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The district includes predominantly Black communities in central and western Broward County, encompassing portions of Fort Lauderdale, Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes, Tamarac, North Lauderdale, Plantation, Sunrise and Pompano Beach. "Our campaign galvanized an unstoppable coalition of energized congregations, unions, LGBTQ+ advocates and proud Black, Caribbean and Hispanic communities, and we did it in the face of a rushed, brazenly illegal Republican gerrymander," Wasserman Schultz said Tuesday night in a statement. "Voters showed their strong unity by ensuring Broward's formidable Democratic political power in Washington stays intact. Four of her opponents, Campbell, Cherfilus-McCormick, Holness and Manley, discussed an effort to consolidate support behind fewer candidates to avoid splitting the district's Black vote, but no agreement was reached before the qualifying deadline.
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