Florida's 10th congressional district explained

State:Florida
District Number:10
Image Caption:Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative:Maxwell Frost
Party:Democratic
Residence:Orlando
English Area:516[1]
Distribution Ref:[2]
Percent Urban:98.67
Percent Rural:1.33
Population:766,928[3]
Population Year:2022
Median Income:$64,575[4]
Percent White:35.5
Percent Hispanic:29.9
Percent Black:24.2
Percent Asian:4.7
Percent More Than One Race:4.4
Percent Other Race:1.3
Cpvi:D+14[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 Interstate 4 corridor. It includes most of the western half of Orlando. Other cities and towns wholly or partly within the district include Apopka, Belle Isle, Beulah, Eatonville, Harlem Heights, Ocoee, Oak Ridge, Orlo Vista, Winter Garden, and Windermere. In 2020, the district was expanded further north and south to include most of Orlando east of Interstate 4, the Baldwin Park area (redevelopment of the former Naval Training Center Orlando), Orlando Executive Airport, Winter Park, that portion of Maitland within Orange County, the Azaela Park, Goldenrod, Rio Pinar and Alafaya/Waterford Lakes areas, and continuing east to the University of Central Florida, Naval Support Activity Orlando, the Central Florida Research Park, and the Lake Pickett, Bithlo and Wedgefield areas. Even with this expansion, the 10th remains a minority majority district.[6] [7]

It is currently represented by Democrat Maxwell Frost. 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 Pinellas County, on the Gulf coast of central Florida.

Composition

Cities with 10,000 or more people

2,500-10,000 people

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historyDistrict location
District created January 3, 1963
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Sam Gibbons
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1967
Elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Redistricted to the .
1963–1973
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J. Herbert Burke
Republicannowrap January 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1973
Elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the .
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Skip Bafalis
Republicannowrap January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1983
Elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Retired to run for Governor of Florida.
1973–1983
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Andy Ireland
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1983 –
July 15, 1984
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1982.
Changed parties.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Retired.
1983–1993
Republicannowrap July 15, 1984 –
January 3, 1993

Bill Young
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2013
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Redistricted to the .
1993–2003
2003–2013
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Daniel Webster
Republicannowrap January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2017
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Redistricted to the .
2013–2017
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Val Demings
Democraticnowrap January 3, 2017 –
January 3, 2023
Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
2017–2023
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Maxwell Frost
Democraticnowrap January 3, 2023 –
present
Elected in 2022.2023–present:
Most of Orlando

Recent election results

1992

PartyCandidatevalign=top width=75px Votesvalign=top width=50px %
width=150px Republican PartyBill Youngalign=right width=75px 149,606align=right width=50px 56.6%
Democratic PartyKaren Moffittalign=right 114,809align=right 43.4%
Republican hold

1994

PartyCandidatevalign=top width=75px Votesvalign=top width=50px %
width=150px Republican PartyBill Young (incumbent)align=right width=75px Unopposedalign=right width=50px 100%
Republican hold

1996

PartyCandidatevalign=top width=75px Votesvalign=top width=50px %
width=150px Republican PartyBill Young (incumbent)align=right width=75px 114,443align=right width=50px 66.6%
Democratic PartyHenry Greenalign=right 57,375align=right 33.4%
Republican hold

1998

PartyCandidatevalign=top width=75px Votesvalign=top width=50px %
width=150px Republican PartyBill Young (incumbent)align=right width=75px Unopposedalign=right width=50px 100%
Republican hold

2000

See main article: 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida.

PartyCandidatevalign=top width=75px Votesvalign=top width=50px %
width=150px Republican PartyBill Young (incumbent)align=right width=75px 146,799align=right width=50px 75.7%
Natural LawJosette Greenalign=right 26,908align=right 13.9%
IndependentRandy Heinealign=right 20,296align=right 10.5%
Republican hold

2002

PartyCandidatevalign=top width=75px Votesvalign=top width=50px %
width=150px Republican PartyBill Young (incumbent)align=right width=75px Unopposedalign=right width=50px 100%
Republican hold

2004

See main article: 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida.

PartyCandidatevalign=top width=75px Votesvalign=top width=50px %
width=150px Republican PartyBill Young (incumbent)align=right width=75px 207,052align=right width=50px 69.3%
Democratic PartyBob D. Derryalign=right 91,568align=right 30.7%
Republican hold

2006

See main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida.

PartyCandidatevalign=top width=75px Votesvalign=top width=50px %
width=150px Republican PartyBill Young (incumbent)align=right width=75px 131,301align=right width=50px 66%
Democratic PartySamm Simpsonalign=right 67,285align=right 34%
Republican hold

2008

See main article: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida.

