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U.S. House district for Florida
Florida's 12th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Area 1,069[ 1] sq mi (2,770 km2 ) Distribution 93.09% urban[ 2] 6.91% rural Population (2023) 843,806[ 3] Median household income $63,762[ 3] Ethnicity 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 .
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census ), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:[ 8]
Citrus County (15)
All 15 communities
Hernando County (22)
All 22 communities
Pasco County (29)
Aripeka , Bayonet Point , Beacon Square , Connerton , Dade City , Dade City North , Elfers , Heritage Pines , Holiday , Hudson , Jasmine Estates , Key Vista , Lacoochee , Land O' Lakes (part; also 15th ), Meadow Oaks , Moon Lake , New Port Richey , New Port Richey East , Odessa (part; also 15th ), Pasadena Hills (part; also 15th ), Port Richey , Quail Ridge , River Ridge , San Antonio , Shady Hills , St. Leo , Trilby , Trinity , Wesley Chapel (part; also 15th ),
List of members representing the district [ edit ]
Member
Party
Years
Cong ress
Electoral history
Location
District created January 3, 1963
William C. Cramer (St. Petersburg )
Republican
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967
88th 89th
Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 .Redistricted to the 8th district .
1963–1967 [data missing ]
Dante Fascell (Miami )
Democratic
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973
90th 91st 92nd
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 .Redistricted to the 15th district .
1967–1973 [data missing ]
J. Herbert Burke (Hollywood )
Republican
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979
93rd 94th 95th
Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 . Lost re-election.
1973–1983 [data missing ]
Edward J. Stack (Fort Lauderdale )
Democratic
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981
96th
Elected in 1978 .Lost renomination .
Clay Shaw (Fort Lauderdale )
Republican
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983
97th
Elected in 1980 .Redistricted to the 15th district .
Tom Lewis (North Palm Beach )
Republican
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd
Elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 .Redistricted to the 16th district .
1983–1993 [data missing ]
Charles T. Canady (Lakeland )
Republican
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001
103rd 104th 105th 106th
Elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 . Retired.
1993–2003 [data missing ]
Adam Putnam (Bartow )
Republican
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2011
107th 108th 109th 110th 111th
Elected in 2000 .Re-elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 . Retired to run for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services .
2003–2013 The district covered areas further east and encompassed much of Polk County as well as parts of rural and suburban east Hillsborough County and a small piece of western Osceola County , which later became the center of the 9th district .
Dennis Ross (Lakeland )
Republican
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013
112th
Elected in 2010 .Redistricted to the 15th district .
Gus Bilirakis (Palm Harbor )
Republican
January 3, 2013 – present
113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th
Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 .Re-elected in 2024 .
2013–2017
2017–2023
2023–present
Recent election results from statewide races [ edit ]
Recent election results [ edit ]
Bilirakis ran uncontested.[ 16]
^ Randy Wilkinson ran on the Tea Party platform on the ballot.
^ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF) . Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved January 11, 2017 .
^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)" . U.S. Census Bureau . Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
^ a b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District" . www.census.gov .
^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd113/cd_based/ST12/CD113_FL12.pdf [bare URL PDF ]
^
See whole Florida state map for 2013, with the 12th district covering
Pasco County and counties below:
h9047_35x42L.pdf
Congressional Plan: H000C9047 . Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida.
www.flsenate.gov. February 16, 2012.
^ See the 2013 boundaries of the 12th district, covering
Pasco County and northern
Pinellas County and northwest
Hillsborough in the 2013 districts map:
H000C9047_map_sw.pdf ,
for the southwest region of Florida.
Congressional Plan: H000C9047 . Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida.
www.flsenate.gov. February 2012.
^ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST12/CD118_FL12.pdf
^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::3a6791b9-a186-4691-a95c-5d51dbb3be1c
^ "November 5, 2002 General Election" . Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021 .
^ "November 2, 2004 General Election" . Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021 .
^ "November 7, 2006 General Election" . Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021 .
^ "November 4, 2008 General Election" . Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021 .
^ "November 2, 2010 General Election" . Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021 .
^ "November 6, 2012 General Election" . Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021 .
^ "November 4, 2014 General Election" . Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021 .
^ "November 8, 2016 General Election" . Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 15, 2021 .
^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results" . Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 24, 2021 .
^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results" . Florida Division of Elections. Retrieved January 24, 2021 .
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