1850 United States House of Representatives election in Florida

none February 2026 September 2023 1850 United States House of Representatives election in Florida Florida presidential no United States House of Representatives election in Florida, 1848 1848 United States House of Representatives election in Florida, 1852 1852 October 7, 1850 x150px Edward Carrington Cabell Whig Party (United States) 4,531 52.80% x150px John Beard Democratic Party (United States) 4,050 47.20% 1850 Florida US House Election Results by County Updated.png 300px County results Cabell: #fec44f 50–59% #fe9929 60–69% Kain: #9ecae1 50–59% #6baed6 60–69% #4292c6 70–79% #cec798 Tie #bdbdbd No Votes Representative Edward Carrington Cabell Whig Party (United States) Edward Carrington Cabell Whig Party (United States) Flag_of_the_United_States_(1848–1851).svg The 1850 United States House of Representatives election in Florida was held on Monday, October 7, 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 32nd Congress. The election coincided with the elections of other offices, including the senatorial election and various state and local elections.Our Campaigns - FL At Large Race - Oct 07, 1850 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=287201 2020-10-17 www.ourcampaigns.com The winning candidate would serve a two-year term in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1851, to March 4, 1853. Candidates Whig Nominee Edward Carrington Cabell, incumbent U.S. representative Democratic Nominee John Beard, former North Carolina state senator Campaign Despite the weakness of the Whig Party after the death of President Zachary Taylor, Beard was a source of great controversy. Beard, a staunch advocate of nullification while he was in North Carolina, became one of Florida's earliest secessionists. Beard claimed that with the admission of Texas to the United States, the South had enough power to break free through war.Nicholson Angus W. 1850-10-05 Cabell vs. Beard - 1850 2 Pensacola Gazette https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61257632/cabell-vs-beard-1850/ 2020-10-17 Cabell ran on the complete opposite as Beard, arguing that the Compromise of 1850 will bring peace and an end to the slavery question. Many Floridians were also skeptical of breaking free from a Union they had just joined.1850-09-21 To the Voters of Florida 2 Pensacola Gazette https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61257674/to-the-voters-of-florida/ 2020-10-17 General election Results Florida's at-large congressional district election, 1850FL At Large - 1850 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=287201 Our Campaigns October 16, 2020 Whig Party (United States) Edward Carrington Cabell (inc.) 4,531 52.80% -0.72% Democratic Party (United States) John Beard 4,050 47.20% +0.72% 481 5.61% -1.44% 8,581 100.00% Whig Party (United States) Results by County CountyClisby Joseph November 26, 1850 Vote of Florida at the recent Election 3 Florida Sentinel https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00079923/00622/zoom/2 September 6, 2022 Edward Carrington CabellWhig John BeardDemocratic Totalvotes % # % #Alachua 50.82% 15549.18% 150305Benton44.07%5255.93% 66118Calhoun 52.41%8747.59% 79166Columbia 45.85%28754.15% 339626Dade0%00% 00Duval55.31%29744.69% 240537Escambia54.14%19645.86% 166362Franklin43.90%9056.10% 115205Gadsden56.34%46243.66% 358820Hamilton48.59%15551.41% 164319Hillsborough40.54%10559.46% 154259Holmes68.35%10831.65% 50158Jackson64.82%29335.18% 159452Jefferson37.79%18162.21% 298479Leon52.80%38747.20% 346733Levy64.62%4235.38% 2365Madison59.51%34140.49% 232573Marion56.46%22343.54% 172395Monroe26.87%5473.13% 147201Nassau50.0%8050.0% 80160Orange43.86%2556.14% 3257Putnam66.37%7533.63% 38113Santa Rosa62.69%16837.31% 100268St. Johns51.57%18148.43% 170351St. Lucie30.0%370.0% 710Wakulla62.20%15837.80% 96254Walton60.87%15439.13% 99253Washington40.36%9059.64% 133223No County Listed68.91%8231.09% 37119 See also United States House of Representatives elections, 1850 References 1850 Florida United States House of Representatives