Florida's 13th House District elects one member of the

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. The district is represented by

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. This district is located in

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, and encompasses part of the

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, as well as the central part of the

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. The district covers central Duval County and

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, as well as the western half of the Arlington neighborhood. The district is located entirely within

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, though it only contains part of the city center. As of the 2010 Census, the district's population is 158,781. This district is

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. This district contains

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and

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, located in Downtown Jacksonville, and

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, located in the Arlington neighborhood. There was a vacancy between November 4, 2014 and February 18, 2015. This vacancy occurred when incumbent Reggie Fullwood's reelection paperwork was rejected due to an error on his financial disclosure form. As he was the only candidate on the ballot,

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Governor

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called for a special election to be held in February 2015. Fullwood won the special election to fill the seat. There was a vacancy between October 3, 2016 and November 8, 2016 as the incumbent,

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, resigned due after pleading guilty to

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. Duval County Supervisor of Elections

won the general election to fill the seat.

Representatives from 1967 to the present

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Representatives from 1967 to the present

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