| Election Name: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Seats For Election: | All 27 Florida seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 19 |
| Seats1: | 17 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 4,157,046 |
| Percentage1: | 51.61% |
| Swing1: | 4.00% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 6 |
| Seats2: | 10 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,678,725 |
| Percentage2: | 45.67% |
| Swing2: | 7.63% |
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the twenty-seven congressional representatives from the state, one from each of the state's twenty-seven congressional districts, a two-seat increase due to the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election, and a U.S. Senate election. The primary elections were held August 14, 2012.
In November 2010, Florida voters passed two amendments to the Florida Constitution which would require congressional and state legislative districts to be compact and follow geographical boundaries, thereby preventing gerrymandering. Shortly after the amendments were passed, U.S. Representatives Corrine Brown and Mario Diaz-Balart filed a lawsuit asking that the amendment concerning congressional districts be declared invalid.[1] Brown and Diaz-Balart alleged that the power to change rules for congressional redistricting lies exclusively with the state legislature, and as such cannot be changed through a referendum; however, in January 2012 a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected their arguments.[2]
Redistricting legislation which would create one new district each in North Florida and Central Florida was passed by a committee of the Florida House of Representatives on January 27,[3] by the full House of Representatives on February 3,[4] and by the Florida Senate on February 9. Shortly after, the Florida Democratic Party announced it would file a lawsuit, alleging that the map violated the Fair Districts provision, which requires that maps do not intentionally favor parties or incumbents. Separately, a coalition of groups including Common Cause, the League of Women Voters and the National Council of La Raza announced it would file its own challenge on the legislation's being signed into law.[5]
The table below shows the total number and percentage of votes, as well as the number of seats gained and lost by each political party in the election for the United States House of Representatives in Florida. All vote totals come from the Florida Secretary of State's website along with the individual counties' election department websites.
| United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | ||
| Republican | 4,157,046 | 51.61% | 17 | align="right" | -2 | |
| Democratic | 3,678,725 | 45.67% | 10 | +4 | ||
| Other Parties | 219,374 | 2.72% | 0 | align="right" | - | |
| Totals | 8,055,145 | 100% | 27 | +2 | ||
| Election Name: | 2012 Florida's 1st congressional district election |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Jeff Miller 113th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Jeff Miller |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 238,440 |
| Percentage1: | 69.6% |
| Nominee2: | Jim Bryan |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 92,961 |
| Percentage2: | 27.1% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Jeff Miller |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Jeff Miller |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Florida's 1st congressional district. Florida's new 1st district voting age population is 77.6% White (single race), 12.9% Blacks (includes multirace), 4.3% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 0.3% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 5% other races [6] Republican incumbent Jeff Miller, who had represented Florida's 1st congressional district since 2001, ran for re-election and secured the Republican nomination unopposed.
William Cleave Drummond, II ran for election as a write-in candidate.[7]
| Election Name: | 2012 Florida's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Steve Southerland 113th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Steve Southerland |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 175,856 |
| Percentage1: | 52.7% |
| Nominee2: | Al Lawson |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 157,634 |
| Percentage2: | 47.2% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Steve Southerland |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Steve Southerland |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Florida's 2nd congressional district. Florida's new 2nd district voting age population is 68.5% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 23.5% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 4.4% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 0.3% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 3.3% other races (non-Hispanic).[6] Republican incumbent Steve Southerland was first elected to represent Florida's 2nd congressional district in 2010 and secured the Republican nomination unopposed.[7]
Former Republican state senator Nancy Argenziano was being barred from running as a Democrat by state law, and tried to run on the Independent Party of Florida line, but ultimately withdrew.[9]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Steve Southerland (R) | Al Lawson (D) | Undecided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StPetePolls[14] | October 3–5, 2012 | 450 | ± 4.6% | 46% | align=center | 47% | 8% |
| Lester (D-DCCC)[15] | September 15–17, 2012 | 401 | ± 4.9% | 43% | 43% | 14% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report[16] | November 5, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg[17] | November 2, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Roll Call[18] | November 17, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[19] | December 12, 2012 | ||
| align=left | NY Times[20] | November 4, 2012 | ||
| RCP[21] | November 4, 2012 | |||
| align=left | The Hill[22] | November 4, 2012 |
Southerland defeated Lawson for re-election to a second term, 53% to 47%, on November 6, 2012.
