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1852 United States House of Representatives election in Florida
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1852 United States House of Representatives election in Florida | |
| country | Florida | |
| type | presidential | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | United States House of Representatives election in Florida, 1850 | |
| previous_year | 1850 | |
| next_election | United States House of Representatives election in Florida, 1854 | |
| next_year | 1854 | |
| election_date | October 5, 1852 | |
| image1 | [[File:AugustusMaxwell.jpg | x150px]] |
| nominee1 | Augustus Maxwell | |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) | |
| popular_vote1 | 4,590 | |
| percentage1 | 50.12% | |
| image2 | [[File:Edward Carrington Cabell.jpg | x150px]] |
| nominee2 | Edward Carrington Cabell | |
| party2 | Whig Party (United States) | |
| popular_vote2 | 4,568 | |
| percentage2 | 49.88% | |
| map_image | 1852 Florida County US House Results.png | |
| map_size | 300px | |
| map_caption | County results | |
| title | Representative | |
| before_election | Edward Carrington Cabell | |
| before_party | Whig Party (United States) | |
| after_election | ||
| Augustus Maxwell | ||
| after_party | Democratic Party (United States) | |
| flag_image | Flag_of_the_United_States_(1851–1858).svg |
Maxwell Cabell Tie No Votes Augustus Maxwell The 1852 United States House of Representatives election in Florida was held on Tuesday, October 5, 1852, 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 33rd Congress. The election coincided with the elections of other offices, including the presidential election, the gubernatorial election, and various state and local elections.
The winning candidate would serve a two-year term in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1853, to March 4, 1855.
Candidates
Whig
Nominee
- Edward Carrington Cabell, incumbent U.S. representative
Democratic
Nominee
- Augustus Maxwell, former state senator and former Florida Attorney General
Campaign
Despite a very popular tenure as a compromise candidate, by 1852, Cabell became very unpopular among Democrats in Florida after a number of smear campaigns accused him of supporting abolitionism. In reality, Cabell was one of Congress' biggest supporters of slavery, and was one of the spearheads behind the Compromise of 1850. Cabell also refused to support the Whig candidate for president, General Winfield Scott, as Scott was perceived to be a trojan horse for abolitionism among many Southern Whigs, most of whom supported President Millard Fillmore at the 1852 Whig National Convention. Cabell opted instead to support the Democratic candidate, former New Hampshire Senator Franklin Pierce, drawing the ire of many staunch Whig supporters in Pensacola.
By the time of the election, after guaranteeing that no Democrat would vote for him and Whig turnout for him would be significantly lower, Cabell narrowly lost the election to Maxwell by just 22 votes.
General election
Results
Results by County
| County | colspan="2" | Augustus Maxwell | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | Edward Carrington Cabell | |||||||||
| Whig | rowspan="2" colspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | Total | |||||||||
| votes | # | % | # | % | Totals | 4,590 | 50.12% | 4,568 | 49.88% | 9,158 | **Dade County had no returns.* |
| Alachua | 231 | 58.63% | 163 | 41.37% | 394 | ||||||
| Calhoun | 78 | 43.09% | 103 | 56.91% | 181 | ||||||
| Columbia | 255 | 47.22% | 285 | 52.78% | 540 | ||||||
| Dade* | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | ||||||
| Duval | 275 | 45.30% | 332 | 54.70% | 607 | ||||||
| Escambia | 212 | 45.89% | 250 | 54.11% | 462 | ||||||
| Franklin | 167 | 65.23% | 89 | 34.77% | 256 | ||||||
| Gadsden | 432 | 50.76% | 419 | 49.24% | 851 | ||||||
| Hamilton | 159 | 50.00% | 159 | 50.00% | 318 | ||||||
| Hernando | 106 | 61.63% | 66 | 38.37% | 172 | ||||||
| Hillsborough | 189 | 59.62% | 128 | 40.38% | 317 | ||||||
| Holmes | 39 | 25.83% | 112 | 74.17% | 151 | ||||||
| Jackson | 248 | 40.39% | 366 | 59.61% | 614 | ||||||
| Jefferson | 268 | 64.11% | 150 | 35.89% | 418 | ||||||
| Leon | 395 | 54.33% | 332 | 45.67% | 727 | ||||||
| Levy | 32 | 42.67% | 43 | 57.33% | 75 | ||||||
| Madison | 254 | 44.33% | 319 | 55.67% | 573 | ||||||
| Marion | 253 | 50.91% | 244 | 49.09% | 497 | ||||||
| Monroe | 160 | 70.80% | 66 | 29.20% | 223 | ||||||
| Nassau | 57 | 48.31% | 61 | 51.69% | 118 | ||||||
| Orange | 27 | 39.71% | 41 | 60.29% | 68 | ||||||
| Putnam | 55 | 42.64% | 74 | 57.36% | 129 | ||||||
| Santa Rosa | 167 | 39.39% | 257 | 60.61% | 424 | ||||||
| St. Johns | 138 | 60.26% | 91 | 39.74% | 229 | ||||||
| St. Lucie | 7 | 87.50% | 1 | 12.50% | 8 | ||||||
| Wakulla | 151 | 47.94% | 164 | 52.06% | 315 | ||||||
| Walton | 111 | 39.36% | 171 | 60.64% | 282 | ||||||
| Washington | 124 | 60.19% | 82 | 39.81% | 206 |
References
References
- "Our Campaigns - FL At Large Race - Oct 05, 1852".
- Holt, Michael F.. (1999-06-17). "The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party: Jacksonian Politics and the Onset of the Civil War". Oxford University Press.
- (1852-07-31). "Mr. Cabell and the Whig State Convention". Pensacola Gazette.
- (1852-09-11). "Hon. E. C. Cabell". Pensacola Gazette.
- "FL At Large - 1852".
- Clisby, Joseph. (November 23, 1852). "State of Florida". Florida Sentinel.
- Dyke, Charles E.. (October 30, 1852). "Florida Elections". Floridian & Journal.
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