Florida's 19th congressional district

"FL-19" redirects here. For the Florida House of Representatives district, see Florida's 19th House of Representatives district. For the Florida Senate district, see Florida's 19th Senate district. For the state road, see Florida State Road 19.

Florida's 19th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in Southwest Florida. It includes the cities of Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Bonita Springs, Naples and Marco Island, as well as unincorporated areas in Lee and Collier counties. It has been represented by Republican Byron Donalds since 2021.

Florida's 19th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Byron Donalds R–Naples
Area	1,367[1] sq mi (3,540 km2)
Distribution	96.3% urban[2] 3.7% rural
Population (2023)	809,197[3]
Median household income	$76,248[3]
Ethnicity	69.7% White 19.1% Hispanic 5.9% Black 2.9% Two or more races 1.8% Asian 0.7% other
Cook PVI	R+14[4]

The 19th district was created as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census. From then until 1993, it was a Miami-based district; much of its territory is now the 25th district. From 1993 to 2013, it covered parts of Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach; this area is now the 23rd district. The current 19th covers most of the territory that was the 14th district from 1993 to 2013.

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results[5][6]
2008	President	McCain 57% - 42%
2010	Senate	Rubio 59% - 9%
	Governor	Scott 64% - 36%
	Attorney General	Bondi 65% - 28%
	Chief Financial Officer	Atwater 65% - 25%
2012	President	Romney 62% - 38%
	Senate	Mack IV 57% - 43%
2014	Governor	Scott 64% - 36%
2016	President	Trump 60% - 37%
	Senate	Rubio 66% - 31%
2018	Senate	Scott 62% - 38%
	Governor	DeSantis 62% - 37%
	Attorney General	Moody 65% - 34%
	Chief Financial Officer	Patronis 63% - 37%
2020	President	Trump 60% - 39%
2022	Senate	Rubio 68% - 31%
	Governor	DeSantis 69% - 30%
	Attorney General	Moody 70% - 30%
	Chief Financial Officer	Patronis 69% - 31%
2024	President	Trump 64% - 35%
	Senate	Scott 67% - 32%

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:^[7]

Collier County (7)

Goodland, Marco Island, Naples, Naples Park, Pelican Bay, Pelican Marsh, Pine Ridge

Lee County (30)

Bokeelia, Bonita Springs, Burnt Store Marina, Cape Coral, Captiva, Cypress Lake, Estero, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Gateway, Harlem Heights, Iona, Lehigh Acres (part; also 17th), Lochmoor Waterway Estates, Matlacha, Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores, McGregor, North Fort Myers (part; also 17th), Page Park, Pine Island Center, Pineland, Pine Manor, Punta Rassa, St. James City, San Carlos Park, Sanibel, Three Oaks, Villas, Whiskey Creek

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District created January 3, 1983
Dante Fascell (Miami)	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993	98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired.	1983–1993 [data missing]
Harry Johnston (Boynton Beach)	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997	103rd 104th	Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired.	1993–2003 [data missing]
Robert Wexler (Boca Raton)	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2010	105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th	Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Resigned to become president of the Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation.
					2003–2013 Based in South Florida. Parts of Palm Beach County and Broward County, including the cities of Coral Springs, Margate and Greenacres.
Vacant		January 3, 2010 – April 13, 2010	111th
Ted Deutch (Boca Raton)	Democratic	April 13, 2010 – January 3, 2013	111th 112th	Elected to finish Wexler's term. Re-elected later in 2010. Redistricted to the 21st district.
Trey Radel (Fort Myers)	Republican	January 3, 2013 – January 27, 2014	113th	Elected in 2012. Resigned.	2013–2023 Located in Southwest Florida. Including Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Naples and Marco Island.
Vacant		January 27, 2014 – June 25, 2014
Curt Clawson (Bonita Springs)	Republican	June 25, 2014 – January 3, 2017	113th 114th	Elected to finish Radel's term. Re-elected later in 2014. Retired.[8]
Francis Rooney (Naples)	Republican	January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2021	115th 116th	Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Retired.
Byron Donalds (Naples)	Republican	January 3, 2021 – present	117th 118th 119th	Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024. Retiring to run for Governor of Florida.
					2023–present

