As defined by the state legislature in 2013 (which lasted until 2017), the 5th district ran from Jacksonville to Orlando; it was considered one of the most-gerrymandered congressional districts in the country.[5] Before 2013, similar territory was included in the 3rd district.
After court-mandated redistricting, the district became a majority-minority district from 2017 to 2023. It extended along Florida's northern boundary from Jacksonville to Tallahassee and included all of Baker, Gadsden, Hamilton and Madison counties and portions of Columbia, Duval, Jefferson, and Leon counties.
Florida's 3rd congressional district was renumbered to 5th congressional district but was little changed in the redistricting process in 2012, still winding from Orlando in the south to central Jacksonville in the north.[6]
On July 11, 2014, Florida Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis ruled that this district, along with the neighboring District 10, had been drawn to favor the Republican Party by packing black Democratic voters into District 5.[7][10] On August 1, Judge Lewis gave Florida's state legislature an Aug. 15 deadline to submit new congressional maps for those two districts.[11]
Brown said that "we will go all the way to the United States Supreme Court, dealing with making sure that African Americans are not disenfranchised."[13] Florida House Redistricting Chairman Richard Corcoran, a Republican, said that "consideration of political data is legally required" to ensure that district boundaries would not be so shifted as to not allow African-Americans a chance to elect representatives of their choice.[14]
On appeal, the Florida Supreme Court approved a redrawn version of District 5 on December 2, 2015. That plan went into effect for the 2016 elections.[15] The new district had a dramatically different shape than its predecessor. It now stretched in an east-west configuration along the Georgia border from downtown Jacksonville to Tallahassee. However, it was no less Democratic than its predecessor, as noted in the Florida Supreme Court's final opinion:
With a black share of registered Democrats of 66.1%, the black candidate of choice is likely to win a contested Democratic primary, and with a Democratic registration advantage of 61.1% to 23.0% over Republicans, the Democratic candidate is likely to win the general election.
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^Leary, Alex (May 14, 2011). "Democrat U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown again aligns with GOP in Florida redistricting battle". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
^ abLeary, Alex (July 10, 2012). "Corrine Brown calls redistricting decision 'seriously flawed'". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
^"Judge strikes down GOP-drawn Florida congressional lines". July 10, 2014.
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^Isenstadt, Alex (August 4, 2014). "CBC, DCCC clash over Fla. redistricting suit". POLITICO.com. POLITICO LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
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FL 5 redirects here For the state road see Florida State Road 5 Florida s 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U S state of Florida It includes the southeastern area of Jacksonville which comprises areas such as Arlington East Arlington Southside Mandarin San Jose and the Beaches It stretches south to St Augustine in St Johns County Florida s 5th congressional districtInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3 2023Representative John RutherfordR JacksonvilleArea3 911 1 sq mi 10 130 km2 Distribution83 37 urban 2 16 63 ruralPopulation 2022 801 685 3 Median householdincome 84 630 3 Ethnicity47 3 Black40 7 White6 8 Hispanic2 5 Asian2 2 Two or more races0 5 otherCook PVIR 11 4 From 2002 to 2013 the district comprised all of Citrus Hernando and Sumter counties and most of Lake Levy and Pasco counties and portions of Marion and Polk counties The district included northern exurbs of Tampa and western exurbs of Orlando within the high growth Interstate 4 Corridor This iteration of the 5th district is now largely contained in the 11th district As defined by the state legislature in 2013 which lasted until 2017 the 5th district ran from Jacksonville to Orlando it was considered one of the most gerrymandered congressional districts in the country 5 Before 2013 similar territory was included in the 3rd district After court mandated redistricting the district became a majority minority district from 2017 to 2023 It extended along Florida s northern boundary from Jacksonville to Tallahassee and included all of Baker Gadsden Hamilton and Madison counties and portions of Columbia Duval Jefferson and Leon counties The district is currently represented by Republican John Rutherford Contents 1 Characteristics 1 1 Court ordered changes 2 Voting 3 List of members representing the district 4 Election results 4 1 2002 4 2 2004 4 3 2006 4 4 2008 4 5 2010 4 6 2012 4 7 2014 4 8 2016 4 9 2018 4 10 2020 5 ReferencesCharacteristics editFlorida s 3rd congressional district was renumbered to 5th congressional district but was little changed in the redistricting process in 2012 still winding from Orlando in the south to central Jacksonville in the