Florida's 13th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress on Florida's Gulf Coast, assigned to Pinellas County. See whole Florida state map for 2013, with the 13th district covering Sumter County, Hernando to Marion County: h9047_35x42L.pdf Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 16, 2012. See 2013 borders of 13th district in the 2013 districts map: H000C9047_map_bb.pdf, for the Big Bend region of Florida. Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 2012. The district includes Largo, Clearwater, and Palm Harbor. In the 2020 redistricting cycle, most of St. Petersburg facing Tampa Bay was redistricted into the 14th district, while the rest of Pinellas County formerly in the 12th district became included in the 13th district.
From 2003 to 2012, it encompassed all of Sarasota, DeSoto, and Hardee Counties; as well as most of Manatee County, except for a small northern coastal portion that was then located in the neighboring 11th congressional district. It also included a small section of Charlotte County. Most of that district is now the 16th congressional district, while the current 13th covers most of what had been the 10th district from 1993 to 2013.
The district is currently represented by Republican Anna Paulina Luna.
Characteristics 2015 court-ordered redistricting In July 2015 the Florida Supreme Court overturned the boundaries of the state's congressional districts, ruling that "the maps were the product of an unconstitutional political gerrymandering". It expressed its distrust of lawmakers and "provided detailed instructions on how to repair the flawed map in time for the 2016 election."Mary Ellen Klass, "Florida Supreme Court orders new congressional map with eight districts to be redrawn", Tampa Bay Times, July 9, 2015, February 11, 2016
With the future of the boundaries of the district undetermined, the Republican Party may abandon it. This was where (under slightly different boundaries) William C. Cramer was elected to Congress, and he helped build the Republican Party in Florida and the South. He held office from 1954 to 1970. Republican C.W. Bill Young essentially represented the district from 1971 to his death in 2013. But demographics have continued to change, and more recently it has been a swing district. Several Democrats may be interested in running for the seat.
2022 DeSantis redistricting Despite the July 2015 Florida Supreme Court ruling overturning a blatantly redistricted congressional map, in which the 2012 legislature redrew Tampa's 14th District to include portions of the City of Saint Petersburg and black populations in southern Pinellas County, Governor DeSantis' administration redrew Pinellas County's 13th District to be exclusive of these known Democratic areas. Under the Fair Districts constitutional amendments that Florida voters approved in 2010, legislators are forbidden to draw districts that intentionally favor or disfavor incumbents or parties. In September 2023 Circuit Judge J. Lee Marsh determined the redistricting plan pushed by Ron DeSantis violated the state constitution and is prohibited from being used for any future U.S. congressional elections. Despite the ruling, the recent ruling by the Florida Supreme Court allowed the districts to stand and thus overruled the circut court ruling. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/17/florida-supreme-court-congressional-map
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:
Pinellas County (37) Bardmoor, Bay Pines, Bear Creek, Belleair, Belleair Beach, Belleair Bluffs, Belleair Shore, Clearwater, Dunedin, East Lake, Feather Sound (part; also 14th), Greenbriar, Gulfport, Harbor Bluffs, Indian Rocks Beach, Indian Shores, Kenneth City, Largo, Lealman (part; also 14th), Madeira Beach, North Redington Beach, Oldsmar, Palm Harbor, Pinellas Park, Redington Beach, Redington Shores, Ridgecrest, Safety Harbor, St. Pete Beach, St. Petersburg (part; also 14th), Seminole, South Highpoint, South Pasadena, Tarpon Springs, Tierra Verde, Treasure Island, West Lealman
List of members representing the district Representative Party Years Congress Electoral history Congressional map District created January 3, 1973 William Lehman Democratic January 3, 1973 –January 3, 1983 Elected in 1972.Re-elected in 1974.Re-elected in 1976.Re-elected in 1978.Re-elected in 1980.Redistricted to the . 1973–1983 Connie Mack III Republican January 3, 1983 –January 3, 1989 Elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1984.Re-elected in 1986.Retired to run for U.S. Senator. 1983–1993 Porter Goss Republican January 3, 1989 –January 3, 1993 Elected in 1988.Re-elected in 1990.Redistricted to the . Dan Miller Republican January 3, 1993 –January 3, 2003 Elected in 1992.Re-elected in 1994.Re-elected in 1996.Re-elected in 1998.Re-elected in 2000.Retired. 1993–2003 Katherine Harris Republican January 3, 2003 –January 3, 2007 Elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Retired to run for U.S. Senator. 2003–2013 Vern Buchanan Republican January 3, 2007 –January 3, 2013 Elected in 2006.Re-elected in 2008.Re-elected in 2010.Redistricted to the . Bill Young Republican January 3, 2013 –October 18, 2013 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012.Died. 2013–2017 Vacant October 18, 2013 –March 13, 2014 David Jolly Republican March 13, 2014 –January 3, 2017 Elected to finish Young's term.Re-elected later in 2014.Lost re-election. Charlie Crist Democratic January 3, 2017 – August 31, 2022 Elected in 2016.Re-elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Retired and resigned to run for Governor of Florida. 2017–2023 Vacant August 31, 2022 –January 3, 2023 Anna Paulina Luna RepublicanJanuary 3, 2023 –present Elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024. 2023–2027
