Florida's 28th congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Population (2023) | 765,111 [1] |
Median household income | $79,381 [2] |
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Cook PVI | R+2 [3] |
Florida's 28th congressional district is a new district created as a result of the 2020 census. The first candidates ran in the 2022 House elections for a seat in the 118th United States Congress. [4] The district was created during the 2020 redistricting cycle as the successor to the previous 26th district in the 2010s. It includes all of Monroe County, home to the Florida Keys, and many of Miami's outer southwestern suburbs, including all of Homestead, The Hammocks, Kendale Lakes, Tamiami, and others. All three of Florida's national parks – the Everglades, Biscayne, and the Dry Tortugas –are also located in this district.
The district's first and current Representative is Republican Carlos Giménez.
Year | Office | Results [5] [6] |
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2008 | President | Obama 51% - 49% |
2012 | President | Obama 55% - 45% |
2016 | President | Clinton 56% - 40% |
Senate | Rubio 50% - 48% | |
2018 | Senate | Nelson 53% - 46% |
Governor | Gillum 52% - 46% | |
Attorney General | Shaw 51% - 47% | |
Chief Financial Officer | Ring 52% - 48% | |
2020 | President | Trump 53% - 47% |
2022 | Senate | Rubio 63% - 37% |
Governor | DeSantis 64% - 36% | |
Attorney General | Moody 63% - 37% | |
Chief Financial Officer | Patronis 63% - 37% |
# | County | Seat | Population |
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86 | Miami-Dade | Miami | 2,686,867 |
87 | Monroe | Key West | 80,614 |
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | Geography |
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District created January 3, 2023 | |||||
Carlos A. Giménez (Miami) | Republican | January 3, 2023 – present | 118th 119th | Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. | 2023–present Monroe; part of Miami-Dade |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Carlos Giménez (incumbent) | 134,457 | 63.69 | ||
Democratic | Robert Asencio | 76,665 | 36.31 | ||
Total votes | 211,122 | 100.0 | |||
Republican win (new seat) |
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