Florida's 9th congressional district

Florida's 9th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. It stretches from eastern Orlando south-southeast to Yeehaw Junction. It also includes the cities of Kissimmee and St. Cloud.

Florida's 9th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Area2,620[1] sq mi (6,800 km2)
Distribution
  • 89.9% urban[2]
  • 10.1% rural
Population (2023)842,005[3]
Median household
income
$77,934[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+8[4]

From 2003 to 2012, it encompassed 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 redistricting on January 3, 2013, completely reassigned the boundaries of the 9th district to mostly Osceola County with central Orange County plus northeastern Polk County,[5][6] while the former 9th district became parts of the 10th, 11th, 12th (Pasco County) or the 14th district which split Hillsborough County with the 15th and 17th district. The 2013 redistricting also expanded the State of Florida from 25 to 27 districts, adding 2 in Miami - Dade.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Darren Soto.

Voting

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Presidential election results

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Results from previous presidential elections

Year Office Results
2004 President George W. Bush 57% – John Kerry 43%
2008 President John McCain 52% – Barack Obama 46%
2012 President Barack Obama 62% – Mitt Romney 37%
2016 President Hillary Clinton 55% – Donald Trump 42%
2020 President Joe Biden 52.9% – Donald Trump 46%

Non-presidential results

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Results from previous non-presidential statewide elections

Year Office Results
2016 Senate Patrick Murphy 49.6% - Marco Rubio 46%
2018 Senate Bill Nelson 53.9% - Rick Scott 46.1%
2018 Governor Andrew Gillum 54.6% - Ron DeSantis 44%
2018 Attorney General Sean Shaw 51.5% - Ashley Moody 46.7%
2022 Governor Ron DeSantis 50% - Charlie Crist 49%

Composition

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# County Seat Population
95 Orange Orlando 1,471,416
97 Osceola Kissimmee 437,784
105 Polk Bartow 818,330

Cities with 10,000 or more people

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2,500-10,000 people

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List of members representing the district

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Name Party Years Cong–
ress
Electoral history Counties
District created January 3, 1963
 
Don Fuqua
(Altha)
Democratic January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1967
88th
89th
Elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Redistricted to the 2nd district.
1963–1967
Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor, and Wakulla
 
Paul Rogers
(West Palm Beach)
Democratic January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1973
90th
91st
92nd
Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the 11th district.
1967–1973
Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie
 
Louis Frey, Jr.
(Winter Park)
Republican January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1979
93rd
94th
95th
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Retired to run for Governor of Florida.
1973–1983
Brevard and Orange
 
Bill Nelson
(Melbourne)
Democratic January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1983
96th
97th
Elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Redistricted to the 11th district.
 
Michael Bilirakis
(Tarpon Springs)
Republican January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 2007
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Retired.
1983–1993
Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas
1993–2003
Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas
2003–2013
 
Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas
 
Gus Bilirakis
(Palm Harbor)
Republican January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2013
110th
111th
112th
Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 12th district.
 
Alan Grayson
(Orlando)
Democratic January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2017
113th
114th
Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
2013–2017
 
Orange, Osceola, and Polk
 
Darren Soto
(Kissimmee)
Democratic January 3, 2017 –
present
115th
116th
117th
118th
Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
2017–2023
 
Orange, Osceola, and Polk
2023–present
 
Orange, Osceola, and Polk

Election results

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2002

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

2004

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Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Bilirakis (incumbent) 284,035 99.92
No party Others 243 0.08
Total votes 284,278 100.00
Republican hold

2006

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

2008

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Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gus Bilirakis (incumbent) 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
Total votes 348,378 100.00
Republican hold

2010

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Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gus Bilirakis (incumbent) 165,433 71.43
Democratic Anita de Palma 66,158 28.57
Total votes 231,591 100.00
Republican hold

2012

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Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan Grayson 164,894 62.52
Republican Todd Long 98,856 37.48
Total votes 263,750 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

2014

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Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2014)[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan Grayson (incumbent) 93,850 53.97
Republican Carol Platt 74,963 43.11
Independent Marko Milakovich 5,060 2.91
No party Leon Leo Ray (write-in) 5 0.00
Total votes 173,878 100.00
Democratic hold

2016

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Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2016)[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darren Soto 195,311 57.5
Republican Wayne Liebnitzky 144,450 42.5
Total votes 339,761 100.00
Democratic hold

2018

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Florida's 9th congressional district, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darren Soto (incumbent) 172,172 58.0
Republican Wayne Liebnitzky 124,565 42.0
Total votes 296,683 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

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2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darren Soto (incumbent) 240,724 56.02%
Republican Bill Oslon 188,889 43.96%
Independent Westward (write-in) 25 0.01%
Total votes 429,638 100.0
Democratic hold

2022

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2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Darren Soto (incumbent) 108,541 53.64%
Republican Scotty Moore 93,827 46.36%
Total votes 202,368 100.0
Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

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References

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  1. ^ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "My Congressional District".
  4. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  5. ^ See whole Florida state map for 2013, with the 9th district covering Osceola County and Orange and Polk County: h9047_35x42L.pdf Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 16, 2012.
  6. ^ See the 2013 boundaries of the 9th district covering Osceola County and northeastern Polk County in the 2013 districts map: H000C9047_map_sw.pdf, for the southwest region of Florida, along the Gulf of Mexico, from Pasco County to Collier County, Florida. Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Florida Election Watch - Home Page". floridaelectionwatch.gov.

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