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      Home/Elections/2012/US House/Florida/FL-05
      2012·US House·Florida·District profile →

      Florida District 5 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Corrine Brown
      70.8%190,472 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Leanne Kolb
      26.3%70,700 votes
      Margin
      D+44.5
      269,153 total votes
      4 candidates269,153 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Corrine BrownDEM✓
      		DEM190,47270.8%
      Leanne KolbREP
      		REP70,70026.3%
      Eileen FlemingOTH
      		OTH7,9783.0%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH3---

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+21.3
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+5.5
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202438.5%59.9%R+21.3439,068
      202041.5%57.3%R+15.8426,534
      201636.6%58.5%R+21.9358,884
      201236.0%64.0%R+28.1315,103
      200837.9%61.2%R+23.3309,796

      Seat History

      US House in Florida

      2024
      John H RutherfordREP
      R+26.1
      2022
      John H RutherfordREP
      R+100.0
      Redistricted
      2020
      Al LawsonDEM
      D+30.3
      2018
      Al LawsonDEM
      D+33.6
      2016
      Al LawsonDEM
      D+28.5
      2014
      Corrine BrownDEM
      D+30.9
      Redistricted
      2010
      Richard B \ NugentREP
      R+34.9
      2008
      Ginny Brown-WaiteREP
      R+22.3
      2006
      Ginny Brown-WaiteREP
      R+19.7
      2004
      Ginny Brown-WaiteREP
      R+31.9
      2002
      Ginny Brown-WaiteREP
      R+1.7
      Redistricted
      2000
      Karen L ThurmanDEM
      D+28.5
      1998
      Karen L ThurmanDEM
      D+66.3
      1996
      Karen L ThurmanDEM
      D+23.4
      View all US House history for Florida →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      Corrine BrownDEM
      Record12W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1992-2014
      US House
      Full profile →
      Eileen FlemingOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2012-2012
      US House
      Full profile →
      Leanne KolbREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2012-2012
      US House
      Full profile →

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