Florida's 23rd congressional district
Florida's 23rd congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress, located in the Greater Miami area and covering parts of Broward County and Miami-Dade County. The district includes cities such as Weston, Davie, Pembroke Pines, and Aventura.[6][7] The district also includes Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport and Nova Southeastern University.
| Florida's 23rd congressional district | |||
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 Florida's 23rd congressional district since January 3, 2017 | |||
| Representative |
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| Area | 259[1] sq mi (670 km2) | ||
| Distribution |
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| Population (2016) | 749,377[3] | ||
| Median income | $66,872[4] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+11[5] | ||
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 members representing the district
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | January 3, 1993 | ||||
 Alcee Hastings |
Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 |
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th |
[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 20th district. | |
2003–2013 | |||||
 Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – present |
113th 114th 115th 116th |
Redistricted from the 20th district. [data unknown/missing] |
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Results in statewide races
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | President | John Kerry 76% – George W. Bush 24% |
| 2008 | President | Barack Obama 83% – John McCain 17% |
| 2012 | President | Barack Obama 62% – Mitt Romney 38% |
| 2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 62% – Donald Trump 36% |
Election results
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alcee Hastings (Incumbent) | 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alcee Hastings (Incumbent) | 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alcee Hastings (Incumbent) | 106,278 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 106,278 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alcee Hastings (Incumbent) | 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alcee Hastings (Incumbent) | 100,066 | 79.12% | |
| Republican | Bernard Sansaricq | 26,414 | 20.88% | |
| Total votes | 126,480 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Incumbent) | 103,269 | 62.67% | |
| Republican | Joe Kaufman | 61,519 | 37.33% | |
| Total votes | 164,788 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Incumbent) | 183,225 | 56.70% | |
| Republican | 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 | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Incumbent) | 161,611 | 58.5% | |
| Republican | Joe Kaufman | 99,446 | 36.0% | |
| No party | Tim Canova | 13,697 | 5.0 | |
| No party | Don Endriss | 1,612 | 0.6 | |
| Total votes | 276,366 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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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
- 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.
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