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Florida's 10th congressional district is a
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in the
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. It was reassigned in 2012, effective January 3, 2013, from the
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to inland
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. Before 2017, the district included parts of western
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, most of Lake County, as well as a northern section of
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. The current district is entirely within
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, and covers most of its western portion. It is situated along the Interstate 4 corridor. It includes most of the western half of
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. Other cities and towns wholly or partly within the district include
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, Belle Isle, Beulah,
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, Harlem Heights, Ocoee, Oak Ridge, Orlo Vista,
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, and
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.See whole Florida state map for 2013, with the 10th district covering Lake County, west Orange and north Polk County
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It is currently represented by
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. 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 with a slight Republican tilt. Due to mid-decade redistricting that occurred in 2016, the district became much more compact. It is now considered solidly Democratic. The former 10th district, during 2003–2012, covered areas further west and encompassed much of
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, on the Gulf coast of central Florida.
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received 51% of the vote in this district in 2008.


List of members representing the district


Recent election results


1992


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2006


2008


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 Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, ...
sought re-election, and despite the renumbering of the district, would be considered the election's incumbent.
Val Demings Valdez Venita Demings (née Butler; born March 12, 1957) is an American politician and former police officer serving as the U.S. representative from since 2017. The district covers most of the western half of Orlando and includes much of the ar ...
, a former Chief of the
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and wife of the Orange County Sheriff, entered the race and won the Democratic nomination. Democrat
Alan Grayson Alan Mark Grayson (born March 13, 1958) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2011 and from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was defeated for reelection in 2010 by Republican Daniel ...
, 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. 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
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received 53.4% of the vote.


2014

Republican incumbent
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ran for re-election. His Democratic opponent from 2012,
Val Demings Valdez Venita Demings (née Butler; born March 12, 1957) is an American politician and former police officer serving as the U.S. representative from since 2017. The district covers most of the western half of Orlando and includes much of the ar ...
, pulled out of a possible re-match to run for Orange County Mayor instead. Ultimately, she pulled out of that race as well. 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
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William Ferree, civil rights lawyer and
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family attorney
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, and former
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Mike McKenna. McKenna, a
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security officer (49.9%) won the Democratic primary, and faced Webster in the November general election. McKenna spent only $5,000 on his primary campaign, a fraction of his two opponents. On July 11, 2014, Florida Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis ruled that this district, along with the neighboring minority-access
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, was drawn to favor Republicans. On August 1, Judge Lewis gave Florida's state legislature an Aug. 15 deadline to submit new congressional maps for those two districts. 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. Webster easily cruised to reelection by a margin of 62% to 38%.


2016

Due to a series of court-ordered re-drawings that made the 10th district substantially more Democratic-leaning, Republican incumbent
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announced he would instead run for the open seat of the 11th district. Webster's departure created an open-seat election for the updated 10th District, which immediately drew the interest of multiple Democrats.
Val Demings Valdez Venita Demings (née Butler; born March 12, 1957) is an American politician and former police officer serving as the U.S. representative from since 2017. The district covers most of the western half of Orlando and includes much of the ar ...
won the primary, and easily won the general election.


Republican primary

* Geoff LaGarde 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.


Democratic primary

*
Val Demings Valdez Venita Demings (née Butler; born March 12, 1957) is an American politician and former police officer serving as the U.S. representative from since 2017. The district covers most of the western half of Orlando and includes much of the ar ...
, former Orlando police chief and nominee in 2012 * Fatima Fahmy, attorney * Bob Poe, former chair of the
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* Geraldine Thompson, state senator Val Demings won the primary on August 30, 2016.


General election


2018

The 10th district is centered around
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and the surrounding suburbs such as
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, Oak Ridge, and Zellwood. Democrat
Val Demings Valdez Venita Demings (née Butler; born March 12, 1957) is an American politician and former police officer serving as the U.S. representative from since 2017. The district covers most of the western half of Orlando and includes much of the ar ...
, 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 Incumbent Val Demings ran unopposed in the general election.


2020


2022


Recent election results in statewide elections


Sources

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

District Map at GovTrack.us


References

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