The1880 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held November 2 for the47th Congress. These elections were held at the same time as thepresidential election and the election forgovernor.
TheDemocrats had gained complete control ofFlorida's congressional delegation in 1878, although the results of the election in the 2nd district were successfully challenged, so that a single Republican represented Florida in the House for the last two months of the46th Congress.
For the fourth time in a row, the election in the 2nd district was contested. RepublicanHoratio Bisbee, Jr. successfully contested the election of DemocratJesse J. Finley and was seated June 1, 1882.[5] Bisbee had also been on the winning side of an electoral dispute after the1878 election, and on the losing side of an electoral dispute in1876, while Finley had been on the winning side of electoral disputes in1874 and 1876.
