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1870 United States House of Representatives election in Florida

The election to the United States House of Representatives in Florida was held on November 8, 1870 for the 42nd Congress, the last election in which Florida had a single Representative.

United States House of Representatives election in Florida, 1870
← 1868November 8, 18701872 →
Florida's single seat to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Last election10
Seats won1[1]0[1]
Seat changeSteadySteady
Popular vote12,43911,812
Percentage51.29%48.71%
County Results
United States House of Representatives election in Florida, 1870 recount
January 21, 1873
Florida's single seat to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Last election10
Seats won01
Seat changeDecrease1Increase1
Popular vote13,26013,397
Percentage49.74%50.26%
County Results

Background

Florida had been readmitted to the Union following Reconstruction in 1868, with representation starting July 1, 1868

Initial election results

1870 United States House election results[2]
RepublicanDemocratic[3]
Josiah T. Walls12,43951.3%Silas L. Niblack11,81248.7%

Results

County[4]Josiah T. Walls
Republican		Silas L. Niblack
Democratic		Total votes
#%#%
Alachua1,28164.86%69435.14%1,975
Baker3616.98%17683.02%212
Bradford14323.79%45876.21%601
Brevard*00%00%0
Calhoun*00%00%0
Clay4720.09%18779.91%234
Columbia48741.24%69458.76%1,181
Dade*00%00%0
Duval89865.60%47134.40%1,369
Escambia56956.39%44043.61%1,009
Franklin8137.67%13462.33%215
Gadsden84650.27%83749.73%1,683
Hamilton13023.21%43076.79%560
Hernando13229.33%31870.67%450
Hillsborough8718.91%37381.09%460
Holmes63.02%19396.98%199
Jackson87850.11%87449.89%1,752
Jefferson1,37471.56%54628.44%1,920
Lafayette*00%00%0
Leon1,54373.30%56226.70%2,105
Levy8621.45%31578.55%401
Liberty6633.0%13467.0%200
Madison1,23966.47%62533.53%1,864
Manatee*00%00%0
Marion1,05873.73%37726.27%1,864
Monroe*00%00%0
Nassau51058.02%36941.98%879
Orange174.96%32695.04%343
Polk00%284100%284
Putnam22954.27%19345.73%422
Santa Rosa24643.93%31456.07%560
St. Johns18335.06%33964.94%522
Sumter*00%00%0
Suwannee*00%00%0
Taylor*00%00%0
Volusia6325.51%18474.49%247
Wakulla17837.16%30162.84%479
Walton276.40%39593.60%422
Washington00%270100%270
Actual Totals12,44051.29%11,81348.71%24,253
Official Totals**12,43951.29%11,81248.71%24,251
*Votes was rejected by State Board Canvass[4]
**Official results from the State of Florida is different from actual results

Contested election

The election was contested, and on January 29, 1873, Niblack was declared the winner of the 1870 election and was seated in Congress.[5]

1870 United States House election results recount
RepublicanDemocratic[3]
Josiah T. Walls13,26049.74%Silas L. Niblack13,39750.26%

Results

County[4][6]Josiah T. Walls
Republican		Silas L. Niblack
Democratic		Total votes
#%#%
Alachua1,28164.86%69435.14%1,975
Baker3616.98%17683.02%212
Bradford14323.79%45876.21%601
Brevard*00%00%0
Calhoun6238.04%10161.96%163
Clay4720.09%18779.91%234
Columbia48741.24%69458.76%1,181
Dade*00%00%0
Duval91063.24%52936.76%1,439
Escambia56956.39%44043.61%1,009
Franklin8137.67%13462.33%215
Gadsden87551.11%83748.89%1,712
Hamilton13023.21%43076.79%560
Hernando13229.33%31870.67%450
Hillsborough8718.91%37381.09%460
Holmes63.02%19396.98%199
Jackson87850.11%87449.89%1,752
Jefferson1,37471.56%54628.44%1,920
Lafayette00%68100%68
Leon1,54373.30%56226.70%2,105
Levy8621.45%31578.55%401
Liberty6633.0%13467.0%200
Madison1,23966.47%62533.53%1,864
Manatee00%192100%192
Marion1,05873.73%37726.27%1,864
Monroe42854.38%35945.62%787
Nassau51058.02%36941.98%879
Orange174.96%32695.04%343
Polk00%284100%284
Putnam22954.27%19345.73%422
Santa Rosa24643.93%31456.07%560
St. Johns18335.06%33964.94%522
Sumter6035.06%31483.96%374
Suwannee23041.97%31858.03%548
Taylor00%177100%177
Volusia6325.51%18474.49%247
Wakulla17837.16%30162.84%479
Walton276.40%39593.60%422
Washington00%270100%270
Actual Totals13,26149.74%13,40050.26%26,661
Official Totals**13,26051.29%13,39748.71%26,657
*Votes was rejected by US House of Representatives[6]
**Official results from the US House of Representatives
is different from actual results

See also

References

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