Florida's 21st congressional district

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Florida's 21st congressional district
Florida's 21st Congressional District - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Ted Deutch (D–Boca Raton)
Cook PVI	D+12

Florida's 21st Congressional District is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress, located in Southeast Florida. The district includes an area stretching from Wellington to Pompano Beach.

From 2003 to 2012, the 21st district was located in Miami-Dade County and included many of the western suburbs of Miami such as Hialeah, Olympia Heights, and Cutler Bay.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Ted Deutch.

List of representatives

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2010 § District 1

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Note
District created		January 3, 1993
Lincoln Diaz-Balart	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2011	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th	Retired
Mario Diaz-Balart	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013	112th	Redistricted from the 25th districtbr/>Redistricted to the 25th district
Ted Deutch	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – present	113th 114th	Redistricted from the 19th district

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2012	President	Barack Obama 61% - Mitt Romney 39%
2008	President	John McCain 51% - Barack Obama 49%
2004	President	George W. Bush 57% - John Kerry 43%
2000	President	George W. Bush 57% - Al Gore 42%

Election Results

2002

Florida's 21st Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lincoln Diaz-Balart*	'	100.00
Total votes			'	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004

Florida's 21st Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lincoln Diaz-Balart*	146,507	72.80
	Libertarian	Frank Gonzalez	54,736	27.20
Total votes			201,243	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2006

Florida's 21st Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lincoln Diaz-Balart*	66,784	59.47
	Democratic	Frank Gonzalez	45,522	40.53
Total votes			112,306	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2008

Florida's 21st Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lincoln Diaz-Balart*	137,226	57.90
	Democratic	Raul L. Martinez	99,776	42.10
Total votes			237,002	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2010

Florida's 21st Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mario Diaz-Balart	'	100.00
Total votes			'	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2012

Florida's 21st Congressional District Election (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ted Deutch	221,263	77.8
	No Party Affiliation	W. Michael (Mike) Trout	37,776	13.3
	No Party Affiliation	Cesar Henao	25,361	8.9
Total votes			284,400	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 21st congressional district

As of May 2015, there are two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 21st congressional district who are currently living at this time.

Representative	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
Lincoln Díaz-Balart	1993–2011	(1954-08-13) August 13, 1954
Mario Díaz-Balart	2011–2013	(1961-09-25) September 25, 1961

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013 The former 21st district covered central Miami-Dade County.

References

• The Miami Herald; 3 Fla Congressional Candidates in Spotlight by Lesley Clark; August 27, 2008, page A2