Florida's 23rd congressional district

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Florida's 23rd congressional district
Current Representative		Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D–Weston)
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Florida's 23rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district stretches from Weston to Miami.

From 2003 to 2013 it consisted of a major part of Broward, and parts of Palm Beach county. The district included Pompano Beach, Boynton Beach and Belle Glade.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

The district from 2003 to 2013

History

Florida's 23rd Congressional District was created after the 1990 U.S. Census. Democrat Alcee Hastings was elected in the first election for the district in 1992 until being redistricted to the 20th Congressional District in 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
Alcee Hastings	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Redistricted to the 20th district
Debbie Wasserman Schultz	Democratic	January 3, 2013 –	113th	Redistricted from the 20th district

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2008	President	Barack Obama 83 - John McCain 17%
2004	President	John Kerry 76 - George W. Bush 24%
2000	President	Al Gore 79 - George W. Bush 20%

Election Results

2002

Florida's 23rd Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Alcee Hastings*	96,347	77.49%
	Republican	Charles Laurie	27,986	22.51%
Totals			124,333	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2004

Florida's 23rd Congressional District Universal Primary Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Alcee Hastings*	49,284	74.23%
	Democratic	Keith A. Clayborne	17,106	25.77%
Totals			66,390	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2006

Florida's 23rd Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Alcee Hastings*	'	100.00%
Totals			'	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2008

Florida's 23rd Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Alcee Hastings*	172,835	82.18%
	Republican	Marion D. Thorpe, Jr.	37,431	17.80%
	No party	Others	40	0.02%
Totals			210,306	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2010

Florida's 23rd Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Alcee Hastings*	100,066	79.12%
	Republican	Bernard Sansaricq	26,414	20.88%
Totals			126,480	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

References

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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External links

• Rep. Alcee Hastings' official House of Representatives website