Florida's 12th congressional district

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Florida's 12th congressional district
Current Representative		Dennis A. Ross (R–Lakeland)
Distribution	84.25% urban, 15.75% rural
Population (2000)	639,296
Median income	$37,396
Ethnicity	72.1% White, 13.0% Black, 1.1% Asian, 12.0% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI	R+6

Florida's 12th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida that encompasses much of Polk County as well as parts of rural and suburban east Hillsborough County and a small piece of western Osceola County.

The district is currently represented by Republican Dennis A. Ross who won the open seat in 2010 vacated by Adam Putnam in his successful bid to be Florida State Commissioner of Agriculture & Consumer Services.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created January 3, 1963
William C. Cramer	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967		Redistricted from the 1st district, Redistricted to the 8th district
Dante Fascell	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973		Redistricted from the 4th district, Redistricted to the 15th district
J. Herbert Burke	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979		Redistricted from the 10th district
Edward J. Stack	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981
E. Clay Shaw, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983		Redistricted to the 15th district
Tom Lewis	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993		Redistricted to the 16th district
Charles T. Canady	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001
Adam Putnam	Republican	January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2011
Dennis A. Ross	Republican	January 3, 2011		Incumbent

Presidential Voting History

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2008	President	John McCain 50 - Barack Obama 48%
2004	President	George W. Bush 58 - John Kerry 42%

Election Results

2002

Florida's 12th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Adam Putnam*	'	100.00%
Totals			'	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004

Florida's 12th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Adam Putnam*	179,204	64.89%
	Democratic	Bob Hagenmaier	96,965	35.11%
Totals			276,169	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2006

Florida's 12th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Adam Putnam*	124,452	69.12%
	Independent	Joe Viscusi	34,976	19.42%
	Independent	Ed Bowlin	20,636	11.46%
Totals			180,064	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2008

Florida's 12th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Adam Putnam*	185,698	57.46%
	Democratic	Doug Tudor	137,465	42.54%
Totals			323,163	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2010

Florida's 12th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Dennis A. Ross*	102,704	48.14%
	Democratic	Lori Edwards	87,769	41.14%
	Independent	Randy Wilkinson	22,857	10.71%
Totals			213,330	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

• NOTE: Randy Wilkinson ran on the Tea Party platform on the ballot.

References

• 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