Florida's 24th congressional district

Florida's 24th congressional district
Florida's 24th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Frederica Wilson (D–Miami)
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Florida's 24th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress, located in southeast Florida. It was reassigned after the 2010 U.S. Census, and includes an area from Miami to Miramar.

From 2003 to 2012, the 24th district had been created after the 2000 U.S. Census and included portions of Brevard County (including Titusville) and parts of Orange, Seminole, and Volusia counties. The district encompassed Port Orange, Winter Park, Edgewater, and New Smyrna Beach.

The district is represented by Democrat Frederica Wilson.

It is the most heavily Democratic district in both Florida and the entire Southeastern United States.

Voter Registration

As of October 2010:

• Republicans: 193,865 (39.74%)
• Democrats: 179,342 (36.76%)
• Others: 114,655 (23.50%)^[1]

List of representatives

Congress(es)	Representative	Party	Years	Note
	District created	January 3, 2003
108th 109th 110th	Tom Feeney	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009	Lost re-election
111th	Suzanne Kosmas	Democratic	January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011	Lost re-election
112th	Sandy Adams	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013	Redistricted to the 7th district and lost renomination there
113th 114th	Frederica Wilson	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – present	Redistricted from the 17th district

Election Results

2002

Florida's 24th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Feeney*	135,567	61.84
	Democratic	Harry Jacobs	83,667	38.16
Total votes			219,234	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004

Florida's 24th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Feeney*	'	100.00
Total votes			'	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2006

Florida's 24th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Feeney*	123,795	57.94
	Democratic	Clint Curtis	89,863	42.06
Total votes			213,658	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2008

Florida's 24th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suzanne Kosmas	211,284	57.20
	Republican	Tom Feeney*	151,863	41.11
	Independent	Guarav Bhola	6,223	1.69
Total votes			369,370	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic gain from Republican

2010

Florida's 24th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sandy Adams	146,129	59.64
	Democratic	Suzanne Kosmas*	98,787	40.32
	No party	Others	115	0.05%
Total votes			245,031	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican gain from Democratic

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 24th congressional district

As of May 2015, there are three former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 24th congressional district who are currently living at this time.

Representative	Term in office	Date of birth (and age)
Tom Feeney	2003–2009	May 21, 1958
Suzanne Kosmas	2009–2011	February 25, 1944
Sandy Adams	2011–2013	December 14, 1956

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013 The former 24th district covered portions of Brevard County and parts of Orange, Seminole, and Volusia counties.

Notes

1. Berman, Dave (27 October 2010). "Kosmas, Adams down to the wire". Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today. pp. 1A.

References

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• Rep. Frederica Wilson official House of Representatives site

Coordinates: 25°54′26″N 80°13′09″W / 25.90722°N 80.21917°W