Florida's 14th congressional district

Florida's 14th congressional district
Florida's 14th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Kathy Castor (D–Tampa)
Cook PVI	D+11

Florida's 14th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and was reassigned in 2012, effective January 2013, to western Hillsborough County, Florida and Manatee County.^[1][2] The district includes downtown St. Petersburg and most of Tampa.

The former 14th district, in 2003–2012, was located in the Gulf Coast region in Southwestern Florida and included all of Lee County and portions of Charlotte and Collier counties. Fort Myers, Naples, Cape Coral and part of Port Charlotte were located in the district.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Kathy Castor.

Presidential elections

Year	Results
2000	George W. Bush 60 - Al Gore 38%
2004	George W. Bush 61 - John Kerry 38%
2008	John McCain 57 - Barack Obama 42%
2012	Barack Obama 65 - Mitt Romney 34%

List of representatives

The district was created in 1973.

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
Claude Pepper	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983		Redistricted from the 11th district Redistricted to the 18th district
Daniel A. Mica	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989		Redistricted from the 11th district Retired in an unsuccessful run for United States Senate
Harry Johnston	Democratic	January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993		Redistricted to the 19th district
Porter Goss	Republican	January 3, 1993 – September 23, 2004		Redistricted from the 13th district Resigned to become Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Vacant		September 23, 2004 – January 3, 2005
Connie Mack IV	Republican	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013		Retired to run for the US Senate
Kathy Castor	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – present		Redistricted from the 11th district

Election Results

2002

Florida's 14th Congressional District Election (2002)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Porter J. Goss*	232,566	100.00
Total votes			232,566	100.00
Voter turnout			100.00%
	Republican hold

2004

Florida's 14th Congressional District Election (2004)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Connie Mack IV	226,662	67.59
	Democratic	Robert M. Neeld	108,672	32.41
Total votes			335,334	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2006

Florida's 14th Congressional District Election (2006)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Connie Mack IV*	151,615	64.37
	Democratic	Robert M. Neeld	83,920	35.63
Total votes			235,535	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2008

Florida's 14th Congressional District Election (2008)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Connie Mack IV*	224,602	59.44
	Democratic	Robert M. Neeld	93,590	24.77
	Independent	Burt Saunders	54,750	14.49
	Independent	Jeff George	4,949	1.31
Total votes			377,891	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2010

Florida's 14th Congressional District Election (2010)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Connie Mack IV*	188,341	68.57
	Democratic	James Lloyd Roach	74,525	27.13
	Independent	William Maverick St. Claire	11,825	4.31
Total votes			274,691	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 14th congressional district

As of May 2015, there are three former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 14th congressional district who are currently living at this time.

Representative	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
Harry Johnston	1989–1993	December 2, 1931
Porter Goss	1993–2004	November 26, 1938
Connie Mack IV	2005–2013	August 12, 1967

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

References

1. See whole Florida state map for 2013, with the 14th district covering Sumter County, Hernando to Marion County: h9047_35x42L.pdf Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 16, 2012.
2. See 2013 borders of 14th district in the 2013 districts map: H000C9047_map_bb.pdf, for the Big Bend region of Florida. Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 2012.

• 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

Coordinates: 27°50′01″N 82°30′46″W / 27.83361°N 82.51278°W