The Democrats vying to replace departing Rep. Allen West from his 22nd congressional seat — businessman Patrick Murphy and former West Palm Beach mayor Lois Frankel — may miss the retired Army colonel and tea party crowd pleaser because his rants on Fox News fired up the left and delivered dollars to their campaign coffers.

But the soon-to-be- redrawn congressional district — absent “bogeyman” West — has also perked the political ears of other Democrats, likely setting up a Democratic primary dogfight this summer with multiple candidates.

The proposed 22nd district is a better fit for Democrats, said Robin Rorapaugh, a Democratic consultant who briefly ran for the seat after former Wilton Manors mayor Jim Stork dropped out in 2004.

“Needing a bogeyman to raise money is not as crucial,” he said. “It just upped the ante on the primary battle.”

The dynamics of the race for the 22nd congressional district, which straddles Broward and Palm Beach counties, dramatically changed Tuesday when U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney announced he would move his campaign one seat to the north. West then announced he would run in Rooney’s 16th congressional district, which includes part of Palm Beach and is friendlier to a Republican.

Adam Hasner, who was trailing in the polls in the Republican U.S. Senate primary, will now run in West’s current district, which in part overlaps with his former state legislative district. Hasner, a Jewish Republican, announced West’s endorsement Wednesday and he tried to portray himself as someone who will reach out to Democrats in the district.

Members of Congress do not have to live in their district (West lives in Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’ district).

Longtime Broward County Commissioner John Rodstrom, a term-limited Democrat, said Wednesday he may jump into the race. And Broward County Commissioner Kristin Jacobs, a Pompano Beach Democrat, is also thinking of joining the scrum.

A crowded primary could give Frankel the leg up as the only female and Jewish candidate in the bagel-belt district, but that open seat may tempt Rodstrom.

“There are opportunities like this that only come along every so often with the incumbent out of the race and new district boundaries certainly present an opportunity for me,” said Rodstrom.

The longtime politician, who is married to Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner Charlotte Rodstrom, would have access to two key groups of donors: entities that do business with the county and the financial sector. He works at the Sterne Agee brokerage firm .

Jacobs also has ties to firms that do business with the county and said Wednesday she is “seriously” considering running for the seat. She has a couple more years to go before she faces term limits.

Those not planning to run include former Rep. Ron Klein, who lost to West in 2010, and Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler, who was re-elected by a landslide on Tuesday.

A sign of how fast the political world spun Tuesday: Seiler said the first call he received about running in the West-less district came while he was standing at a poll holding a Seiler for mayor sign.

It’s unclear, but bets are that West’s move to another district will mean less Democratic donor dollars flowing to Frankel, Murphy and other potential Democrats who campaign for the seat.