The 2010 United States House of Representatives Elections in Florida were held on November 2, 2010, to determine who would represent the
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in the
United States House of Representatives
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. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the
112th Congress from January 2011 until January 2013. Florida had twenty-five seats in the House, apportioned according to the
2000 United States census, but would soon gain two more congressional seats in 2012.
A large majority of the incumbents sought re-election on November 2, and only the
12th district and the
17th district were open races. Upon the resignation of
Robert Wexler, a
special election
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was held in April to determine the new representative of
19th district. The winner of that race was
Ted Deutch of the
Democratic Party, who sought re-election on November 2.
Overview
Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida by district:
District 1
Republican incumbent
Jeff Miller has represented this western
Florida Panhandle
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congressional district since winning a
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in 2001. Jeff Miller sought re-election, and won by a landslide against challenging Independents Joe Cantrell and John Krause. Miller was also challenged by Jim Bryan, a qualified write-in candidate.
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Jeff Miller for Congress Joe Cantrell for CongressJohn Krause for CongressJim Bryan for Congress
Results
District 2
Democratic incumbent Allen Boyd ran for reelection, facing Republican nominee businessman Steve Southerland.Independent
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candidates Paul C. McKain and Dianne Berryhill were also on the ballot, and Ray Netherwood qualified as a write-in candidate.
In addition, Green Party candidate Steve Wilkie did not qualify for the congressional election.
Boyd won the Democratic primary against State Senate
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Democratic Leader Alfred Lawson, Jr. Southerland won the Republican primary against Eddie Hendry, Ron McNeil, Barbara F. Olschner and David Scholl.
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District 3
Democrat Corrine Brown represents this north central Florida district. She was challenged by Republican nominee Mike Yost and Independent Terry Martin-Back, who Corrine Brown defeated on November 2, 2010.
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Results
District 4
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district is represented by Republican Ander Crenshaw. Independent Troy Stanley challenged him. Gary L. Koniz and Deborah "Deb" Katz Pueschel also qualified as write-ins.
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Results
District 5
This was an open seat, as Republican incumbent Ginny Brown-Waite retired, citing health reasons. Hernando County Sheriff Rich Nugent won the Republican primary to face Democratic businessman Jim Piccillo (
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Results
District 6
Republican incumbent Cliff Stearns
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has held this seat since 1989. He was challenged by Independent
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candidate Steve Schonberg
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in the Republican primary.
On October 19, 2009, the Florida Whig Party announced that John Annarumma would be their nominee, but he later dropped out.["Whig Party Says it will Have At Least Three U.S. House Candidates on Florida Ballot in 2010" by Richard Winger in Ballot Access News http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/10/19/whig-party-says-it-will-have-at-least-three-u-s-house-candidates-on-florida-ballot-in-2010/]["Two more Whigs running for Congress in Florida" by Independent Political Report http://www.independentpoliticalreport.com/2009/10/two-more-whigs-running-for-congress-in-florida/] Stearns won the general election with 71% of the vote.
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Results
District 7
Republican incumbent John Mica has held this district since 1993, and ran for re-election. He was challenged by Democratic nominee Palm Coast Navy veteran and nonprofit CEO Heather Beaven
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Both Mica and Beaven ran unopposed in their respective primary elections. Peter Silva
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dropped out earlier. 2008 candidate Faye Armitage considered re-running, but decided against it.
Florida Whig Party candidate Stephen J. Bacon
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also ran.["Florida Whig Party Now Has 5 Announced Candidates for U.S. House " by Richard Winger Jan. 8, 2010 in Ballot-Access News, http://www.ballot-access.org/2010/01/08/florida-whig-party-now-has-5-announced-candidates-for-u-s-house/] Mica was easily reelected.
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Results
District 8
Democratic incumbent Alan Grayson was defeated by Republican nominee former State Senate Majority Leader and Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Daniel Webster
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. TEA Party candidate Peg Dunmire
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District 9
Republican Gus Bilirakis
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ran for re-election, having first won election in 2007 to replace his father, Michael Bilirakis, who had served the previous 23 years. Anita dePalma
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defeated Phil Hindahl
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in the Democratic primary election. Bilirakis was reelected with 71% of the vote.
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District 10
Republican incumbent Bill Young was challenged by Democratic nominee State Senator
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Charlie Justice. Martin Rokicki qualified to run as a write-in candidate.
Young, who has represented this district since 1971 and is currently the longest-serving Republican in the House, ran unopposed in the Republican primary, local tea party activist Eric Forcade having withdrawn. Justice also ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Young was reelected to a 21st term.
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District 11
Democratic incumbent Kathy Castor was challenged by Republican nominee Mike Prendergast
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District 12
This was an open seat as Republican incumbent Adam Putnam ran for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. Democratic nominee Polk County Elections Supervisor Lori Edwards
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in the Democratic primary. Ross won against John W. Lindsey, Jr. in the Republican primary. Wilkinson ran unopposed.
