| Florida's 19th congressional district | ||
|---|---|---|
| Current Representative | Ted Deutch (D–Boca Raton) | |
| Distribution | 99.55% urban, 0.45% rural | |
| Population (2000) | 639,295 | |
| Median income | $42,237 | |
| Ethnicity | 77.5% White, 6.1% Black, 2.0% Asian, 12.7% Hispanic, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% other | |
| Cook PVI | D + 15 | |
Florida's 19th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. Based in South Florida, the district includes parts of Palm Beach and Broward counties including the cities of Coral Springs, Margate, and Greenacres.
The district is currently represented by Democrat Ted Deutch who won election in 2010 to the open seat vacated by Robert Wexler who resigned to take a position with the Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation.
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| Year | Results |
| 2000 | Al Gore 73 - George W. Bush 27% |
| 2004 | John Kerry 66 - George W. Bush 33% |
| 2008 | Barack Obama 65 - John McCain 34% |
| Florida's 19th Congressional District Election (2002) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Robert Wexler* | 156,747 | 72.16% | |
| Republican | Jack Merkle | 60,477 | 27.84% | |
| Totals | 217,224 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Florida's 19th Congressional District Election (2004) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Robert Wexler* | ' | 100.00% | |
| Totals | ' | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Florida's 19th Congressional District Election (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Robert Wexler* | ' | 100.00% | |
| Totals | ' | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Florida's 19th Congressional District Election (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Robert Wexler* | 202,465 | 66.16% | |
| Republican | Edward Lynch | 83,357 | 27.24% | |
| Independent | Benjamin Graber | 20,214 | 6.61% | |
| Totals | 306,036 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Florida's 19th Congressional District Special Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Ted Deutch | 43,255 | 62.1% | |
| Republican | Edward Lynch | 24,539 | 35.2% | |
| Totals | 67,794 | 0.973% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Florida's 19th Congressional District Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Ted Deutch* | 132,098 | 62.59% | |
| Republican | Joe Budd | 78,733 | 37.30% | |
| No party | Others | 228 | 0.11% | |
| Totals | 211,059 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Representative | Party | Years | Congress | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created | January 3, 1983 | |||
| Dante Fascell | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd |
Redistricted from the 15th district; Retired |
| Harry Johnston | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 | 103rd 104th |
Redistricted from the 14th district; Retired |
| Robert Wexler | Democratic | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2010 | 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th |
Resigned to become president of the Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation |
| Vacant | January 3, 2010 – April 13, 2010 | 111th | Florida's 19th congressional district special election, 2010 | |
| Ted Deutch | Democratic | April 13, 2010 – Present | 111th 112th |
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