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1870 Florida U.S. House At-large Election

Florida · 2 candidates · See every 1870 U.S. House race

Who won the 1870 Florida U.S. House At-large Election?

Josiah T Walls won the 1870 Florida U.S. House At-large Election. Josiah T Walls received 12,439 popular votes (51.3%). The main challenger was S L Niblack (48.7%).

See the full head-to-head between Walls and Niblack

Walls +2.6 pts · won by 629 votes
Josiah T WallsRepublicanWINNER51.3%
12,439 votes
S L NiblackDemocratic48.7%
11,810 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.