Florida's 10th congressional district
Florida's 10th congressional district | ||
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Florida's 10th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | ||
Current Representative | Daniel Webster (R–Winter Garden) | |
Ethnicity | 69.9% White, 10.4% Black, 13.5% Hispanic, 6.1% other | |
Cook PVI | R+7 |
Florida's 10th congressional district is an electoral district for the U.S. Congress and was reassigned in 2012, effective January 2013, from the Gulf coast to inland central Florida. The district includes parts of western Orange County, most of Lake County, as well as a northern section of Polk County. It is situated in Central Florida, along the I-4 corridor. Cities and towns that are encompassed by the 10th district include parts of Orlando, Ocoee, Winter Garden, Windermere, Clermont, Leesburg, and Auburndale.[1][2] The district contains popular Orlando attractions like Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando Resort, and SeaWorld Orlando.
It is currently represented by Republican Daniel Webster. Due to redistricting after the 2010 census, this district was re-numbered, and slightly reconfigured from the former 8th District. It is considered a swing district, with a slight Republican-leaning advantage.
The former 10th district, during 2003–2012, covered areas further west and encompassed much of Pinellas County, on the Gulf coast of central Florida.
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Years | District home | Notes |
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District created January 3, 1963 | ||||
Sam Gibbons | Democratic | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 | Redistricted to the 6th district | |
J. Herbert Burke | Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 | Redistricted to the 12th district | |
Louis A. Bafalis | Republican | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 | ||
Andy Ireland | Democratic | January 3, 1983 – July 15, 1984 | Redistricted from the 8th district; changed parties | |
Republican | July 15, 1984 – January 3, 1993 | |||
Bill Young | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 | Redistricted from the 8th district, Redistricted to the 13th district | |
Dan Webster | Republican | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 | Redistricted from the 8th district Redistricted to the 11th district | |
Val Demings | Democratic | January 3, 2017 – |
2014
Republican incumbent Daniel Webster is running for re-election. His Democratic opponent from 2012, Val Demings, pulled out of a possible re-match to run for Orange County Mayor instead.[3] Ultimately, she pulled out of that race as well.[4] Webster was unopposed in the Republican primary.
On the Democratic side, three candidates faced off in the August 26 primary. The candidates includes former Eustis City Commissioner William Ferree,[5] civil rights lawyer and Trayvon Martin family attorney Shayan Modarres, and former Navy Chief Petty Officer Mike McKenna. McKenna, a Walt Disney World security officer (49.9%) won the Democratic primary, and faced Webster in the November general election.[6] McKenna spent only $5,000 on his primary campaign, a fraction of his two opponents.[7]
On July 11, 2014, Florida Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis ruled that this district, along with the neighboring minority-access District 5, was drawn to favor Republicans.[8] On August 1, Judge Lewis gave Florida's state legislature an Aug. 15 deadline to submit new congressional maps for those two districts.[9]
In the general election, Webster was a decided favorite, and ran only a few television ads. With very little money in his campaign funds, McKenna ran no ads, instead counting on a grass-roots, "door-to-door" campaign.[10] Webster easily cruised to reelection by a margin of 62% to 38%.[11]
2012
Due to redistricting, the 8th district was renumbered to become the 10th district. Freshman Republican Daniel Webster sought re-election, and despite the renumbering of the district, would be considered the election's incumbent.
Val Demings, a former Chief of the Orlando Police Department and wife of the Orange County Sheriff, entered the race and won the Democratic nomination.[12] Democrat Alan Grayson, who represented the district from 2009 until 2011, was rumored to be interested in jumping into the mix. However, he ultimately did not enter the race, and instead ran for the open seat of the new 9th district.[13]
On election day, Webster won a fairly narrow 3.4% victory over Demmings to secure re-election. Webster slightly underperformed in the district compared to the top of the ticket, where presidential candidate Mitt Romney received 53.4% of the vote.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Daniel Webster (Incumbent) | 164,649 | 51.7 | |
Democratic | Val Demings | 153,574 | 48.3 | |
Write-In | Naipaul Seegolam | 46 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 318,269 | 100.0 | ||
2010
Bill Young won re-election over Charlie Justice with 65.9% of the vote.
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican Party | Bill Young | 182,781 | 60.7% | |
Democratic Party | Bob Hackworth | 118,460 | 39.3% | |
Republican hold |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican Party | Bill Young | 131,301 | 66% | |
Democratic Party | Samm Simpson | 67,285 | 34% | |
Republican hold |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican Party | Bill Young | 207,052 | 69.3% | |
Democratic Party | Bob D. Derry | 91,568 | 30.7% | |
Republican hold |
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican Party | Bill Young | Unopposed | 100% | |
Republican hold |
2000
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican Party | Bill Young | 146,799 | 75.7% | |
Natural Law | Josette Green | 26,908 | 13.9% | |
Independent | Randy Heine | 20,296 | 10.5% | |
Republican hold |
1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican Party | Bill Young | Unopposed | 100% | |
Republican hold |
1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican Party | Bill Young | 114,443 | 66.6% | ||
Democratic Party | Henry Green | 57,375 | 33.4% | ||
Republican hold |
1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican Party | Bill Young | Unopposed | 100% | |
Republican hold |
1992
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican Party | Bill Young | 149,606 | 56.6% | |
Democratic Party | Karen Moffitt | 114,809 | 43.4% | |
Republican hold |
Presidential election results
- 2012: Mitt Romney 53.4%-45.7%
- 2008: Barack Obama 51%-47%
- 2004: George W. Bush 51%-49%
- 2000: Al Gore 51%-49%
Notes
Sources
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
- District Map at GovTrack.us
Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 10th congressional district
As of May 2015, there are two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 10th congressional district who are currently living at this time.
Representative | Term of office | Date of birth (and age) |
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Louis A. Bafalis | 1973–1983 | August 23, 1930 |
Andy Ireland | 1983–1993 | September 28, 1929 |
Historical district boundaries
References
- ↑ See whole Florida state map for 2013, with the 10th district covering Lake County, west Orange and north Polk County: h9047_35x42L.pdf Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 16, 2012.
- ↑ See 2013 borders of 10th district in Lake County plus north Polk and western Orange County in the 2013 districts map: H000C9047_map_ec.pdf, for the Eastern Central region of Florida. Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 2012.
- ↑ Gonzales, Nathan (January 24, 2014). "Ratings Change: Florida's 10th District". RollCall.com. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
- ↑ Damron, David (May 20, 2014). "Val Demings drops out of Orange County mayor race". The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
- ↑ Phil Ammann (January 21, 2014). "U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster draws another Dem challenger". Saint Peters Blog. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ Powers, Scott (August 26, 2014). "Mica, Grayson easily defeat primary challengers". The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
- ↑ Bower, Matt (September 9, 2014). "Warwick native wins primary for Florida's 10th Congressional District". Warwick Beacon. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
- ↑ http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/211930-judge-strikes-down-florida-congressional-lines
- ↑ Cotterell, Bill (5 August 2014). "Florida elections face uncertainty as congressional maps redrawn". Thomson Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ↑ Powers, Scott (October 20, 2014). "Race pits Webster's experience vs. McKenna's energy". The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ↑ Crate, Paul (November 5, 2014). "U.S. Congress District 10: Rep. Daniel Webster Is Easily Returned To Office". The ledger. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ↑ Cook, Kelli (July 13, 2011). "Val Demings announces run for Congress vs. Webster". Central Florida News 13. Central Florida. Bright House Networks. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
- ↑ Madison, Lucy (July 12, 2011). "Alan Grayson running for Congress again". CBS News. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
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