Florida's 19th congressional district

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Florida's 19th congressional district
Florida's 19th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Curt Clawson (RBonita Springs)
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Florida's 19th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress, located in southern Florida. The district includes an area on the west coast of Florida from Fort Myers to Marco Island.

The district is currently represented by Republican Curt Clawson, who was elected in a special election following the resignation of Republican Trey Radel, who left office on January 27, 2014 after being found guilty of possession of cocaine and sentenced to one year of supervised probation.

Presidential Election History

Year Results
2000 George W. Bush 73%
2004 George W. Bush 66%
2008 John McCain 65%

Election Results

2002

Florida's 19th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Wexler* 156,747 72.16
Republican Jack Merkle 60,477 27.84
Total votes 217,224 100.00
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

2004

Florida's 19th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Wexler* 202,345 100.00
Total votes 202,345 100.00
Voter turnout 100.00%
Democratic hold

2006

Florida's 19th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Wexler* 178,456 100.00
Total votes 178,456 100.00
Voter turnout 100.00%
Democratic hold

2008

Florida's 19th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Wexler* 202,465 66.16
Republican Edward Lynch 83,357 27.24
Independent Benjamin Graber 20,214 6.61
Total votes 306,036 100.00
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

2010 (Special)

Florida's 19th Congressional District Special Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ted Deutch 43,255 62.1
Republican Edward Lynch 24,539 35.2
Total votes 67,794 0.973
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

2010

Florida's 19th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ted Deutch* 132,098 62.59
Republican Joe Budd 78,733 37.30
No party Others 228 0.11%
Total votes 211,059 100.00
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

2012

Florida 19th Congressional District 2012 [1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trey Radel 189,833 62.0
Democratic Jim Roach 109,746 35.8
No Party Affiliation Brandon M. Smith 6,637 2.2
Total votes 306,216 100.0
Voter turnout %
Republican gain from Democratic

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Congress Note
District created January 3, 1983
Dante Fascell Democratic January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
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 – January 3, 2013 111th
112th
Redistricted to the 21st district
Trey Radel Republican January 3, 2013 – January 27, 2014 113th Resigned
Vacant January 27, 2014 – June 25, 2014 113th Florida's 19th congressional district special election, 2014
Curt Clawson Republican June 25, 2014 – present 113th
114th
Elected to finish Trey Radel's term

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 19th congressional district

As of May 2015, there are four former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 19th congressional district who are currently living at this time.

Representative Term of office Date of birth (and age)
Harry Johnston 1993–1997 December 2, 1931
Robert Wexler 1997–2010 January 2, 1961
Ted Deutch 2010–2013 May 7, 1966
Trey Radel 2013–2014 April 20, 1976

Historical district boundaries

From 2003 to 2013, the 19th district was based in South Florida. The district included parts of Palm Beach and Broward counties, including the cities of Coral Springs, Margate, and Greenacres.

2003 - 2013
The former 19th district covered parts of Palm Beach and Broward counties.

References

  1. "Florida Department of State - Election Results: Nov 6, 2012 General Election". Florida Department of State Department of Elections. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

Coordinates: 26°25′54″N 81°54′24″W / 26.43167°N 81.90667°W / 26.43167; -81.90667

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