1876 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1876
| country = Florida
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1874
| previous_year = 1874
| next_election = United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1878
| next_year = 1878
| seats_for_election = Both of Florida's seats to the United States House of Representatives
| election_date = November 7, 1876
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| last_election1 = 0
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 1
| popular_vote1 = 24,733
| percentage1 = 50.6%
| swing1 =
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| last_election2 = 2
| seats2 = 1Republican victor successfully challenged in 2nd district
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 1
| popular_vote2 = 24,139
| percentage2 = 49.4%
| swing2 =
| flag_year = 1868
}}
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The 1876 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on November 7 for the 45th Congress. These elections were held at the same time as the election for governor and the contentious presidential election, in which Florida was one of four states whose electoral votes were in dispute.
Background
In the 1874 elections, both Republican incumbents were initially declared re-elected. In the {{ushr|FL|2|2nd district}}, Jesse J. Finley (D) successfully contested the re-election of Josiah T. Walls (R), so that at the time of the 1876 elections, Florida had one Democratic and one Republican incumbent.
Election results
Both incumbents ran for re-election, and both were defeated. The 1st district changed from Republican to Democratic control while the 2nd changed from Democratic to Republican control, resulting in no net change
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|+1876 United States House election results |
| District
! {{Party shading/Democratic}} colspan="3" | Democratic ! {{Party shading/Republican}} colspan="3" | Republican |
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| {{ushr|FL|1|1st}}[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=287234 1st district election results]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Robert H. M. Davidson | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 13,162 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 51.2% | William J. Purman (I) | 12,565 | 48.8% |
| {{ushr|FL|2|2nd}}[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=287236 2nd district election results]
| Jesse J. Finley (I) | 11,571 | 50.0% | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Horatio Bisbee, Jr. | {{Party shading/Republican}} | 11,574 | {{Party shading/Republican}} | 50.0% |
Contested election
As in 1874, Democrat Jesse J. Finley challenged the results of the election in the 2nd district. On February 20, 1879, Finley was declared the legitimate winner with a vote of 11,329 - 11,077,[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=287237 Recount] and was seated in Bisbee's place, serving from February 20, 1879 - March 3, 1879 when the 45th Congress ended.