Florida's 14th congressional district

Florida's 14th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and was reassigned in 2012, effective January 2013, to western Hillsborough County, Florida and Manatee County. After the district boundaries were changed in 2016, it is located entirely inside of Hillsborough County.[6][7] The district includes most of Tampa. The district also includes MacDill Air Force Base and Tampa International Airport.

Florida's 14th congressional district
Florida's 14th congressional district since January 3, 2017
Representative
  Kathy Castor
DTampa
Area366[1] sq mi (950 km2)
Distribution
  • 99.3% urban[2]
  • 0.7% rural
Population (2019)831,508[3]
Median household
income
$60,022[4]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+7[5]

The former 14th district, in 2003–2012, was located in the Gulf Coast region in Southwestern Florida and included all of Lee County and portions of Charlotte and Collier counties. Fort Myers, Naples, Cape Coral and part of Port Charlotte were located in the district.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Kathy Castor.

Presidential elections

YearResults
2000George W. Bush 60 - Al Gore 38%
2004George W. Bush 61 - John Kerry 38%
2008John McCain 57 - Barack Obama 42%
2012Barack Obama 65 - Mitt Romney 34%
2016Hillary Clinton 57 - Donald Trump 39%
2016Joe Biden 57 - Donald Trump 41%

List of members representing the district

Representative Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history
The district was created in 1973

Claude Pepper
Democratic January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1983
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the 18th district.

Daniel A. Mica
Democratic January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1989
98th
99th
100th
Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

Harry Johnston
Democratic January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1993
101st
102nd
Elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 19th district.

Porter Goss
Republican January 3, 1993 –
September 23, 2004
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Resigned to become Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Vacant September 23, 2004 –
January 3, 2005
108th

Connie Mack IV
Republican January 3, 2005 –
January 3, 2013
109th
110th
111th
112th
Elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Resigned after running for U.S. Senate.

Kathy Castor
Democratic January 3, 2013 –
present
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.

Election results

2002

Florida's 14th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Porter J. Goss* 232,566 100.00
Total votes 232,566 100.00
Turnout   100.00
Republican hold

2004

Florida's 14th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Connie Mack IV 226,662 67.59
Democratic Robert M. Neeld 108,672 32.41
Total votes 335,334 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2006

Florida's 14th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Connie Mack IV* 151,615 64.37
Democratic Robert M. Neeld 83,920 35.63
Total votes 235,535 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2008

Florida's 14th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Connie Mack IV* 224,602 59.44
Democratic Robert M. Neeld 93,590 24.77
Independent Burt Saunders 54,750 14.49
Independent Jeff George 4,949 1.31
Total votes 377,891 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2010

Florida's 14th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Connie Mack IV* 188,341 68.57
Democratic James Lloyd Roach 74,525 27.13
Independent William Maverick St. Claire 11,825 4.31
Total votes 274,691 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2012

Following the 2010 United States Census, the Florida 11th congressional district was renumbered into the 14th congressional district, and Kathy Castor became the incumbent.

Florida 14th Congressional District 2012 [8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kathy Castor (Incumbent) 197,121 70.2
Republican Evelio "EJ" Otero 83,480 29.8
Total votes 280,601 100.0

2014

Kathy Castor, the incumbent Representative for Florida's 14th Congressional District, stood unopposed in the 2014 election.

2016

Florida’s 14th congressional district election, 2016 [9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kathy Castor (incumbent) 195,789 61.79
Republican Christine Quinn 121,088 38.21
Total votes 316,877 100
Democratic hold

2018

Kathy Castor, the incumbent Representative for Florida's 14th Congressional District, stood unopposed in the 2018 election.

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kathy Castor (incumbent) 224,240 60.25%
Republican Christine Quinn 147,896 39.74%
Total votes 372,136 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

References

  1. "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  2. https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
  3. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=12&cd=14
  4. https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=12&cd=14
  5. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  6. See whole Florida state map for 2013, with the 14th district covering Sumter County, Hernando to Marion County: h9047_35x42L.pdf Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 16, 2012.
  7. See 2013 borders of 14th district in the 2013 districts map: H000C9047_map_bb.pdf, for the Big Bend region of Florida. Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 2012.
  8. "Florida Department of State - Election Results". Florida Department of State Department of Elections. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  9. "2016 General Election November 8, 2016 Official Results". Florida Division of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

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