A special election to the United States House of Representatives for Florida's at-large congressional district was held October 6, 1845.[1]
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The winning candidate would serve a less-than-two-year term in the United States House of Representatives to represent Florida in the 29th Congress from October 6, 1845, to March 4, 1847.
The election was initially called for the Whig candidate, Edward Carrington Cabell, and Cabell was seated in the House of Representatives. However, a recount found the winner to actually be the Democratic candidate, William Henry Brockenbrough. Brockenbrough was seated immediately on January 24, 1846.[2][3]
Background
editIn the 1845 congressional election, David Levy Yulee, a Democrat, was elected to the United States House of Representatives. However, Yulee was jointly elected by the Florida Legislature to the United States Senate, and so resigned from the House of Representatives before taking his seat in order to take his seat in the Senate.[4]
Candidates
editDemocratic
editNominee
editWhig
editNominee
edit- Edward Carrington Cabell, lawyer[5]
General election
editOriginal results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Edward Carrington Cabell | 2,523 | 50.51% | +1.23% | |
| Democratic | William Henry Brockenbrough | 2,472 | 49.49% | −1.23% | |
| Majority | 51 | 1.02% | −19.63% | ||
| Turnout | 4,995 | 100.00% | |||
| Whig gain from Democratic | |||||
Recount results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Henry Brockenbrough | 2,669 | 50.35% | +0.86% | |
| Whig | Edward Carrington Cabell (incumbent) | 2,632 | 49.65% | −0.86% | |
| Majority | 37 | 0.70% | −0.32% | ||
| Turnout | 5,301 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic gain from Whig | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "FL At Large - Special Election Race - Oct 06, 1845". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "FL At Large - Special Election Recount Race - Jan 24, 1846". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS" (PDF). United States House of Representatives. March 9, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ "FL At Large - Initial Election Race - May 26, 1845". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ "CABELL, Edward Carrington 1816 – 1896". Congressional Biographical Directory. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "FL At Large - Special Election". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ "FL At Large - Special Election Recount". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 16, 2020.