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The1845 United States House of Representatives election in Florida was held on Monday, May 26, 1845, to elect the firstUnited States Representative from the state ofFlorida, one from the state's singleat-large congressional district, to represent Florida in the29th Congress. The election coincided with the elections of other offices, including thegubernatorial election, thesenatorial elections, and various state and local elections.[1]
The winning candidate would have served a less-than-two-year term in theUnited States House of Representatives from July 1, 1845, to March 4, 1847.
Florida was admitted to the Union as aslave state on March 3, 1845, the last day of the28th Congress.[2] The state was not represented in that Congress. Florida held its elections on May 26, 1845.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | David Levy Yulee | 3,608 | 60.32% | N/A | |
| Whig | Benjamin Alexander Putnam | 2,373 | 39.68% | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,235 | 20.65% | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,981 | 100.00% | |||
| County[4] | David Levy Yulee Democratic | Benjamin A. Putnam Whig | Total votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | ||
| Alachua | 193 | 67.25% | 94 | 32.75% | 287 |
| Benton | 73 | 90.12% | 8 | 9.88% | 81 |
| Calhoun | 57 | 85.07% | 10 | 14.93% | 67 |
| Columbia | 354 | 72.84% | 132 | 27.16% | 486 |
| Dade | 60 | 92.31% | 5 | 7.69% | 65 |
| Duval | 232 | 58.88% | 162 | 41.12% | 394 |
| Escambia | 105 | 39.33% | 162 | 60.67% | 267 |
| Franklin | 113 | 53.55% | 98 | 46.45% | 211 |
| Gadsden | 264 | 51.26% | 251 | 48.74% | 515 |
| Hamilton | 136 | 80.00% | 34 | 20.00% | 170 |
| Hillsborough | 88 | 74.58% | 30 | 25.42% | 118 |
| Jackson | 162 | 35.06% | 300 | 64.94% | 462 |
| Jefferson | 332 | 81.17% | 77 | 18.83% | 409 |
| Leon | 301 | 51.28% | 286 | 48.72% | 587 |
| Madison | 215 | 73.13% | 79 | 26.87% | 294 |
| Marion | 93 | 55.36% | 75 | 44.64% | 168 |
| Monroe | 156 | 68.42% | 72 | 31.58% | 228 |
| Nassau | 127 | 82.47% | 27 | 17.53% | 154 |
| Orange | 29 | 74.36% | 10 | 25.64% | 39 |
| Santa Rosa | 35 | 21.08% | 131 | 78.92% | 166 |
| St. Johns | 170 | 57.43% | 126 | 42.57% | 296 |
| St. Lucie | 16 | 94.12% | 1 | 5.88% | 17 |
| Wakulla | 119 | 70.00% | 51 | 30.00% | 170 |
| Walton | 101 | 37.69% | 167 | 62.31% | 268 |
| Washington | 77 | 93.90% | 5 | 39.88% | 82 |
| Totals | 3,608 | 60.12% | 2,393 | 39.88% | 6,001 |
Because Yulee was jointly elected to both the U.S. House and theU.S. Senate and a person cannot hold both offices at the same time, he resigned from the House before taking his seat. Aspecial election was held later in 1845 to elect his replacement, electing WhigEdward Carrington Cabell, though after a recount, DemocratWilliam Henry Brockenbrough was found to be the winner instead.[5][6]
