Florida's 20th congressional district

Florida's 20th congressional district
Florida's 20th congressional district – since January 3, 2013
Current Representative		Alcee Hastings (D–Miramar)
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Florida's 20th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress, located in southeast Florida. The district includes most of the majority-black precincts in and around Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. It also includes a vast area inland to the southeastern shores of Lake Okeechobee, including the community of Belle Glade.

From 2003 to 2012, the 20th district took in parts of Broward and Miami-Dade counties. The district was based in Fort Lauderdale and included many of its suburbs including Davie.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Alcee Hastings.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Note
District created		January 3, 1993
Peter Deutsch	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Debbie Wasserman Schultz	Democratic	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013	109th 110th 111th 112th	Redistricted to the 23rd district
Alcee Hastings	Democratic	January 3, 2013 –	113th 114th	Redistricted from the 23rd district

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2008	President	Barack Obama 63 - John McCain 36%
2004	President	John Kerry 63 - George W. Bush 36%
2000	President	Al Gore 68 - George W. Bush 30%

Election results

2002

Florida's 20th Congressional District Election (2002)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Deutsch*	96,787	100.00
Total votes			96,787	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2004

Florida's 20th Congressional District Election (2004)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Wasserman Schultz*	191,195	70.19
	Republican	Margaret Hostetter	81,213	29.81
Total votes			200,408	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2006

Florida's 20th Congressional District Election (2006)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Wasserman Schultz*	124,554	100.00
Total votes			124,544	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2008

Florida's 20th Congressional District Election (2008)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Wasserman Schultz*	202,832	77.48
	Independent	Margaret Hostetter	58,958	22.52
Total votes			261,790	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2010

Florida's 20th Congressional District Election (2010)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Wasserman Schultz*	100,787	60.15
	Republican	Karen Harrington	63,845	38.10
	Independent	Stanley Blumenthal	1,663	0.99
	Independent	Bob Kunst	1,272	0.76
Total votes			167,567	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 20th congressional district

As of May 2015, there are two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 20th congressional district who are currently living at this time.

Representative	Term in office	Date of birth (and age)
Peter Deutsch	1993–2005	April 1, 1957
Debbie Wasserman Schultz	2005–2013	September 27, 1966

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013 The former 20th district covered parts of Broward and Miami-Dade counties.

References

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• Rep. Alcee Hastings' official House of Representatives website

Coordinates: 26°30′32″N 80°40′38″W / 26.50889°N 80.67722°W