Election results

2002

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida: District 19

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Wexler (Incumbent)	156,747	72.16%
	Republican	Jack Merkle	60,477	27.84%
Majority			96,720	44.32%
Turnout			217,224
	Democratic hold

2004

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida: District 19

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert Wexler (Incumbent)	202,345	100%	+27.84%
Majority			202,345	100%	+55.68%
Turnout			202,345		−6.85%
	Democratic hold		Swing	[?]

2006

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida: District 19

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert Wexler (Incumbent)	178,456	100%
Majority			178,456	100%
Turnout			178,456		−11.8%
	Democratic hold		Swing	[?]

2008

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida: District 19

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert Wexler (Incumbent)	202,465	66.16%	−33.84%
	Republican	Edward Lynch	83,357	27.24%	+27.24%
	Independent	Benjamin Graber	20,214	6.61%	+6.61%
Majority			119,108	38.92%	−61.08%
Turnout			306,036		+71.49%
	Democratic hold		Swing	[?]

2010 (Special)

2010 Florida's 19th congressional district special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ted Deutch	43,269	62.06%	−4.10%
	Republican	Edward Lynch	24,549	35.21%	+7.97%
	Independent	Jim McCormick	1,905	2.73%	+2.73%
Majority			18,720	26.85%	−12.07%
Turnout			69,723		−77.22%
	Democratic hold		Swing	[?]

2010

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida: District 19

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ted Deutch (Incumbent)	132,098	62.59%	+0.53%
	Republican	Joe Budd	78,733	37.30%	+2.09%
	Write-In	Others	228	0.11%	+0.11%
Majority			53,365	25.29%	−1.56%
Turnout			211,059		+202.71%
	Democratic hold		Swing	[?]

2012

Florida 19th Congressional District 2012^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trey Radel	189,833	62.0%
	Democratic	Jim Roach	109,746	35.8%
	No Party Affiliation	Brandon M. Smith	6,637	2.2%
Total votes			306,216
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

2014 (Special)

Florida's 19th Congressional District special election, 2014^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt Clawson	66,922	66.9%
	Democratic	April Freeman	29,314	29.3%
	Libertarian	Ray Netherwood	3,729	3.7%
	Write-In	Timothy J. Rossano	24	0.0%
Total votes			99,989
	Republican hold

2014

Florida's 19th Congressional District Election (2014)^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt Clawson (Incumbent)	159,354	64.6%
	Democratic	April Freeman	80,824	32.7%
	Libertarian	Ray Netherwood	6,671	2.7%
	Write-In	Timothy J. Rossano	12	0.0%
Total votes			246,861
Turnout
	Republican hold

2016

Florida's 19th Congressional District Election (2016)^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Francis Rooney	239,225	65.9%
	Democratic	Robert M. Neeld	123,812	34.1%
	Write-In	David Byron	109	0%
	Write-In	Timothy John Rossano	20	0%
Total votes			363,166
	Republican hold

2018

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Francis Rooney (incumbent)	211,465	62.3%
	Democratic	David Holden	128,106	37.7%
	Independent	Pete Pollard (write-in)	36	0.0%
Total votes			339,607	100.0%
	Republican hold

2020

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Byron Donalds	272,440	61.27%
	Democratic	Cindy Banyai	172,146	38.72%
	Independent	Patrick Post (write-in)	3	0.01%
Total votes			444,589	100.0%
	Republican hold

2022

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Byron Donalds (incumbent)	213,035	68.01%
	Democratic	Cindy Banyai	100,226	31.99%
	Independent	Patrick Post (write-in)	13	0%
Total votes			313,274	100.0%
	Republican hold

2024

2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Byron Donalds (incumbent)	275.708	66.32%
	Democratic	Kari Lerner	140,038	33.68%
Total votes			415,746	100.0%
	Republican hold