1884 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

The 1884 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on November 4 for the 49th Congress. These elections were held at the same time as the presidential election and the election for governor.

United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1884

← 1882 November 4, 1884 1886 →
Both of Florida's seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 1 1 Seats won 2 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 31,867 27,971 Percentage 53.3% 46.7%

Background

The 1882 elections had sent one Democrat and one Republican to the House to represent Florida. That would prove to be the last Congressional election won by a Republican in Florida until 1954.

Election results

Both incumbents ran for re-election, one of whom was re-elected. One seat changed from Republican to Democratic control

1884 United States House election results

District	Democratic			Republican			Independent Republican
1st	Robert H. M. Davidson (I)	14,619	55.1%	Eugene O. Locke	11,899	44.9%
2nd	Charles Dougherty	17,248	51.8%	Horatio Bisbee, Jr. (I)	15,857	47.6%	Josiah T. Walls	215	0.6%

1st District

United States House of Representatives election in Florida 1st congressional district, 1884

November 4, 1884

Nominee Robert H. M. Davidson Eugene O. Locke Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 14,619 11,899 Percentage 55.13% 44.87%

County Results Davidson   50–59%   60–69%   70–79%   80–89%   90–100% Locke   50–59%   60–69%   70–79%

1884 United States House election 1st District results

Democratic			Republican
Robert H. M. Davidson (I)	14,619	55.13%	Eugene O. Locke	11,899	44.87%

Results

County	Robert H. M. Davidson Democratic		Eugene O. Locke Republican		Total votes
	#	%	#	%
Calhoun	196	57.82%	143	42.18%	339
Escambia	1,873	50.03%	1,871	49.97%	3,744
Franklin	276	56.10%	216	43.90%	492
Gadsden	1,064	54.76%	879	45.24%	1,943
Hernando	1,258	77.99%	355	22.01%	1,613
Hillsborough	1,061	80.75%	253	19.25%	1,314
Holmes	385	83.70%	75	16.30%	460
Jackson	1,420	55.32%	1,147	44.68%	2,567
Jefferson	744	32.65%	1,535	67.35%	2,279
Lafayette	383	88.86%	48	11.14%	431
Leon	837	27.61%	2,194	72.39%	3,031
Levy	658	65.87%	341	34.13%	999
Liberty	161	62.65%	96	37.35%	257
Manatee	673	76.05%	212	23.95%	885
Monroe	747	41.64%	1,047	58.36%	1,794
Polk	761	92.92%	58	7.08%	819
Santa Rosa	804	62.96%	473	37.04%	1,277
Taylor	212	61.27%	134	38.73%	346
Wakulla	375	68.93%	169	31.07%	544
Walton	464	55.24%	376	44.76%	840
Washington	267	49.08%	277	50.92%	544
Totals	14,619	55.13%	11,899	44.87%	26,518

2nd District

United States House of Representatives election in Florida 2nd congressional district, 1884

November 4, 1884

Nominee Charles Dougherty Horatio Bisbee, Jr. Josiah T. Walls Party Democratic Republican Independent Republican Popular vote 17,248 15,857 215 Percentage 51.76% 47.59% 0.65%

County Results Dougherty   50–59%   60–69%   70–79% Bisbee   40–49%   50–59%   60–69%

1884 United States House election 2nd District results

Democratic			Republican			Independent Republican
Charles Dougherty	17,248	51.76%	Horatio Bisbee, Jr.	15,857	47.59%	Josiah T. Walls	215	0.65%

Results

County	Charles Dougherty Democratic		Horatio Bisbee, Jr. Republican		Josiah T. Walls Independent Republican		Total votes
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Alachua	1,771	46.20%	1,913	49.91%	149	3.89%	3,833
Baker	345	67.38%	167	32.62%	0	0.00%	512
Bradford	976	76.07%	305	23.77%	2	0.16%	1,283
Brevard	305	74.03%	107	25.97%	0	0.00%	412
Clay	508	62.33%	306	37.55%	1	0.12%	815
Columbia	1,064	52.86%	949	47.14%	0	0.00%	2,013
Dade	41	62.12%	24	36.36%	1	1.52%	66
Duval	1,955	37.14%	3,292	62.54%	17	0.32%	5,264
Hamilton	671	55.32%	542	44.68%	0	0.00%	1,213
Madison	557	40.37%	614	52.43%	0	0.00%	1,171
Marion	1,510	43.14%	1,985	56.71%	5	0.14%	3,500
Nassau	776	46.69%	872	52.47%	14	0.84%	1,662
Orange	1,880	63.02%	1,079	36.17%	24	0.80%	2,983
Putnam	1,134	50.09%	1,128	49.82%	2	0.09%	2,264
St. Johns	730	58.97%	508	41.03%	0	0.00%	1,238
Sumter	1,135	68.62%	519	31.38%	0	0.00%	1,654
Suwannee	974	55.78%	772	44.22%	0	0.00%	1,746
Volusia	916	54.17%	775	45.83%	0	0.00%	1,691
Totals	17,248	51.76%	15,857	47.59%	215	0.65%	33,320

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1886

References

1. District 1 results
2. District 2 results
3. Dorr, J. W. (November 11, 1886). "Congressional Vote". The Weekly Floridian. p. 2. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
4. Borr, J. W. (December 9, 1884). "Certificate of the Board of State Canvassers". The Weekly Floridian. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2023.