Florida's 19th congressional district

Florida's 19th congressional district
Florida's 19th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Curt Clawson (R–Bonita Springs)
Cook PVI	R+11

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
	Write-in	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

2014 (Special)

Florida's 19th Congressional District special election, 2014^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt Clawson	66,922	66.9
	Democratic	April Freeman	29,314	29.3
	Libertarian	Ray Netherwood	3,729	3.7
	Write-in	Timothy J. Rossano	24	0.0
Total votes			99,989	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

Florida's 19th Congressional District Election (2014)^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt Clawson*	159,354	64.6
	Democratic	April Freeman	80,824	32.7
	Libertarian	Ray Netherwood	6,671	2.7
	Write-in	Timothy J. Rossano	12	0.0
Total votes			246,861	100.0
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

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 24, 2014		Florida's 19th congressional district special election, 2014
Curt Clawson	Republican	June 24, 2014 – January 3, 2017	113th 114th	Retiring[4]
Francis Rooney	Republican	January 3, 2017 –	115th

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: November 6, 2012 General Election". Florida Department of State Department of Elections. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
2. "Florida Department of State - Election Results: June 24, 2014 Special General Congressional 19". Florida Department of State Department of Elections. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
3. "Florida Department of State - Election Results: November 4, 2014 General Election". Florida Department of State Department of Elections. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
4. King, Ledyard (May 20, 2016). "U.S. Rep. Curt Clawson won't seek re-election". The News-Press. Retrieved June 16, 2016.

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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