1886 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1886

November 2, 1886
Both of Florida's seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Democratic Republican Prohibition Last election 2 0 0 Seats won 2 0 0 Seat change Popular vote 33,383 23,152 420 Percentage 58.6% 40.6% 0.7%

The 1886 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held November 2, 1886 for the 50th Congress.

Background

The previous elections had solidified Democratic domination of Florida's congressional delegation. Florida would be represented entirely by Democrats in both houses of Congress until 1954

Election results

Both incumbents ran successfully for re-election. This election marked the first appearance of the Prohibition Party in Florida's congressional elections.

1886 United States House election results

District	Democratic			Republican			Prohibition
1st[1]	Robert H. M. Davidson (I)	14,493	66.2%	C. B. Pendleton[2]	7,389	33.8%
2nd[3]	Charles Dougherty (I)	18,890	53.9%	J. C. Greeley[2]	15,763	44.9%	R. B. Norment[2]	420	1.2%

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1886

References

1. District 1 results
2. Source does not give full name
3. District 2 results