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

Quick Facts Both of Florida's seats to the United States House of Representatives, Majority party ...
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 Steady Steady
Popular vote 21,626 4,469
Percentage 82.9% 17.1%
Close

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

Thumb
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.

More information Party, Candidate ...
District 1 results[1]
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%
Close

District 2

Thumb
Results by county:
  Cooper
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
  Atkinson
  •   50–60%
More information Party, Candidate ...
District 2 results[1]
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%
Close

See also

References

Wikiwand in your browser!

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.

Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.