▁Vietnam ▁War ▁veter an ▁▁ ▁Ale c ▁P ues ch el ▁ ▁B ever ly ▁Sl ough , ▁chairman ▁of ▁St . ▁Joh ns ▁County ▁School ▁District ▁Board ▁ ▁Primary ▁results ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁District ▁ 7 ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁ 7 th ▁District ▁is ▁the ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁old ▁ 2 4 th ▁District , ▁represented ▁by ▁Republican ▁Sand y ▁Adams ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁John ▁M ica , ▁who ▁had ▁represented ▁the ▁old ▁ 7 th ▁District ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁had ▁his ▁home ▁drawn ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁ 7 th . ▁He ▁defeated ▁Adams ▁in ▁the ▁Republican ▁primary ▁with ▁ 6 1 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁Florida ' s ▁new ▁ 7 th ▁district ▁voting ▁age ▁population ▁is ▁ 7 0 . 2 % ▁non - H is pan ic ▁Wh ites ▁( single ▁race ), ▁ 8 . 1 % ▁non - H is pan ic ▁black s ▁( includes ▁multi race ), ▁ 8 . 1 ▁percent ▁His pan ic ▁( ex cludes ▁His pan ic ▁Black s ), ▁ 0 . 9 ▁percent ▁His pan ic ▁Black s ▁( includes ▁multi race ) ▁and ▁ 4 . 7 % ▁other ▁races ▁( non - H is pan ic ). ▁ ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁ ▁Primary ▁results ▁ ▁Republican ▁primary ▁C andid ates ▁ ▁Sand y ▁Adams , ▁inc umb ent ▁ ▁John ▁M ica , ▁inc umb ent ▁( FL - 0 6 ) ▁ ▁Primary