Florida's 18th congressional district

Florida's 18th congressional district
Florida's 18th congressional district - since January 3, 2017
Current Representative Brian Mast (R–Hutchinson Island)
Area 1,889[1] sq mi (4,890 km2)
Distribution
  • 96.37[2]% urban
  • 3.63% rural
Population (2016) 754,652[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+5[4]

Florida's 18th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress, located in southeastern Florida. The district includes an area stretching from Ft. Pierce to Palm Beach.

Since of 2012, the district contains the whole of St. Lucie County and Martin County as well as the northeastern part of Palm Beach County.[5]

The district includes gated retirement country club communities along the Treasure Coast, especially concentrated in Palm City, contributing to the district's rightward tilt.

The district is currently represented by Republican Brian Mast.

History

From 2003 to 2012, it was based in South Florida. The district included portions of Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. The Miami-Dade section included most of the city of Miami, the South Beach section of Miami Beach, and many of the southern Miami suburbs, including Coral Gables and Coral Terrace. The Monroe County section of the district included all of the Florida Keys.

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Cong
ress		 Note District boundaries
District created January 3, 1983

Claude Pepper		 Democratic January 3, 1983 –
May 30, 1989		 98th
99th
100th
101st		 Redistricted from the 14th district.

Died.		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Vacant May 30, 1989 –
August 29, 1989		 101st

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen		 Republican August 29, 1989 –
January 3, 2013		 101st
102nd		 First elected to finish Pepper's term.

Redistricted to the 27th district.
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th		 [Data unknown/missing.]
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
The Distrcit from 2003 to 2013

Patrick Murphy		 Democratic January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2017		 113th
114th		 First elected in 2012.

Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
The District since 2013

Brian Mast		 Republican January 3, 2017 –
Present		 115th Incumbent

Election results from recent presidential races

Year Results
2000 George W. Bush 56% - Al Gore 42%
2004 George W. Bush 54% - John Kerry 45%
2008 Barack Obama 51% - John McCain 48%
2012 Mitt Romney 52% - Barack Obama 48%
2016

Donald Trump 53% - Hillary Clinton 44%

Election results

2002

Florida's 18th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen* 103,512 69.11
Democratic Ray Chote 42,852 28.61
Independent Orin Opperman 3,423 2.29
Total votes 149,787 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2004

Florida's 18th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen* 143,647 64.73
Democratic Sam Sheldon 78,281 35.27
Total votes 221,928 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2006

Florida's 18th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen* 79,631 62.15
Democratic Dave Patlak 48,499 37.85
Total votes 128,130 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2008

Florida's 18th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen* 140,617 57.87
Democratic Annette Taddeo 102,372 41.11
Total votes 242,989 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2010

Florida's 18th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen* 102,360 68.89
Democratic Rolando A. Banciella 46,235 31.11
Total votes 148,595 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2012

Florida's 18th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patrick Murphy 166,799 50.4
Republican Allen West* 164,370 49.6
Total votes 331,169 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican

2014

Florida's 18th Congressional District election (2014)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patrick Murphy 151,478 59.78
Republican Carl J. Domino 101,896 40.22
Total votes 253,374 100.00
Democratic hold

2016

Florida’s 18th congressional district election (2016)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Mast 201,488 53.60
Democratic Randy Perkins 161,918 43.07
No Party Affiliation Carla Spalding 12,503 3.33
No Party Affiliation Marilyn Holloman 9 0.00
Total votes 375,918 100
Republican gain from Democratic

Living former representatives

As of January 2017, there are two former members from the district who are currently living.

Representative Term of office Date of birth (and age)
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 1989 – 2013 July 15, 1952
Patrick Murphy 2013 – 2017 March 30, 1983

References

  1. ↑ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  2. ↑ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
  3. ↑ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=12&cd=18
  4. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ Florida Redistricted Map, 2012 Retrieved June 14, 2013

Coordinates: 27°08′18″N 80°22′46″W / 27.13833°N 80.37944°W / 27.13833; -80.37944

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