Ross won the general election with 48% of the vote; Edwards garnered 41%, and 11% of the voters chose Wilkinson.
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District 13
Republican incumbent Vern Buchanan successfully ran for reelection, challenged by Democratic nominee The Reverend James T. Golden
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Buchanan won against Don Baldauf
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in the Republican primary. Golden won against Rick Eaton
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District 14
Republican incumbent Connie Mack was challenged by Democratic nominee Jim Roach
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In 2008, McCain won 57% of the vote.
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District 15
First term Republican incumbent Bill Posey was reelected, defeating Democratic nominee former NASA executive and public administrator Shannon Roberts
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District 16
First term Republican incumbent Tom Rooney ran for re-election, challenged by Democratic nominee Jim Horn
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Rooney ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Horn won against Ed Tautiva
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in the Democratic primary. St. Lucie County Commissioner Christopher Craft dropped out on March 26, 2010.
Rooney's predecessor Tim Mahoney, and Mahoney's predecessor Mark Foley, were both involved in scandals.
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District 17
This was an open seat, as Democratic incumbent Kendrick Meek ran for the U.S. Senate. Democratic nominee State Senator
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ran against Independent attorney Roderick D. Vereen
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.
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, former State Representative Phillip Brutus, State Representative James Bush III, North Miami Councilman Scott Galvin
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, Miami Gardens Mayor Shirley Gibson
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, physician Rudy Moise
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, State Representative Yolly Roberson, and Miami Gardens City Councilman and attorney Andre Williams
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Teacher Corey Poitier was the lone announced Republican candidate, but he dropped out.
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District 18
Republican incumbent Ileana Ros-Lehtinen had held this seat since 1989, and was challenged by Rolando A. Banciella
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District 19
Democrat Robert Wexler resigned on January 3, 2010, to become president of the Washington-based Center for Middle East Peace and Economic Cooperation. His seat was filled by Ted Deutch, the winner of a special election
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, held on April 13. Deutch faced Joe Budd
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District 20
Incumbent Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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was challenged by Republican nominee businesswoman Karen Harrington
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of Davie. Independents Stanley Blumenthal
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and Bob Kunst
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were also running. Florida Whig Party candidate Clayton Schock
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ran as a write-in.
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Race profile
at ''The New York Times
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Results
District 21
This district was an open election, as Republican incumbent Lincoln Diaz-Balart was retiring. His brother Mario Diaz-Balart, current Representative of the 25th District, ran unopposed for this seat on November 2, 2010.
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at ''The New York Times
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Results
District 22
Democratic incumbent Ron Klein was seeking re-election in this Palm Beach-Broward County district, and was challenged and defeated by Republican nominee Allen West, the former military officer whom Klein defeated 55–45 in 2008.
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in the Democratic primary. West defeated David Brady
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in the Republican primary.
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Polling
†Internal poll (Wilson Research Strategies for West and Anzalone Research and Harstad Strategic Research for Klein)
Results
District 23
Democratic incumbent Alcee Hastings has held this seat since 1993 and ran for reelection. He was challenged by Republican nominee Bernard Sansaricq
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. Both ran unopposed in their respective primary elections.
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Results
District 24
Democratic incumbent Suzanne Kosmas was challenged and defeated by Republican nominee Sandy Adams. Green Party nominee Nicholas Ruiz III, PhD., qualified as a write-in candidate.
Kosmas defeated former Winter Springs Mayor Paul Partyka in the Democratic primary. Adams defeated Karen Diebel, Tom Garcia, Deon Long and Craig Miller in the Republican primary.
Polling
†Internal poll for Kosmas campaign
Results
District 25
Republican incumbent Mario Diaz-Balart held this district since 2003 but on February 11, 2010, announced that he would not seek another term in the 25th district but would instead run for his brother's seat in the 21st District of Florida.Joe Garcia
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, Tea Party nominee Roly Arrojo
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, and Florida Whig Party nominee Craig Porter
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were running.
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and Paul Crespo
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PVS
in the Republican primary. Garcia defeated Luis Meurice
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in the Democratic primary. Arrojo and Porter were unopposed in their respective primaries.
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at ''The New York Times
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Polling
†Internal poll for Garcia campaign
Results
Key
* A district that has a PVI of a party that is represented by the opposite party, and applies to an EVEN score
References
External links
Florida Division of Elections
Candidate Listing for 2010 General ElectionU.S. Congress Candidates for Florida
at Project Vote Smart
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Florida U.S. House
from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Florida
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2010 Florida General Election
graph of multiple polls from ''Pollster.com''
House - Florida
from the '' Cook Political Report''
Voter's Guide
at ''The Miami Herald
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Voter Guide 2010
at the '' South Florida Sun-Sentinel''
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