Florida's 10th congressional district includes parts of western Orange County, a large portion of Lake County, as well as the northern part 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, Auburndale, and Walt Disney World.
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.
List of representatives [edit]
| Representative |
Party |
Years |
District home |
Notes |
| 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 |
| 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 – |
|
Redistricted from the 8th district |
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.[1] Democrat Alan Grayson, who represented the district from 2009 until 2011, did not enter the race, and instead ran for the open seat of the new 9th district.[2]
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.
| Florida 10th Congressional District 2012 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Republican |
Daniel Webster (Incumbent) |
164,649 |
51.7% |
|
Democratic |
Val B. Demings |
153,574 |
48.3% |
|
Write-In |
Naipaul Seegolam |
46 |
0.0% |
| Totals |
318,269 |
100.0% |
Bill Young won re-election over Charlie Justice with 65.9% of the vote.
Presidential election results [edit]
- 2012: Mitt Romney 53.4%-45.7%
- 2008: Barack Obama 51%-47%
- 2004: George W. Bush 51%-49%
- 2000: Al Gore 51%-49%
Gallery [edit]
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The district from 2003 to 2013
Sources [edit]
References [edit]
