Florida's 14th congressional district

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Florida's 14th congressional district
Current Representative		Kathy Castor (D–Tampa)
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Florida's 14th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district includes downtown St. Petersburg and most of Tampa.

The district from 2003 to 2013 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.

The district from 2003 to 2013

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%

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 –		Redistricted from the 11th district

Election Results

2002

Florida's 14th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Porter J. Goss*	'	100.00%
Totals			'	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004

Florida's 14th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Connie Mack IV	226,662	67.59%
	Democratic	Robert M. Neeld	108,672	32.41%
Totals			335,334	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2006

Florida's 14th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Connie Mack IV*	151,615	64.37%
	Democratic	Robert M. Neeld	83,920	35.63%
Totals			235,535	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2008

Florida's 14th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	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%
Totals			377,891	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2010

Florida's 14th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	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%
Totals			274,691	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican 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