north 6 From 1973 to 1993 the erstwhile 3rd district was based in Orange County including Walt Disney World and most of Orlando The peculiar shape of the 3rd now 5th congressional district dates from reapportionment done by the Florida Legislature after the 1990 U S census The 1993 2012 3rd congressional district was geographically distinctive Starting from the southern part of the district it included the Pine Hills area of the Orlando Kissimmee Metropolitan Area with small pockets of African American neighborhoods in the cities of Sanford Gainesville Palatka and finally the larger African American communities of Jacksonville 7 Connecting these areas were regions which are sparsely populated either expansive rural areas or narrow strips which are only a few miles wide 8 9 Barack Obama received 73 of the vote in this district in the 2008 Presidential election Court ordered changes edit On July 11 2014 Florida Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis ruled that this district along with the neighboring District 10 had been drawn to favor the Republican Party by packing black Democratic voters into District 5 7 10 On August 1 Judge Lewis gave Florida s state legislature an Aug 15 deadline to submit new congressional maps for those two districts 11 5th district Representative Corrine Brown issued a statement blasting Lewis s decision on the district map as seriously flawed 9 and Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Marcia Fudge sent a sharply worded letter to Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel complaining about the party s support for the lawsuit challenging Florida s district maps 12 Brown said that we will go all the way to the United States Supreme Court dealing with making sure that African Americans are not disenfranchised 13 Florida House Redistricting Chairman Richard Corcoran a Republican said that consideration of political data is legally required to ensure that district boundaries would not be so shifted as to not allow African Americans a chance to elect representatives of their choice 14 On appeal the Florida Supreme Court approved a redrawn version of District 5 on December 2 2015 That plan went into effect for the 2016 elections 15 The new district had a dramatically different shape than its predecessor It now stretched in an east west configuration along the Georgia border from downtown Jacksonville to Tallahassee However it was no less Democratic than its predecessor as noted in the Florida Supreme Court s final opinion With a black share of registered Democrats of 66 1 the black candidate of choice is likely to win a contested Democratic primary and with a Democratic registration advantage of 61 1 to 23 0 over Republicans the Democratic candidate is likely to win the general election Voting editElection results from presidential racesYear Office Results1992 President Clinton 42 34 1996 President Clinton 50 37 2000 President Gore 50 46 2004 President Bush 58 41 2008 President McCain 56 43 2012 President Obama 63 35 2016 President Clinton 61 35 2020 President Biden 62 36 List of members representing the district editMember Party Years Congress Electoral history District locationDistrict created January 3 1937 nbsp Joe Hendricks DeLand Democratic January 3 1937 January 3 1949 75th76th77th78th79th80th Elected in 1936 Re elected in 1938 Re elected in 1940 Re elected in 1942 Re elected in 1944 Re elected in 1946 Retired 1937 1943 data missing 1943 1953 data missing nbsp Syd Herlong Leesburg Democratic January 3 1949 January 3 1967 81st82nd83rd84th85th86th87th88th89th Elected in 1948 Re elected in 1950 Re elected in 1952 Re elected in 1954 Re elected in 1956 Re elected in 1958 Re elected in 1960 Re elected in 1962 Re elected in 1964 Re elected in 1966 Redistricted to the 4th district 1953 1963 data missing 1963 1973 data missing nbsp Edward Gurney Winter Park Republican January 3 1967 January 3 1969 90th Redistricted from the 11th district and re elected in 1966 Retired nbsp Louis Frey Jr Winter Park Republican January 3 1969 January 3 1973 91st92nd Elected in 1968 Re elected in 1970 Redistricted to the 9th district nbsp Bill Gunter Orlando Democratic January 3 1973 January 3 1975 93rd Elected in 1972 Retired to run for U S senator 1973 1983 data missing nbsp Richard Kelly Holiday Republican January 3 1975 January 3 1981 94th95th96th Elected in 1974 Re elected in 1976 Re elected in 1978 Lost renomination after involvement in the Abscam scandal nbsp Bill McCollum Longwood Republican January 3 1981 January 3 1993 97th98th99th100th101st102nd Elected in 1980 Re elected in 1982 Re elected in 1984 Re elected in 196 Re elected in 1988 Re elected in 1990 Redistricted to the 8th district 1983 1993 data missing nbsp Karen Thurman Dunnellon Democratic January 3 1993 January 3 2003 103rd104th105th106th107th Elected in 1992 Re elected in 1994 Re elected in 1996 Re elected in 1998 Re elected in 2000 Lost re election 1993 2003 data missing nbsp Ginny Brown Waite Brooksville Republican January 3 2003 January 3 2011 108th109th110th111th Elected in 2002 Re elected in 2004 Re elected in 2006 Re elected in 2008 Retired due to health problems 2003 2013 nbsp nbsp Rich Nugent Spring Hill Republican January 3 2011 January 3 2013 112th Elected in 2010 Redistricted to the 11th