| Election Name: | 2012 Florida's 3rd congressional district election |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 3 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 3 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Ted Yoho 113th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ted Yoho |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 204,331 |
| Percentage1: | 64.7% |
| Nominee2: | J. R. Gaillot |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 102,468 |
| Percentage2: | 32.5% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Cliff Stearns |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ted Yoho |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Florida's 2nd congressional district, Florida's 3rd congressional district and Florida's 6th congressional district. Florida's new 3rd district voting age population is 75.8% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 12.9% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 6.7% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 0.3% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 4.3% other races (non-Hispanic).[6] Republican Cliff Stearns, who had represented the 6th District since 1989, had his home in Ocala drawn into the neighboring 11th District. However, he opted to seek reelection in the 3rd, which contained more than two-thirds of his former territory.
Stearns was upset in the primary by Ted Yoho, a large-animal veterinarian from Gainesville.
See also: Florida's 4th congressional district. Florida's new 4th district voting age population is 74.9% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 12.5% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 6.3% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 0.4% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 5.9% other races (non-Hispanic).[6] Republican incumbent Ander Crenshaw, who had represented the 4th District since 2001, ran for re-election.[24]
| Election Name: | 2012 Florida's 5th congressional district election |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 5 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 5 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Corrine Brown 113th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Corrine Brown |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 190,472 |
| Percentage1: | 70.8% |
| Nominee2: | LeAnne Kolb |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 70,700 |
| Percentage2: | 26.3% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Corrine Brown |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Corrine Brown |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Florida's 3rd congressional district and Florida's 5th congressional district. Florida's new 5th district voting age population is 49% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 36.2% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 10% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 1.1% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 3.7% other races (non-Hispanic).[6] It is the successor to the former 3rd district, which has been represented by Democrat Corrine Brown since 1993.[25]
Gerald Nyren announced plans to run as a Libertarian Party candidate.[27]
| Election Name: | 2012 Florida's 6th congressional district election |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 7 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 (7th) |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 6 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Ron DeSantis, Official Portrait, 113th Congress (cropped 2).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ron DeSantis |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 195,962 |
| Percentage1: | 57.2% |
| Nominee2: | Heather Beaven |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 146,489 |
| Percentage2: | 41.4% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | John Mica |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ron DeSantis |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Florida's 6th congressional district and Florida's 7th congressional district. In redistricting, most of the old 7th district was renumbered as the new 6th district. John Mica, who had represented the 7th District since 1993, had his home drawn into the neighboring 7th District, and opted to seek re-election there.
Florida's new 6th district voting age population is 82.8% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 8.8% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 5.4% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 0.3% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 2.7% other races (non-Hispanic).[6]
| Election Name: | 2012 Florida's 7th congressional district election |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 7 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 7 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:John L. Mica 113th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | John Mica |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 185,518 |
| Percentage1: | 58.7% |
| Nominee2: | Jason Kendall |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 130,479 |
| Percentage2: | 41.3% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| After Election: | John Mica |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Outgoing Members: | 2010 (24th) |
See also: Florida's 7th congressional district and Florida's 24th congressional district. The new 7th District is the successor to the old 24th District, represented by Republican Sandy Adams since 2011. John Mica, who had represented the old 7th District since 1993, had his home drawn into the new 7th. The new district voting age population is 70.2% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 8.1% non-Hispanic blacks (includes multirace), 8.1 percent Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 0.9 percent Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace) and 4.7% other races (non-Hispanic).[6]
Mica defeated Adams in the Republican primary with 61 percent of the vote.
