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 County results Cabell: 50–59% 60–69% 70–79% Duval: 50–59% 60–69% 70–79% 80–89% Tie | |||||||||||||||||
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The1848 United States House of Representatives election in Florida was held on Monday, October 2, 1848, to elect the singleUnited States Representative from the state ofFlorida, one from the state's singleat-large congressional district, to represent Florida in the31st Congress. The election coincided with the elections of other offices, including thepresidential election, thesenatorial election, thegubernatorial election, and various state and local elections.[1]
The winning candidate would serve a two-year term in theUnited States House of Representatives from March 4, 1849, to March 4, 1851.
Cabell, despite being aWhig in the deeplyDemocratic supportingSouth, and despite running against a popular former governor in Duval, had the blessing of running alongside two other popular Whigs in the state of Florida:Zachary Taylor for president andThomas Brown for governor, both of whom served as generals during theSecond Seminole War and were seen as war heroes in the state. Despite winning by an extremely small margin in1846, thecoattail effect expanded Cabell's margin in this election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Edward Carrington Cabell (inc.) | 4,382 | 53.52% | +2.64% | |
| Democratic | William Pope Duval | 3,805 | 46.48% | −2.64% | |
| Majority | 577 | 7.05% | +5.30% | ||
| Turnout | 8,187 | 100.00% | |||
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| County[4] | Edward Carrington Cabell Whig | William Pope Duval Democratic | Total votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | # | % | # | ||
| Alachua | 47.0% | 149 | 53.0% | 168 | 317 |
| Benton | 43.44% | 53 | 56.56% | 69 | 122 |
| Calhoun | 51.64% | 63 | 48.36% | 59 | 122 |
| Columbia | 50.43% | 295 | 49.57% | 290 | 585 |
| Dade | 50.0% | 3 | 50.0% | 3 | 6 |
| Duval | 54.28% | 279 | 45.72% | 235 | 514 |
| Escambia | 56.55% | 203 | 43.45% | 156 | 359 |
| Franklin | 42.02% | 100 | 57.98% | 138 | 238 |
| Gadsden | 57.16% | 435 | 42.84% | 326 | 761 |
| Hamilton | 51.04% | 147 | 48.96% | 141 | 288 |
| Hillsborough | 33.62% | 77 | 66.38% | 152 | 229 |
| Holmes | 77.71% | 129 | 22.29% | 37 | 166 |
| Jackson | 68.07% | 405 | 31.93% | 190 | 595 |
| Jefferson | 48.13% | 219 | 51.87% | 236 | 455 |
| Leon | 56.13% | 394 | 43.87% | 308 | 702 |
| Levy | 70.37% | 38 | 29.63% | 16 | 54 |
| Madison | 57.06% | 299 | 42.94% | 225 | 524 |
| Marion | 50.71% | 215 | 49.29% | 209 | 424 |
| Monroe | 29.79% | 56 | 70.21% | 132 | 188 |
| Nassau | 53.61% | 89 | 46.39% | 77 | 166 |
| Orange | 32.76% | 19 | 67.24% | 39 | 58 |
| Santa Rosa | 67.97% | 174 | 32.03% | 82 | 256 |
| St. Johns | 43.0% | 129 | 57.0% | 171 | 300 |
| St. Lucie | 15.0% | 3 | 85.0% | 17 | 20 |
| Wakulla | 57.21% | 127 | 42.79% | 95 | 222 |
| Walton | 64.08% | 127 | 35.92% | 102 | 284 |
| Washington | 43.10% | 100 | 56.90% | 132 | 232 |
| Totals | 53.52% | 4,382 | 46.48% | 3,805 | 8,187 |
