Florida's 19th congressional district

Florida's 19th congressional district
Florida's 19th congressional district
Representative	Ted Deutch; D–Boca Raton
Distribution	99.55% urban; 0.45% rural;
Population (2000)	639,295
Median household; income	42,237
Ethnicity	77.5% White; 12.7% Hispanic; 6.1% Black; 2.0% Asian; 0.3% other; 0.1% Native American;
Cook PVI	D + 15

Florida's 19th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. Based in South Florida, the district includes parts of Palm Beach and Broward counties including the cities of Coral Springs, Margate, and Greenacres.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Ted Deutch who won election in 2010 to the open seat vacated by Robert Wexler who resigned to take a position with the Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation.

Under Redistricting the 19th District of Florida has changed and the leading Republican Candidate for this seat for 2012 is ByronDonalds

Presidential Election History

Florida's 19th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Wexler*	156,747	72.16
	Republican	Jack Merkle	60,477	27.84
Total votes			217,224	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Florida's 19th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Wexler*	202,465	66.16
	Republican	Edward Lynch	83,357	27.24
	Independent	Benjamin Graber	20,214	6.61
Total votes			306,036	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Florida's 19th Congressional District Special Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ted Deutch	43,255	62.1
	Republican	Edward Lynch	24,539	35.2
Total votes			67,794	0.973
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Florida's 19th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ted Deutch*	132,098	62.59
	Republican	Joe Budd	78,733	37.30
	No party	Others	228	0.11
Total votes			211,059	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Note
District created		January 3, 1983
Dante Fascell	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Redistricted from the 15th district, Retired
Harry Johnston	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997	103rd 104th	Redistricted from the 14th district, Retired
Robert Wexler	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2010	105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th	Resigned to become president of the Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation
Vacant		January 3, 2010 – April 13, 2010	111th	Florida's 19th congressional district special election, 2010
Ted Deutch	Democratic	April 13, 2010 – Present	111th 112th

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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