| Election Name: | 2012 Florida's 8th congressional district election |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 8 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 8 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Bill Posey 113th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Bill Posey |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 205,432 |
| Percentage1: | 58.9% |
| Nominee2: | Shannon Roberts |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 130,870 |
| Percentage2: | 37.5% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Bill Posey |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Bill Posey |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Florida's 8th congressional district and Florida's 15th congressional district. The new 8th District was the successor to the 15th District, represented by Republican Bill Posey since 2009. The voting age population was 80.4% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 8.7% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 7.3% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 0.4% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 3.2% other races (non-Hispanic).[6]
| Election Name: | 2012 Florida's 9th congressional district election |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 9 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Alan Grayson 2012 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Alan Grayson |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 164,891 |
| Percentage1: | 62.5% |
| Nominee2: | Todd Long |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 98,856 |
| Percentage2: | 37.5% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | New seat |
| After Election: | Alan Grayson |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Florida's 9th congressional district. The new 9th district, an open seat located south of Orlando, is expected to favor Democrats.[32] It contains all of Osceola County, part of Orange County (including the Orlando International Airport), and part of Polk County. The district's inhabitants voted overwhelmingly for President Barack Obama, preferring him to John McCain 60-39%. In addition, the district will contain a plurality of whites, at 43%, followed by Hispanics and blacks, who will make up 41% and 12% of the population, respectively.[33] [34] [35] The new 9th district voting age population is 42.9% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 39.1% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 10.1% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 2.3% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 5.6% other races (non-Hispanic).[6]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Alan Grayson (D) | Todd Long (R) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravis Marketing (D-Grayson)[37] | October 11–12, 2012 | 487 | ± 4.5% | align=center | 56% | 41% | 3% | |
| StPetePolls | October 3–5, 2012 | 363 | ± 5.1% | align=center | 45% | 42% | 13% | |
| Kitchens (D-Grayson)[38] | September 18–21, 2012 | 507 | ± 4.4% | align=center | 48% | 34% | 19% | |
| StPetePolls | September 1–3, 2012 | 629 | ± 5.0% | align=center | 46% | 41% | 13% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report | November 5, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg | November 2, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Roll Call | November 17, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball | December 12, 2012 | ||
| align=left | NY Times | November 4, 2012 | ||
| RCP | November 4, 2012 | |||
| align=left | The Hill | November 4, 2012 |
| Election Name: | 2012 Florida's 10th congressional district election |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 10 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 10 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Daniel Webster 113th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Daniel Webster |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 164,649 |
| Percentage1: | 51.7% |
| Nominee2: | Val Demings |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 153,574 |
| Percentage2: | 48.3% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Daniel Webster |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Daniel Webster |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Florida's 8th congressional district and Florida's 10th congressional district. In redistricting, the 8th district was renumbered as the 10th district. Republican Daniel Webster, who had represented the 8th district since January 2011, sort re-election.[32] The new 10th district voting age population is 69.9% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 13.5% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 10.4% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 0.7% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 5.4% other races (non-Hispanic).[6]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Daniel Webster (R) | Val Demings (D) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Strategy Group (D-DCCC)[41] | October 11–14, 2012 | 401 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 43% | 41% | 16% | |
| StPetePolls | October 3–5, 2012 | 498 | ± 4.4% | align=center | 51% | 40% | 9% | |
| Global Strategy Group (D-DCCC)[42] | September 22–25, 2012 | 402 | ± % | align=center | 46% | 41% | 13% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report | November 5, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg | November 2, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Roll Call | November 17, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball | December 12, 2012 | ||
| align=left | NY Times | November 4, 2012 | ||
| RCP | November 4, 2012 | |||
| align=left | The Hill | November 4, 2012 |
