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The district includes most of the majority-black precincts in and around western and central [[Broward County]] and small portion of southeastern [[Palm Beach County]], including places like [[North Lauderdale, Florida|North Lauderdale]], [[Lauderhill, Florida|Lauderhill]], [[Lauderdale Lakes, Florida|Lauderdale Lakes]], [[Tamarac, Florida|Tamarac]], [[Miramar, Florida|Miramar]], [[Lake Park, Florida|Lake Park]], [[Riviera Beach, Florida|Riviera Beach]], [[Plantation, Florida|Plantation]], and [[Dania Beach, Florida|Dania Beach]], along with parts of [[Pompano Beach, Florida|Pompano Beach]] and [[Sunrise, Florida|Sunrise]]. It also includes a vast area inland to the southeastern shores of [[Lake Okeechobee]], including the community of [[Belle Glade, Florida|Belle Glade]]. The district also includes [[Palm Beach International Airport]]. From 1993 to 2013, the 20th district took in parts of [[Broward County, Florida|Broward]] and [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade]] counties. The district was based in Fort Lauderdale and included many of its suburbs including [[Davie, Florida|Davie]]. Most of that district is now the [[Florida's 23rd congressional district|23rd district]], while the current 20th covers most of what was the 23rd district from 1993 to 2013. |
The district includes most of the majority-black precincts in and around western and central [[Broward County]] and small portion of southeastern [[Palm Beach County]], including places like [[North Lauderdale, Florida|North Lauderdale]], [[Lauderhill, Florida|Lauderhill]], [[Lauderdale Lakes, Florida|Lauderdale Lakes]], [[Tamarac, Florida|Tamarac]], [[Miramar, Florida|Miramar]], [[Lake Park, Florida|Lake Park]], [[Riviera Beach, Florida|Riviera Beach]], [[Plantation, Florida|Plantation]], and [[Dania Beach, Florida|Dania Beach]], along with parts of [[Pompano Beach, Florida|Pompano Beach]] and [[Sunrise, Florida|Sunrise]]. It also includes a vast area inland to the southeastern shores of [[Lake Okeechobee]], including the community of [[Belle Glade, Florida|Belle Glade]]. The district also includes [[Palm Beach International Airport]]. From 1993 to 2013, the 20th district took in parts of [[Broward County, Florida|Broward]] and [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade]] counties. The district was based in Fort Lauderdale and included many of its suburbs including [[Davie, Florida|Davie]]. Most of that district is now the [[Florida's 23rd congressional district|23rd district]], while the current 20th covers most of what was the 23rd district from 1993 to 2013. |
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The district is one of two [[List of majority-minority United States congressional districts|majority-Black districts]] in Florida. The current representative, [[Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick]], is the first [[Haitian Americans|Haitian-American]] woman elected to Congress from [[Florida's congressional districts|Florida]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Times |first=The Haitian |date=2018-08-24 |title=Haitian-American Woman Looks to Unseat Hastings in Florida Primary |url=https://haitiantimes.com/2018/08/23/haitian-american-woman-looks-to-unseat-hastings-in-florida-primary/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=The Haitian Times |language=en-US}}</ref>. |
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== Statewide election results == |
== Statewide election results == |
Revision as of 20:34, 28 November 2022
Florida's 20th congressional district | |
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Area | 2,406[1] sq mi (6,230 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2021) | 761,114 [3] |
Median household income | $53,547[3] |
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Cook PVI | D+31[4] |
Florida's 20th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in Southeast Florida. It is currently held by Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who was elected in a January 2022 special election, following the death of Alcee Hastings on April 6, 2021.[5] With a Cook Partisan Voting Index (CPVI) rating of D+31, it is one of the most Democratic districts in Florida.[4]
The district includes most of the majority-black precincts in and around western and central Broward County and small portion of southeastern Palm Beach County, including places like North Lauderdale, Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes, Tamarac, Miramar, Lake Park, Riviera Beach, Plantation, and Dania Beach, along with parts of Pompano Beach and Sunrise. It also includes a vast area inland to the southeastern shores of Lake Okeechobee, including the community of Belle Glade. The district also includes Palm Beach International Airport. From 1993 to 2013, the 20th district took in parts of Broward and Miami-Dade counties. The district was based in Fort Lauderdale and included many of its suburbs including Davie. Most of that district is now the 23rd district, while the current 20th covers most of what was the 23rd district from 1993 to 2013.
