whig Party (United States) Edward Carrington Cabell (incumbent) 2,632 49.65% -0.86% 37 0.70% -0.32% 5,301 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Whig Party (United States) See also 1844 and 1845 United States House of Representatives elections 1846 and 1847 United States House of Representatives elections References 1845 at-large Florida United States House of Representatives Category:Special elections to the 29th United States Congress Category:United States House of Representatives special elections in Florida