Florida's 20th congressional district
| Florida's 20th congressional district | |
|---|---|
 Florida's 20th congressional district since January 3, 2017 | |
| Representative | |
| 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] |
| Ethnicity |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 3, 1993 | |||||
 Peter Deutsch |
Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005 |
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th |
Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
1993–2003 [data missing] |
2003–2013
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 Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
Democratic | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013 |
109th 110th 111th 112th |
Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 23rd district. | |
 Alcee Hastings |
Democratic | January 3, 2013 – April 6, 2021 |
113th 114th 115th 116th 117th |
Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Died. |
2013–2017
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| 2017–present
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| Vacant | April 6, 2021 – January 18, 2022 |
117th 118th |
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 Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick |
Democratic | January 18, 2022 – present[7] |
Elected to finish Hastings's term. Re-elected later in 2022. | ||
Election results
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Peter Deutsch (Incumbent) | 96,787 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 96,787 | 100 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Incumbent) | 124,554 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 124,544 | 100 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alcee Hastings (incumbent) | 128,498 | 82 | |
| Republican | Jay Bonner | 28,968 | 18 | |
| Total votes | 157,466 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alcee Hastings (incumbent) | 222,914 | 80 | |
| Republican | Gary Stein | 54,646 | 20 | |
| Total votes | 277,560 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alcee Hastings (incumbent) | 202,659 | 99.92 | |
| Independent | Jay Bonner (write-in) | 165 | 0.08 | |
| Total votes | 202,824 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
2022 (General)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (incumbent) | 136,215 | 72 | ||
| Republican | Drew-Montez Clark | 52,151 | 28 | ||
| Total votes | 188,366 | 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.