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1880 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

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election_name	United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1880
country	Florida
type	legislative
ongoing	no
previous_election	United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1878
previous_year	1878
next_election	United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1882
next_year	1882
seats_for_election	Both of Florida's seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date	November 2, 1880
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
last_election1	2
seats1	2
seat_change1
popular_vote1	28,076
percentage1	54.8%
party2	Republican Party (United States)
last_election2	0
seats2	0
seat_change2
popular_vote2	23,035
percentage2	45.0%
flag_year	1868

The 1880 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held November 2 for the 47th Congress. These elections were held at the same time as the presidential election and the election for governor.

Background

The Democrats had gained complete control of Florida'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 the 46th Congress.

Election results

Incumbent Noble A. Hull (D) of the did not run for re-election.

District	Democratic	Republican
		Robert H. M. Davidson (I)		14,971
		Jesse J. Finley		13,105

1st District

Davidson Witherspoon

Incumbent Robert H.M. Davidson easily defeated Republican nominee George W. Witherspoon with 57.46% of the votes.

In some tabulation from the 2nd precinct in Leon County, 127 votes for Robert H.M. Davidson were erroneously reported for Livingston W. Bethel.

Democratic	Republican
	Robert H. M. Davidson (I)		14,971

Results

County	George W. Witherspoon
Republican	Robert H. M. Davidson
Democratic	Total votes	#	%	#	%	Totals	11,082	42.54%	14,971	57.46%	26,053
Calhoun	89	30.38%	204	69.62%	293
Escambia	1,298	46.99%	1,464	53.01%	2,762
Franklin	121	36.78%	208	63.22%	329
Gadsden	1,066	46.39%	1,232	53.61%	2,298
Hernando	155	18.90%	665	81.10%	820
Hillsborough	199	17.36%	947	82.64%	1,146
Holmes	3	0.88%	339	99.12%	342
Jackson	1,177	44.26%	1,482	55.74%	2,659
Jefferson	1,596	66.56%	802	33.44%	2,398
Lafayette	29	7.46%	360	92.54%	389
Leon	2,839	76.58%	868	23.42%	3,707
Levy	458	36.41%	800	63.59%	1,258
Liberty	103	42.39%	140	57.61%	243
Manatee	59	8.65%	623	91.35%	682
Monroe	852	41.87%	1,183	58.13%	2,035
Polk	7	1.35%	510	98.65%	517
Santa Rosa	393	36.83%	674	63.17%	1,067
Sumter	242	25.80%	696	74.20%	938
Taylor	14	4.27%	314	95.73%	328
Wakulla	176	31.60%	381	68.40%	557
Walton	70	9.64%	656	90.36%	726
Washington	136	24.33%	423	75.46%	559

2nd District

Finley Bisbee

Democratic	Republican
	Jesse J. Finley		13,105

Results

County	Horatio Bisbee, Jr.
Republican	Jesse J. Finley
Democratic	Total votes	#	%	#	%	Totals	11,953	47.70%	13,105	52.30%	25,058
Alachua	1,688	52.42%	1,532	47.58%	3,220
Baker	132	25.39%	241	64.61%	373
Bradford	291	23.76%	934	76.24%	1,225
Brevard	74	25.0%	222	75.0%	296
Clay	194	34.77%	364	65.23%	558
Columbia	815	44.51%	1,016	55.49%	1,831
Dade	23	41.82%	32	55.49%	55
Duval	2,584	62.69%	1,538	37.31%	4,122
Hamilton	450	37.47%	751	62.53%	1,201
Madison	1,014	49.01%	1,055	50.99%	2,069
Marion	1,535	59.04%	1,065	40.96%	2,600
Nassau	859	58.24%	616	41.76%	1,475
Orange	374	25.79%	1,076	74.21%	1,450
Putnam	741	49.47%	757	50.53%	1,498
St. Johns	354	36.88%	606	63.13%	960
Suwannee	514	39.24%	796	60.76%	1,310
Volusia	311	38.16%	504	61.84%	815

Contested election

For the fourth time in a row, the election in the 2nd district was contested. Republican Horatio Bisbee, Jr. successfully contested the election of Democrat Jesse J. Finley and was seated June 1, 1882. Bisbee had also been on the winning side of an electoral dispute after the 1878 election, and on the losing side of an electoral dispute in 1876, while Finley had been on the winning side of electoral disputes in 1874 and 1876.

References

Democratic victor successfully challenged in 2nd district
[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=162857 District 1 results]
[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=162858 District 2 results]
Dyke, C.E.. (November 23, 1880). "Vote for Congressmen". The Weekly Floridian.
"47th Congress membership roster".

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District	Democratic	Republican
		Robert H. M. Davidson (I)		14,971
		Jesse J. Finley		13,105