United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1894

United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1894
Florida
November 6, 1894
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%

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

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.

Election results

Stephen Mallory, Jr. did not seek renomination in the 1st district.

1894 United States House election results
District Democratic Populist
1st[1] Stephen M. Sparkman 12,397 85.3% D. L. McKinnon[2] 2,135 14.7%
2nd[3] Charles Merian Cooper (I) 9,229 79.8% Montholom Atkinson 2,334 20.2%

See also

References

  1. ↑ District 1 results
  2. ↑ Source did not have full name
  3. ↑ District 2 results
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