Florida's 15th congressional district

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Florida's 15th congressional district
Representative	Bill Posey R–Rockledge
Distribution	89.64% urban 10.36% rural
Population (2000)	639,295
Median household income	39,397
Ethnicity	77.8% White 11.3% Hispanic 7.3% Black 1.6% Asian 0.3% Native American 0.2% other
Cook PVI	R+6

Florida's 15th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. The district contains most of Brevard County south of the city of Cocoa, all of Indian River County, most of Osceola County, and a very small portion of Polk County. The district takes in Kissimmee, Melbourne and Vero Beach.

The district is currently represented by Republican Bill Posey.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created January 3, 1973
Dante Fascell	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983		Redistricted from the 12th district, Redistricted to the 19th district
E. Clay Shaw, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993		Redistricted from the 12th district, Redistricted to the 19th district
Jim Bacchus	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995		Redistricted from the 11th district
Dave Weldon	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2009		Resigned
Bill Posey	Republican	January 3, 2009 – Present		Incumbent

Election Results

2002

Florida's 15th Congressional District Election (2002)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Weldon*	146,414	63.15
	Democratic	Jim Tso	85,433	36.85
Total votes			231,847	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2004

Florida's 15th Congressional District Election (2004)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Weldon*	210,388	65.35
	Democratic	Simon Pristoop	111,538	34.65
Total votes			321,926	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2006

Florida's 15th Congressional District Election (2006)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Weldon*	125,965	56.29
	Democratic	Robert Bowman	97,834	43.71
Total votes			223,799	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2008

Florida's 15th Congressional District Election (2008)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Posey	192,151	53.10
	Democratic	Stephen Lee Blythe	151,951	41.99
	Independent	Frank Zilaitis	14,274	3.94
	Independent	Trevor Lowing	3,495	0.97
Total votes			361,871	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

2010

Florida's 15th Congressional District Election (2010)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Posey*	157,079	64.73
	Democratic	C. Shannon Roberts	85,595	35.27
Total votes			242,674	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

References

1. 2008 Race Tracker [1]

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present