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1856 United States House of Representatives election in Florida
County Results
Hawkins
50–59%
60–69%
70–79%
80–89%
Baker
50–59%
60–69%
70–79%
No Votes
No Votes
The 1856 United States House of Representatives election in Florida was held on Monday, October 6, 1856 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
35th Congress . The election coincided with the elections of other offices, including the
presidential election , the
senatorial election , the
gubernatorial election , and various state and local elections.
[1]
The winning candidate would serve a two-year term in the
United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1857, to March 4, 1859.
Background Florida's single seat in the House of Representatives had been held by the
Democrats since
1852 . In the
1854 election , the
Democratic Party made key gains in the former
Whig strongholds of
Pensacola and
Jacksonville . By 1856, the
Whig Party had collapsed, and they were replaced in the South by the
Know Nothing Party , also known as the American Party, which was serving as a successor to the prior
Anti-Masonic Party .
Candidates Democratic Nominee Withdrawn Know Nothing Nominee Campaign Baker campaigned heavily alongside the Know Nothing candidates for president and governor, former President
Millard Fillmore and former
Tallahassee Mayor
David S. Walker , respectively.
[5] However, Baker fell severely ill during the election and was not able to campaign properly for the last few months, instead relying on Walker to campaign for him. This put Baker, a political unknown, at a severe disadvantage to Hawkins, who was a popular judge throughout the state.
[6]
General election Results Results by County
County
[8]
George Sydney Hawkins Democratic
James McNair Baker Know Nothing
Total votes
#
%
#
%
Alachua
337
63.83%
191
36.17%
528
Brevard
10
66.67%
5
33.33%
15
Calhoun
112
62.57%
67
37.43%
179
Columbia
419
45.05%
511
54.95%
930
Dade
0
0%
0
0%
0
Duval
268
35.26%
492
64.74%
760
Escambia
260
52.42%
236
47.58%
496
Franklin
178
67.17%
87
32.83%
265
Gadsden
385
49.23%
397
50.77%
782
Hamilton
195
48.03%
211
51.97%
406
Hernando
122
58.65%
86
41.35%
208
Hillsborough
316
67.09%
155
32.91%
471
Holmes
44
29.93%
103
70.07%
147
Jackson
414
47.48%
458
52.52%
872
Jefferson
374
71.37%
150
28.63%
524
Leon
438
56.88%
332
43.12%
770
Levy
57
44.53%
71
55.47%
128
Liberty
97
56.73%
74
43.27%
171
Madison
469
48.91%
490
51.09%
959
Manatee
24
42.11%
33
57.89%
57
Marion
361
58.13%
260
41.87%
621
Monroe
235
80.20%
58
19.80%
293
Nassau
106
53.54%
92
46.46%
198
Orange
51
52.58%
46
47.42%
97
Putnam
117
50.87%
113
49.13%
230
Santa Rosa
206
40.71%
300
59.29%
506
St. Johns
195
74.43%
67
25.57%
262
Sumter
93
58.13%
67
41.88%
160
Volusia
26
38.24%
42
61.76%
68
Wakulla
155
45.72%
184
54.28%
339
Walton
177
51.60%
166
48.40%
343
Washington
151
53.08%
106
46.92%
257
Totals
6,392
53.08%
5,650
46.92%
12,042
See also References
^
"Our Campaigns - FL At Large Race - Oct 06, 1856" . www.ourcampaigns.com . Retrieved October 19, 2020 .
^
"Judge George Sydney Hawkins" . Pensacola Gazette . March 8, 1856. p. 2. Retrieved October 19, 2020 .
^
"1856 Florida Democratic Convention" . Pensacola Gazette . April 26, 1856. p. 2. Retrieved October 19, 2020 .
^
"Our Candidate" . Pensacola Gazette . June 21, 1856. p. 2. Retrieved October 19, 2020 .
^
"Col. Baker in Pensacola" . Pensacola Gazette . August 19, 1856. p. 2. Retrieved October 19, 2020 .
^
"Grand Rally!" . Pensacola Gazette . August 12, 1856. p. 2. Retrieved October 19, 2020 .
^
"FL At Large - 1856" . Our Campaigns . Retrieved October 19, 2020 .
^ Jones, James S. (November 29, 1856).
"Official Vote for Governor" . Floridian & Journal . p. 3. Retrieved September 12, 2022 . .svg){kind=small}
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