District: Florida - 27th District Political Highlights: Fla. House, 1982-86; Fla. Senate, 1986-89 Born: July 15, 1952; Havana, Cuba Residence: Miami Religion: Episcopalian Family: Husband, Dexter Lehtinen; two children, two stepchildren Education: Miami-Dade Community College, A.A. 1972; Florida International U., B.A. 1975; Florida International U., M.S. 1976-86; U. of Miami, Ph.D. 2004 Elected: 1989 Committee Assignments: Foreign Affairs (Middle East & North Africa - Chairwoman; Western Hemisphere); Select Intelligence (CIA; NSA & Cybersecurity) Social Media:
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District Rating: Leans Democratic House Seniority: 10th ranked House Republican Twitter: 132,444 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
1989 Election Results
1990 Election Results
Candidate
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) Bernard Anscher (D)
Votes
56,364 36,978
%
60.0% 40.0%
1992 Election Results
Candidate
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) Magda Davis (D)
Votes
104,755 52,142
%
66.8% 33.2%
1994 Election Results
Candidate
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)
Votes
0
%
0.0%
1996 Election Results
Candidate
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) Richard Grayson
Votes
123,624 6
%
100.0% 0.0%
1998 Election Results
Candidate
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)
Votes
0
%
0.0%
2000 Election Results
Candidate
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)
Votes
112,968
%
100.0%
2002 Election Results
Candidate
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) Ray Chote (D) Orin Opperman (I)
Votes
103,512 42,852 3,423
%
69.1% 28.6% 2.3%
2004 Election Results
Candidate
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) Sam Sheldon (D)
Votes
143,647 78,281
%
64.7% 35.3%
2006 Election Results
Candidate
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) David Patlak (D)
Votes
79,631 48,499
%
62.1% 37.9%
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) Annette Taddeo (D)
Votes
140,617 102,372
%
57.9% 42.1%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) Rolando Banciella (D)
Votes
102,360 46,235
%
68.9% 31.1%
2012 Election Results
Candidate
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) Manny Yevancey (D) Thomas Cruz-Wiggins (NPA)