| Election Name: | 2012 Florida's 11th congressional district election |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 11 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 11 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Richard Nugent 113th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Rich Nugent |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 218,360 |
| Percentage1: | 64.5% |
| Nominee2: | H. David Werder |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 120,303 |
| Percentage2: | 35.5% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Rich Nugent |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Rich Nugent |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Florida's 5th congressional district and Florida's 11th congressional district. In redistricting, most of the old 5th District became the 11th District. Rich Nugent, who had represented the 5th since 2011, ran for re-election in the 11th.[43] The new 11th district voting age population is 83.1% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 7.3% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 7% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 0.4% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 2.2% other races (non-Hispanic).[6]
| Election Name: | 2012 Florida's 12th congressional district election |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 12 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 12 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Gus M. Bilirakis 113th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Gus Bilirakis |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 209,604 |
| Percentage1: | 63.5% |
| Nominee2: | Jonathan Snow |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 108,770 |
| Percentage2: | 32.9% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Gus Bilirakis |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Gus Bilirakis |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Florida's 9th congressional district and Florida's 12th congressional district. In redistricting, most of the old 9th District became the 12th district. Republican Gus Bilirakis, who had represented the 9th District since 2007, ran for re-election in the 12th.[44] The new 12th district voting age population is 82.6% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 9.6% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 4% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 0.4% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 3.5% other races (non-Hispanic).[6]
John Russell, an acute care nurse practitioner, had announced prior to redistricting that he would run as an independent in the 11th District.[45] However, after he was drawn into the 12th, he opted to seek election there.[31]
See also: Florida's 10th congressional district and Florida's 13th congressional district. In redistricting, most of the old 10th District became the 13th District. Bill Young, who had represented the 10th and its predecessors since 1971, ran for re-election. The new 13th district voting age population is 83.5% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 7% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 5% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 0.3% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 4.2% other races (non-Hispanic).[6]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Bill Young (R) | Jessica Ehrlich (D) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StPetePolls | October 3–5, 2012 | 533 | ± 4.3% | align=center | 49% | 40% | 11% | |
| StPetePolls | September 1–3, 2012 | 1,691 | ± 5.0% | align=center | 50% | 39% | 11% | |
| DCCC (D)[49] | July 18, 2012 | 800 | ± 3.5% | align=center | 49% | 35% | 16% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report | November 5, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg | November 2, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Roll Call | November 17, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball | December 12, 2012 | ||
| align=left | NY Times | November 4, 2012 | ||
| RCP | November 4, 2012 | |||
| align=left | The Hill | November 4, 2012 |
| Election Name: | 2012 Florida's 14th congressional district election |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 14 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 14 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Kathy Castor 113th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Kathy Castor |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 197,121 |
| Percentage1: | 70.2% |
| Nominee2: | EJ Otero |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 83,480 |
| Percentage2: | 29.8% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Kathy Castor |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Kathy Castor |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Florida's 11th congressional district and Florida's 14th congressional district. In redistricting, the 11th District was renumbered as the 14th District. Democrat Kathy Castor, who has represented the 11th since 2007, ran for re-election here.[31] Florida's new 14th district voting age population is 46.5% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 24% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 24% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 1.6% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 3.8% other races (non-Hispanic).[6]
See also: Florida's 12th congressional district and Florida's 15th congressional district. In redistricting, the 12th district was renumbered as the 15th district. Dennis Ross, who had represented the 12th district since 2011, ran for re-election.[55] The new 15th district voting age population is 68.6% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 14.2% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 12% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 0.7% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 4.5% other races (non-Hispanic).[6]
No other party put up a candidate.
