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1846 United States House of Representatives election in Florida

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Field	Value
election_name	1846 United States House of Representatives election in Florida
country	Florida
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1845 Florida's at-large congressional district special election
previous_year	1845 (special)
next_election	United States House of Representatives election in Florida, 1848
next_year	1848
election_date	October 5, 1846
image1	[[File:Edward Carrington Cabell.jpg	x150px]]
nominee1	Edward Carrington Cabell
party1	Whig Party (United States)
popular_vote1	2,990
percentage1	50.88%
image2	[[File:No image.svg	x130px]]
nominee2	William A. Kain
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	2,887
percentage2	49.12%
map_image	1846 US House Updated.png
map_size	300px
map_caption	County results

title	Representative
before_election	William Henry Brockenbrough
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election
Edward Carrington Cabell
after_party	Whig Party (United States)
flag_image	Flag_of_the_United_States_(1846–1847).svg

Cabell:
Kain:

Edward Carrington Cabell The 1846 United States House of Representatives election in Florida was held on Monday, October 5, 1846, to elect the single United States Representative from the state of Florida, one from the state's single at-large congressional district, to represent Florida in the 30th Congress. The election coincided with the elections of other offices, including various state and local elections. The party primaries were held on June 20, 1846.

The winning candidate would serve a two-year term in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1847, to March 4, 1849.

Background

In 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.

A special election was held later in 1845, which saw the election of Edward Carrington Cabell, a Whig. However, his opponent, William Henry Brockenbrough, a Democrat, successfully challenged the results of the election and was seated in the House on January 24, 1846.

Candidates

Democratic

Nominee

William A. Kain, state senator

Eliminated at party convention

William Henry Brockenbrough, incumbent U.S. representative
Isaac H. Bronson, former U.S. representative for New York's 18th congressional district
Chandler C. Younge, lawyer

Whig

Nominee

Edward Carrington Cabell, former U.S. representative for Florida's at-large congressional district

General election

Results

Results by County

County		colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"	Edward C. Cabell
Whig		colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"	William A. Kain
Democratic		rowspan="2" colspan="1" style="text-align: center;"	Total
votes	%	#	%	#	Totals	50.88%	2,990	49.12%	2,887	5,877	*Levy and Dade County had no returns.
	Alachua		38.78%		95		61.22%		150		245
	Benton		28.16%		29		71.84%		74		103
	Calhoun		26.90%		39		73.10%		106		145
	Columbia		45.69%		212		54.31%		252		464
	Dade*		0%		0		0%		0		0
	Duval		52.26%		220		47.74%		201		421
	Escambia		66.67%		134		33.33%		67		201
	Franklin		49.43%		86		50.57%		88		174
	Gadsden		56.71%		279		43.29%		213		492
	Hamilton		46.40%		103		53.60%		119		222
	Hillsborough		11.11%		11		88.89%		88		99
	Jackson		76.44%		318		23.56%		98		416
	Jefferson		36.69%		124		63.31%		214		338
	Leon		56.86%		340		43.14%		258		598
	Levy*		0%		0		0%		0		0
	Madison		54.13%		177		45.87%		150		327
	Marion		50.0%		110		50.0%		110		220
	Monroe		40.22%		74		59.78%		110		184
	Nassau		52.21%		71		47.79%		65		136
	Orange		34.15%		14		65.85%		27		41
	Santa Rosa		60.59%		103		39.41%		67		170
	St. Johns		30.96%		74		69.23%		165		239
	St. Lucie		30.77%		4		69.23%		9		13
	Wakulla		56.77%		88		43.23%		67		155
	Walton		69.72%		221		30.28%		96		317
	Washington		40.76%		64		59.24%		93		157

References

"Our Campaigns - FL At Large Race - Oct 05, 1846".
"Our Campaigns - FL At Large - Initial Election Race - May 26, 1845".
(2013-03-09). "TWENTY-NINTH CONGRESS".
"Our Campaigns - FL At Large - Special Election Recount Race - Jan 24, 1846".
(July 24, 1846). "State Democratic Convention". The News.
"BRONSON, Isaac Hopkins (1802-1855)".
Martin, S. Walter. (1953). "Contributions of the University of Georgia to Higher Education in Florida During the Nineteenth Century". The Georgia Historical Quarterly.
"FL At Large - 1846".
Smith, B.. (November 24, 1846). "State of Florida". Southern Journal.

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