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Florida's 23rd congressional district
Florida's 23rd congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress, located in the Greater Miami area and covering parts of southern Broward County and northern Miami-Dade County. The district includes cities such as Weston, Davie, Pembroke Pines, and Aventura.[6][7] The district also includes Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport and Nova Southeastern University. The district is one of the highest concentrations of Jewish Americans, consisting of about 24% of the electorate.[8]
| Florida's 23rd congressional district | |
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Florida's 23rd congressional district since January 3, 2017 | |
| Representative | |
| Area | 259[1] sq mi (670 km2) |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2021) | 765,245[3] |
| Median household income | $73,362[4] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+5[5] |
From 2003 to 2012, the former 23rd district consisted of a major part of Broward County and parts of Palm Beach county. The district included Pompano Beach, Boynton Beach and Belle Glade.
The district is currently represented by Democrat Jared Moskowitz.
History
Florida's 23rd Congressional District was created after the 1990 U.S. Census. Democrat Alcee Hastings was elected in the first election for the district in 1992 until being redistricted to the 20th Congressional District in 2013.
Statewide election results
Presidential election results
Results from previous presidential elections
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | President | John Kerry 76% – George W. Bush 24% |
| 2008 | President | Barack Obama 83% – John McCain 17% |
| 2012 | President | Barack Obama 62% – Mitt Romney 38% |
| 2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 61.3% – Donald Trump 37% |
| 2020 | President | Joe Biden 58.2% - Donald Trump 41% |
Non-presidential results
Results from previous non-presidential statewide elections
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Senate | Patrick Murphy 57.8% - Marco Rubio 39.8% |
| 2018 | Senate | Bill Nelson 63.7% - Rick Scott 36.3% |
| 2018 | Governor | Andrew Gillum 62.2% - Ron DeSantis 37% |
| 2018 | Attorney General | Sean Shaw 61.3% - Ashley Moody 37% |
List of members representing the district
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created January 3, 1993 | |||||
| Alcee Hastings | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th | 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 20th district. | 1993-2003 [data unknown/missing] |
| 2003–2013 | |||||
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023 | 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th | Redistricted from the 20th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 25th district. | 2013–2017 |
| Jared Moskowitz | Democratic | January 3, 2023 – present | 118th | Elected in 2022. | 2023–present: the coastline of Broward County to southern Palm Beach County |
Election results
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alcee Hastings (Incumbent) | 96,347 | 77.49% | |
| Republican | Charles Laurie | 27,986 | 22.51% | |
| No party | Others | 5 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 124,338 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alcee Hastings (Incumbent) | 49,284 | 74.23% | |
| Democratic | Keith A. Clayborne | 17,106 | 25.77% | |
| Total votes | 66,390 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alcee Hastings (Incumbent) | 106,278 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 106,278 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alcee Hastings (Incumbent) | 172,835 | 82.18% | |
| Republican | Marion D. Thorpe, Jr. | 37,431 | 17.80% | |
| No party | April Cook | 40 | 0.02% | |
| Total votes | 210,306 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alcee Hastings (Incumbent) | 100,066 | 79.12% | |
| Republican | Bernard Sansaricq | 26,414 | 20.88% | |
| Total votes | 126,480 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | 174,205 | 63.25% | |
| Republican | Karen Harrington | 98,096 | 35.62% | |
| No party | Ilya Katz | 3,129 | 1.13% | |
| Total votes | 275,430 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Incumbent) | 103,269 | 62.67% | |
| Republican | Joe Kaufman | 61,519 | 37.33% | |
| Total votes | 164,788 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Incumbent) | 183,225 | 56.70% | |
| Republican | Joe Kaufman | 130,818 | 40.49% | |
| No party | Don Endriss | 5,180 | 1.60 | |
| No party | Lyle Milstein | 3,897 | 1.21 | |
| Total votes | 323,120 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Incumbent) | 161,611 | 58.5% | |
| Republican | Joe Kaufman | 99,446 | 36.0% | |
| No party | Tim Canova | 13,697 | 5.0 | |
| No party | Don Endriss | 1,612 | 0.6 | |
| Total votes | 276,366 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Debbie Wasserman Schultz (incumbent) | 221,239 | 58.19% | ||
| Republican | Carla Spalding | 158,874 | 41.78% | ||
| Independent Republican | Jeff Olson (write-in) | 46 | 0.01% | ||
| Independent Republican | D. B. Fugate (write-in) | 37 | 0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 381,196 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jared Moskowitz | 143,951 | 51.59% | ||
| Republican | Joe Budd | 130,681 | 46.83% | ||
| Independent | Christine Scott | 3,079 | 1.1% | ||
| Independent | Mark Napier | 1,338 | 0.48% | ||
| Total votes | 279,049 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic 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.
- ^ . 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.
- ^ See whole Florida state map for 2013, with the 23rd district: h9047_35x42L.pdf Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 16, 2012.
- ^ See the 2013 boundaries of the 23rd district covering southeast Florida in the 2013 districts map: H000C9047_map_se.pdf, for the southeast region of Florida, along the Atlantic Ocean. Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 2012.
- ^ "This map shows the 20 congressional districts with the most Jews". September 10, 2020.
External links
- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's official House of Representatives website