1896 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

Elections to the United States House of Representatives in Florida were held November 3, 1896 for two seats in the 55th Congress. These elections were held at the same time as the 1896 Presidential election and the election for Governor.

United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1896

November 3, 1896
Both of Florida's seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party Democratic Republican Populist Last election 2 0 0 Seats won 2 0 0 Seat change Popular vote 30,355[1] 9,431 2,163 Percentage 71.7% 22.3% 5.1%

There were a total of five different parties running, including a short-lived breakaway faction of the Democratic Party known as the National Democratic Party.

Background

The previous two elections had involved only the Democratic and People's Parties. The Republicans returned to Floridian congressional elections in this race, as did the Prohibition Party, which had last run a candidate for Congress in Florida in 1886.

Election results

Charles Merian Cooper (D) of the 2nd district did not run for renomination.

1896 United States House election results

District	Democratic			National Democratic[2]			Republican			Populist			Prohibition
1st[3]	Stephen M. Sparkman (I)	14,823	77.5%				E. K. Nichols[4]	2,797	14.6%	J. Asakiah Williams	1,308	6.8%	J. C. Green[4]	201	1.1%
2nd[5]	Robert Wyche Davis	14,376	61.9%	Daniel G. Ambler	1,156	5.0%	Joseph N. Stripling	6,634	28.6%	William R. Peterson	855	3.7%	M. E. Spencer[4]	195	0.8%

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1896

References

1. Including National Democrats
2. Also known as the "Gold Democrats"
3. District 1 results
4. Source did not give full name
5. District 2 results