Florida's 9th congressional district is a
congressional district
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Florida
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. It stretches from eastern
Orlando
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south-southeast to
Yeehaw Junction
Yeehaw Junction is a census-designated place (CDP) in Osceola County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 240. The area was confused with Buenaventura Lakes CDP in the 2000 census, and the correct data for the ...
. It also includes the cities of
Kissimmee
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and
St. Cloud.
From 2003 to 2012, it encompassed most of rural eastern
Hillsborough County, northern parts of
Pinellas County
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(including
Clearwater) and the
Gulf
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coast of
Pasco County
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(including
New Port Richey
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History
...
). 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, while the former 9th district became parts of the
10th,
11th,
12th
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(
Pasco County
Pasco County is a county located on the west central coast in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2024, the population of the county is 656,851, making it the tenth-most populous county in the state. Its county seat is Dade City, and its largest c ...
) or the
14th district which split
Hillsborough County with the
15th and
17th district. The 2013 redistricting also expanded the State of Florida from 25 to 27 districts, adding 2 in
Miami - Dade.
The district is currently represented by
Democrat
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Darren Soto
Darren Michael Soto ( ; born February 25, 1978) is an American attorney and Democratic politician from Kissimmee, Florida, who is the U.S. representative for Florida's 9th district.
Before his election to Congress, Soto served four years in t ...
.
Recent election results from statewide races
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:
[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST12/CD118_FL09.pdf]
Orange County (8)
:
Belle Isle,
Conway
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,
Edgewood,
Holden Heights,
Hunter's Creek,
Lake Hart,
Lake Mary Jane,
Meadow Woods,
Orlando
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* Orlando, Florida, a city in the United States
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(part; also
10th),
Pine Castle,
Sky Lake,
Southchase,
Taft,
Williamsburg
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Osceola County (8)
: All 8 communities
Polk County (2)
:
Loughman
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(part; also
18th),
Poinciana (shared with Osceola County)
List of members representing the district
Election results
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
Historical district boundaries
File:Fl09 109.gif,
File:Florida US Congressional District 9 (since 2013).tif,
File:FL09 115.png,
References
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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