Florida's 17th congressional district

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Florida's 17th congressional district
Florida's 17th congressional district (since 2023).svg
Florida's 17th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
  Greg Steube
RSarasota
Area6,315 [1]  sq mi (16,360 km2)
Distribution
  • 82.08% urban [2]
  • 17.92% rural
Population (2022)839,779 [3]
Median household
income
$70,558 [3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+10 [4]

Florida's 17th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress, located in Southwest Florida. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, the district was shrunk to only include the coastal counties of Sarasota and Charlotte as well as northeastern Lee County, including most of Lehigh Acres. Other inland counties which were previously in the district were instead redistricted into the new 18th district.

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The 17th district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census. From 2003 to 2013 it was located in South Florida, and was a majority African American district. It included the southern parts of Broward County and the eastern parts of Miami-Dade County. Included within the district were Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Miramar, and North Miami. Most of this district is now the 24th district.

After the 2010 census and its corresponding redistricting cycle, the district included portions of the previous 12th and 16th districts. Most of the district's territory came from the western portion of the old 16th. After court-ordered redistricting for the 2016 elections, the district included a large area of central Florida from eastern Tampa Bay to the western shores of Lake Okeechobee, including all of Charlotte County, DeSoto County, Glades County, Hardee County, Highlands County and Okeechobee County, plus parts of Lee County, Polk County and Sarasota County. Major cities in the district included North Port, Punta Gorda, Venice, Wauchula, Arcadia, and Okeechobee.

Republican Tom Rooney, incumbent congressman of the previous 16th district, ran for reelection in the 17th in 2012 and won. He was re-elected in 2014 and 2016, but did not run for re-election in 2018. [5] [6] Greg Steube was elected on November 6.

Voting

YearResults
1992 Bill Clinton 74% – George H. W. Bush 18% – Ross Perot 7%
1996 Bill Clinton 85% – Bob Dole 12%
2000 Al Gore 84% – George W. Bush 15%
2004 John Kerry 83% – George W. Bush 17%
2008 Barack Obama 87% – John McCain 12%
2012 Mitt Romney 58% – Barack Obama 41%
2016 Donald Trump 62% – Hillary Clinton 35%
2020 Donald Trump 63% – Joe Biden 35%

List of members representing the district

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historyCongressional map
District created January 3, 1983
WilliamLehman.jpg
William Lehman
(Biscayne Park)
Democratic January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1993
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired.
1983–1993
[ data missing ]
Carrie P. Meek.jpg
Carrie Meek
(Miami)
Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2003
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Retired.
1993–2003
[ data missing ]
Kendrick Meek official portrait.jpg
Kendrick Meek
(Miami)
Democratic January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2011
108th
109th
110th
111th
Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
2003–2013
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Frederica Wilson official House portrait.jpg
Frederica Wilson
(Miami Gardens)
Democratic January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013
112th Elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the 24th district .
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Tom Rooney
(Okeechobee)
Republican January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2019
113th
114th
115th
Redistricted from the 16th district and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Retired.
2013–2017
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2017–2023
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Greg Steube
(Sarasota)
Republican January 3, 2019 –
present
116th
117th
118th
Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
2023–present
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Election results

2002

Florida's 17th Congressional District Election (2002) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kendrick Meek 113,749 99.94%
No partyOthers730.06%
Total votes113,822 100.00%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2004

Florida's 17th Congressional District Election (2004) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kendrick Meek (Incumbent) 178,690 99.59%
No partyOthers7340.41%
Total votes179,424 100.00%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2006

Florida's 17th Congressional District Election (2006) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kendrick Meek (Incumbent) 90,663 99.97%
No partyOthers230.03%
Total votes90,686 100.00%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2008

Florida's 17th Congressional District Election (2008) [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kendrick Meek (Incumbent) 100.00%
Total votes100.00%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2010

Florida's 17th Congressional District Election (2010) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frederica S. Wilson 106,361 86.21%
Independent Roderick Vereen17,00913.79%
Total votes123,370 100.00%
Turnout  
Democratic hold

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Rooney (incumbent) 165,488 58.6
Democratic William Bronson116,76641.4
Independent Tom Baumann (write-in)120.0
Total votes282,266 100.0
Republican win (new seat)

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Rooney (incumbent) 141,493 63.2
Democratic Will Bronson82,26336.8
Total votes223,756 100.0
Republican hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Rooney (incumbent) 209,348 61.8
Democratic April Freeman115,97434.2
Independent John W Sawyer, III13,3534.0
Total votes338,675 100.0

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Steube 193,326 62.3
Democratic Allen Ellison117,19437.7
Total votes310,520 100.0
Republican hold

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Steube (incumbent) 266,514 64.6%
Democratic Allen Ellison140,48734.1%
Independent Theodore "Pink Tie" Murray5,3961.3%
Total votes412,397 100.0
Republican hold

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Steube (incumbent) 222,601 63.8%
Democratic Andrea Kale123,82235.5%
Independent Theodore Murray2,2260.64%
Total votes348,649 100.0
Republican hold

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