Monopoly Politics Florida 2000

23 seats: 15R, 8D

The fact that 18 of 23 seats had only one major party candidate in 1998 simply underlines Florida's recent history of strikingly non-competitive elections. In 1996, 20 of 23 seats were won by landslide, and only one was won by less than 16%. Yet even though all incumbents likely will win in 2000, six districts could be competitive if incumbents were to step down. On the other hand, two incumbents – Corrine Brown and Dave Weldon – have had closer races than their districts would suggest. (NOTE: Some House district lines were changed slightly between the 1994 and 1996 elections due to a lawsuit against race-conscious districting.)
 
  1. Joe Scarborough (R), 1994Landslide
 '98: 100'96: 73'94: 62['92: D 52] R 68
 
  2. Allen Boyd (D), 1996Comfortable*
 '98: 95'96: 59['94: D 61'92: D 73] R 51
 
  3. Corrine Brown (D) 1992Comfortable
 '98: 55'96: 61'94: 58'92: 59D 61
 
  4. OPEN [Tillie Fowler (R) 1992]Comfortable
 ['98: 100'96: 100'94:100'92: 57] R 62
 
  5. Karen Thurman (D), 1992Comfortable*
 '98: 66'96: 62'94: 57'92: 49 D 51
 
  6. Cliff Stearns (R), 1988Landslide
 '98: 100'96: 67'94: 99 U'92: 65 R 61
 
  7. John Mica (R), 1992Landslide
 '98: 100'96: 62'94: 73'92: 56R 55
 
  8. OPEN [Bill McCollum, R, 1980]Win
 [‘98: 66'96: 67'94: 100'92: 69]R 56
 
  9. Michael Bilirakis (R) , 1982Landslide
 '98: 100'96: 69‘94: 100'92: 59R 54
 
  10. C. W. (Bill) Young (R), 1970Landslide*
 '98: 100'96: 67'94: 100'92: 57D 52
 
  11. Jim Davis (D), 1996Comfortable
 '98: 65'96: 58['94: D 52'92: D 53]D 53
 
  12. OPEN [Charles T. Canady, R, 1992]Win
 ['98: 100'96: 62'94: 65'92: 52]R 56
 
  13. Dan Miller (R), 1992Landslide
 '98: 100'96: 64'94: 100'92: 58 R 56
 
  14. Porter Goss (R), 1988Landslide
 '98: 100'96: 73'94: 100'92: 82 U R 61
  
  15. Dave Weldon (R), 1994Win
 '98: 63'96: 51'94: 54['92: R 98]R 58
 
  16. Mark Foley (R), 1994Landslide*
 '98: 100'96: 64'94: 58['92: D 100]R 52
 
  17. Carrie Meek (D), 1992Landslide
 '98: 100'96: 89'94: 100'92: 100D 86
 
  18. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R), 1989Landslide
 '98: 100'96: 100'94: 100'92: 67R 56
 
  19. Robert Wexler (D) , 1996Landslide
 '98: 100'96: 66['94: D 66'92: D 63]D 66
 
  20. Peter Deutsch (D), 1992Landslide
 '98: 100'96: 65'94: 61'92: 55D 60
 
  21. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R), 1992Landslide
 '98: 75‘96: 100'94: 100'92: 100R 54
 
  22. Clay Shaw (R), 1980Win*
 '98: 100'96: 62'94: 63'92: 52D 55
 
  23. Alcee Hastings (D), 1992Landslide
 '98: 100'96: 74'94: 100'92: 59D 76