1894 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

Elections to the United States House of Representatives in Florida were held on November 6, 1894, for two seats in the 54th Congress.

United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1894

← 1892 November 6, 1894 1896 →
Both of Florida's seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Populist Last election 2 0 Seats won 2 0 Seat change Popular vote 21,626 4,469 Percentage 82.9% 17.1%

Background

In the previous election, the Republican Party had not run any candidates in Florida, with the Democratic Party having been dominant in the state since 1884. A new party, the People's Party, also known as Populist Party, ran its first candidate that year as the only opposition to the Democrats. The Populists would continue to be the only opposition party to the Democrats in Florida's congressional elections in 1894 as well.

District 1

Results by county:

  Sparkman

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%
•   >90%

  McKinnon

•   50–60%

Incumbent representative Stephen Mallory II did not seek renomination.

District 1 results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephen M. Sparkman	12,379	85.09%
	Populist	D. L. McKinnon	2,135	14.67%
	Write-in		34	0.23%
Total votes			14,548	100.0%

District 2

Results by county:

  Cooper

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%
•   >90%

  Atkinson

•   50–60%

District 2 results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Merian Cooper (inc.)	9,229	79.58%
	Populist	Montholom Atkinson	2,334	20.12%
	Write-in		34	0.29%
Total votes			11,597	100.0%

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1894

References

1. "REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE" (PDF). Florida Division of Library and Information Services.