Recent election results from statewide races Year Office ResultsThe Downballot: Florida 2024 pres-by-CD 2008 PresidentObama 51% - 48%2010 GovernorSink 50.2% - 49.8% Attorney GeneralBondi 55% - 38% Chief Financial OfficerAtwater 57% - 33%2012 PresidentRomney 50.1% - 49.9% SenateNelson 59% - 41%2014 GovernorCrist 53% - 47%2016 PresidentTrump 51% - 44% SenateRubio 52% - 43%2018 SenateScott 51% - 49% GovernorDeSantis 51% - 47% Attorney GeneralMoody 56% - 41% Chief Financial OfficerPatronis 54% - 46%2020 PresidentTrump 53% - 46%2022 SenateRubio 56% - 42% GovernorDeSantis 58% - 41% Attorney GeneralMoody 60% - 40% Chief Financial OfficerPatronis 58% - 42%2024 PresidentTrump 55% - 44% SenateScott 54% - 44%
Election results 2002
2004
2006
Election officials certified Buchanan as the winner of the race over Jennings by 369 votes. Buchanan was declared the winner after a mandatory recount and analysis of alleged voting machine errors in the race. The primary controversy in this race was that over 18,000 ballots (or roughly one in six) cast in Sarasota County apparently did not register a vote for this race, far higher than in the two previous elections involving Jan Schneider, but lower than the undervote in 2000. Sarasota County voted for Jennings by a six-point margin. Jennings refused to concede the race and pursued administrative and legal challenges to the result, including an appeal for an investigation of the election with the House Administration Committee.The CQPolitics Interview: Christine Jennings (December 6, 2006) Preliminary results from an investigation by Congress's Government Accountability Office concluded that there was no evidence that the voting machines caused the high undervote, but that inadequate testing made it impossible to prove their complete reliability.GAO Report (October 2, 2007) Sarasota County has since moved to optical scanned paper ballots as a result of a 2006 referendum vote.
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 a mean margin of victory for her of 639 votes.
2008
2010
2012
2014 (special)
The district's seat was vacated following the death of Bill Young. A special election was held on March 11, 2014 to replace him. The election was won by Republican David Jolly with 48.52% of the vote over one-time gubernatorial candidate Democrat Alex Sink's 46.64% and Libertarian candidate Lucas Overby's 4.84%.
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2024
References
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links Voting inquiry finds reasons to dig deeper (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, August 4, 2007) Congressional task force to begin investigating contested Florida 13 election. (The Bradenton Herald, March 31, 2007) Congressional Republicans act to block Congressional Task Force slated to begin investigation into Florida 13. (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, March 28, 2007) Memo on voting machines "misfiled" by Kathy Dent's office. (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, March 17, 2007) People for the American Way Statement on Newly Revealed ES&S Memo on Possible Machine Malfunction. (People for the American Way, March 15, 2007) August 2006 Memo from Elections Systems and Software warning Florida Supervisors of Elections of a response time issue on their iVotronics touchscreen voting systems. Sarasota: Could a Bug Have Lost Votes? (Professor Ed Felten, February 27, 2006) Software Review and Security Analysis of the ES&S iVotronic 8.0.1.2 Voting Machine Firmware, Final Report. (Florida Department of State, February 2007) Affidavit by Clare Ward-Jenkins, poll worker in Precinct 14, Sarasota County. Ms. Ward-Jenkins' affidavit details her encounters with a bug that repeatedly cleared votes cast for Democratic Congressional candidate, Christine Jennings., January 19, 2007 Analysis: Undervoted ballots heavily favored Democrats. (Orlando Sentinel, November 22, 2006) Buchanan declared winner; rival Jennings sues (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, November 21, 2006) Christine Jennings' "Complaint to Contest Election" (Filed in Florida Court, November 20, 2006) Sarasota County Electronic Ballot Screenshots (Posted on The BradBlog, November 20, 2006) Christine Jennings' web site. Vern Buchanan's Congressional web site.