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1870 United States House of Representatives election in Florida

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Field	Value
election_name	United States House of Representatives election in Florida, 1870
country	Florida
type	legislative
ongoing	no
previous_election	United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1868
previous_year	1868
next_election	United States House of Representatives election in Florida, 1872
next_year	1872
seats_for_election	Florida's single seat to the United States House of Representatives
election_date	November 8, 1870
party1	Republican Party (United States)
last_election1	1
seats1	1
seat_change1
popular_vote1	12,439
percentage1	51.29%
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
last_election2	0
seats2	0
seat_change2
popular_vote2	11,812
percentage2	48.71%
map_image	1870 Florida US House.png
map_size	300px
map_caption	County Results
flag_image	Flag_of_Florida_(1868–1900).svg

Walls Niblack No Votes Walls Niblack No Votes 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.

Background

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

Initial election results

Republican	Democratic
	Josiah T. Walls		12,439

Results

County	Josiah T. Walls
Republican	Silas L. Niblack
Democratic	Total votes	#	%	#	%	Actual Totals	12,440	51.29%	11,813	48.71%	24,253	Official Totals**	12,439	51.29%	11,812	48.71%	24,251	*Votes was rejected by State Board Canvass
**Official results from the State of Florida is different from actual results
Alachua	1,281	64.86%	694	35.14%	1,975
Baker	36	16.98%	176	83.02%	212
Bradford	143	23.79%	458	76.21%	601
Brevard*	0	0%	0	0%	0
Calhoun*	0	0%	0	0%	0
Clay	47	20.09%	187	79.91%	234
Columbia	487	41.24%	694	58.76%	1,181
Dade*	0	0%	0	0%	0
Duval	898	65.60%	471	34.40%	1,369
Escambia	569	56.39%	440	43.61%	1,009
Franklin	81	37.67%	134	62.33%	215
Gadsden	846	50.27%	837	49.73%	1,683
Hamilton	130	23.21%	430	76.79%	560
Hernando	132	29.33%	318	70.67%	450
Hillsborough	87	18.91%	373	81.09%	460
Holmes	6	3.02%	193	96.98%	199
Jackson	878	50.11%	874	49.89%	1,752
Jefferson	1,374	71.56%	546	28.44%	1,920
Lafayette*	0	0%	0	0%	0
Leon	1,543	73.30%	562	26.70%	2,105
Levy	86	21.45%	315	78.55%	401
Liberty	66	33.0%	134	67.0%	200
Madison	1,239	66.47%	625	33.53%	1,864
Manatee*	0	0%	0	0%	0
Marion	1,058	73.73%	377	26.27%	1,864
Monroe*	0	0%	0	0%	0
Nassau	510	58.02%	369	41.98%	879
Orange	17	4.96%	326	95.04%	343
Polk	0	0%	284	100%	284
Putnam	229	54.27%	193	45.73%	422
Santa Rosa	246	43.93%	314	56.07%	560
St. Johns	183	35.06%	339	64.94%	522
Sumter*	0	0%	0	0%	0
Suwannee*	0	0%	0	0%	0
Taylor*	0	0%	0	0%	0
Volusia	63	25.51%	184	74.49%	247
Wakulla	178	37.16%	301	62.84%	479
Walton	27	6.40%	395	93.60%	422
Washington	0	0%	270	100%	270

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.

Republican	Democratic
Josiah T. Walls	13,260

Results

County	Josiah T. Walls
Republican	Silas L. Niblack
Democratic	Total votes	#	%	#	%	Actual Totals	13,261	49.74%	13,400	50.26%	26,661	Official Totals**	13,260	51.29%	13,397	48.71%	26,657	*Votes was rejected by US House of Representatives
**Official results from the US House of Representatives
is different from actual results
Alachua	1,281	64.86%	694	35.14%	1,975
Baker	36	16.98%	176	83.02%	212
Bradford	143	23.79%	458	76.21%	601
Brevard*	0	0%	0	0%	0
Calhoun	62	38.04%	101	61.96%	163
Clay	47	20.09%	187	79.91%	234
Columbia	487	41.24%	694	58.76%	1,181
Dade*	0	0%	0	0%	0
Duval	910	63.24%	529	36.76%	1,439
Escambia	569	56.39%	440	43.61%	1,009
Franklin	81	37.67%	134	62.33%	215
Gadsden	875	51.11%	837	48.89%	1,712
Hamilton	130	23.21%	430	76.79%	560
Hernando	132	29.33%	318	70.67%	450
Hillsborough	87	18.91%	373	81.09%	460
Holmes	6	3.02%	193	96.98%	199
Jackson	878	50.11%	874	49.89%	1,752
Jefferson	1,374	71.56%	546	28.44%	1,920
Lafayette	0	0%	68	100%	68
Leon	1,543	73.30%	562	26.70%	2,105
Levy	86	21.45%	315	78.55%	401
Liberty	66	33.0%	134	67.0%	200
Madison	1,239	66.47%	625	33.53%	1,864
Manatee	0	0%	192	100%	192
Marion	1,058	73.73%	377	26.27%	1,864
Monroe	428	54.38%	359	45.62%	787
Nassau	510	58.02%	369	41.98%	879
Orange	17	4.96%	326	95.04%	343
Polk	0	0%	284	100%	284
Putnam	229	54.27%	193	45.73%	422
Santa Rosa	246	43.93%	314	56.07%	560
St. Johns	183	35.06%	339	64.94%	522
Sumter	60	35.06%	314	83.96%	374
Suwannee	230	41.97%	318	58.03%	548
Taylor	0	0%	177	100%	177
Volusia	63	25.51%	184	74.49%	247
Wakulla	178	37.16%	301	62.84%	479
Walton	27	6.40%	395	93.60%	422
Washington	0	0%	270	100%	270

References

Initial result, Democratic candidate successfully challenged Republican victory
[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=287220 Election details from Ourcampaigns.com]
Called the Conservative Party
Dyke & Son. (January 3, 1871). "The Election". The Weekly Floridian.
[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=287224 Recount from Ourcampaigns.com]
(1873). "Silas L. Niblack vs. Josiah T. Walls". House and Senate Reports – Other Reports.

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