Florida's at-large congressional district | |
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Obsolete district | |
Created | 1845 1870 1910 1930 1940 |
Eliminated | 1870 1910 1930 1940 |
Years active | 1845-1875 1913-1915 1933-1937 1943-1945 |
Florida's at-large congressional district may refer to a few different occasions when a statewide at-large district was used for elections to the United States House of Representatives from Florida. The district is obsolete.
Prior to Florida's admittance as a state of the Union in 1845, congressional delegates for Florida Territory were elected from Florida Territory's at-large congressional district. The first elected U.S. representative from the state was installed October 6, 1845.
A single representative was elected from the state from after statehood to 1873, when a second representative was elected for 1 term beginning in 1873. District representation began in 1875.
Subsequently, on occasion an at-large representative would be elected in addition to representatives being elected from districts. This would occur 1913-1915, 1933–1937, and 1943-1945.
The district became obsolete January 3, 1945.