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FL-01
District Profile:
With the most military veterans of any district in the nation, the 1st is strongly Republican. It voted 72 percent for Bush in 2004. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Jeff Miller (R) defeated Joe Roberts (D) by 69-32%
FL-02
District Profile:
Historically, this was Democratic country, Jeffersonian and segregationist. Today, it is still mostly Democratic, though for different reasons. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Allen Boyd (D) ran unopposed.
FL-03
District Profile:
The district was created in 1992 to be north Florida's black majority seat. It was designed to shift as many Dems as possible to the 3rd to boost Republicans elsewhere. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Corrine Brown (D) ran unopposed
FL-04
District Profile:
The boosterish Jacksonville civic culture and significant military presence make the 4th a pro-business, pro-military and pro-Republican district. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Ander Crenshaw (R) defeated Bob Harms (D) by 70-30%.
FL-05
District Profile:
The district has 251,000 Social Security recipients, more than any other district in the country. Politically, this is marginal territory. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Ginny Brown-Waite (R) defeated John Russell (D) by 60-40%
FL-06
District Profile:
On balance, this is a Republican district. The Gainesville area is the exception: Alachua is one of the few Florida counties to regularly vote Democratic. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Cliff Stearns (R) defeated David Bruderly (D) by 60-40%
FL-07
District Profile:
Some of the communities here are old: John D. Rockefeller used to winter in Ormond Beach, and cars have been zooming on Daytona's rock-hard beach for decades. Full Profile
2006 Results:
John Mica (R) defeated John Chagnon (D) by 63-37%
FL-08
District Profile:
The 8th includes parts of Orlando and surrounding Orange County and most of the Walt Disney World complex, including the Disney town of Celebration. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Ric Keller (R) defeated Charlie Stuart (D) by 53-46%
FL-09
District Profile:
The 9th District's borders were drawn by Republican redistricters; it now covers part of the area north of St. Petersburg and north and east of Tampa. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Gus Bilirakis (R) defeated Phyllis Busansky (D) by 56-44%
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 Gus Bilirakis (R)
Bilirakis, a state representative, was nominated with 82% in a two-way primary.
Contact: 727-943-7284
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Phyllis Busansky (D)
Busansky, a former Hillsborough County commissioner, ran unopposed in the primary.
Contact: 813-435-5161
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FL-10
District Profile:
The 10th is the only Florida district entirely within one county. It includes all of Pinellas County except for heavily black precincts in south St. Petersburg. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Bill Young (R) defeated Samm Simpson (D) by 66-34%
FL-11
District Profile:
The 11th is the most heavily minority district in Florida outside the Gold Coast and the Jacksonville-to-Orlando 3rd District. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Kathy Castor (D) defeated Eddie Adams Jr. (R) by 70-30%
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Kathy Castor (D)
Castor, a Hillsborough County commissioner, was nominated with 54% in a five-way primary.
Contact: 813-254-5615
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Eddie Adams Jr. (R)
Adams, an architect, ran unopposed in the primary.
Contact: 813-988-9603
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FL-12
District Profile:
There are more registered Democrats than Republicans, but Polk County, like most of the Deep South, increasingly votes Republican. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Adam Putnam (R) defeated Joe Viscusi (I) and Ed Bowlin (I) by 69% to 19% and 12%, respectively
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Adam Putnam (R)
Elected in 2000; Seeking fourth term; Putnam ran unopposed in the primary.
Contact: 863-534-8111
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Challengers
Joe Viscusi (I), former state representative
Ed Bowlin (I), businessman
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FL-13
District Profile:
This district is no longer a winter community for snowbirds. It has generated its own economy -- one with more vitality than the places from which its residents came. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Vern Buchanan (R) defeated Christine Jennings (D) by 369 votes; Jennings is contesting the result
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Vern Buchanan (R)
Buchanan, an auto dealer, was nominated with 32% in a five-way primary.
Contact: 941-795-7013
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Christine Jennings (D)
Jennings, a bank president, was nominated with 62% in a two-way primary.
Contact: 941-366-8121
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FL-14
District Profile:
In a state where G0P registration rates often understate Republican voting strength, the 14th District counts 50 percent of its electorate as registered Republicans. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Connie Mack (R) defeated Robert Neeld (D) by 64-36%
FL-15
District Profile:
The 15th includes much (but not all) of the Space Coast. Its northern end is at Cape Canaveral itself, but most of the Space Center facilities are in the 24th District. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Dave Weldon (R) defeated Bob Bowman (D) by 56-44%
FL-16
District Profile:
In 2000, before redistricting, 44 percent of the 16th's vote was cast in Palm Beach County; after redistricting, just 15 percent was cast there. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Tim Mahoney (D) defeated Mark Foley (R) by 50-48%. Every vote cast for Foley was counted for Joe Negron (R).
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Joe Negron (R)
Negron, a state representative, was picked by state party leaders to replace Foley, a six-term representative who resigned on Sept. 29. Foley's name will still appear on the ballot.
Contact: 772-463-5407
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Tim Mahoney (D)
Mahoney, a venture capitalist, ran unopposed in the primary.
Contact: 561-214-8050
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FL-17
District Profile:
Some 55 percent of the 17th's residents are black, the highest percentage of any Florida district, which explains why it has the lowest number of registered Republicans. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Kendrick Meek (D) was unopposed
FL-18
District Profile:
The 18th is one of Miami-Dade's three Hispanic-majority districts. The district includes most of the city of Miami, which is home to only 16 percent of the county's residents. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) defeated Dave Patlak (D) by 62-38%
FL-19
District Profile:
The boundaries of the 19th District are erose and irregular, obviously drawn with an eye to political advantage for the Republicans. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Robert Wexler (D) was unopposed
FL-20
District Profile:
Precinct by precinct, its computer generated borders are drawn to include heavily Democratic and Jewish areas; with its large gay and lesbian community. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) was unopposed.
FL-21
District Profile:
Overall, this is a Republican district, but one that sometimes votes for Democrats who support the Cuban community. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R) defeated Frank Gonzalez (D) by 59-40%
FL-22
District Profile:
The district, a testament to the advances made in redistricting software, was drawn by Republican redistricters to provide a safe seat for GOP Rep. Clay Shaw. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Ron Klein (D) defeated Clay Shaw (R) by 51-47%
FL-23
District Profile:
The 23rd Congressional District of Florida gathers together South Florida's black neighborhoods in a geographically contrived but demographically coherent constituency. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Alcee Hastings (D) was unopposed
FL-24
District Profile:
This is as close as Florida gets to a typical suburban district: There are higher than average numbers of homeowners, families with children and white-collar employees. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Tom Feeney (R) defeated Clint Curtis (D) by 58-42%
FL-25
District Profile:
The 25th sprawls almost all the way across this uninhabitable portion of South Florida, connecting population centers near (but not on) each of Florida's two coasts. Full Profile
2006 Results:
Mario Diaz-Balart (R) defeated Michael Calderin (D) by 58-41%
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