The district is one of two majority-Black districts in Florida. The current representative, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, is the first Haitian-American woman elected to Congress from Florida[6].
Statewide election results
Presidential election results
Results from previous presidential elections
Year | Office | Results |
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2000 | President | Al Gore 68% – George W. Bush 30% |
2004 | President | John Kerry 63% – George W. Bush 36% |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 63% – John McCain 36% |
2012 | President | Barack Obama 61% – Mitt Romney 39% |
2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 80% – Donald Trump 18% |
2020 | President | Joe Biden 77% – Donald Trump 22% |
Non-presidential results
Results from previous non-presidential statewide elections
Year | Office | Results |
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2016 | Senate | Patrick Murphy 77% – Marco Rubio 21% |
2018 | Senate | Bill Nelson 82% – Rick Scott 18% |
2018 | Governor | Andrew Gillum 82% – Ron DeSantis 17% |
2018 | Attorney General | Sean Shaw 81% – Ashley Moody 18% |
List of members representing the district
Election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Peter Deutsch (Incumbent) | 96,787 | 100 | |
Total votes | 96,787 | 100 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | 191,195 | 70 | |
Republican | Margaret Hostetter | 81,213 | 30 | |
Total votes | 200,408 | 100 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Incumbent) | 124,554 | 100 | |
Total votes | 124,544 | 100 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Incumbent) | 202,832 | 77 | |
Independent | Margaret Hostetter | 58,958 | 23 | |
Total votes | 261,790 | 100 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Incumbent) | 100,787 | 60 | |
Republican | Karen Harrington | 63,845 | 38 | |
Independent | Stanley Blumenthal | 1,663 | 1 | |
Independent | Bob Kunst | 1,272 | 1 | |
Total votes | 167,567 | 100 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Alcee Hastings | 214,727 | 88 | ||
Independent | Randall Terry | 29,553 | 12 | ||
Independent | Anthony M. Dutrow (write-in) | 5 | nil | ||
Total votes | 244,285 | 100 | |||
Democratic hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Alcee Hastings (incumbent) | 128,498 | 82 | |
Republican | Jay Bonner | 28,968 | 18 | |
Total votes | 157,466 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Alcee Hastings (incumbent) | 222,914 | 80 | |
Republican | Gary Stein | 54,646 | 20 | |
Total votes | 277,560 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Alcee Hastings (incumbent) | 202,659 | 100 | |
Independent | Jay Bonner (write-in) | 165 | nil | |
Total votes | 202,824 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Alcee Hastings (incumbent) | 253,661 | 79 | ||
Republican | Greg Musselwhite | 68,748 | 21 | ||
Total votes | 322,409 | 100 | |||
Democratic hold |
2022 (special)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | 44,707 | 79 | ||
Republican | Jason Mariner | 10,966 | 19 | ||
Libertarian | Mike ter Maat | 395 | 1 | ||
Independent | Jim Flynn | 265 | nil | ||
Independent | Lenny Serratore | 262 | nil | ||
Total votes | 56,595 | 100 | |||
Democratic hold |
References
- ^ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "My Congressional District".
- ^ a b "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ Man, Anthony. "Congressman Alcee Hastings, after career of triumph, calamity and comeback, dies at 84". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Times, The Haitian (August 24, 2018). "Haitian-American Woman Looks to Unseat Hastings in Florida Primary". The Haitian Times. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ "The newest member of the U.S. Congress, searching for a new superintendent and coping with cars taking back the streets". WLRN-FM. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "Florida Special Election Results: 20th Congressional District". The New York Times. January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.