Florida's 20th congressional district

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Florida's 20th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in Southeast Florida. It is currently held by Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who was elected in a January 2022 special election, following the death of Alcee Hastings on April 6, 2021.^[5] With a Cook Partisan Voting Index (CPVI) rating of D+22, it is the most Democratic district in Florida.^[4]

Florida's 20th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D–Miramar
Area	2,406[1] sq mi (6,230 km2)
Distribution	99% urban[2] 1% rural
Population (2023)	803,297[3]
Median household income	$62,696[3]
Ethnicity	49.1% Black 23.5% Hispanic 20.6% White 3.3% Two or more races 2.4% Asian 1.1% other
Cook PVI	D+22[4]

The district includes most of the majority-Black precincts in and around western and central Broward County and small portion of southeastern Palm Beach County, including places like North Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes, Tamarac, Lake Park, Riviera Beach, Plantation, and Dania Beach, along with parts of Pompano Beach, and Sunrise. It also includes a vast area inland to the southeastern shores of Lake Okeechobee, including the community of Belle Glade. The district also includes Palm Beach International Airport. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, the city of Miramar was redrawn out of the district and into the 24th and 25th districts instead.

From 1993 to 2013, the 20th district took in parts of Broward and Miami-Dade counties. The district was based in Fort Lauderdale and included many of its suburbs including Davie. Most of that district is now the 23rd district, while the current 20th covers most of what was the 23rd district from 1993 to 2013.

The district is the only majority-Black district in Florida. The current representative, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, is the first Haitian-American woman elected to Congress from Florida.^[6]

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results[7][8][9]
2008	President	Obama 79% - 20%
2010	Senate	Meek 48% - 20%
	Governor	Sink 78% - 22%
	Attorney General	Gelber 72% - 22%
	Chief Financial Officer	Ausley 68% - 25%
2012	President	Obama 81% - 19%
	Senate	Nelson 83% - 17%
2014	Governor	Crist 82% - 18%
2016	President	Clinton 77% - 20%
	Senate	Murphy 76% - 22%
2018	Senate	Nelson 80% - 20%
	Governor	Gillum 80% - 19%
	Attorney General	Shaw 78% - 20%
	Chief Financial Officer	Ring 80% - 20%
2020	President	Biden 76% - 24%
2022	Senate	Demings 71% - 28%
	Governor	Crist 69% - 30%
	Attorney General	Ayala 70% - 30%
	Chief Financial Officer	Hattersley 71% - 29%
2024	President	Harris 69% - 30%
	Senate	Mucarsel-Powell 70% - 28%

Composition

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:^[10]

Broward County (15)

Boulevard Gardens, Deerfield Beach (part; also 23rd), Fort Lauderdale (part; also 23rd), Franklin Park, Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill, Margate (part; also 23rd), North Lauderdale, Oakland Park (part; also 23rd), Plantation (part; also 25th), Pompano Beach (part; also 23rd), Roosevelt Gardens, Sunrise, Tamarac, Washington Park

Palm Beach County (18)

The Acreage (part; also 21st), Belle Glade, Canal Point, Haverhill, Lake Belvedere Estates, Lake Harbor, Lake Park, Loxahatchee Groves, Mangonia Park, Pahokee, Plantation Mobile Home Park, Riviera Beach (also 21st), Royal Palm Beach, Royal Palm Estates, South Bay, Stacey Street, Westgate, West Palm Beach (part; also 21st and 22nd)

List of members representing the district

See also: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida § District 1

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District created January 3, 1993
Peter Deutsch (Fort Lauderdale)	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.	1993–2003 [data missing]
					2003–2013
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Weston)	Democratic	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013	109th 110th 111th 112th	Elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 23rd district.
Alcee Hastings (Delray Beach)	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – April 6, 2021	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Died.	2013–2017
					2017–2023
Vacant		April 6, 2021 – January 18, 2022	117th
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Miramar)	Democratic	January 18, 2022 – present	117th 118th 119th	Elected to finish Hastings's term. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.
					2023–present

Election results

2002

Florida's 20th Congressional District Election (2002)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Deutsch (Incumbent)	96,787	100
Total votes			96,787	100
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2004

Florida's 20th Congressional District Election (2004)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Wasserman Schultz	191,195	70
	Republican	Margaret Hostetter	81,213	30
Total votes			200,408	100
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2006

Florida's 20th Congressional District Election (2006)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Incumbent)	124,554	100
Total votes			124,544	100
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2008

Florida's 20th Congressional District Election (2008)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Incumbent)	202,832	77
	Independent	Margaret Hostetter	58,958	23
Total votes			261,790	100
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2010

Florida's 20th Congressional District Election (2010)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Incumbent)	100,787	60
	Republican	Karen Harrington	63,845	38
	Independent	Stanley Blumenthal	1,663	1
	Independent	Bob Kunst	1,272	1
Total votes			167,567	100
Turnout
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alcee Hastings	214,727	88
	Independent	Randall Terry	29,553	12
	Independent	Anthony M. Dutrow (write-in)	5	nil
Total votes			244,285	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alcee Hastings (incumbent)	128,498	82
	Republican	Jay Bonner	28,968	18
Total votes			157,466	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alcee Hastings (incumbent)	222,914	80
	Republican	Gary Stein	54,646	20
Total votes			277,560	100
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alcee Hastings (incumbent)	202,659	99.92
	Independent	Jay Bonner (write-in)	165	0.08
Total votes			202,824	100
	Democratic hold

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alcee Hastings (incumbent)	253,661	79
	Republican	Greg Musselwhite	68,748	21
Total votes			322,409	100
	Democratic hold

2022 (special)

2022 Florida's 20th congressional district special election^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick	44,707	79
	Republican	Jason Mariner	10,966	19
	Libertarian	Mike ter Maat	395	1
	Independent	Jim Flynn	265	nil
	Independent	Lenny Serratore	262	nil
Total votes			56,595	100
	Democratic hold

2022 (regular)

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (incumbent)	136,215	72
	Republican	Drew-Montez Clark	52,151	28
Total votes			188,366	100
	Democratic hold