Florida's 15th congressional district

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Florida's 15th congressional district
Current Representative		Bill Posey (R–Rockledge)
Distribution	89.64% urban, 10.36% rural
Population (2000)	639,295
Median income	$39,397
Ethnicity	77.8% White, 7.3% Black, 1.6% Asian, 11.3% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% other
Cook PVI	R+6

Florida's 15th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district contains most of Brevard County south of the city of Cocoa, all of Indian River County, most of Osceola County, and a very small portion of Polk County. The district takes in Kissimmee, Melbourne and Vero Beach.

The district is currently represented by Republican Bill Posey.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created January 3, 1973
Dante Fascell	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983		Redistricted from the 12th district, Redistricted to the 19th district
E. Clay Shaw, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993		Redistricted from the 12th district, Redistricted to the 19th district
Jim Bacchus	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995		Redistricted from the 11th district
Dave Weldon	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2009
Bill Posey	Republican	January 3, 2009 – Present		Incumbent

Election Results

2002

Florida's 15th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Dave Weldon*	146,414	63.15%
	Democratic	Jim Tso	85,433	36.85%
Totals			231,847	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004

Florida's 15th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Dave Weldon*	210,388	65.35%
	Democratic	Simon Pristoop	111,538	34.65%
Totals			321,926	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2006

Florida's 15th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Dave Weldon*	125,965	56.29%
	Democratic	Robert Bowman	97,834	43.71%
Totals			223,799	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2008

Florida's 15th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Bill Posey	192,151	53.10%
	Democratic	Stephen Lee Blythe	151,951	41.99%
	Independent	Frank Zilaitis	14,274	3.94%
	Independent	Trevor Lowing	3,495	0.97%
Totals			361,871	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2010

Florida's 15th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Bill Posey*	157,079	64.73%
	Democratic	C. Shannon Roberts	85,595	35.27%
Totals			242,674	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

External references

• 2008 Race Tracker
• 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