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Florida FL-20 House2022

RACE AT A GLANCE

SEAT HELD

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

RACE WINNER

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

Seat held

RACE TYPE

Incumbent running

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)

RACE RATING

Last updated : Apr 27, 2022
Solid D

COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX

Last updated : Jul 18, 2022
D +50
R +50
D +25

Race summary

Cherfilus-McCormick, who owns a home healthcare agency, self-funded a massive $6 million to defeat former Broward County Commissioner Dale Holness by a scant five votes in a 2021 special election.

Key Dates

Filing Deadline: TBD

Primary Election: TBD

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Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

First Elected: 2022

Last General Election: 79.0%

Last Primary Election: 23.4%

Full Bio:
CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Sheila, a Representative from Florida; born in Brooklyn, King’s County, N.Y., January 25, 1979; graduated from Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory, Hollywood, Fla., 1997; B.A., Howard University, Washington, D.C., 2001; attended University of Maryland Global Campus, Adelphi, Md., 2005-2007; J.D., St. Thomas University School of Law, Miami Gardens, Fla., 2010; health care executive; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in 2018; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress in 2020; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Alcee Lamar Hastings (January 11, 2022-present).

Source: Bioguide

CANDIDATES

Republicans

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DISTRICT DATA

Florida - 20

Southeast: parts of Fort Lauderdale and Coral Springs 

Population Breakdown

Source: American Community Survey 2015

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Past Presidential Results from this District

2020 Election Results

Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST

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2016 Election Results

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RACE ANALYSIS

Race Analysis

Updated: Aug 17, 2022

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