PartyCandidatevalign=top width=75px Votesvalign=top width=50px %
width=150px Republican PartyBill Young (incumbent)align=right width=75px 182,781align=right width=50px 60.7%
Democratic PartyBob Hackworthalign=right 118,460align=right 39.3%
Republican hold

2010

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

2012

See also: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida. 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.

2014

See also: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida. 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

Democratic primary

Val Demings won the primary on August 30, 2016.[26]

General election

2018

See also: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida. 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.

Incumbent Val Demings ran unopposed in the general election.

2022

Voting

YearOfficeResults
2000Presidentalign=right Gore 51–49%
2004Presidentalign=right Bush 51–49%
2008Presidentalign=right Obama 51–47%
2012Presidentalign=right Obama 60–38%
2016Presidentalign=right Clinton 61–34%
2020Presidentalign=right Biden 62–37%

Sources

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Congressional Plan--SC14-1905 (Ordered by The Florida Supreme Court, 2-December-2015). Florida Senate Committee on Reapportionment. 11 January 2017.
  2. Web site: Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based) . . April 2, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130402141525/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html . dead.
  3. Web site: My Congressional District. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. Bureau. www.census.gov.
  4. Web site: My Congressional District.
  5. Web site: 2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List. 2023-01-10. Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022 . en.
  6. See whole Florida state map for 2013, with the 10th district covering Lake County, west Orange and north Polk County: -->ING2012/PUBLICCOMMENTS/h000c9047_35x42L.pdf h9047_35x42L.pdf Congressional Plan: H000C9047. Chapter No. 2012-2, Laws of Florida. www.flsenate.gov. February 16, 2012.
  7. 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.
  8. News: Cook. Kelli. Val Demings announces run for Congress vs. Webster. July 14, 2011. Central Florida News 13. July 13, 2011. Bright House Networks. Central Florida. https://web.archive.org/web/20110919004816/http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/july/278291/Val-Demings-announces-run-for-Congress-vs.-Webster. September 19, 2011. dead.
  9. Web site: Alan Grayson running for Congress again. July 12, 2011. July 12, 2011. CBS News. Lucy. Madison.
  10. News: Ratings Change: Florida's 10th District. RollCall.com. Nathan. Gonzales. January 24, 2014. September 16, 2014.
  11. News: Val Demings drops out of Orange County mayor race. The Orlando Sentinel. David. Damron. May 20, 2014. September 16, 2014.
  12. Web site: U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster draws another Dem challenger . Phil Ammann. Saint Peters Blog . January 21, 2014 . January 22, 2014.
  13. News: Mica, Grayson easily defeat primary challengers. The Orlando Sentinel. Scott. Powers. August 26, 2014. September 16, 2014.
  14. News: Warwick native wins primary for Florida's 10th Congressional District. Warwick Beacon. Matt. Bower. September 9, 2014. September 16, 2014.
  15. Web site: Judge strikes down GOP-drawn Florida congressional lines. Jessica. Taylor. 10 July 2014. thehill.com.
  16. News: Cotterell. Bill. Florida elections face uncertainty as congressional maps redrawn. 5 August 2014. Reuters. Thomson Reuters. 5 August 2014.
  17. News: Race pits Webster's experience vs. McKenna's energy. The Orlando Sentinel. Scott. Powers. October 20, 2014. November 5, 2014.
  18. News: U.S. Congress District 10: Rep. Daniel Webster Is Easily Returned To Office. The ledger. Paul. Crate. November 5, 2014. November 5, 2014. November 5, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141105235557/http://www.theledger.com/article/20141104/POLITICS/141109733/1286?Title=U-S-Congress-District-10-Rep-Daniel-Webster-Is-Easily-Returned-To-Office. dead.
  19. https://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/elections/us-rep-daniel-webster-will-challenge-for-district-11-congressional-seat/2266372/ U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster will challenge for District 11 congressional seat
  20. Web site: Republican Geoff LaGarde Enters CD 10 Race. Florida Politics. Powers. Scott. May 18, 2016. May 20, 2016.
  21. News: CD 10 primary with four Democrats; Thuy Lowe wins GOP nod. FloridaPolitics.com. Scott. Powers. June 24, 2016. August 30, 2016.
  22. Web site: Val Demings to run for Congress. Scott. Powers. Orlando Sentinel. August 17, 2015. August 18, 2015.
  23. News: Fahmy enters Democrats' CD10 congressional race . . Powers . Scott . October 30, 2015 . November 3, 2015.
  24. News: Bob Poe Announces Congressional Run in Orlando's CD 10 . Florida Politics . Powers . Scott . January 7, 2016 . January 7, 2016.
  25. News: Geraldine Thompson: I'm in! for 10th Congressional District race . . Powers . Scott . October 12, 2015 . October 12, 2015.
  26. News: Val Demings to run for Congress. Orlando Sentinel. Powers. Scott. August 17, 2015. August 17, 2015.