Florida's 23rd congressional district
Florida's 23rd congressional district | |
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Florida's 23rd congressional district - since January 3, 2017 | |
Current Representative | Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D–Weston) |
Area | 259[1] sq mi (670 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2016) | 749,377[3] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+11[4] |
Florida's 23rd congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress, located outside Miami, Florida. The district stretches from Weston to the City of Miami Beach.[5][6]
In 2016, it covers parts of Broward and Miami-Dade,[7] including Miami Beach.[8] From 2003 to 2012, the former 23rd district consisted of a major part of Broward County and parts of Palm Beach county. The district included Pompano Beach, Boynton Beach and Belle Glade.
The district is currently represented by Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
History
Florida's 23rd Congressional District was created after the 1990 U.S. Census. Democrat Alcee Hastings was elected in the first election for the district in 1992 until being redistricted to the 20th Congressional District in 2013.
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Years | Congress | Note |
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District created | January 3, 1993 | |||
Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th |
Redistricted to the 20th district | |
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – present | 113th 114th 115th |
Redistricted from the 20th district |
Voting
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 62 - Donald Trump 36% |
2012 | President | Barack Obama 62 - Mitt Romney 38% |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 83 - John McCain 17% |
2004 | President | John Kerry 76 - George W. Bush 24% |
Election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Alcee Hastings* | 96,347 | 77.49 | |
Republican | Charles Laurie | 27,986 | 22.51 | |
No party | Others | 5 | 0.00% | |
Total votes | 124,338 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Alcee Hastings* | 49,284 | 74.23 | |
Democratic | Keith A. Clayborne | 17,106 | 25.77 | |
Total votes | 66,390 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Alcee Hastings* | 106,278 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 106,278 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Alcee Hastings* | 172,835 | 82.18 | |
Republican | Marion D. Thorpe, Jr. | 37,431 | 17.80 | |
No party | April Cook | 40 | 0.02% | |
Total votes | 210,306 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Alcee Hastings* | 100,066 | 79.12 | |
Republican | Bernard Sansaricq | 26,414 | 20.88 | |
Total votes | 126,480 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | 174,205 | 63.25 | |
Republican | Karen Harrington | 98,096 | 35.62 | |
No party | Ilya Katz | 3,129 | 1.13% | |
Total votes | 275,430 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Debbie Wasserman Schultz* | 103,269 | 62.67 | |
Republican | Joseph "Joe" Kaufman | 61,519 | 37.33 | |
Total votes | 164,788 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Debbie Wasserman Schultz* | 183,225 | 56.70 | |
Republican | Joseph "Joe" Kaufman | 130,818 | 40.49 | |
No party | Don Endriss | 5,180 | 1.60% | |
No party | Lyle Milstein | 3,897 | 1.21% | |
Total votes | 323,120 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Living former representatives
As of January 2017, there is one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 23rd congressional district who is currently living at this time.
Representative | Term in office | Date of birth (and age) |
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Alcee Hastings | 1993–2013 | September 5, 1936 |
Historical district boundaries
2013 - 2017 2003 - 2013
References
- ↑ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ↑ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
- ↑ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=12&cd=23
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ↑ See whole Florida state map for 2013, with the 23rd district: h9047_35x42L.pdf Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 16, 2012.
- ↑ See the 2013 boundaries of the 23rd district covering southeast Florida in the 2013 districts map: H000C9047_map_se.pdf, for the southeast region of Florida, along the Atlantic Ocean. Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 2012.
- ↑ "August 30, 2016 Primary Election Democratic Primary - Official Results". Florida Department of State Division of Elections. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ↑ "Debbie Wasserman Schultz Tops Tim Canova in District 23 Race". NBC Miami. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
External links
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