By 1860, the secession of the South from the Union was nearly inevitable. Both Hilton and Allen were secessionists; the only question that remained was what ideology would an independent Florida prefer: the conservatism of the Democratic Party or the Whiggism of the Opposition Party. Due to Hilton's close ties with Vice President John C. Breckinridge, the Democratic nominee for president, it was all but guaranteed that he would ride on Breckinridge's coattails.[2]
Hilton soundly defeated Allen in the general election, receiving 60% of the vote to Allen's 40%.
General electionedit
Resultsedit
Florida's at-large congressional district election, 1860[8]
^"The Pope Family". The Madison Enterprise-Recorder. No. 38. Madison: Greene Publishing. May 22, 2009. p. 9. Retrieved November 7, 2020 – via University of Florida.
^Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845-2020(PDF). Tallahassee: Florida House of Representatives. 2020. p. 149. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
^"FL At Large - 1860". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
^Dyke; Carlisle (November 17, 1860). "VOTE FOR CONGESSMAN BY COUNTIES". Floridian & Journal. p. 3. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
^McConville, Michael Paul (2012). "The Politics Of Slavery And Secession In Antebellum Florida, 1845-1861". University of Central Florida: 75. Retrieved November 7, 2020 – via STARS.
December 15, 2023
1860, united, states, house, representatives, election, florida, held, monday, october, 1860, elect, single, united, states, representative, from, state, florida, from, state, single, large, congressional, district, represent, florida, 37th, congress, election. The 1860 United States House of Representatives election in Florida was held on Monday October 1 1860 to elect the single United States Representative from the state of Florida one from the state s single at large congressional district to represent Florida in the 37th Congress The election coincided with the elections of other offices including the presidential election gubernatorial election and various state and local elections 1860 United States House of Representatives election in Florida 1858 October 1 1860 1865 Nominee Robert Benjamin Hilton Benjamin F AllenParty Democratic OppositionPopular vote 7 722 5 172Percentage 59 89 40 11 County Results Hilton 50 59 60 69 70 79 80 89 90 100 Allen 50 59 60 69 No VotesRepresentative before electionGeorge Sydney HawkinsDemocratic Elected Representative Robert BenjaminHiltonDemocraticThe winning candidate would serve a two year term in the United States House of Representatives from March 4 1861 to March 4 1863 1 Hilton was never seated in Congress however as Florida had seceded from the Union before his term began Contents 1 Candidates 1 1 Democratic 1 1 1 Nominee 1 1 2 Eliminated at party convention 1 2 Opposition 1 2 1 Nominee 2 Campaign 3 General election 3 1 Results 3 2 Results by County 4 Aftermath 5 See also 6 ReferencesCandidates editDemocratic edit Nominee edit Robert Benjamin Hilton clerk of the Florida House of Representatives 2 3 Eliminated at party convention edit William Dilworth former state representative 4 5 James Gettis former state representative 5 Barton C Pope former state representative 5 6 J Carraway Smith former state representative 7 Frederick L Villepigue secretary of state of Florida 2 C C Younge lawyer 2 Opposition edit Nominee edit Benjamin F Allen former state representative 1 Campaign editBy 1860 the secession of the South from the Union was nearly inevitable Both Hilton and Allen were secessionists the only question that remained was what ideology would an independent Florida prefer the conservatism of the Democratic Party or the Whiggism of the Opposition Party Due to Hilton s close ties with Vice President John C Breckinridge the Democratic nominee for president it was all but guaranteed that he would ride on Breckinridge s coattails 2 Hilton soundly defeated Allen in the general election receiving 60 of the vote to Allen s 40 General election editResults edit Florida s at large congressional district election 1860 8 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Robert Benjamin Hilton 7 722 59 89 2 54 Opposition Benjamin F Allen 5 172 40 11 N AMajority 2 550 19 78 5 08 Turnout 12 894 100 00 Democratic holdResults by County edit County 9 Robert Benjamin Hilton Democratic Benjamin F Allen Opposition Total votes Alachua 516 74 67 175 25 33 691Brevard 0 0 0 0 0Calhoun 88 88 0 12 12 0 100Clay 85 43 59 110 51 73 195Columbia 237 48 27 254 51 73 491Dade 0 0 0 0 0Duval 263 53 46 229 46 54 492Escambia 173 30 73 390 69 27 563Franklin 155 85 16 27 14 84 182Gadsden 387 48 99 403 51 01 790Hamilton 247 58 39 176 41 61 423Hernando 216 72 0 84 28 0 300Hillsborough 347 90 36 37 9 64 384Holmes 75 46 88 85 53 13 160Jackson 511 51 88 474 48 12 985Jefferson 450 74 38 155 25 62 605Lafayette 110 55 56 88 44 44 198Leon 427 56 26 332 43 74 759Levy 181 69 35 80 30 65 261Liberty 93 51 38 88 48 62 181Madison 422 64 53 232 35 47 654Manatee 79 94 05 5 5 95 84Marion 435 73 36 158 26 64 593Monroe 156 78 0 44 22 0 200Nassau 252 81 82 56 18 18 308New River 211 61 34 133 38 66 344Orange 58 36 02 103 63 98 161Putnam 162 63 28 94 36 72 256Santa Rosa 251 44 27 316 55 73 567St Johns 202 67 79 96 32 21 298Sumter 108 59 67 73 40 33 181Suwannee 135 49 63 137 50 37 272Taylor 86 50 59 84 49 41 170Volusia 49 69 01 22 30 99 71Wakulla 173 54 75 143 45 25 316Walton 210 51 98 194 48 02 404Washington 172 67 45 83 32 55 255Totals 7 722 59 89 5 172 40 11 12 894Aftermath editFlorida seceded from the Union on January 10 1861 meaning Hilton was not able to take his seat in Congress However Hilton won election to the Confederate States House of Representatives later in 1861 representing Florida s 2nd congressional district 10 See also edit1860 United States presidential election in Florida United States House of Representatives elections 1860 1860 Florida Gubernatorial election 1861 Confederate States House of Representatives elections in FloridaReferences edit a b Our Campaigns FL At Large Race Oct 01 1860 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved November 8 2020 a b c d Florida s U S Representative nomination 1860 The Florida Peninsular June 23 1860 p 2 Retrieved November 8 2020 Democratic nominations for governor and U S representative 1860 The Florida Peninsular June 30 1860 p 2 Retrieved November 8 2020 Dilworth Barnhill House Monticello FL Old Georgia Homes March 8 2018 Retrieved November 8 2020 a b c The People of Lawmaking in Florida 1822 2019 PDF Tallahassee Florida House of Representatives 2019 Retrieved November 7 2020 The Pope Family The Madison Enterprise Recorder No 38 Madison Greene Publishing May 22 2009 p 9 Retrieved November 7 2020 via University of Florida Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845 2020 PDF Tallahassee Florida House of Representatives 2020 p 149 Retrieved November 7 2020 FL At Large 1860 Our Campaigns Retrieved November 7 2020 Dyke Carlisle November 17 1860 VOTE FOR CONGESSMAN BY COUNTIES Floridian amp Journal p 3 Retrieved September 15 2022 McConville Michael Paul 2012 The Politics Of Slavery And Secession In Antebellum Florida 1845 1861 University of Central Florida 75 Retrieved November 7 2020 via STARS Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1860 United States House of Representatives election in Florida amp oldid 1173610857, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
