Florida's 26th Congressional District elections, 2012
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The 26th Congressional District of Florida held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Joe Garcia was elected on November 6, 2012.[1]
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Primary: Florida is one of 21 states to use a closed primary system.
Voter registration: Voters were required to register to vote in the primary by July 16, 2012, which was 29 days before the primary took place.[2] (Information about registering to vote)
- See also: Florida elections, 2012
Incumbent: Heading into the election the district had no incumbent, as it was newly formed in redistricting.
This was the first election which used new district maps based on 2010 Census data. Florida's 26th Congressional District is a new district that was created as a result of the 2010 Census.[3] The district included portions of Monroe and Miami-Dade counties in the southern tip of Florida, including the Florida Keys.[4]
Candidates
General election candidates
August 14, 2012, primary results
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Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Joe Garcia |
53.6% | 135,694 | |
| Republican | David Rivera Incumbent | 43% | 108,820 | |
| Independent | Angel Fernandez | 2.3% | 5,726 | |
| Independent | Jose Peixoto | 1.1% | 2,717 | |
| Total Votes | 252,957 | |||
| Source: Florida Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Joe Garcia |
53.4% | 13,922 |
| Gloria Romero Roses | 30.8% | 8,023 |
| Lamar Sternad | 10.9% | 2,852 |
| Gustavo Marin | 4.9% | 1,283 |
| Total Votes | 26,080 | |
Race background
Florida's 26th District was included in the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's "Red to Blue List," which identified districts that the organization specifically targeted to flip from Republican to Democratic control.[8]
Blue vs. Red
Possible race ratings are:
Solid Democratic
Likely Democratic
Lean DemocraticTossup
Lean Republican
Likely Republican
Solid Republican
Florida's 26th District is a leaning Republican district.
In June 2012, Sabato's Crystal Ball rated Florida's 26th as a leaning Republican district.[9]
Florida's 26th was considered to be a Tossup according to the New York Times race ratings.[10]
Impact of redistricting
- See also: Redistricting in Florida
Incumbent David Rivera, who assumed office in 2011, sought re-election in the new 26th District.[11]
The 26th District was re-drawn after the 2010 Census. The new district was composed of the following percentages of voters of the old congressional districts.[12][13]
- 16 percent from the 18th Congressional District
- 21 percent from the 21st Congressional District
- 64 percent from the 25th Congressional District
District partisanship
FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012 study
- See also: FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012
In 2012, FairVote did a study on partisanship in the congressional districts, giving each a percentage ranking (D/R) based on the new 2012 maps and comparing that to the old 2010 maps. Florida's 26th District's partisanship was unaffected by redistricting.[14]
- 2012: 46D / 54R
- 2010: 46D / 54R
Cook Political Report's PVI
In 2012, Cook Political Report released its updated figures on the Partisan Voter Index, which measures each congressional district's partisanship relative to the rest of the country. Florida's 26th Congressional District has a PVI of R+4, which is the 200th most Republican district in the country. In 2008, this district was won by John McCain (R), 50-50 percent over Barack Obama (D). In 2004, George W. Bush (R) won the district 55-45 percent over John Kerry (D).[15]
District history
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This was the first election which used new district maps based on 2010 Census data. Florida's 26th Congressional District was created as a result of the 2010 Census.[16] The new district included portions of Monroe and Miami-Dade counties in the southern tip of Florida, including the Florida Keys.[4]
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
- United States Senate elections in Florida, 2012
External links
- Alan Grayson's Campaign Website
- David Rivera's Campaign Website
- Luis Garcia's Campaign Website
- Annette Taddeo's Campaign Website
- Updated Florida Congressional Districts List
- Florida 2012 Redistricting Map
Footnotes
- ↑ ABC News, "2012 General Election Results," accessed November 6, 2012
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Register to Vote," accessed April 25, 2012
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Census 2010 shows red states gaining congressional seats" accessed December 15, 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Florida 2012 Redistricting Map, "Map" accessed July 5, 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Florida Secretary of State Elections Division "Candidate List" accessed March 28, 2012
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- ↑ Center for Politics, "2012 House Ratings," Updated June 27, 2012
- ↑ New York Times, "House Race Ratings," accessed August 7, 2012
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Breaking down the Florida GOP’s redistricting map" accessed February 29, 2012
- ↑ Moonshadow Mobile's CensusViewer, "Florida's congressional districts 2001-2011 comparison"
- ↑ Labels & Lists, "VoterMapping software voter counts"
- ↑ "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in Florida," September 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" accessed October 2012
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Census 2010 shows red states gaining congressional seats" accessed December 15, 2011
