Florida's 10th Congressional District election, 2016
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The 10th Congressional District of Florida held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.
Due to redistricting, this district flipped from safely Republican to safely Democratic. Incumbent Daniel Webster (R) did not seek re-election in the 10th District. He instead ran in the open 11th District. Val Demings (D) defeated Thuy Lowe (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016, to win the seat. Demings defeated Geraldine Thompson, Bob Poe, and Fatima Fahmy in the Democratic primary on August 30, 2016.[4][5]
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Florida utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[6][7]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Daniel Webster (R), who was first elected in 2010. Webster did not seek re-election to the 10th District in 2016. He instead sought election to the 11th District seat.[8]
Florida's 10th Congressional District is located in central Florida and includes portions of Lake, Orange and Polk counties.[9]
Note: The district description is up to date as of redistricting following the 2010 census. The description will be updated with the new boundaries once the census data is updated.
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Val Demings |
64.9% | 198,491 | |
| Republican | Thuy Lowe | 35.1% | 107,498 | |
| Total Votes | 305,989 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Val Demings |
57.1% | 23,260 | ||
| Geraldine Thompson | 20.1% | 8,192 | ||
| Bob Poe | 17% | 6,918 | ||
| Fatima Fahmy | 5.8% | 2,349 | ||
| Total Votes | 40,719 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections |
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Candidates
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General election candidates: Val Demings  Thuy Lowe |
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Primary candidates:[10] |
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Democratic Geraldine Thompson - State senator[12] Bob Poe - Former state Democratic Party Chair[13] Fatima Fahmy - Lawyer[14] |
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Not running: |
Race background
Val Demings was one of the initial members of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Red to Blue Program. The program "highlights top Democratic campaigns across the country, and offers them financial, communications, grassroots, and strategic support."[17]
Redistricting
On July 9, 2015, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the state's congressional district map was unconstitutional. The suit was brought to the court by the League of Women Voters and a coalition of other voter groups. David King, lead attorney for the League of Women Voters, said of the ruling, "This is a complete victory for the people of Florida who passed the Fair District amendment and sought fair representation where the Legislature didn't pick their voters. The Supreme Court accepted every challenge we made and ordered the Legislature to do it over."[18]
As a result of the ruling, eight congressional districts were ordered to be redrawn: FL-05, FL-13, FL-14, FL-21, FL-22, FL-25, FL-26 and FL-27. However, the redrawing of these districts had an effect on most of the state's other congressional districts as well. The court gave the legislature until August 25, 2015, to complete the redrawn map.[18]
The House and Senate could not reach an agreement on a new map in late August. Each chamber presented its own map, but they did not agree on which map to use. As a result, Judge Terry Lewis scheduled a trial in order to pick a map. The trial began on September 24, 2015, and lasted for three days. Following the trial, Judge Lewis recommended a map to the Florida Supreme Court, which had the ultimate decision as to which map to use.[19][20][21]
On December 2, 2015, the Florida Supreme Court upheld the map that was recommended by the voters' coalition.
In total, 24 of Florida's 27 congressional districts saw some change with the new map. The most drastic changes were made to the 5th and 10th Congressional Districts. The new 5th and 10th are each composed of less than 40 percent of their old seats. The redrawn map is displayed below.
