2010 Florida's 22nd congressional district election

Florida's 22nd congressional district
Florida's 22nd congressional district
Representative
	Allen West; R–Plantation
Distribution	99.19% urban; 0.81% rural;
Population (2000)	639,295
Median household; income	51,200
Ethnicity	82.3% White; 10.7% Hispanic; 3.8% Black; 1.7% Asian; 0.2% other; 0.1% Native American;
Cook PVI	D+1

Florida's 22nd congressional district is a district located in south Florida. The residents of the 22nd district are represented in the United States House of Representatives by Democrat Ron Klein. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D+1.

This district was formed following the 1990 Census. Republican E. Clay Shaw was the first representative of the district and served six terms until he lost to Democrat Ron Klein in 2006. In 2010, Ron Klein was defeated by his challenger Allen West.

General Election

General Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Allen West	118,539	54.34
	Democratic	Ron Klein	99,591	45.66
Total votes			218,130	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

Source: Florida Division of Elections