See also: Florida's 13th congressional district and Florida's 16th congressional district. In redistricting, the Florida's 13th congressional district was renumbered as the 16th district. Republican Vern Buchanan, who had represented the 13th since 2007, ran for re-election in the 16th after deciding against running for the U.S. Senate.[56] [57] The new 16th district voting age population is 83.5% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 8.5% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 5.6% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 0.3% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 2.2% other races (non-Hispanic).[6]
Prior to redistricting, former state representative Keith Fitzgerald had announced he would seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Buchanan.[58]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Vern Buchanan (R) | Keith Fitzgerald (D) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StPetePolls | October 3–5, 2012 | 494 | ± 4.4% | align=center | 55% | 38% | 7% | |
| StPetePolls | September 1–3, 2012 | 897 | ± 5.0% | align=center | 56% | 37% | 7% | |
| Public Policy Polling (D-Fitzgerald)[59] | July 18–19, 2012 | 586 | ± 4.1% | align=center | 44% | 36% | 19% | |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R-Buchanan)[60] | July 15–16, 2012 | 500 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 54% | 32% | 14% | |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R-Buchanan)[61] | March 20–21, 2012 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 58% | 36% | 6% | |
| SEA Polling (D-Fitzgerald)[62] | February 12–18, 2012 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 49% | 38% | 13% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report | November 5, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg | November 2, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Roll Call | November 17, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball | December 12, 2012 | ||
| align=left | NY Times | November 4, 2012 | ||
| RCP | November 4, 2012 | |||
| align=left | The Hill | November 4, 2012 |
| Election Name: | 2012 Florida's 17th congressional district election |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 17 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 17 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Thomas Rooney 113th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Tom Rooney |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 165,488 |
| Percentage1: | 58.6% |
| Nominee2: | William Bronson |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 116,766 |
| Percentage2: | 41.4% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Tom Rooney |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Tom Rooney |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The new 17th district, an open seat for a large district comprising parts of 10 South and Central Florida counties as well as parts of the Everglades watershed, is expected to favor Republicans.[32] [63] Republican Tom Rooney, who had represented the 16th district since 2009, ran for re-election in the new 17th district.[64] The new 17th district voting age population is 75.4% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 13.9% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 7.9% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 0.4% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 2.3% other races (non-Hispanic).[6]
26-year-old Tom Baumann from Miami (who ran unsuccessful campaigns in Minnesota and in the Borough of Manhattan) ran as a write-in candidate for the Socialist Workers Party.
As of the September FEC financial reporting deadline Rooney had collected $930,248 in campaign contributions and had $564,716 on hand; the FEC had no reports on Bronson or Baumann.[63] [66] [67]
| Election Name: | 2012 Florida's 18th congressional district election |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 18 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Patrick Murphy, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Patrick Murphy |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 166,257 |
| Percentage1: | 50.3% |
| Nominee2: | Allen West |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 164,353 |
| Percentage2: | 49.7% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | New seat |
| After Election: | Patrick Murphy |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Florida's 18th congressional district and Florida's 22nd congressional district. Allen West, who was first elected to represent Florida's 22nd congressional district in 2010, ran for re-election in the new 18th district. The new 18th district voting age population is 74.7% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 11.6% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 10.6% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 0.4% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 2.7% other races (non-Hispanic).[6]
Patrick Murphy, an environmental services executive, had planned to seek the Democratic nomination in the 22nd district,[69] but announced in February 2012 that he would continue to challenge West in the 18th district.[70]
Marilyn Davis Holloman qualified to run as a write-in.[71] Everett Wilkinson, the chair of the South Florida Tea Party and registered to vote with no party affiliation, decided not to run.[72]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Allen West (R) | Patrick Murphy (D) | Undecided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D)[73] | October 25–26, 2012 | 631 | ± ?% | 47% | align=center | 48% | 5% |
| Frederick Polls (D-Murphy)[74] | October 16–17, 2012 | 333 | ± 5.3% | 47% | 47% | 6% | |
| Sunshine State News/VSS[75] | October 16–17, 2012 | 752 | ± 3.6% | align=center | 49% | 48% | 3% |
| Public Policy Polling (D)[76] | October 15–16, 2012 | 500 | ± 4.0% | align=center | 51% | 42% | 8% |
| StPetePolls | October 3–5, 2012 | 902 | ± 3.3% | align=center | 53% | 41% | 7% |
| Kimball Political Consulting (R)[77] | September 28, 2012 | 408 | ± 4.8% | 45% | align=center | 49% | 6% |
| Garin-Hart-Yang (D-House Majority PAC)[78] | September 26–27, 2012 | 401 | ± 4.9% | 43% | align=center | 52% | 5% |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R-West)[79] | September 24–25, 2012 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 52% | 41% | 7% |
| StPetePolls | September 1–3, 2012 | 535 | ± 5.0% | align=center | 49% | 43% | 9% |
| Grove Insight (D-DCCC)[80] | August 21–24, 2012 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 46% | align=center | 47% | 7% |
| Frederick Polls (D-Murphy)[81] | May 6–8, 2012 | 500 | ± 4.3% | 45% | 45% | 10% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report | November 5, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg | November 2, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Roll Call | November 17, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball | December 12, 2012 | ||
| align=left | NY Times | November 4, 2012 | ||
| RCP | November 4, 2012 | |||
| align=left | The Hill | November 4, 2012 |
See also: Florida's 14th congressional district and Florida's 19th congressional district. In redistricting, the 14th district was renumbered as the 19th district.[32] Connie Mack IV, who had represented the 14th district since 2005, will run for the U.S. Senate rather than for re-election.[82] The new 19th district voting age population is 77.1% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 14.4% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 6% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 0.5% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 2.1% other races (non-Hispanic).[6]
Brandon Smith was on the general election ballot as an independent candidate.
