Florida Profile
Key Figures:
- 25 Seats: 19R, 6D
- In 2010, 15 out of 16 incumbents reelected in Florida House seats won by a landslide.
Florida Rankings 2010
Democracy Index 40th (31) Representation 26th (26.1) Margin of Victory 44th (42.5) Seats-to-Votes 25th (15) Landslide Index 35th (72) House Turnout 32nd (40.7)
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1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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Democracy Index |
-- |
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34.6 |
42.4 |
30 |
36.8 |
37 |
33.6 |
23.8 |
31 |
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Voter Turnout |
49% |
26% |
43% |
11% |
43% |
29% |
48% |
31.8% |
59.7% |
40.7% |
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Representation Index |
29% |
18% |
28% |
8% |
31% |
20% |
35% |
56% |
36.6% |
26.1% |
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Wasted Votes |
40% |
31% |
33% |
27% |
31% |
32% |
28% |
39.2% |
38.7% |
35.8% |
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% Of Wasted R / D Votes |
31/45 |
26/38 |
22/47 |
18/27 |
12/43 |
10/61 |
6/58 |
12/75 |
21.7/55.4 |
9.4/66.3 |
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Drop-Off Voters |
7.6% |
32.2% |
11.6% |
69.4% |
15.9% |
26.2% |
26% |
20.2% |
11.6% |
3.6% |
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Avg Margin of Victory |
28% |
59% |
38% |
81% |
52% |
37% |
58% |
40.5% |
31.6% |
42.5% |
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Votes for (R-D-O%) |
51-46-3 |
59-41-0 |
56-43-0 |
46-48-6 |
57-39-4 |
57-41-2 |
59-39-2 |
57-42-1 |
51.9-46.3-1.8 |
57.6-35.5-6.9 |
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Seats for (R-D-O%) |
57-43-0 |
65-35-0 |
65-35-0 |
65-35-0 |
65-35-0 |
72-28-0 |
72-28-0 |
64-36-0 |
60-40-0 |
76-24-0 |
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Seat Changes |
-- |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 (1R) |
0 |
1 (+1D) |
1 (+1D) |
4 |
Election Results and Analysis: 2002-2010
Results 2002-2010 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 U.S. House (R-D-O) 18-7-0 18-7-0 16-9-0 15-10-0 19-6-0 Landslide Index 84% 96% 56% 64% 72% Tight: < 5 1 0 3 1 0 Competitive: 5-10 1 0 1 2 2 Opportunity: 10-20 2 1 7 6 5 Landslide: 20-40 7 11 7 8 10 No Contest: 40+ 5 2 1 6 3 Uncontested 9 11 6 2 5 Total Running / Total Seats 21/25 23/25 21/25 24/25 20/25 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 20/21 23/23 20/21 21/24 16/20 Landslide / Total Incumbent 18/21 22/23 12/21 16/24 15/20 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 13/14 16/17 7/14 9/13 11/11 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 5/7 6/6 6/6 7/8 4/5 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 17 19 11 11 8 Uncontested Primary 19 -- -- 18 -- Elected Women 3 5 4 6 6 Elected Racial Minorities 3B 2L 3B 2L 3B 3L 3B 3L 4B 3L
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents
Election Results and Analysis: 1992-2000
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Results 1992-2000 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
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U.S. House (R-D-O) |
13-10-0 |
15-8-0 |
15-8-0 |
15-8-0 |
15-8-0 |
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Landslide Index |
43% |
78% |
87% |
96% |
78% |
Scale of Competitiveness |
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Tight: < 5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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Competitive: 5-10 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Opportunity: 10-20 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
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Landslide: 20-40 |
6 |
6 |
13 |
3 |
5 |
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No Contest: 40+ |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
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Uncontested |
1 |
11 |
3 |
18 |
10 |
Incumbents |
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Total Running / Total Seats |
13/23 |
20/23 |
20/23 |
23/23 |
20/23 |
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Re-Election / Total Incumbent |
13/13 |
20/20 |
20/20 |
23/23 |
20/20 |
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Landslide / Total Incumbent |
7/13 |
17/20 |
19/20 |
22/23 |
18/20 |
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R. Landslide / R. Incumbent |
5/8 |
12/12 |
14/15 |
15/15 |
10/12 |
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D. Landslide / D. Incumbent |
2/5 |
5/8 |
5/5 |
7/8 |
8/8 |
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Untouchable Repeat Landslide |
5 |
9 |
16 |
19 |
18 |
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Uncontested Primary |
9 |
18 |
18 |
22 |
20 |
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Elected Women |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
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Elected Racial Minorities |
3B 2L |
3B 2L |
3B 2L |
3B 2L |
3B 2L |
Election Results and Analysis: 1982-1990
Results 1982-1990 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 U.S. House (R-D-O) 6-13-0 7-12-0 7-12-0 10-9-0 10-9-0 Landslide Index 74% 84% 100% 84% 68% Tight: < 5 1 0 0 1 2 Competitive: 5-10 1 0 0 1 0 Opportunity: 10-20 3 3 0 1 4 Landslide: 20-40 5 6 2 4 5 No Contest: 40+ 6 3 8 4 3 Uncontested 3 7 9 8 5 Total Running / Total Seats 14/19 19/19 18/19 16/19 18/19 Re-Election / Total Incumbent 14/14 19/19 18/18 15/16 17/18 Landslide / Total Incumbent 11/14 16/19 18/18 15/16 13/18 R. Landslide / R. Incumbent 2/4 7/7 7/7 6/6 7/11 D. Landslide / D. Incumbent 9/10 9/12 11/11 9/10 6/7 Untouchable Repeat Landslide 10 11 15 15 10 Uncontested Primary 10 16 17 13 13 Elected Women 0 0 0 1 1 Elected Racial Minorities 0 0 0 1L 1L
Scale of Competitiveness
Incumbents