Florida's 18th congressional district

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Florida's 18th congressional district
Current Representative		Patrick Murphy (D–Jupiter)
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Florida's 18th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district includes an area in eastern Florida stretching from Ft. Pierce to Palm Beach

From 2003 to 2013 it was based in South Florida. The district included portions of Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. The Miami-Dade section included most of the city of Miami, the South Beach section of Miami Beach, and many of the southern Miami suburbs, including Coral Gables and Coral Terrace. The Monroe County section of the district included all of the Florida Keys.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Patrick Murphy.

The district from 2003 to 2013

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Note
District created		January 3, 1983
Claude Pepper	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – May 30, 1989	98th 99th 100th 101st	Redistricted from the 14th district, Died
Vacant		May 30, 1989 - August 29, 1989	101st
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	Republican	August 29, 1989 – January 3, 2013	101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Redistricted to the 27th district
Patrick Murphy	Democratic	January 3, 2013 –	113th

Voting

Election results from presidential races

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	George W. Bush 56 - Al Gore 42%
2004	President	George W. Bush 54 - John Kerry 45%
2008	President	Barack Obama 51 - John McCain 49%

Election Results

2002

Florida's 18th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen*	103,512	69.11%
	Democratic	Ray Chote	42,852	28.61%
	Independent	Orin Opperman	3,423	2.29%
Totals			149,787	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004

Florida's 18th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen*	143,647	64.73%
	Democratic	Sam Sheldon	78,281	35.27%
Totals			221,928	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2006

Florida's 18th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen*	79,631	62.15%
	Democratic	Dave Patlak	48,499	37.85%
Totals			128,130	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2008

Florida's 18th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen*	140,617	57.87%
	Democratic	Annette Taddeo	102,372	41.11%
Totals			242,989	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2010

Florida's 18th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen*	102,360	68.89%
	Democratic	Rolando A. Banciella	46,235	31.11%
Totals			148,595	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2012

Florida's 22nd Congressional District Election (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Patrick Murphy	166,799	50.4%
	Republican	Allen B. West*	164,370	49.6%
Totals			331,169	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's official House of Representatives website