Florida's 9th congressional district

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Florida's 9th congressional district
Current Representative		Gus Bilirakis (R–Palm Harbor)
Area	800 mi²
Distribution	93.8% urban, 6.2% rural
Population (2000)	639,296
Median income	$40,742
Ethnicity	85.2% White, 3.5% Black, 1.8% Asian, 7.9% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI	R+6

Florida's 9th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida that encompasses most of rural eastern Hillsborough County, northern parts of Pinellas County (including Clearwater) and the Gulf coast of Pasco County (including New Port Richey).

The district is currently represented by Republican Gus Bilirakis.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created January 3, 1963
Don Fuqua	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967		Redistricted to the 2nd district
Paul Rogers	Democratic	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973		Redistricted from the 6th district, Redistricted to the 11th district
Louis Frey, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979		Redistricted from the 5th district
Bill Nelson	Democratic	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983		Redistricted to the 11th district
Michael Bilirakis	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2007
Gus Bilirakis	Republican	January 3, 2007 – Present		Incumbent

Presidential Voting History

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2008	President	John McCain 52 - Barack Obama 46%
2004	President	George W. Bush 57 - John Kerry 43%

Election Results

2002

Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	'Michael Bilirakis'*	169,369	71.46%
	Democratic	Chuck Kalogianis	67,623	28.53%
	No party	Others	16	0.01%
Totals			237,008	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004

Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	'Michael Bilirakis'*	284,035	99.92%
	No party	Others	243	0.08%
Totals			284,278	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2006

Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	'Gus Bilirakis'	123,016	55.91%
	Democratic	Phyllis Busansky	96,978	44.08%
	No party	Others	19	0.01%
Totals			220,013	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2008

Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	'Gus Bilirakis'*	216,591	62.17%
	Democratic	Bill Mitchell	126,346	36.27%
	Independent	John Kalimnios	3,394	0.97%
	No party	Others	2,047	0.59%
Totals			348,378	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2010

Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	'Gus Bilirakis'*	165,433	71.43%
	Democratic	Anita de Palma	66,158	28.57%
Totals			231,591	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