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, 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, 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, the portion of Maitland within Orange County, Azalea 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.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.
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 For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:
Orange County (21)
Alafaya, Azalea Park, Bithlo, Christmas (part; also 8th), Clarcona (part; also 11th), Doctor Phillips (part; also 11th), Eatonville, Fairview Shores, Goldenrod (part; also 7th; shared with Seminole County), Lockhart, Maitland, Oak Ridge, Orlando (part; also 9th), Orlo Vista, Pine Hills (part; also 11th), Rio Pinar, Tangelo Park, Union Park, University, Wedgefield (part; also 8th), Winter Park
List of members representing the district Member Party Years Congress Electoral history District location District created January 3, 1963 Sam Gibbons Democratic January 3, 1963 –January 3, 1967 Elected in 1962.Re-elected in 1964.Redistricted to the . 1963–1973 J. Herbert Burke Republican January 3, 1967 –January 3, 1973 Elected in 1966.Re-elected in 1968.Re-elected in 1970.Redistricted to the . Skip Bafalis Republican 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 Andy Ireland Democratic 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 Republican July 15, 1984 –January 3, 1993 Bill Young Republican January 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 Daniel Webster Republican January 3, 2013 –January 3, 2017 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Redistricted to the . 2013–2017 Val Demings Democratic 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 Maxwell Frost Democratic January 3, 2023 –present Elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024Re-elected in 2026. 2023–2027:Most of Orlando
Recent election results 1992
Party Candidate Votes % Republican Party Bill Young149,60656.6% Democratic Party Karen Moffitt114,80943.4% Republican hold
1994
Party Candidate Votes % Republican Party Bill Young (incumbent)Unopposed100% Republican hold
1996
Party Candidate Votes % Republican Party Bill Young (incumbent)114,44366.6% Democratic Party Henry Green57,37533.4% Republican hold
1998
Party Candidate Votes % Republican Party Bill Young (incumbent)Unopposed100% Republican hold
2000
Party Candidate Votes % Republican Party Bill Young (incumbent)146,79975.7% Natural Law Josette Green26,90813.9% Independent Randy Heine20,29610.5% Republican hold
2002
Party Candidate Votes % Republican Party Bill Young (incumbent)Unopposed100% Republican hold
2004
Party Candidate Votes % Republican Party Bill Young (incumbent)207,05269.3% Democratic Party Bob D. Derry91,56830.7% Republican hold
2006
Party Candidate Votes % Republican Party Bill Young (incumbent)131,30166% Democratic Party Samm Simpson67,28534% Republican hold
2008
Party Candidate Votes % Republican Party Bill Young (incumbent)182,78160.7% Democratic Party Bob Hackworth118,46039.3% 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. 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 in 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 Mitt Romney received 53.4% of the vote.
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. 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 City Commissioner William Ferree, 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. 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 District 5, 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 Daniel Webster announced he would instead run for the open seat in the 11th district.U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster will challenge for District 11 congressional seat 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 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, former Orlando police chief and nominee in 2012 Fatima Fahmy, attorney Bob Poe, former chair of the Florida Democratic Party Geraldine Thompson, state senator
Val Demings won the primary on August 30, 2016.
General election
2018
The 10th district was centered around Orlando and the surrounding suburbs such as Lockhart, Oak Ridge, and Zellwood. Democrat Val Demings 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 was open to all voters.
Wade Darius, marketing firm owner Val Demings, incumbent
Incumbent Val Demings ran unopposed in the general election.
2020
2022
2024
2026 Incumbent Maxwell Frost ran for re-election unopposed after all other opponents declined to run or failed to qualify for the ballot.
Recent election results from statewide races Year Office ResultsThe Downballot: Florida 2024 pres-by-CD 2008 PresidentObama 63% - 36%2010 SenateRubio 43% - 32% GovernorSink 60% - 40% Attorney GeneralGelber 49% - 43% Chief Financial OfficerAusley 45% - 44%2012 PresidentObama 63% - 37% SenateNelson 69% - 31%2014 GovernorCrist 61% - 39%2016 PresidentClinton 64% - 31% SenateMurphy 58% - 37%2018 SenateNelson 66% - 33% GovernorGillum 67% - 32% Attorney GeneralShaw 63% - 35% Chief Financial OfficerRing 65% - 35%2020 PresidentBiden 65% - 34%2022 SenateDemings 60% - 39% GovernorCrist 58% - 41% Attorney GeneralAyala 57% - 43% Chief Financial OfficerHattersley 59% - 41%2024 PresidentHarris 61% - 38% SenateMucarsel-Powell 59% - 38%
Sources
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present District Map at GovTrack.us
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