2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

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2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
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All 25 Florida seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election187
Seats won187
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote3,319,2962,212,324
Percentage58.98%39.31%
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The 2004 United States House of Representatives Elections in Florida were held on November 2, 2004 to determine who would represent the state of Florida in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 109th Congress from January 3, 2005 to January 3, 2007. The election coincided with the 2004 U.S. presidential election as well as an election to the United States Senate.

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Florida had twenty-five seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Its delegation to the 108th Congress of 2003-2005 consisted of eighteen Republicans and seven Democrats. In 2004, no districts changed party control, leaving the congressional delegation as an 18-7 split favoring the Republicans.

The following members of Congress went unopposed in the 2004 election and thus their election is not reported below:

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2004 [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 3,319,29658.98%18+/- 0
Democratic 2,212,32439.31%7+/- 0
Other Parties95,8741.70%0+/- 0
Totals5,627,494100%25+/- 0

District 1

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Incumbent Republican representative Jeff Miller, who was initially elected in a special election in 2001, ran for re-election in this staunchly conservative district based in the Florida Panhandle. Miller easily defeated Democratic challenger Mark Coutu.

Florida's 1st congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeff Miller (inc.) 236,604 76.5
Democratic Mark S. Coutu72,50623.5
Total votes309,110 100.00
Republican hold

District 2

2004 Florida's 2nd congressional district election
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 Majority partyMinority party
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Candidate Allen Boyd Bev Kilmer
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote201,577125,399
Percentage61.6%38.4%
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County results
Boyd:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Kilmer:     50–60%     70–80%     80–90%
U.S. Representative before election

Allen Boyd
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Allen Boyd
Democratic

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The incumbent was Democrat Allen Boyd, first elected to this seat in 1997. Other contestants in this race included Republican challenger Bev Kilmer, who had served in the Florida House of Representatives, [2] and write-in candidate T. A. Frederick.

Shortly before the election, a company owned by Kilmer's husband sued Boyd for defamation of character. [3] Nonetheless, Boyd was reelected with slightly under 62 percent of the vote.

Florida's 2nd congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Allen Boyd (incumbent) 201,577 61.6
Republican Bev Kilmer 125,39938.4
Independent T. A. Frederick (write-in)110.0
Total votes326,987 100.00
Democratic hold

District 3

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Democrat Corrine Brown, the incumbent since 1993, faced no major-party opposition and easily won re-election over write-in candidate Johnny Brown.

Florida's 2nd congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Corrine Brown (incumbent) 172,833 99.2
Independent Johnny M. Brown (write-in)1,3230.8
Total votes174,156 100.00
Democratic hold

District 4

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Incumbent Republican Ander Crenshaw faced only marginal opposition from the write-in campaign of perennial candidate Richard Grayson. [4] Crenshaw easily won another term.

Florida's 4th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ander Crenshaw (inc.) 256,157 99.5
Independent Richard Grayson (write-in)1,1700.5
Total votes257,327 100.00
Republican hold

District 5

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Incumbent Republican Ginny Brown-Waite easily won re-election against attorney Robert Whittel in a race that was not viewed as competitive. [5]

Florida's 5th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ginny Brown-Waite (inc.) 240,315 65.9
Democratic Robert G. Whittel124,14034.1
Independent H. David Werder (write-in)330.0
Total votes364,488 100.00
Republican hold

District 6

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Encompassing North Central Florida, this conservative district is represented by incumbent Republican Congressman Cliff Stearns. Stearns, seeking a ninth term, faced off against Democrat Dave Bruderly and won the election by a wide margin.

Florida's 6th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cliff Stearns (inc.) 211,137 64.4
Democratic David E. Bruderly116,68035.6
Independent N. W. O’Brien (write-in)360.0
Total votes327,853 100.00
Republican hold

District 8

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Republican Congressman Ric Keller, seeking a third term, faced off against libertarian Democrat Stephen Murray. [6] Keller won re-election with over 60% of the vote.

Florida's 8th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ric Keller (inc.) 172,232 60.5
Democratic Charlie Stuart112,34339.5
Total votes284,575 100.00
Republican hold

District 9

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Republican incumbent Congressman Michael Bilirakis ran for a twelfth term. Bilirakis faced no major-party opposition in this Republican-leaning district.

