Florida's 14th congressional district
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| Current Representative | Connie Mack IV (R) | |
| Population (2000) | 639,295 | |
| Median income | $40,187 | |
| Ethnicity | 89.6% White, 5.3% Black, 0.8% Asian, 9.0% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% other | |
| Cook PVI | R+11 | |
Florida's 14th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida, in the Gulf Coast region in southwestern Florida. It includes all of Lee County and portions of Charlotte and Collier counties. Fort Myers, Naples, and part of Port Charlotte are in the district.
The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of R+10. John McCain received 57 percent of the vote in this district in 2008.
The current U.S. Representative from the district is Republican Connie Mack IV, who was elected after Representative Porter Goss resigned to become Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
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[edit] Cities in the district
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[edit] Demographics
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[edit] Recent election history
[edit] Congressional elections
- In 2004, Connie Mack IV was elected by 67.6 percent against 32.4 percent for his Democratic opponent Robert Neeld.
- In 2006, Mack was re-elected by 64.4 percent against 35.6 percent Robert Neeld, again his Democratic opponent.
- In 2008, Mack was again re-elected by 59.4 percent against 24.8 percent Democratic opponent Robert Neeld, 14.5 percent for no-party-affiliation challenger Burt Saunders and 1.3 percent for Jeff George, another candidate with no-party affiliation.
[edit] Presidential elections
| Year | Results |
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| 1998 | … |
| 2000 | Bush 60 - 38% |
| 2004 | Bush 61 - 38% |
| 2008 | McCain 57 - 42% |
[edit] List of Representatives
The district was created in 1973.
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Notes |
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| Claude Pepper | Democratic | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 | Redistricted from the 11th district Redistricted to the 18th district |
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| Daniel A. Mica | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989 | Redistricted from the 11th district Retired in an unsuccessful run for United States Senate |
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| Harry Johnston | Democratic | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993 | Redistricted to the 19th district | |
| Porter Goss | Republican | January 3, 1993 – September 23, 2004 | Redistricted from the 13th district Resigned to become Director of the Central Intelligence Agency |
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| Vacant | September 23, 2004 – January 3, 2005 | |||
| Connie Mack IV | Republican | January 3, 2005 – present | Incumbent | |
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