1865 United States House of Representatives election in Florida
An election to the United States House of Representatives was held in Florida for the 39th Congress on November 29, 1865, shortly after the end of the Civil War.
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Florida's single seat to the United States House of Representatives | |||||||||||||
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Background
editOn January 21, 1861, Florida's Senate and House seats had become vacant when the State seceded from the Union, subsequently joining the Confederate States of America. Florida had been represented in the Confederate Congress by two Senators and two Representatives. The Civil War had ended in April 1865, and Florida held its first post-War election on November 29
Election results
editThe party affiliations of these candidates are unknown.
| Ferdinand McLeod | 2,192 | 43.4% |
| D. P. Hogue | 1,483 | 29.4% |
| J. W. Culpepper | 518 | 10.3% |
| W. M. Ives | 238 | 4.7% |
| W. H. Anson | 147 | 2.9% |
| J. F. Johnston | 141 | 2.8% |
| John W. Price | 102 | 2.0% |
| Scattering | 229 | 4.5% |
Post-election
editAlong with the other former Confederate States, Florida was not permitted to be represented in Congress until after Reconstruction. Florida was readmitted in 1868, and held its first post-Reconstruction election on May 5, 1868, representation resuming on July 1, 1868, after nearly 7+1⁄2 years' absence from Congress.