Florida's 10th congressional district

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Florida's 10th congressional district
Current Representative Daniel Webster (RWinter Garden)
Ethnicity 69.9% White, 10.4% Black, 13.5% Hispanic, 6.1% other
Cook PVI R+7

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.

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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

2012 [edit]

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%

2010 [edit]

Bill Young won re-election over Charlie Justice with 65.9% of the vote.

2008 [edit]

Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party Bill Young 182,781 60.7%
  Democratic Party Bob Hackworth 118,460 39.3%
  Republican hold

2006 [edit]

Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party Bill Young 131,301 66%
  Democratic Party Samm Simpson 67,285 34%
  Republican hold

2004 [edit]

Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party Bill Young 207,052 69.3%
  Democratic Party Bob D. Derry 91,568 30.7%
  Republican hold

2002 [edit]

Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party Bill Young Unopposed 100%
  Republican hold

2000 [edit]

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

1998 [edit]

Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party Bill Young Unopposed 100%
  Republican hold

1996 [edit]

Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party Bill Young 114,443 66.6%
  Democratic Party Henry Green 57,375 33.4%
  Republican hold

1994 [edit]

Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party Bill Young Unopposed 100%
  Republican hold

1992 [edit]

Party Candidate Votes  %
  Republican Party Bill Young 149,606 56.6%
  Democratic Party Karen Moffitt 114,809 43.4%
  Republican hold

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]

Notes [edit]

Sources [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ Madison, Lucy (July 12, 2011). "Alan Grayson running for Congress again". CBS News. Retrieved July 12, 2011.