1900 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

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United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 1900

← 1898 November 6, 1900 1902 →

Both of Florida's seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 2 0
Seats won 2 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 26,451 5,254
Percentage 83.4% 16.6%

Elections to the United States House of Representatives in Florida for two seats in the 57th Congress were held November 6, 1900, at the same time as the election for president and the election for governor.

Background[]

Two Democrats had been re-elected in the previous election year, continuing the long Democratic domination of Florida (and other Southern States) politics.

Election results[]

1900 United States House election results
District Democratic Republican
1st[1] Stephen M. Sparkman (I) 13,440 87.0% G. Brown Patterson 2,005 13.0%
2nd[2] Robert Wyche Davis (I) 13,011 80.0% John M. Cheney 3,249 20.0%

See also[]

  • 1900 United States House of Representatives elections

References[]

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