Florida's 11th congressional district

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Florida's 11th congressional district
Current Representative		Rich Nugent (R–Spring Hill)
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Florida's 11th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district stretches from Ocala southwest to Spring Hill.

From 2003 to 2013 it encompassed most of the city of Tampa and its suburbs and the shoreline of southeastern Hillsborough County. It also includes two areas in other counties: urban neighborhoods of south St. Petersburg in Pinellas County and neighborhoods in and around Bradenton in Manatee County.

The district is currently represented by Republican Rich Nugent.

The district from 2003 to 2013

Historic boundaries

From 1983 to 1993 the district was based in Brevard County, including the Kennedy Space Center. In 1986, weeks before the Challenger disaster, the district's then-congressman, Bill Nelson, (now Florida's Senior Senator) flew on board the Space Shuttle Columbia as part of flight 61-C.

From 1993 to 2013 the district was based in Tampa; the city's long-serving congressman Sam Gibbons, retired in 1997 after nearly 35 years in the House.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created January 3, 1963
Edward Gurney	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967		Redistricted to the 5th district
Claude Pepper	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973		Redistricted from the 3rd district, Redistricted to the 14th district
Paul Rogers	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979		Redistricted from the 9th district
Dan Mica	Democratic	January 3, 1979 - January 3, 1983		Redistricted to the 14th district
Bill Nelson	Democratic	January 3, 1983 - January 3, 1991		Redistricted from the 9th district
Jim Bacchus	Democratic	January 3, 1991 - January 3, 1993		Redistricted to the 15th district
Sam Gibbons	Democratic	January 3, 1993 - January 3, 1997		Redistricted from the 7th district
Jim Davis	Democratic	January 3, 1997 - January 3, 2007	Tampa	Retired to Run for Governor
Kathy Castor	Democratic	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013	Tampa	Redistricted to the 14th district
Rich Nugent	Republican	January 3, 2013 –	Tampa	Redistricted from the 5th district

Presidential races

Year	Results
2000	Gore 61 - George W. Bush 39%
2004	Kerry 58 - George W. Bush 41%
2008	Obama 66 - John McCain 33%

Election Results

2002

Florida's 11th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Jim Davis*	'	100.00%
Totals			'	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2004

Florida's 11th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Jim Davis*	191,780	85.82%
	Libertarian	Robert Edward Johnson	31,579	14.13%
	Socialist Workers	Karl M. Butts	122	0.06%
Totals			223,481	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2006

Florida's 11th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Kathy Castor	97,470	69.65%
	Republican	Eddie Adams, Jr.	42,454	30.34%
	No party	Others	18	0.01%
Totals			139,942	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2008

Florida's 11th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Kathy Castor*	184,106	71.66%
	Republican	Eddie Adams, Jr.	72,825	28.34%
Totals			256,931	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2010

Florida's 11th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Kathy Castor*	91,328	59.64%
	Republican	Mike Prendergast	61,817	40.36%
Totals			153,145	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

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