Florida's 12th congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Area | 1,069 [1] sq mi (2,770 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2023) | 843,806 [3] |
Median household income | $63,762 [3] |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+17 [4] |
Florida's 12th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and was assigned along the Gulf coast of central Florida. The district includes Citrus County and Hernando County, as well as most of Pasco County, including the places of New Port Richey, Dade City, Spring Hill, and Homosassa Springs.
From 2013 to 2023, it covered Pasco County and parts of north Pinellas County and Hillsborough County. [5] [6] [7]
The district is currently represented by Republican Gus Bilirakis.
# | County | Seat | Population |
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17 | Citrus | Inverness | 166,696 |
53 | Hernando | Brooksville | 212,807 |
105 | Pasco | Dade City | 632,996 |
Year | Office | Results |
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2004 | President | George W. Bush 58 – John Kerry 42% |
2008 | President | John McCain 50 – Barack Obama 48% |
2012 | President | Mitt Romney 55 – Barack Obama 45% |
2016 | President | Donald Trump 60 – Hillary Clinton 40% |
2020 | President | Donald Trump 57 – Joe Biden 41% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Adam Putnam (Incumbent) | 100.00 | ||
Total votes | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Adam Putnam (Incumbent) | 179,204 | 64.89 | |
Democratic | Bob Hagenmaier | 96,965 | 35.11 | |
Total votes | 276,169 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Adam Putnam (Incumbent) | 124,452 | 69.12 | |
Independent | Joe Viscusi | 34,976 | 19.42 | |
Independent | Ed Bowlin | 20,636 | 11.46 | |
Total votes | 180,064 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Adam Putnam (Incumbent) | 185,698 | 57.46 | |
Democratic | Doug Tudor | 137,465 | 42.54 | |
Total votes | 323,163 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dennis Ross (Incumbent) | 102,704 | 48.14 | |
Democratic | Lori Edwards | 87,769 | 41.14 | |
Independent | Randy Wilkinson [a] | 22,857 | 10.71 | |
Total votes | 213,330 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Gus Bilirakis (incumbent) | 209,604 | 63.5 | ||
Democratic | Jonathan Michael Snow | 108,770 | 32.9 | ||
Independent | John Russell | 6,878 | 2.1 | ||
Independent | Paul Siney Elliott | 4,915 | 1.5 | ||
Total votes | 330,167 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
Bilirakis ran uncontested. [14]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gus Bilirakis (incumbent) | 253,559 | 68.6 | |
Democratic | Robert Matthew Tager | 116,110 | 31.4 | |
Total votes | 369,669 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gus Bilirakis (incumbent) | 194,564 | 58.1 | |
Democratic | Chris Hunter | 132,844 | 39.7 | |
Independent | Angelika Purkis | 7,510 | 2.2 | |
Total votes | 334,918 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gus Bilirakis (incumbent) | 284,941 | 62.9 | |
Democratic | Kimberly Walker | 168,194 | 37.1 | |
Total votes | 453,135 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gus Bilirakis (incumbent) | 226,583 | 70.38 | |
Democratic | Kimberly Walker | 95,377 | 29.62 | |
Independent | Charles Smith (write-in) | 4 | <0.01 | |
Total votes | 321,964 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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