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Florida's 27th congressional district

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Area
  
344 sq mi (890 km)

Founded
  
30 April 2012

Cook PVI
  
R+1

Florida's 27th congressional district

Current Representative
  
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R–Miami)

NOTE: This district's boundaries were changed in 2016. This map is not presently accurate.

Florida's 27th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and was created in South Florida during 2012, effective January 2013, as a result of the 2010 Census. The first candidates ran in the 2012 House elections, and the winner was seated for the 113th Congress on January 3, 2013.

The 27th district is located in far South Florida, inside Miami-Dade County and contain portions of the cities of Miami and Hialeah. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the long-time incumbent Congresswoman from the 18th district, was seated January 2013 in the redistricted district.

Competitiveness

Election results from presidential races:

References

Florida's 27th congressional district Wikipedia