Florida's 20th congressional district

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Florida's 20th congressional district
Current Representative		Alcee Hastings (D–Miramar)
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Florida's 20th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district includes Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. It also includes a vast area inland to the southeastern shores of Lake Okeechobee including the community of Belle Glade.

From 2003 to 2013 took in parts of Broward and Miami-Dade counties. The district was based in Fort Lauderdale and includes many of its suburbs including Davie.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Alcee Hastings.

The district from 2003 to 2013

List of representatives

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2010#District 1

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Note
District created		January 3, 1993
Peter Deutsch	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Debbie Wasserman Schultz	Democratic	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013	109th 110th 111th 112th	Redistricted to the 23rd district
Alcee Hastings	Democratic	January 3, 2013 –	113th	Redistricted from the 23rd district

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2008	President	Barack Obama 63 - John McCain 36%
2004	President	John Kerry 63 - George W. Bush 36%
2000	President	Al Gore 68 - George W. Bush 30%

Election results

2002

Florida's 20th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Peter Deutsch*	'	100.00%
Totals			'	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2004

Florida's 20th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Debbie Wasserman Schultz*	191,195	70.19%
	Republican	Margaret Hostetter	81,213	29.81%
Totals			200,408	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2006

Florida's 20th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Debbie Wasserman Schultz*	'	100.00%
Totals			'	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2008

Florida's 20th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Debbie Wasserman Schultz*	202,832	77.48%
	Independent	Margaret Hostetter	58,958	22.52%
Totals			261,790	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2010

Florida's 20th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Debbie Wasserman Schultz*	100,787	60.15%
	Republican	Karen Harrington	63,845	38.10%
	Independent	Stanley Blumenthal	1,663	0.99%
	Independent	Bob Kunst	1,272	0.76%
Totals			167,567	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

References

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's official House of Representatives website