Florida's 9th congressional district
Florida's 9th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district stretches from eastern Orlando south-southeast to Yeehaw Junction. It also includes the cities of Kissimmee and St. Cloud.
From 2003 to 2012, it encompassed most of rural eastern Hillsborough County, northern parts of Pinellas County (including Clearwater) and the Gulf coast of Pasco County (including New Port Richey). The redistricting on January 3, 2013, completely reassigned the boundaries of the 9th district to mostly Osceola County with central Orange County plus northeastern Polk County,[1][2] while the former 9th district became parts of the 10th, 11th, 12th (Pasco County) or the 14th district which split Hillborough County with the 15th and 17th district. The 2013 redistricting also expanded the State of Florida from 25 to 27 districts, adding 2 at Miami-Dade County, Florida.
The district is currently represented by Democrat Alan Grayson.
List of representatives
Representative |
Party |
Years |
District home |
Notes |
District created January 3, 1963 |
Don Fuqua |
Democratic |
January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 |
|
Redistricted to the 2nd district |
Paul Rogers |
Democratic |
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 |
|
Redistricted from the 6th district, Redistricted to the 11th district |
Louis Frey, Jr. |
Republican |
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979 |
|
Redistricted from the 5th district |
Bill Nelson |
Democratic |
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983 |
|
Redistricted to the 11th district |
Michael Bilirakis |
Republican |
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2007 |
|
Retired |
Gus Bilirakis |
Republican |
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013 |
|
Redistricted to the 12th district |
Alan Grayson |
Democratic |
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 |
|
Retiring to after running for U.S. Senate |
Darren Soto |
Democratic |
January 3, 2017 – |
|
|
Presidential Voting History
Election Results
2002
Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Michael Bilirakis (incumbent) |
169,369 |
71.46 |
|
Democratic |
Chuck Kalogianis |
67,623 |
28.53 |
|
No party |
Others |
16 |
0.01% |
Total votes |
237,008 |
100.00 |
|
Republican hold |
2004
Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Michael Bilirakis (incumbent) |
284,035 |
99.92 |
|
No party |
Others |
243 |
0.08% |
Total votes |
284,278 |
100.00 |
|
Republican hold |
2006
2008
Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Gus Bilirakis (incumbent) |
216,591 |
62.17 |
|
Democratic |
Bill Mitchell |
126,346 |
36.27 |
|
Independent |
John Kalimnios |
3,394 |
0.97 |
|
No party |
Others |
2,047 |
0.59% |
Total votes |
348,378 |
100.00 |
|
Republican hold |
2010
Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Gus Bilirakis (incumbent) |
165,433 |
71.43 |
|
Democratic |
Anita de Palma |
66,158 |
28.57 |
Total votes |
231,591 |
100.00 |
|
Republican hold |
2012
Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Alan Grayson |
164,894 |
62.52 |
|
Republican |
Todd Long |
98,856 |
37.48 |
Total votes |
263,750 |
100.00 |
|
Democratic gain from Republican |
2014
Florida's 9th Congressional District Election (2014)[3]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Alan Grayson (incumbent) |
93,850 |
53.97 |
|
Republican |
Carol Platt |
74,963 |
43.11 |
|
Independent |
Marko Milakovich |
5,060 |
2.91 |
|
No party |
Leon Leo Ray (write-in) |
5 |
0.00% |
Total votes |
173,878 |
100.00 |
|
Democratic hold |
Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 9th congressional district
As of May 2015, there are four former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 9th congressional district who are currently living at this time.
Historical district boundaries
2003 - 2013 Former 9th district before redistricting in January 2013 reassigned the 9th district to mostly
Osceola County plus central
Orange County with northeastern Polk County, when expanding Florida's 25 to 27 districts.
References
Coordinates: 28°07′55″N 81°12′06″W / 28.13194°N 81.20167°W / 28.13194; -81.20167