Florida's 20th congressional district

Florida's 20th congressional district
Florida's 20th congressional district
	Florida's 20th congressional district since January 3, 2017
Representative
	Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick; D–Miramar
Area	2,406 sq mi (6,230 km2)
Distribution	99% urban; 1% rural;
Population (2019)	802,463
Median household; income	$49,223
Ethnicity	53.4% Black; 22.5% Hispanic; 18.9% White; 2.7% Asian; 1.8% Two or more races; 0.7% other;
Cook PVI	D+31

Florida's 20th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress, located in southeast Florida. It is currently held by Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who was elected in a January 2022 special election, following the death of Democrat Alcee Hastings on April 6, 2021.^[6]With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+31, it is one of the most Democratic districts in Florida.^[5]

The district includes most of the majority-black precincts in and around Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, including places like North Lauderdale, Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes, Tamarac, Miramar, Lake Park, Riviera Beach, along with parts of Pompano Beach and Sunrise. It also includes a vast area inland to the southeastern shores of Lake Okeechobee, including the community of Belle Glade. The district also includes Palm Beach International Airport. From 1993 to 2013, the 20th district took in parts of Broward and Miami-Dade counties. The district was based in Fort Lauderdale and included many of its suburbs including Davie. Most of that district is now the 23rd district, while the current 20th covers most of what was the 23rd district from 1993 to 2013.

Statewide election results[]

Results from previous presidential elections

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Al Gore 68% – George W. Bush 30%
2004	President	John Kerry 63% – George W. Bush 36%
2008	President	Barack Obama 63% – John McCain 36%
2012	President	Barack Obama 61% – Mitt Romney 39%
2016	President	Hillary Clinton 80% – Donald Trump 18%
2020	President	Joe Biden 77% – Donald Trump 22%

Results from previous non-presidential statewide elections

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District created January 3, 1993
Peter Deutsch	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.	1993–2003 [data unknown/missing]
Peter Deutsch	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th		2003–2013
Debbie Wasserman Schultz	Democratic	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013	109th 110th 111th 112th	Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 23rd district.	2003–2013
Alcee Hastings	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – April 6, 2021	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Died.	2013–2017
Alcee Hastings	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – April 6, 2021	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th		2017–present
Vacant		April 6, 2021 – January 18, 2022	117th
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick	Democratic	January 18, 2022 – present^[7]	117th	Elected to finish Hastings's term.

Florida's 20th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Wasserman Schultz	191,195	70%
	Republican	Margaret Hostetter	81,213	30%
Total votes			200,408	100%
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Florida's 20th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Incumbent)	124,554	100%
Total votes			124,544	100%
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Florida's 20th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Incumbent)	202,832	77%
	Independent	Margaret Hostetter	58,958	23%
Total votes			261,790	100%
Turnout
	Democratic hold

Florida's 20th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Incumbent)	100,787	60%
	Republican	Karen Harrington	63,845	38%
	Independent	Stanley Blumenthal	1,663	1%
	Independent	Bob Kunst	1,272	1%
Total votes			167,567	100%
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alcee Hastings	214,727	88
	Independent	Randall Terry	29,553	12
	Independent	Anthony M. Dutrow (write-in)	5	0
Total votes			244,285	100
	Democratic hold

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alcee Hastings (incumbent)	128,498	82
	Republican	Jay Bonner	28,968	18
Total votes			157,466	100
	Democratic hold

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alcee Hastings (incumbent)	222,914	80
	Republican	Gary Stein	54,646	20
Total votes			277,560	100
	Democratic hold

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alcee Hastings (incumbent)	202,659	100
	Independent	Jay Bonner (write-in)	165	0
Total votes			202,824	100
	Democratic hold

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alcee Hastings (incumbent)	253,661	79%
	Republican	Greg Musselwhite	68,748	21%
Total votes			322,409	100
	Democratic hold

2022 Florida's 20th congressional district special election^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick	44,651	78.98
	Republican	Jason Mariner	10,959	19.39
	Libertarian	Mike ter Maat	395	0.70
	Independent	Jim Flynn	265	0.47
	Independent	Lenny Serratore	262	0.46
Total votes			56,532	100.00
	Democratic hold