Florida's 13th Congressional District

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Florida's 13th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida that encompasses all of Sarasota, DeSoto, and Hardee counties and most of Manatee County except for a small northern coastal portion that is located in the neighboring 11th Congressional District. It also includes a small section of Charlotte County. The district is currently represented by Republican Vern Buchanan who won the open seat in 2006 vacated by former Secretary of State Katherine Harris in her unsuccessful U.S. Senate bid. According to a statistical study published in 2008, the missing votes were caused by the ballot screen layout. The authors' best estimate on what the result would have been, had this problem not occurred, gave victory to Jennings at a 99.9% confidence level, and... (More from Freebase)

Senators

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Marco Rubio Republican 2 years in office

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Bill Nelson Democrat 12 years in office

Representative

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13th District C. Young MyOC Group Republican 42 years in office

District Boundary Map

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