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DECEMBER 23, 2008

How many new Congressional seats for Florida?

What's your prediction for which regions of Florida get a new congressional district added after the 2010 census? Being parochial, we'd assume north Tampa Bay is in line for another seat, and the drama to watch will be state Sens. Mike Fasano and Victor Crist jockeying to make it their own.

The AP has a piece on the Northeast and Midwest losing congressional seats to the South and West:

Florida has attracted more people from outside its borders than any other state in the nation since the start of the decade. However, from 2007 to 2008, more people left Florida for other states than moved in — a net loss of nearly 9,300 people. The state still gained population from births and foreign immigration, but growth was slower than in previous years.

Nevertheless, Florida is expected to gain at least one seat in Congress, and perhaps two, following the 2010 census, said Kim Brace of Election Data Services, a Virginia-based firm that crunches political numbers.

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