Florida's 18th congressional district

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Florida's 18th congressional district
Florida's 18th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Patrick Murphy (D–Jupiter)
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Florida's 18th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress, located in southeastern Florida. The district includes an area stretching from Ft. Pierce to Palm Beach.

From 2003 to 2012, it was based in South Florida. The district included portions of Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. The Miami-Dade section included most of the city of Miami, the South Beach section of Miami Beach, and many of the southern Miami suburbs, including Coral Gables and Coral Terrace. The Monroe County section of the district included all of the Florida Keys.

As of 2012, the district contains the whole of St. Lucie County and Martin County as well as the northeastern part of Palm Beach County.[1]

The district is currently represented by Democrat Patrick Murphy.

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Congress Note
District created January 3, 1983
Claude Pepper Democratic January 3, 1983 –
May 30, 1989		 98th
99th
100th
101st		 Redistricted from the 14th district.

Died.
Vacant May 30, 1989 –
August 29, 1989		 101st
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican August 29, 1989 –
January 3, 2013		 101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th		 First elected to finish Pepper's term.

Redistricted to the 27th district.
Patrick Murphy Democratic January 3, 2013 –
present		 113th
114th		 First elected in 2012.

Retiring to run for U.S. Senate.

Election results from recent presidential races

Year Results
2000 George W. Bush 56% - Al Gore 42%
2004 George W. Bush 54% - John Kerry 45%
2008 Barack Obama 51% - John McCain 48%
2012 Mitt Romney 52% - Barack Obama 48%

Election Results

2002

Florida's 18th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen* 103,512 69.11
Democratic Ray Chote 42,852 28.61
Independent Orin Opperman 3,423 2.29
Total votes 149,787 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2004

Florida's 18th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen* 143,647 64.73
Democratic Sam Sheldon 78,281 35.27
Total votes 221,928 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2006

Florida's 18th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen* 79,631 62.15
Democratic Dave Patlak 48,499 37.85
Total votes 128,130 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2008

Florida's 18th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen* 140,617 57.87
Democratic Annette Taddeo 102,372 41.11
Total votes 242,989 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2010

Florida's 18th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen* 102,360 68.89
Democratic Rolando A. Banciella 46,235 31.11
Total votes 148,595 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2012

Florida's 22nd Congressional District Election (2012)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patrick Murphy 166,799 50.4
Republican Allen West* 164,370 49.6
Total votes 331,169 100.00
Voter turnout %
Democratic gain from Republican

Living former members of the from the district

As of May 2015, there is one former member from the district who is currently living.

Representative Term of office Date of birth (and age)
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 1989 – 2013 July 15, 1952

References

  1. ↑ Florida Redistricted Map, 2012 Retrieved June 14, 2013

External links

Coordinates: 27°08′18″N 80°22′46″W / 27.13833°N 80.37944°W / 27.13833; -80.37944

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