Florida's 21st congressional district
Florida's 21st congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress in southeast Florida. It includes Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Boynton Beach, and Delray Beach.
Florida's 21st congressional district | |||
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Florida's 21st congressional district since January 3, 2017 | |||
Representative |
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Area | 352[1] sq mi (910 km2) | ||
Distribution |
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Population (2016) | 758,201[3] | ||
Median income | $58,410[4] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+9[5] |
From 2003 to 2012, the 21st district was in Miami-Dade County and included many of Miami's western suburbs, such as Hialeah, Olympia Heights, and Cutler Bay.
The district is represented by Democrat Lois Frankel.
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | Location |
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District created | January 3, 1993 | ||||
Lincoln Díaz-Balart |
Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2011 |
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th |
Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Retired. |
1993–2003 [data unknown/missing] |
2003–2013 | |||||
Mario Díaz-Balart |
Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
112th | Previously represented the 25th district and re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 25th district. | |
Ted Deutch |
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 |
113th 114th |
Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Redistricted to the 22nd district. |
2013–2017 |
Lois Frankel |
Democratic | January 3, 2017 – present |
115th 116th |
Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. |
2017–present |
Recent election results in statewide elections
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | George W. Bush 57% – Al Gore 42% |
2004 | President | George W. Bush 57% – John Kerry 43% |
2008 | President | John McCain 51% – Barack Obama 49% |
2012 | President | Barack Obama 61% – Mitt Romney 39% |
2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 59% – Donald Trump 39% |
Election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lincoln Díaz-Balart (Incumbent) | 100.00 | ||
Total votes | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lincoln Díaz-Balart (Incumbent) | 146,507 | 72.80 | |
Libertarian | Frank Gonzalez | 54,736 | 27.20 | |
Total votes | 201,243 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lincoln Díaz-Balart (Incumbent) | 66,784 | 59.47 | |
Democratic | Frank Gonzalez | 45,522 | 40.53 | |
Total votes | 112,306 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lincoln Díaz-Balart (Incumbent) | 137,226 | 57.90 | |
Democratic | Raul L. Martinez | 99,776 | 42.10 | |
Total votes | 237,002 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mario Díaz-Balart | 100.00 | ||
Total votes | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Ted Deutch | 221,263 | 77.8 | |||
No Party Affiliation | W. Michael (Mike) Trout | 37,776 | 13.3 | |||
No Party Affiliation | Cesar Henao | 25,361 | 8.9 | |||
Total votes | 284,400 | 100.0 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lois Frankel (incumbent) | TBD | TBD | |
Democratic | Guido Weiss | TBD | TBD |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Christian Acosta | TBD | TBD | |
Republican | Liz Felton | TBD | TBD | |
Republican | Laura Loomer | TBD | TBD | |
Republican | Aaron Scanlan | TBD | TBD | |
Republican | Reba Sherill | TBD | TBD | |
Republican | Michael Valardi | TBD | TBD | |
Republican | Piotr Blass (write-in) | TBD | TBD |
References
- "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov.
- Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- The Miami Herald; 3 Fla Congressional Candidates in Spotlight by Lesley Clark; August 27, 2008, page A2
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