Florida's 9th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Bilirakis 284,035 99.9
Independent Andrew Pasayan (write-in)2430.1
Total votes284,278 100.00
Republican hold

District 10

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Longtime incumbent Republican Bill Young won re-election over Democrat Bob Derry with almost 70% of the vote.

Florida's 10th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Young (inc.) 207,175 69.3
Democratic Robert D. "Bob" Derry91,65830.7
Total votes298,833 100.00
Republican hold

District 11

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Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Davis ran for a fifth term in this liberal district based in Tampa. He faced no Republican challenger.

Florida's 11th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Davis (inc.) 191,780 85.8
Libertarian Robert E. Johnson31,57914.2
Independent Karl M. Butts (write-in)1220.0
Total votes223,481 100.00
Democratic hold

District 12

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Incumbent Republican Adam Putnam won a third term, defeating Democrat Bob Hagenmaier. Putnam, who was the youngest member of the U.S. Congress before this election, received more than 10 times the campaign donations as his opponent and cruised to an easy victory. [7]

Florida's 12th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Adam Putnam (inc.) 179,204 64.9
Democratic Bob Hagenmaier 96,965 35.1
Total votes276,169 100.00
Republican hold

District 13

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Incumbent Republican Katherine Harris sought a second term and defeated Democratic challenger Jan Schneider.

Florida's 13th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Katherine Harris (inc.) 190,477 55.3
Democratic Jan Schneider153,96144.7
Total votes344,438 100.00
Republican hold

District 14

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This seat had been vacant since Porter Goss resigned on September 23 to serve as the director of the CIA. Republican Connie Mack IV won the open seat against Democratic candidate Robert Neeld in this solidly conservative district. Mack, the son of former U.S. Senator Connie Mack III, was aided by name recognition and fundraising connections [8] en route to an easy victory.

Florida's 14th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Connie Mack IV 226,662 67.6
Democratic Robert M. Neeld108,67232.4
Total votes335,334 100.00
Republican hold

District 15

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Incumbent Republican Dave Weldon sought election to a sixth term in Congress. Weldon defeated the Democratic candidate, retired physicist Simon Pristoop, with 65% of the vote. [9]

Florida's 15th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Weldon (inc.) 210,388 65.4
Democratic Simon Pristoop111,53834.6
Total votes321,926 100.00
Republican hold

District 16

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Incumbent Republican Mark Foley ran for a sixth term. He defeated Democrat Jeff Fisher by a wide margin.

Florida's 16th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Foley (inc.) 215,563 68.0
Democratic Jeff Fisher101,24732.0
Total votes316,810 100.00
Republican hold

District 17

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Incumbent Democrat Kendrick Meek was re-elected to a second term in this heavily Democratic district. He faced no Republican challenger.

Florida's 17th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kendrick Meek (inc.) 178,690 99.6
Independent Omari Musa (write-in)7340.4
Total votes179,424 100.00
Democratic hold

District 18

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Incumbent Republican Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen sought a ninth term and easily defeated Democratic nominee Sam Sheldon.

Florida's 18th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (inc.) 143,647 64.7
Democratic Sam Sheldon78,28135.3
Total votes221,928 100.00
Republican hold

District 20

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Democratic incumbent Peter Deutsch decided to run for the U.S. Senate instead of seeking re-election. Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz won the open seat with over 70% of the vote.

Florida's 20th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Debbie Wasserman Schultz 191,195 70.2
Republican Margaret Hostetter81,21329.8
Total votes272,408 100.00
Democratic hold

District 21

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Incumbent Republican Lincoln Diaz-Balart ran for a seventh term in this suburban district. Diaz-Balart faced no Democratic challenger and easily won re-election.

Florida's 21st congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lincoln Diaz-Balart (inc.) 146,507 72.8
Libertarian Robert E. Johnson54,73627.2
Total votes201,243 100.00
Republican hold

District 22

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Incumbent Republican Clay Shaw ran for a thirteenth term. Jim Stork was the Democratic nominee, but withdrew from the race before election night, citing health issues. Stork's name remained on the ballot, but votes for Stork were counted for Robin Rorapaugh, a staffer for Congressman Peter Deutsch. [10] Shaw easily won re-election.

Florida's 22nd congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Clay Shaw (inc.) 192,581 62.8
Democratic Jim Stork108,25835.3
Constitution Jack McLain5,2601.7
Independent Don Kennedy (write-in)6270.2
Total votes306,726 100.00
Republican hold

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