U.S. House district for Florida
Florida's 18th congressional district |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
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Area | 1,889[1] sq mi (4,890 km2) |
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Distribution | - 96.37% urban[2]
- 3.63% rural
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Population (2022) | 833,693[3] |
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Median household income | $57,810[4] |
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Ethnicity | - 55.3% White
- 27.0% Hispanic
- 12.3% Black
- 3.1% Two or more races
- 1.5% Asian
- 0.7% other
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Cook PVI | R+13[5] |
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Florida's 18th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress, located in the Florida Heartland. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, the district was created as a new district, which includes the inland counties of DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, and Okeechobee, as well as most of Polk County (including Bartow, eastern Lakeland, and Winter Haven) and some of Immokalee in Collier County. The previous 18th district, located in the Treasure Coast, was instead renamed the 21st district.
From 2013 to 2023, the district contained the whole of St. Lucie County and Martin County as well as the northeastern part of Palm Beach County, and included Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, Stuart, and Jupiter, as well as Treasure Coast International Airport.[6]
The 18th district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census.
From 2003 to 2012, it was based in South Florida. The district included portions of Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. The Miami-Dade section included most of the city of Miami, the South Beach section of Miami Beach, and many of the southern Miami suburbs, including Coral Gables and Coral Terrace. The Monroe County section of the district included all of the Florida Keys. The district is currently represented by Republican Scott Franklin.
Voting
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | Counties |
District created January 3, 1983 |
Claude Pepper (Miami) | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – May 30, 1989 | 98th 99th 100th 101st | Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Died. | 1983–1993 Miami-Dade |
Vacant | May 30, 1989 – September 7, 1989 | 101st |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Homestead) | Republican | September 7, 1989 – January 3, 2013 | 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th | Elected to finish Pepper's term. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 27th district. |
1993–2003 Miami-Dade |
2003–2013
Miami-Dade and Monroe |
Patrick Murphy (Jupiter) | Democratic | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 | 113th 114th | Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | 2013–2017
Martin, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie |
Brian Mast (Palm City) | Republican | January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023 | 115th 116th 117th | Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 21st district. | 2017–2023
Martin, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie |
Scott Franklin (Lakeland) | Republican | January 3, 2023 – present | 118th | Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 2022. | 2023–present: |
Election results
2002
Florida's 18th Congressional District Election (2002) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen* | 103,512 | 69.11 |
| Democratic | Ray Chote | 42,852 | 28.61 |
| Independent | Orin Opperman | 3,423 | 2.29 |
Total votes | 149,787 | 100.00 |
Turnout | | |
| Republican hold |
2004
Florida's 18th Congressional District Election (2004) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen* | 143,647 | 64.73 |
| Democratic | Sam Sheldon | 78,281 | 35.27 |
Total votes | 221,928 | 100.00 |
Turnout | | |
| Republican hold |
2006
Florida's 18th Congressional District Election (2006) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen* | 79,631 | 62.15 |
| Democratic | Dave Patlak | 48,499 | 37.85 |
Total votes | 128,130 | 100.00 |
Turnout | | |
| Republican hold |
2008
Florida's 18th Congressional District Election (2008) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen* | 140,617 | 57.87 |
| Democratic | Annette Taddeo | 102,372 | 41.11 |
Total votes | 242,989 | 100.00 |
Turnout | | |
| Republican hold |
2010
Florida's 18th Congressional District Election (2010) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen* | 102,360 | 68.89 |
| Democratic | Rolando A. Banciella | 46,235 | 31.11 |
Total votes | 148,595 | 100.00 |
Turnout | | |
| Republican hold |
2012
Florida's 18th Congressional District Election (2012) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Patrick Murphy | 166,799 | 50.4 |
| Republican | Allen West* | 164,370 | 49.6 |
Total votes | 331,169 | 100.00 |
Turnout | | |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
2014
Florida's 18th Congressional District election (2014) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Patrick Murphy (Incumbent) | 151,478 | 59.78 |
| Republican | Carl J. Domino | 101,896 | 40.22 |
Total votes | 253,374 | 100.00 |
| Democratic hold |
2016
Florida's 18th congressional district election (2016) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Brian Mast | 201,488 | 53.60 |
| Democratic | Randy Perkins | 161,918 | 43.07 |
| No Party Affiliation | Carla Spalding | 12,503 | 3.33 |
| No Party Affiliation | Marilyn Holloman | 9 | 0.00 |
Total votes | 375,918 | 100 |
| Republican gain from Democratic |
2018
Florida's 18th congressional district election (2018) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Brian Mast (incumbent) | 185,905 | 54.3 |
| Democratic | Lauren Baer | 156,454 | 45.7 |
Total votes | 342,359 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
2020
Florida's 18th congressional district election (2020) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Brian Mast (incumbent) | 253,286 | 56.3 |
| Democratic | Pam Keith | 186,674 | 41.5 |
| No Party Affiliation | K.W. Miller | 9,760 | 2.2 |
Total votes | 449,720 | 100.0 |
| Republican hold |
2022
Florida's 18th congressional district election (2022) Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Scott Franklin (incumbent) | 167,429 | 74.7 |
| Independent | Keith Hayden Jr | 56,647 | 25.2 |
Total votes | 224,076 | 100.0 |
| Republican 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.
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Florida Redistricted Map, 2012 Retrieved June 14, 2013
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links
- Rep. Brian Mast's official House of Representatives website
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