| Election Name: | 2012 Florida's 20th congressional district election |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 20 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 20 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Alcee Hastings Portrait c111-112th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Alcee Hastings |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 214,727 |
| Percentage1: | 87.9% |
| Nominee2: | Randall Terry |
| Party2: | Independent (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 29,553 |
| Percentage2: | 12.1% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Alcee Hastings |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Alcee Hastings |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Florida's 20th congressional district and Florida's 23rd congressional district. In redistricting, the 23rd District was renumbered as the 20th District. Democrat Alcee Hastings, who had represented the 23rd since 1993, ran for reelection—in effect, trading district numbers with fellow Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz. The new 20th district voting age population is 49.2% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 35.5% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 9.8% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 1.2% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 4.3% other races (non-Hispanic).[6]
See also: Florida's 19th congressional district and Florida's 21st congressional district. In redistricting, most of the old 19th District became the 21st District. Ted Deutch, who had represented the 19th district since April 2010, ran for re-election[95] The new 21st district voting age population is 66.6% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 17.6% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 10.6% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 0.6% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 4.5% other races (non-Hispanic).[6]
Cesar Augusto Henao Cañas was an independent candidate.[96]
| Election Name: | 2012 Florida's 22nd congressional district election |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 22 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 22 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Lois Frankel 113th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Lois Frankel |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 171,021 |
| Percentage1: | 54.6% |
| Nominee2: | Adam Hasner |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 142,050 |
| Percentage2: | 45.4% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Allen West |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Lois Frankel |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Florida's 22nd congressional district. Republican Allen West, who was first elected to represent Florida's 22nd congressional district in 2010, sought re-election in the new 18th district.[97] The new 22nd district voting age population is 69.4% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 17.2% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 9.8% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 0.6% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 3.1% other races (non-Hispanic).[6]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Adam Hasner (R) | Lois Frankel (D) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anzalone-Liszt (D-Frankel)[102] | October 18–21, 2012 | 501 | ± 4.4% | 37% | align=center | 47% | 16% | |
| Public Policy Polling (D)[103] | October 15–16, 2012 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 44% | align=center | 47% | 9% | |
| Sunshine State News/VSS[104] | October 14–16, 2012 | 750 | ± 3.6% | 47% | 47% | 6% | ||
| DCCC (D)[105] | October 10, 2012 | 450 | ± 4.6% | 39% | align=center | 49% | 13% | |
| StPetePolls | October 3–5, 2012 | 407 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 45% | 44% | 11% | |
| StPetePolls | September 1–3, 2012 | 1,054 | ± 5.0% | 41% | align=center | 47% | 12% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report | November 5, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg | November 2, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Roll Call | November 17, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball | December 12, 2012 | ||
| align=left | NY Times | November 4, 2012 | ||
| RCP | November 4, 2012 | |||
| align=left | The Hill | November 4, 2012 |
See also: Florida's 20th congressional district and Florida's 23rd congressional district. In redistricting, the 20th District was renumbered as the 23rd District. DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz who had represented the 20th since 2005, ran for re-election. The new 23rd district voting age population is 48.9% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 29.5% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 17.4% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 1.2% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 3.1% other races (non-Hispanic).[6]
See also: Florida's 17th congressional district and Florida's 24th congressional district. In redistricting, most of the old 17th District was renumbered as the 24th District. Democrat Frederica Wilson, who had represented the 17th since 2011, sought reelection. The new 24th district voting age population was 51.7% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 29.9% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 12.6% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 3.2% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 2.5% other races (non-Hispanic).[6]
Wilson was unopposed in the general election.
