1861 Confederate States House of Representatives election in Florida

The 1861 Confederate States House of Representatives election in Florida was held on Wednesday, November 6, 1861 to elect the two Confederate States Representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's congressional districts, to represent Florida in the 1st Confederate States Congress. The election coincided with the elections of other offices, including the presidential election and various state and local elections.

Confederate States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1861

November 6, 1861

Both of Florida's seats to the
Confederate States House of Representatives
  Majority party
 
Party Independent
Seats won 2[lower-alpha 1]
Seat change 2
Popular vote 8,365
Percentage 100.00%

The winning candidate would serve a two-year term in the Confederate States House of Representatives from February 18, 1862, to February 17, 1864.[1][2]

Background

Florida seceded from the Union on January 10, 1861 and joined the Confederate States of America. The state appointed five delegates to the Provisional Confederate Congress, to serve in interim until the Congress first convened on February 18, 1862.[3]

District 1

Candidates

Results

Florida's 1st congressional district election, 1861[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James Baird Dawkins 1,462 36.07% N/A
Independent Philip Dell 1,050 25.91% N/A
Independent Antonio A. Canova 980 24.18% N/A
Independent James M. Commander 561 13.84% N/A
Majority 412 10.17% N/A
Turnout 4,053 100.00%

Aftermath

Dawkins resigned from Congress on December 9, 1862 following his appointment to a state court by Governor John Milton. The special election to replace him was won by John Marshall Martin.

District 2

Candidates

Results

Florida's 2nd congressional district election, 1861[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Robert Benjamin Hilton 1,668 38.68% N/A
Independent James L. Mosely 937 21.73% N/A
Independent Frederick R. Cotton 774 17.95% N/A
Independent John Tanner 497 11.53% N/A
Independent Frederick L. Villepigue 436 10.11% N/A
Majority 731 16.95% N/A
Turnout 4,312 100.00%

See also

References

  1. "Our Campaigns - FL CSA District 01 Race - Nov 06, 1861". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  2. "Our Campaigns - FL CSA District 02 Race - Nov 06, 1861". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  3. Confederate States of America. Congress; United States Department of War (1904). Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865. New York Public Library. Washington, Government Printing Office. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  4. Proctor, Samuel (1963). "Jacksonville during the Civil War". Florida Historical Quarterly (4 ed.). 41: 343. Retrieved November 9, 2020 via JSTOR.
  5. "The Democratic National Convention" (PDF). New York Herald (Morning ed.). June 5, 1852. Retrieved November 9, 2020 via Library of Congress.
  6. Warner, Ezra J.; Yearns, Wilfred Buck (1975). Biographical Register of the Confederate Congress. LSU Press. ISBN 978-0-8071-0092-9.
  7. "FL CSA 1 - 1861". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  8. "Florida Plantations Past". www.dejaelaine.com. 2004. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  9. "James L. Mosely". The Weekly Standard. 1861-10-16. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  10. Staff, Jim Robison of The Sentinel. "PIONEER TANNER CLAN LIVED A ROUGH-AND-READY LIFE". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  11. "FL CSA 2 - 1861". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 8, 2020.

Notes

  1. While the Confederate States of America did not have formal political parties, most members of the Confederate Congress were previously affiliated with the Democratic Party before secession.
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