Florida

23 seats: 15R, 8D    R 51

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), 1994 Landslide
  '98: 100 '96: 73 '94: 62 ['92: D 52]   R 68
 
  2. Allen Boyd (D), 1996 Comfortable*
  '98: 95 '96: 59 ['94: D 61 '92: D 73]   R 51
 
  3. Corrine Brown (D) 1992 Comfortable
  '98: 55 '96: 61 '94: 58 '92: 59 D 61
 
  4. OPEN [Tillie Fowler (R) 1992] Comfortable
  ['98: 100 '96: 100 '94:100 '92: 57]   R 62
 
  5. Karen Thurman (D), 1992 Comfortable*
  '98: 66 '96: 62 '94: 57 '92: 49   D 51
 
  6. Cliff Stearns (R), 1988 Landslide
  '98: 100 '96: 67 '94: 99 U '92: 65   R 61
 
  7. John Mica (R), 1992 Landslide
  '98: 100 '96: 62 '94: 73 '92: 56 R 55
 
  8. OPEN [Bill McCollum, R, 1980] Win
  [�98: 66 '96: 67 '94: 100 '92: 69] R 56
 
  9. Michael Bilirakis (R) , 1982 Landslide
  '98: 100 '96: 69 �94: 100 '92: 59 R 54
 
  10. C. W. (Bill) Young (R), 1970 Landslide*
  '98: 100 '96: 67 '94: 100 '92: 57 D 52
 
  11. Jim Davis (D), 1996 Comfortable
  '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), 1992 Landslide
  '98: 100 '96: 64 '94: 100 '92: 58   R 56
 
  14. Porter Goss (R), 1988 Landslide
  '98: 100 '96: 73 '94: 100 '92: 82 U   R 61
  
  15. Dave Weldon (R), 1994 Win
  '98: 63 '96: 51 '94: 54 ['92: R 98] R 58
 
  16. Mark Foley (R), 1994 Landslide*
  '98: 100 '96: 64 '94: 58 ['92: D 100] R 52
 
  17. Carrie Meek (D), 1992 Landslide
  '98: 100 '96: 89 '94: 100 '92: 100 D 86
 
  18. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R), 1989 Landslide
  '98: 100 '96: 100 '94: 100 '92: 67 R 56
 
  19. Robert Wexler (D) , 1996 Landslide
  '98: 100 '96: 66 ['94: D 66 '92: D 63] D 66
 
  20. Peter Deutsch (D), 1992 Landslide
  '98: 100 '96: 65 '94: 61 '92: 55 D 60
 
  21. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R), 1992 Landslide
  '98: 75 �96: 100 '94: 100 '92: 100 R 54
 
  22. Clay Shaw (R), 1980 Win*
  '98: 100 '96: 62 '94: 63 '92: 52 D 55
 
  23. Alcee Hastings (D), 1992 Landslide
  '98: 100 '96: 74 '94: 100 '92: 59 D 76


Florida's results 1982 to 1998
Facts in Focus for Florida 1982 to 1998
 


 
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