district nbsp Corrine Brown Jacksonville Democratic January 3 2013 January 3 2017 113th114th Redistricted from the 3rd district and re elected in 2012 Re elected in 2014 Lost renomination after criminal indictment 2013 2017 nbsp nbsp Al Lawson Tallahassee Democratic January 3 2017 January 3 2023 115th116th117th Elected in 2016 Re elected in 2018 Re elected in 2020 Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost re election in 2022 2017 2023 nbsp nbsp John Rutherford Jacksonville Republican January 3 2023 present 118th Redistricted from the 4th district and re elected in 2022 2023 present Most of Jacksonville along with parts of that city s southern and eastern suburbs and the city of St Augustine nbsp Election results edit2002 edit Florida s 5th Congressional District Election 2002 Party Candidate Votes Republican Ginny Brown Waite 121 998 47 90 Democratic Karen L Thurman Incumbent 117 758 46 24 Independent Jack Gargan 8 639 3 39 Independent Brian P Moore 6 223 2 44 No party Others 53 0 02 Total votes 254 671 100 00 Turnout Republican gain from Democratic2004 edit Florida s 5th Congressional District Election 2004 Party Candidate Votes Republican Ginny Brown Waite Incumbent 240 315 65 93 Democratic Robert G Whittel 124 140 34 06 No party Others 33 0 01 Total votes 364 488 100 00 Turnout Republican hold2006 edit Florida s 5th Congressional District Election 2006 Party Candidate Votes Republican Ginny Brown Waite Incumbent 162 421 59 85 Democratic John T Russell 108 959 40 15 Total votes 271 380 100 00 Turnout Republican hold2008 edit Florida s 5th Congressional District Election 2008 Party Candidate Votes Republican Ginny Brown Waite Incumbent 265 186 61 15 Democratic John T Russell 168 446 38 85 Total votes 433 632 100 00 Turnout Republican hold2010 edit Florida s 5th Congressional District Election 2010 Party Candidate Votes Republican Rich Nugent 208 815 67 43 Democratic Jim Piccillo 100 858 32 57 Total votes 309 673Turnout 100 0 Republican hold 2012 edit Florida s 5th Congressional District Election 2012 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Corrine Brown 190 472 70 80 Republican LeAnne Kolb 70 700 26 30 No Party Affiliation Eileen Fleming 7 978 3 00 Total votes 269 153Turnout 100 0 Democratic gain from Republican 2014 edit Florida s 5th Congressional District Election 2014 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Corrine Brown Incumbent 112 340 65 47 Republican Glo Smith 59 237 34 53 Total votes 171 577Turnout 100 0 Democratic hold 2016 edit Florida s 5th Congressional District Election 2016 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Al Lawson 194 549 64 2 Republican Glo Smith 108 325 35 8 Total votes 302 874Turnout 100 0 Democratic hold2018 edit Florida s 5th Congressional District Election 2018 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Al Lawson Incumbent 180 527 66 78 Republican Virginia Fuller 89 799 33 22 Total votes 270 326 100 0 Democratic hold 2020 edit Florida s 5th Congressional District Election 2020 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Al Lawson Incumbent 219 463 65 13 Republican Gary Adler 117 510 34 87 Total votes 336 973 100 0 Democratic holdReferences edit 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 a b My Congressional District 2022 Cook PVI District Map and List Cook Political Report Retrieved January 10 2023 Ingraham Christopher May 15 2014 America s most gerrymandered congressional districts washingtonpost com Retrieved May 21 2014 Florida s 5th Congressional District WJXT Jacksonville July 24 2012 Retrieved August 5 2014 a b James Frank July 11 2014 Florida Ruling Is A Primer On Redistricting Chicanery NPR org National Public Radio Retrieved August 5 2014 Leary Alex May 14 2011 Democrat U S Rep Corrine Brown again aligns with GOP in Florida redistricting battle Tampa Bay Times Retrieved August 5 2014 a b Leary Alex July 10 2012 Corrine Brown calls redistricting decision seriously flawed Tampa Bay Times Retrieved August 5 2014 Judge strikes down GOP drawn Florida congressional lines July 10 2014 Cotterell Bill August 5 2014 Florida elections face uncertainty as congressional maps redrawn Reuters Thomson Reuters Retrieved August 5 2014 Isenstadt Alex August 4 2014 CBC DCCC clash over Fla redistricting suit POLITICO com POLITICO LLC Retrieved August 5 2014 Livingston Abby July 11 2012 Florida Redistricting Ruling Gets Mixed Reactions From Democrats Rollcall com CQ Roll Call Retrieved August 5 2014 Deslatte Aaron August 5 2014 Florida Legislature Don t talk to congressional members political consultants Orlando Sentinel Retrieved August 5 2014 Dixon Matt December 2 2015 Siding with redistricting plaintiffs top court upends political landscape Politico Florida Retrieved May 18 2016 Martis Kenneth C 1989 The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress New York Macmillan Publishing Company Martis Kenneth C 1982 The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts New York Macmillan Publishing Company Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774 present 29 23 07 N 81 45 04 W 29 38528 N 81 75111 W 29 38528 81 75111 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Florida 27s 5th congressional district amp oldid 1182184458, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
