Florida's 5th congressional district

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Florida's 5th congressional district
Area	4,801 mi²
Distribution	64.5% urban, 35.5% rural
Population (2000)	639,295
Median income	$34,815
Ethnic composition	87.7% White, 4.5% Black, 0.8% Asian, 5.6% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI	R+5

Florida's 5th Congressional District comprises all of or parts of Pasco County, Hernando County, Lake County, Citrus County, Levy County, Marion County, Polk County, Sumter County. The residents of this district are currently represented by Brooksville Republican Ginny Brown-Waite.

The Florida state legislature redrew the boundaries of district 5 after the United States Census, 2000. The areas that were removed include the coastal cities of Port Richey and New Port Richey. George W. Bush received 58% of the vote in this district in 2004.

In 2002, Ginny Brown-Waite won election over incumbent Karen Thurman by a narrow margin in one of a handful of close races that cycle. In 2004, Brown-Waite won reelection over Hernando County attorney and Naval Reservist^[1] Robert Whittel with 66% of the vote. In 2006, she cruised to relection for a third full term against poorly-funded challenger John Russel of Dade City with 59% of the vote

[edit] References

1. ^ Tampabay: 5th Congressional District: Whittel wins; to face Brown-Waite

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