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Florida's 27th Congressional District elections, 2012
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November 6, 2012 |
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The 27th Congressional District of Florida held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen won re-election 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 district had no incumbent, as it was newly formed in redistricting.
This was the first election which used new district maps based on 2010 Census data. Florida's 27th Congressional District was created as a result of the 2010 Census.[3] It is entirely within Miami-Dade county.[4]
Candidates
General election candidates
August 14, 2012, primary results
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Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Incumbent |
60.2% | 138,488 | |
| Democratic | Manny Yevancey | 36.9% | 85,020 | |
| Independent | Thomas Joe Cruz-Wiggins | 2.9% | 6,663 | |
| Total Votes | 230,171 | |||
| Source: Florida Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Race background
Blue vs. Red
Possible race ratings are:
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Lean Republican
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Solid Republican
Florida's 27th District is a solidly Republican district.
In June 2012, Sabato's Crystal Ball rated Florida's 27th as a solidly Republican district.[7]
Impact of redistricting
- See also: Redistricting in Florida
Florida's 27th District was a new district created as a result of the 2010 Census.[3]
The 27th District was re-drawn after the 2010 Census. The district was composed of the following percentages of voters of the old congressional districts.[8][9]
- 66 percent from the 18th Congressional District
- 22 percent from the 21st Congressional District
- 11 percent from the 25th 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 27th District became more Republican because of redistricting.[10]
- 2012: 45D / 55R
- 2010: 47D / 53R
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 27th Congressional District has a PVI of R+6, which is the 169th most Republican district in the country. In 2008, this district was won by John McCain (R), 51-49 percent over Barack Obama (D). In 2004, George W. Bush (R) won the district 58-42 percent over John Kerry (D).[11]
District history
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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
Footnotes
- ↑ ABC News, "2012 General Election Results," accessed November 6, 2012
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Register to Vote," accessed April 25, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Washington Post, "Census 2010 shows red states gaining congressional seats" accessed December 15, 2011
- ↑ Florida 2012 Redistricting Map, "Map" accessed July 5, 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Florida Elections Division Secretary of State "Candidate List" accessed March 28, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report "House Races-Florida" accessed March 29, 2012
- ↑ Center for Politics, "2012 House Ratings," Updated June 27, 2012
- ↑ 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
