Florida's 10th congressional district
| Florida's 10th congressional district | |
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 Florida's 10th congressional district since January 3, 2017 | |
| Representative | |
| Area | 516[1] sq mi (1,340 km2) |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2019) | 811,634[3] |
| Median household income | $61,737[4] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+11[5] |
Florida's 10th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. It was reassigned in 2012, effective January 3, 2013, from the Gulf Coast to inland Central Florida. Before 2017, the district included parts of western Orange County, most of Lake County, as well as a northern section of Polk County. The current district is entirely within Orange County, and covers most of its western portion. It is situated along the I-4 corridor. It includes most of the western half of Orlando. Other cities and towns wholly or partly within the district include Apopka, Eatonville, Ocoee, Winter Garden and Windermere.[6][7] The district contains popular Orlando attractions like Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando Resort, and SeaWorld Orlando.
It is currently represented by Democrat Val Demings. Due to redistricting after the 2010 census, this district was re-numbered, and slightly reconfigured from the former 8th District. Prior to 2017, it was considered a swing district, albeit slightly Republican-leaning. Due to mid-decade redistricting that occurred in 2016, the seat is considered solidly Democratic.
The former 10th district, during 2003–2012, covered areas further west and encompassed much of Pinellas County, on the Gulf coast of central Florida. Barack Obama received 51% of the vote in this district in 2008.
List of members representing the district
Recent election results
1992
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | Bill Young | 149,606 | 56.6% | |
| Democratic Party | Karen Moffitt | 114,809 | 43.4% | |
| Republican hold | ||||
1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | Bill Young | Unopposed | 100% | |
| Republican hold | ||||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | Bill Young | 114,443 | 66.6% | ||
| Democratic Party | Henry Green | 57,375 | 33.4% | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | Bill Young | Unopposed | 100% | |
| Republican hold | ||||
2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | Bill Young | Unopposed | 100% | |
| Republican hold | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | Bill Young | 207,052 | 69.3% | |
| Democratic Party | Bob D. Derry | 91,568 | 30.7% | |
| Republican hold | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | Bill Young | 131,301 | 66% | |
| Democratic Party | Samm Simpson | 67,285 | 34% | |
| Republican hold | ||||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | Bill Young | 182,781 | 60.7% | |
| Democratic Party | Bob Hackworth | 118,460 | 39.3% | |
| Republican hold | ||||
2010
Bill Young won re-election over Charlie Justice with 65.9% of the vote.
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.[8] 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.[9]
On election day, Webster won a fairly narrow 3.4% victory over Demings 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
2014
Republican incumbent Daniel Webster ran for re-election. His Democratic opponent from 2012, Val Demings, pulled out of a possible re-match to run for Orange County Mayor instead.[10] Ultimately, she pulled out of that race as well.[11] Webster was unopposed in the Republican primary.
On the Democratic side, three candidates faced off in the August 26 primary. The candidates included former Eustis City Commissioner William Ferree,[12] 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.[13] McKenna spent only $5,000 on his primary campaign, a fraction of his two opponents.[14]
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.[15] On August 1, Judge Lewis gave Florida's state legislature an Aug. 15 deadline to submit new congressional maps for those two districts.[16]
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.[17] Webster easily cruised to reelection by a margin of 62% to 38%.[18]
2016
Due to a series of court-ordered re-drawings that made the 10th district substantially more Democratic-leaning, Republican incumbent Daniel Webster announced he would instead run for the open seat of the 11th district.[19] Webster's departure created an open-seat election for the updated 10th District, which immediately drew the interest of multiple Democrats. Val Demings won the primary, and easily won the general election.
Republican primary
- Geoff LaGarde[20] withdrew his name from the race on June 24, and endorsed Thuy Lowe for the nomination. Lowe was declared the nominee, and no Republican primary was held.[21]
Democratic primary
- Val Demings, former Orlando police chief and nominee in 2012[22]
- Fatima Fahmy, attorney[23]
- Bob Poe, former chair of the Florida Democratic Party[24]
- Geraldine Thompson, state senator[25]
Val Demings won the primary on August 30, 2016.[26]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Val Demings | 23,260 | 57.12 | |
| Democratic | Geraldine F. Thompson | 8,192 | 20.12 | |
| Democratic | Bob Poe | 6,918 | 16.99 | |
| Democratic | Fatima Rita Fahmy | 2,349 | 5.77 | |
| Total votes | 40,719 | 100 | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Val Demings | 198,491 | 64.87 | |
| Republican | Thuy Lowe | 107,498 | 35.13 | |
| Total votes | 305,989 | 100 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2018
The 10th district is centered around Orlando and the surrounding suburbs such as Lockhart, Oak Ridge, and Zellwood. Democrat Val Demings, who has represented the district since 2017, was elected with 65% of the vote in 2016. Because no write-in candidates or candidates of other parties filed to run in this district, the Democratic primary is open to all voters.
- Wade Darius, marketing firm owner
- Val Demings, incumbent
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Val Demings (incumbent) | 73,583 | 75.0 | |
| Democratic | Wade Darius | 24,519 | 25.0 | |
| Total votes | 98,102 | 100.0 | ||
Incumbent Val Demings ran unopposed in the general election.
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Val Demings (incumbent) | 239,434 | 63.61% | ||
| Republican | Vennia Francois | 136,889 | 36.36% | ||
| Independent | Sufiyah Yasmine (write-in) | 74 | 0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 376,397 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Recent election results in statewide elections
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Gore 51–49% |
| 2004 | President | Bush 51-49% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 51-47% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 60-38% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 61–34% |
| 2020 | President | Biden 62–37% |
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
References
- ^ "Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015)" (PDF). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html
- ^ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=12&cd=10
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cook, Kelli (July 13, 2011). "Val Demings announces run for Congress vs. Webster". Central Florida News 13. Central Florida. Bright House Networks. Archived from the original on September 19, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
- ^ Madison, Lucy (July 12, 2011). "Alan Grayson running for Congress again". CBS News. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Taylor, Jessica (10 July 2014). "Judge strikes down GOP-drawn Florida congressional lines". thehill.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster will challenge for District 11 congressional seat
- ^ Powers, Scott (May 18, 2016). "Republican Geoff LaGarde Enters CD 10 Race". Florida Politics. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ Powers, Scott (June 24, 2016). "CD 10 primary with four Democrats; Thuy Lowe wins GOP nod". FloridaPolitics.com. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ Powers, Scott (August 17, 2015). "Val Demings to run for Congress". =Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Powers, Scott (October 30, 2015). "Fahmy enters Democrats' CD10 congressional race". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ Powers, Scott (January 7, 2016). "Bob Poe Announces Congressional Run in Orlando's CD 10". Florida Politics. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ Powers, Scott (October 12, 2015). "Geraldine Thompson: I'm in! for 10th Congressional District race". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
- ^ Powers, Scott (August 17, 2015). "Val Demings to run for Congress". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- ^ "August 30, 2016 Primary Election Official Results". Florida Division of Elections. August 30, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ "2016 General Election November 8, 2016 Official Results". Florida Division of Elections. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.