Florida's 22nd congressional district election, 2010
Florida's 22nd congressional district | ||
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Current Representative | Allen West (R–Plantation) | |
Distribution | 99.19% urban, 0.81% rural | |
Population (2000) | 639,295 | |
Median income | $51,200 | |
Ethnicity | 82.3% White, 3.8% Black, 1.7% Asian, 10.7% Hispanic, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% other | |
Cook PVI | D+1 |
Florida's 22nd congressional district is a district located in south Florida. The residents of the 22nd district are represented in the United States House of Representatives by Democrat Ron Klein. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D+1.
This district was formed following the 1990 Census. Republican E. Clay Shaw was the first representative of the district and served six terms until he lost to Democrat Ron Klein in 2006. In 2010, Ron Klein was defeated by his challenger Allen West.
General Election
General Election | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Republican | Allen West | 118,539 | 54.34 | |||
Democratic | Ron Klein | 99,591 | 45.66 | |||
Total votes | 218,130 | 100 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Source: Florida Division of Elections
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