| Election Name: | 2012 Florida's 25th congressional district election |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 25 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 25 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Mario Diaz-Balart 113th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mario Diaz-Balart |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 151,466 |
| Percentage1: | 75.6% |
| Nominee2: | Stanley Blumenthal |
| Party2: | Independent (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 31,664 |
| Percentage2: | 15.8% |
| Image3: | File:3x4.svg |
| Nominee3: | VoteForEddie.com |
| Party3: | Independent (United States) |
| Popular Vote3: | 17,099 |
| Percentage3: | 8.5% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Mario Diaz-Balart |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Mario Diaz-Balart |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Florida's 21st congressional district and Florida's 25th congressional district. In redistricting, the 21st district was renumbered as the 25th district. Republican Mario Diaz-Balart, who had represented the 21st district since 2011, ran for re-election.[32] The new 25th district voting age population is 68.9% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 21.2% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 6% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 1.7% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 2.1% other races (non-Hispanic).[6]
| Election Name: | 2012 Florida's 26th congressional district election |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 26 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 26 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Joe Garcia 113th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Joe Garcia |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 135,694 |
| Percentage1: | 53.6% |
| Nominee2: | David Rivera |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 108,820 |
| Percentage2: | 43.0% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | David Rivera |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Joe Garcia |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Florida's 25th congressional district and Florida's 26th congressional district. In redistricting, the old 25th District was renumbered as the 26th district. Republican David Rivera, who had represented the 25th since 2011, ran for reelection.[32] The new 26th district voting age population is 67.4% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 20.2% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 8.6% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 1.5% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 2.4% other races (non-Hispanic).[6]
Due to redistricting and constitutional amendments passed in 2010 restricting gerrymandering, the race was considered a toss-up. While the old 25th leaned Republican, the new district was split narrowly in half between Republicans and Democrats.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | David Rivera (R) | Joe Garcia (D) | Angel Fernandez (I) | José Peixoto (I) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benenson (D-DCCC)[112] | October 9–11, 2012 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 35% | align=center | 46% | 2% | 1% | 15% | |
| StPetePolls | October 3–5, 2012 | 473 | ± 4.5% | align=center | 43% | 41% | 2% | 3% | 12% | |
| NORS (R-Rivera)[113] | September 13–19, 2012 | 422 | ± ?% | align=center | 44% | 38% | — | — | 19% | |
| Public Policy Polling (D-Democracy for America)[114] | September 12–13, 2012 | 578 | ± 4.1% | 39% | align=center | 46% | — | — | 16% | |
| GBA Strategies (D-House Majority PAC/SEIU)[115] | September 8–13, 2012 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 41% | align=center | 50% | — | — | 9% | |
| Benenson (D-Garcia)[116] | August 20–22, 2012 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 40% | align=center | 49% | — | — | 11% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report | November 5, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg | November 2, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Roll Call | November 17, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball | December 12, 2012 | ||
| align=left | NY Times | November 4, 2012 | ||
| RCP | November 4, 2012 | |||
| align=left | The Hill | November 4, 2012 |
See also: Florida's 18th congressional district and Florida's 27th congressional district. In redistricting, the old 18th District was renumbered as the 27th District. Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who had represented the 18th since 1989, will run for re-election. The new 27th district voting age population is 72.8% Hispanic (excludes Hispanic Blacks), 17.5% non-Hispanic Whites (single race), 5.5% non-Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), 2.2% Hispanic Blacks (includes multirace), and 2% other races (non-Hispanic).[6]