1944 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1944 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election?

Joseph Hendricks won the 1944 Florida U.S. House District 5 Election. Joseph Hendricks received 48,602 popular votes (67.5%). The main challenger was Emory Akerman (32.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Hendricks and Akerman

Hendricks +35.0 pts · won by 25,196 votes

Joseph Hendricks DemocraticWINNER67.5%

48,602 votes

Emory Akerman Republican32.5%

23,406 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.