1846 United States House of Representatives election in Florida

none February 2026 September 2023 1846 United States House of Representatives election in Florida Florida presidential no 1845 Florida's at-large congressional district special election 1845 (special) United States House of Representatives election in Florida, 1848 1848 October 5, 1846 x150px Edward Carrington Cabell Whig Party (United States) 2,990 50.88% x130px William A. Kain Democratic Party (United States) 2,887 49.12% 1846 US House Updated.png 300px County results Cabell: #fec44f 50–59% #fe9929 60–69% #ec7014 70–79% Kain: #9ecae1 50–59% #6baed6 60–69% #4292c6 70–79% #2171b5 80–89% #cec798 Tie #bdbdbd No Votes Representative William Henry Brockenbrough Democratic Party (United States) Edward Carrington Cabell Whig Party (United States) Flag_of_the_United_States_(1846–1847).svg The 1846 United States House of Representatives election in Florida was held on Monday, October 5, 1846, to elect the single United States Representative from the state of Florida, one from the state's single at-large congressional district, to represent Florida in the 30th Congress. The election coincided with the elections of other offices, including various state and local elections. The party primaries were held on June 20, 1846.Our Campaigns - FL At Large Race - Oct 05, 1846 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=287198 2020-10-16 www.ourcampaigns.com The winning candidate would serve a two-year term in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1847, to March 4, 1849. 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.Our Campaigns - FL At Large - Initial Election Race - May 26, 1845 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=287192 2020-10-16 www.ourcampaigns.com A special election was held later in 1845, which saw the election of Edward Carrington Cabell, a Whig. However, his opponent, William Henry Brockenbrough, a Democrat, successfully challenged the results of the election and was seated in the House on January 24, 1846.2013-03-09 TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/29.pdf 2020-10-16 United States House of Representatives https://web.archive.org/web/20130309015226/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/29.pdf 2013-03-09Our Campaigns - FL At Large - Special Election Recount Race - Jan 24, 1846 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=287196 2020-10-16 www.ourcampaigns.com Candidates Democratic Nominee William A. Kain, state senatorJuly 24, 1846 State Democratic Convention The News https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00054483/00207/2x? October 16, 2020 Eliminated at party convention William Henry Brockenbrough, incumbent U.S. representative Isaac H. Bronson, former U.S. representative for New York's 18th congressional districtBRONSON, Isaac Hopkins (1802-1855) https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=B000869 2020-10-16 bioguideretro.congress.gov Chandler C. Younge, lawyerMartin S. Walter 1953 Contributions of the University of Georgia to Higher Education in Florida During the Nineteenth Century https://www.jstor.org/stable/40577464 The Georgia Historical Quarterly 37 4 265–277 40577464 0016-8297 Whig Nominee Edward Carrington Cabell, former U.S. representative for Florida's at-large congressional district General election Results Florida's at-large congressional district election, 1846FL At Large - 1846 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=287198 Our Campaigns October 16, 2020 Whig Party (United States) Edward Carrington Cabell 2,990 50.88% +1.23% Democratic Party (United States) William A. Kain 2,887 49.12% -1.23% 103 1.75% +1.05% 5,877 100.00% Whig Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Results by County CountySmith B. Bartlett W. November 24, 1846 State of Florida 3 Southern Journal https://newspapers.uflib.ufl.edu/AA00085995/00041/images/2 September 5, 2022 Edward C. Cabell Whig William A. KainDemocratic Totalvotes % # % # Alachua 38.78% 95 61.22% 150 245 Benton 28.16% 29 71.84% 74 103 Calhoun 26.90% 39 73.10% 106 145 Columbia 45.69% 212 54.31% 252 464 Dade* 0% 0 0% 0 0 Duval 52.26% 220 47.74% 201 421 Escambia 66.67% 134 33.33% 67 201 Franklin 49.43% 86 50.57% 88 174 Gadsden 56.71% 279 43.29% 213 492 Hamilton 46.40% 103 53.60% 119 222 Hillsborough 11.11% 11 88.89% 88 99 Jackson 76.44% 318 23.56% 98 416 Jefferson 36.69% 124 63.31% 214 338 Leon 56.86% 340 43.14% 258 598 Levy* 0% 0 0% 0 0 Madison 54.13% 177 45.87% 150 327 Marion 50.0% 110 50.0% 110 220 Monroe 40.22% 74 59.78% 110 184 Nassau 52.21% 71 47.79% 65 136 Orange 34.15% 14 65.85% 27 41 Santa Rosa 60.59% 103 39.41% 67 170 St. Johns 30.96% 74 69.23% 165 239 St. Lucie 30.77% 4 69.23% 9 13 Wakulla 56.77% 88 43.23% 67 155 Walton 69.72% 221 30.28% 96 317 Washington 40.76% 64 59.24% 93 157Totals50.88%2,99049.12%2,8875,877*Levy and Dade County had no returns. See also United States House of Representatives elections, 1846 References 1846 Florida United States House of Representatives