Florida's 19th congressional district

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Florida's 19th congressional district
Current Representative		Trey Radel (R–Lee County)
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Florida's 19th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district includes an area on the west coast of Florida from Fort Myers to Marco Island.

From 2003 to 2013 it was based in South Florida, the district included parts of Palm Beach and Broward counties including the cities of Coral Springs, Margate, and Greenacres.

The district is currently represented by Republican Trey Radel.

The district from 2003 to 2013

Presidential Election History

Year	Results
2000	Al Gore 73 - George W. Bush 27%
2004	John Kerry 66 - George W. Bush 33%
2008	Barack Obama 65 - John McCain 34%

Election Results

2002

Florida's 19th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Robert Wexler*	156,747	72.16%
	Republican	Jack Merkle	60,477	27.84%
Totals			217,224	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2004

Florida's 19th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Robert Wexler*	'	100.00%
Totals			'	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2006

Florida's 19th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Robert Wexler*	'	100.00%
Totals			'	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2008

Florida's 19th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Robert Wexler*	202,465	66.16%
	Republican	Edward Lynch	83,357	27.24%
	Independent	Benjamin Graber	20,214	6.61%
Totals			306,036	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2010 (Special)

Main article: Florida's 19th congressional district special election, 2010

Florida's 19th Congressional District Special Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Ted Deutch	43,255	62.1%
	Republican	Edward Lynch	24,539	35.2%
Totals			67,794	0.973%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2010

Florida's 19th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Ted Deutch*	132,098	62.59%
	Republican	Joe Budd	78,733	37.30%
	No party	Others	228	0.11%
Totals			211,059	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Note
District created		January 3, 1983
Dante Fascell	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Redistricted from the 15th district, Retired
Harry Johnston	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997	103rd 104th	Redistricted from the 14th district, Retired
Robert Wexler	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2010	105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th	Resigned to become president of the Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation
Vacant		January 3, 2010 – April 13, 2010	111th	Florida's 19th congressional district special election, 2010
Ted Deutch	Democratic	April 13, 2010 – January 3, 2013	111th 112th	Redistricted to the 21st district
Trey Radel	Republican	January 3, 2013 –	113th

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