Florida's 23rd Congressional District elections, 2012
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The 23rd Congressional District of Florida held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz was re-elected on November 6, 2012.[1]
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Primary: Florida is one of 21 states to use a closed primary system.
Voter registration: Voters were required to register to vote in the primary by July 16, 2012, which was 29 days before the primary took place.[2] (Information about registering to vote)
- See also: Florida elections, 2012
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Alcee L. Hastings (D), who was first elected in 1992. Hastings sought re-election in the 20th District.
This was the first election which used new district maps based on 2010 Census data. Florida's 23rd Congressional District is located in southern Florida and consists of portions of Broward and Miami-Dade counties.[3]
Candidates
General election candidates
August 14, 2012, primary results
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Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Debbie Wasserman Schultz Incumbent |
63.2% | 174,205 | |
| Republican | Karen Harrington | 35.6% | 98,096 | |
| Independent | Ilya Katz | 1.1% | 3,129 | |
| Total Votes | 275,430 | |||
| Source: Florida Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Race background
Blue vs. Red
Possible race ratings are:
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Florida's 23rd District is a solidly Democratic district.
In June 2012, Sabato's Crystal Ball rated Florida's 23rd District as a solidly Democratic district.[8]
Impact of redistricting
- See also: Redistricting in Florida
In the redistricting process, the 20th District was renamed Florida's 23rd District.
Prior to redistricting the 23rd District was based in south Florida and consisted of parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties. The district also included Pompano Beach, Boynton Beach and Belle Glade.
The 23rd District was re-drawn after the 2010 Census. The new district was composed of the following percentages of voters of the old congressional districts.[9][10]
- 12 percent from the 17th Congressional District
- 10 percent from the 18th Congressional District
- 67 percent from the 20th Congressional District
- 4 percent from the 21st Congressional District
- 3 percent from the 22nd Congressional District
- 3 percent from the 23rd Congressional District
District partisanship
FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012 study
- See also: FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012
In 2012, FairVote did a study on partisanship in the congressional districts, giving each a percentage ranking (D/R) based on the new 2012 maps and comparing that to the old 2010 maps. Florida's 23rd District became more Republican because of redistricting.[11]
- 2012: 59D / 41R
- 2010: 60D / 40R
Cook Political Report's PVI
In 2012, Cook Political Report released its updated figures on the Partisan Voter Index, which measures each congressional district's partisanship relative to the rest of the country. Florida's 23rd Congressional District has a PVI of D+11, which is the 95th most Democratic district in the country. In 2008, this district was won by Barack Obama (D), 62-38 percent over John McCain (R). In 2004, John Kerry (D) won the district 62-38 percent over George W. Bush (R).[12]
District history
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2010
On November 2, 2010, Alcee L. Hastings won re-election to the United States House of Representatives. He defeated Bernard Sansaricq (R) in the general election.[13]
| U.S. House, Florida District 23 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Alcee L. Hastings Incumbent |
79.1% | 100,066 | |
| Republican | Bernard Sansaricq | 20.9% | 26,414 | |
| Total Votes | 126,480 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
- United States Senate elections in Florida, 2012
External links
- Alcee Hasting's Campaign Website
- Bernard Sansaricq's Campaign Website
- Updated Florida Congressional Districts List
- Florida 2012 Redistricting Map
Footnotes
- ↑ ABC News, "2012 General Election Results," accessed November 6, 2012
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Register to Vote," accessed April 25, 2012
- ↑ Florida 2012 Redistricting Map, "Map" accessed July 5, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report "House Races-Florida" accessed March 29, 2012
- ↑ Boston Herald "Democratic leader Debbie Wasserman Schultz targeted by Republican hopefuls" accessed May 21, 2012
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- ↑ Moonshadow Mobile's CensusViewer, "Florida's congressional districts 2001-2011 comparison"
- ↑ Labels & Lists, "VoterMapping software voter counts"
- ↑ "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in Florida," September 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" accessed October 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
