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The1846 United States House of Representatives election in Florida was held on Monday, October 5, 1846, to elect the singleUnited States Representative from the state ofFlorida, one from the state's singleat-large congressional district, to represent Florida in the30th 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.[1]
The winning candidate would serve a two-year term in theUnited States House of Representatives from March 4, 1847, to March 4, 1849.
In the1845 congressional election,David Levy Yulee, aDemocrat, was elected to the United States House of Representatives. However, Yulee was jointly elected by theFlorida Legislature to theUnited States Senate, and so resigned from the House of Representatives before taking his seat in order to take his seat in the Senate.[2]
Aspecial election was held later in 1845, which saw the election ofEdward Carrington Cabell, aWhig. 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.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Edward Carrington Cabell | 2,990 | 50.88% | +1.23% | |
| Democratic | William A. Kain | 2,887 | 49.12% | −1.23% | |
| Majority | 103 | 1.75% | +1.05% | ||
| Turnout | 5,877 | 100.00% | |||
| Whiggain fromDemocratic | |||||
| County[9] | Edward C. Cabell Whig | William A. Kain Democratic | Total votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | # | % | # | ||
| 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 | 157 |
| Totals | 50.88% | 2,990 | 49.12% | 2,887 | 5,877 |
| *Levy and Dade County had no returns. | |||||