Endorsements
Val Demings
- EMILY's List - "Val Demings has dedicated her career to serving Florida women and families, and she will be a powerful advocate for increasing economic opportunity and for criminal justice reform in Congress."[22]
- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi - "Val Demings is the exact kind of public servant we need in Congress to help solve some of the toughest issues facing our country today. She is not one to sit on the sidelines. Her strong record of working with others and getting things done speaks for itself."[23]
- The Service Trades Council[24]
- The United Food and Commercial Workers Union[24]
- Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer[25]
- The Service Employees International Union (SEIU)[26]
Bob Poe
- The Central Florida Police Benevolent Association[27]
District history
2014
The 10th Congressional District of Florida held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Daniel Webster (R) defeated Michael Patrick McKenna (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Daniel Webster Incumbent |
61.5% | 143,128 | |
| Democratic | Michael Patrick McKenna | 38.5% | 89,426 | |
| Write-in | David Falstad | 0% | 20 | |
| Total Votes | 232,574 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
2012
The 10th District of Florida held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Republican Daniel Webster won the election in the district.[28]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Daniel Webster Incumbent |
51.7% | 164,649 | |
| Democratic | Val Demings | 48.3% | 153,574 | |
| Independent | Naipaul Seegolam | 0% | 46 | |
| Total Votes | 318,269 | |||
| Source: Florida Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Florida elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Florida in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| January 11, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| February 10, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| March 10, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| March 15, 2016 | Election date | Presidential primary election | |
| April 4, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for judicial, state attorney and public defender candidates qualifying by petition to submit completed petitions to supervisors of elections | |
| April 11, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| May 2, 2016 | Ballot access | Qualifying period for judicial, state attorney and public defender candidates begins | |
| May 6, 2016 | Ballot access | Qualifying period for judicial, state attorney and public defender candidates ends | |
| May 10, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| May 23, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for federal, state representative, state senate, county office and special district candidates qualifying by petition to submit completed petitions to supervisors of elections | |
| June 10, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| June 20, 2016 | Ballot access | Qualifying period for federal, state representative, state senate, county office and special district candidates begins | |
| June 24, 2016 | Ballot access | Qualifying period for federal, state representative, state senate, county office and special district candidates ends | |
| July 1, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| July 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| July 29, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| August 4, 2016 | Campaign finance | Termination report due, if applicable | |
| August 5, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| August 12, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| August 19, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| August 26, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| August 30, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| September 9, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| September 22, 2016 | Campaign finance | Termination report due, if applicable | |
| September 23, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| October 7, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| October 14, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| October 21, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| October 28, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| November 4, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| November 28, 2016 | Campaign finance | Termination report due, if applicable | |
| February 6, 2017 | Campaign finance | Termination report due, if applicable | |
| Sources: Florida Division of Elections, "2015-2017 Election Dates Calendar," June 4, 2015 Florida Division of Elections, "Calendar of Reporting Dates for 2016 Candidates Registered with the Division of Elections," accessed January 11, 2016 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2016 General Election," accessed June 25, 2016
- ↑ Politico, " Florida House Races Results," August 30, 2016
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 23, 2024
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Closed Primary Election," accessed July 23, 2024
- ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Dan Webster to run in new congressional seat," February 22, 2016
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ Orlando Sentinel, "Val Demings to run for Congress," August 17, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "POLITICO Florida Playbook: Latin Builders could rebuke Trump; Marco & Hillary to hit Puerto Rico; Jeb fends off email complaint; Crist ally Poe eyes CD 10; Cruz to Iran-bash at 1st FL fundraiser," August 28, 2015
- ↑ Florida Politics, "Bob Poe announces congressional run in Orlando’s CD 10," January 7, 2016
- ↑ Fatima for Congress, "Fatima Fahmy - A New Voice for Central Florida," accessed January 28, 2016
- ↑ Florida Politics, "Thuy Lowe switches to Congressional District 10 race from CD 5," April 20, 2016
- ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Dan Webster to run in new congressional seat," February 22, 2016
- ↑ DCCC, "DCCC Chairman Luján Announces First 31 Districts In Red To Blue Program," February 11, 2016
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Tampa Bay Times, "Florida Supreme Court orders new congressional map with eight districts to be redrawn," July 9, 2015
- ↑ Sun Sentinel, "Redistricting session collapses amid acrimony," August 21, 2015
- ↑ Bradenton Herald, "Trial will be held on new Florida congressional districts," September 12, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "Final day of map trial highlights Miami-Dade race politics," September 29, 2015
- ↑ EMILY's List, "EMILY’s List Endorses Val Demings for Congress in Florida’s 10th District," January 8, 2016
- ↑ Florida Politics, "Val Demings nabs Nancy Pelosi endorsement in CD 10 race," January 11, 2016
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Orlando Sun-Times, "Disney union endorses Val Demings in CD10," February 18, 2016
- ↑ Orlando Weekly, "Buddy Dyer endorses former OPD Chief Val Demings in congressional race," May 5, 2016
- ↑ Florida Politics, "Service workers union endorses Val Demings for Congress, Alex Barrio, Amy Mercado, Henry Lim for House," August 3, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Congressional candidate’s lobbying problem – Grayson v. Reid – The Biden-Murphy-McAuliffe connection – Zika fears are different in the Keys -- Zimmerman auctions *that* gun," May 12, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Florida," November 6, 2012
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